How I Got My Start as a Portrait Artist
An aging artist recalls a winter in which a chance meeting with Giotto Parkinson and a staged art atmosphere led to a lucrative commission from a coal baroness. Parkinson's shop, samovar, and tea helped him sell portraits of a ten year old for $50. The baroness later bought two more, and a comic mischief by Parkinson's heir only boosted his profile, aided by a favor from the baron. The baron eventually offered a talk at his office and a cash gift, acknowledging the artist's skill and boosting his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonfer
Dobber
Giotto Parkinson
Grosvenor
Parkinson
Studio Loafer
Land of Our Forefathers Edward Everett Oration
Edward Everett proclaims deep reverence for America alongside England as cradle of liberty and birthplace of forefathers. He contrasts pride in native land with admiration for England’s role as school of religious liberty and guardian of historic English heroes and poets. He argues true patriot shows love for both nations and honors Shakespeare and Milton as living traces of his ancestry.
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England
Italy
Greece
Shakespeare
Milton
Edward Everett
Girl in the Show Window Sparks Talk on Public Displays
An old timer recalls a New York Herald observation about storefront showcases featuring a living girl. He notes crowds gather for any display whether a hair dye, vacuum cleaner, pink toothpaste, or breakfast food, and men study the product while women rarely linger, sparking debate on attention, propriety, and time constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Aluman
Memory Maps via Self Addressed Postal Cards
Mr Spiegelhausen schemes memory aids by posting notes to himself from his current location. He writes reminders to the other place and gradually the cards pile up with advance plans. His brain tires of juggling schedules as he forgets to act on items like opera season tickets.
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Mr. Spiegelhausen
Clea
Howe
Lenient Judging Tale From Baron Brampton Reminiscence
Judges in the old days showed leniency as Baron Martin jokes warn a petty thief. The baron tests the prisoner with a sequence of sentences offering months and up to two, finally declaring mercy while urging restraint and a warning never to return.
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Lord Brampton
Baron Martin
Nogi Ordered to Marry Countess in Patriotic Match
Tokyo correspondence recalls the arranged marriage between Countess Nogi and her brilliant officer husband. The match arose after her father and a superior officer urged it, claiming it would suit the nation. The union proved ideal, producing two brave sons and making the couple exemplars in Japan.
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Nogi
Japan
Sadayoki Yoji
Tokyo
Yoji
London
Stendard
No Place for Aged Man In the Morning of Existence
A fragmentary reflection humorously laments aging and memory with a digressive monologue on the ironies of aging, a youthfully reckless world, and the stubborn Uncle Ranny Ramsey thwarting auctions due to palsy, while pondering time and mortality.
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Ranny Ramsey
Ant
Feeding Alaskan Dogs for Work and Health
The text argues against underfeeding dogs and notes varied diets for working dogs. It lists cooked foods like rice, tal low, corn meal, and fish, with some men preferring bacon. Cooked food is seen as cheaper and fatter, but debate continues on whether cooked or raw feeds yield better work performance, unsettled while mushers argue the point.
Floral Death Legends and Old London Cries in Peril
A compact, period-voice column notes legends linking flowers to battles and blood, cites marigolds, red clover, poppies and Dane blood, then shifts to Dublin London street cries criticizing itinerant vendors. It treats the Lavender cry and milk calls as old London traditions facing scrutiny, with a Highgate court remark labeling the city voice as a hyena scream.
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Waterloo
England
London
Caunters
Highgate Po- Mee Court
London Globe
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