John Howard Payne Remembered as Home Sweet Home Composer
A century after his July 25 1882 return from exile John Howard Payne is hailed for writing Home Sweet Home. The piece traces his rise from child actor in New York to playwright and singer, his prison and poverty, later fame, consul service in Tunis, and multiple memorials including Easthampton Long Island house.
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Elmo Scott Watson
John Howard Payne
Europe
New York
Boston
Payne
Washington Irving
Sir Walter Scott
Lord Byron
Thomas Moore
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
William L. Marey
London
Paris
Clari
Milan
Sir Henry R. Bishop
Theater Royal
Bishop
Anna Maria Tree
Covent Garden
Pearl Street
New York City
William Payne
Isaacs
Easthampton
Long Island
Clinton Academy
Biulfords
Gustave H. Buck
Goodyears Dominate Public Choice for 17 Years
The public says Goodyear Tires are best and more people choose them than any other brand for 17 years. Advertisers tout the tires as the outcome of the world’s largest rubber factory, urging readers to choose based on quality.
The Burden and Illusion of Being Important
A satirical meditation on what makes people seem or be important. It contrasts those truly burdened by responsibility with those who merely appear so, noting the fatigue, misperceptions, and social costs tied to both states. Buck and Mr. Cato Ninetails frame status as a fluctuating, burdensome social construct.
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Cato Ninetails
Buck
Century Hence
Indianapolis
Old Custom Retained on Legal Documents
The letters L. S. on documents signify locus sigilli meaning place for the seal. The practice dates to Roman times when signet rings were used to imprint seals on papers.
Crompton Tells Queen Victoria Slap Story at Savoy Speech
Col on Crompton, Faraday Medalist of 1922, recalled being slapped by Queen Victoria in 1881 or 1882 when he brought a new lighting design to Windsor Castle. He said she later praised his work as others admired the light and she allowed a conspirational nod to his early career.
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Boston
Payne
Betty
England
New York
Thespian Mirror
New Yorkers. William Coleman
The
Evening Post
Union College
Schenectady
Hudson
Doctor Nott
Norval
Douglas
London
America
Wis
Washington Irving
John Kemble
Whitehead
Drury Lane Theater
Ble
Paris
Covent Garden
Adelgirtha
Bath
Brutus
Edmund Kean
Charles Kimball
Milan
Savoy Hotel
Henri Pickard
Cincinnati Enquirer
Faraday
Crompton
Queen Victoria
Windsor Castle
Victoria
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Eewin Forrest
Fannie Kemble
Washington
Democratic Review
Whittier
Hawthorne
Emergon
Bryant
United States
Tunis
Tyler
Oak Hill
William H. Corcoran
Brooklyn
N. Y
Western Newspaper Union
Easthampton, L
Sohn Howard
Oak Fill Cemetery
Washington,De Ouanaisa
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Goodyear
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