Character Shown by Men Actions and Individuality in Dress
An essay from Louis Globe on how facial traits, dress, and everyday habits reveal character. It cites Napoleon choosing a soldier by nose, links physical traits to mental ones, and notes table manners, streetcar behavior, and handwriting as signs of temperament. It includes Byron, Johnson, and other examples.
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Austeritz
Napoleon
Napeoleon
Lavatur
Ife
New York
Chardter
Philospher
Lord Byron
Ashe
Byron
Josephine
Ronan
Mystic Circle
Dr. Johnson
Johnson
Leigh Hunt
London
America
Fusay
Elges
British Museum
England
Edward the Confessor
William the Conqueror
Edward I
Henry VIII
Elizabeth
Oliver Cromwell
Henry Viil
Oliver
Bismarck
Tust
Wealth and politics show how money rarely wins the presidency
The piece argues most presidents were not wealthy men and that large funds often backfired. It catalogs "barrel" candidates such as Alger and Flower, notes Tilden's wealth as a help only via political skill, and cites Payne, Whitney, and Morton as examples of wealth fueling campaigns but not securing the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden
Alger
General Alger
Michigan
Wolverine
Chicago
Algar
Roswell P. Flower
New York
Wall Street
Flower
Grover Cleveland
Congress
Empire State
Cleveland
Henry TB. Payne
Ohio
Ohio River
Lake Erie
Payne
Thurman
Brice
Thomas T. Scott
Hugh J. Jewitt
Erie Railroad
California
George Warehington
Surviving Civil War Veterans Census Light Reveals
The 1890 census figures show nearly 1.5 million Union and Confederate veterans alive, with Union veterans heavily white and foreign-born ancestry prominent. Southern widows fewer in western states, Texas leads Confederate veterans, Pennsylvania the most Union survivors, and two-thirds of veterans receive pensions.
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Dixie
South
Kentucky
Georgia
North
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Vermont
Ohio River
Ohio
Indiana
Haineis
Kansas
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Missouri
Texas
Virginia
North Carolina
Ohio Ta
Minnots
Roasting Not Worrying Writer Says Reviews Miss Target
A young author dismisses harsh reviews from a Chicago Post writer as overhyped. He argues roasts are not aimed at him and mocks the reviewer for missing original ideas, claiming the critique unfairly accuses plagiarism and poor writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Post
Canton Celebrations Light up the City
A lively Carbondale Leader note describes Canton as the most thriving city of its size in the Union with streams of banners finger arches and flags lining streets. Me' ale and Hobart are visible in thousands of windows as the town greets visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Me’ Ale
Hobart
Dreamer of Justice in Night’s Silent Vigil
The speaker proclaims a vigil of moral retribution against crime and corruption. He envisions delivering justice to rulers, cruel nobles, and civic wrongdoers while contrasting with the innocence of a sleeping baby. The poem credits Frank S. Pixley in the Times Herald as its source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pim
Momaireh
Frank
Pixley
Tines-Herald
Eyes of Blue and Black Charm: A Lyrical Toast
In a Victorian style lyric, a speaker toasts the lass with blue eyes and the lad with black eyes. He extols mutual fidelity and lasting affection, promising lifelong bliss, a wedding, and a cherished union between two lovers with contrasting eye colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Winter
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Nell
Whither
Washington
Tennessee
Columbia
Whitney
Cramp
White House
Democratic Party
Date
Morton
Carbondale Leader
Anil
Eladilen
Honor
Teisint
Tone
Pittahore
Wolfe American
Pierce
Lwer
Ongson
Waverly
Featherstone
Crawford
E.R. Parker
Spruce ST
Pierge
Penh Ave
Mercereau & Connell
Wyoming Avenue
Coal Exchange, Opp
Hotel
Jermyn
Lady Humber
Chase & Farrar
Linden Stiget
MT. Pleasant
Commonwealth Building
WM. T. Smith
St. Denis
Broadway
Eleventh St
Grace Church
St. Denie
William Taylor and
Som
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