Washington centennial plans and Wanamaker payroll tale
The Philadelphia Times discusses Me Wanamaker reacting to a payroll delivery of large bills, recalling past pay experiences, and pocketing the envelope. It also outlines New York centennial preparation for Washington’s inauguration on April 30 with ceremonies, a religious service, a grand review, and an opera finale. Additional notes cover Herman Hollerith’s electric counting machine, political figures and monuments, and ongoing public notices about land sales near Washington’s birthplace with local reactions.
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Philadelphia Times
Wanamaker
Washington
Doha Wanamaker
Treasury
Marcel
New York City
Morrison
Supreme Court of the United States
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Herman Hyllerith
Michigan
Wisconsin
Balm for Sore Minds Home for Intellectuals in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn woman Miss Fisher publishes a Home hotel on Tidave Street offering rooms at cost or free to authors, artists, lawyers, professors and other brain workers in need. The plan, inspired by N. P. Willis, aims to shelter refined minds without publicity while they regain work or endure old age poverty.
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Suthorsa
Senate
Pieher
Tidave Street
Brooklyn
N.Y
Miss Fisher
N. P. Willis
Antil
Home
New York Time
Press Club
Neal
Long Island
M Ileman
Meeson
Meén
Pever
Augusta Smithers
Mixa Smithers
Second Marriage Fashion Rules and Notions Marital Etiquette
A lengthy feature analyzes society's attitudes toward widow remariage, detailing dress codes by age and color, the persistence of Dame Grundy norms, and evolving customs. It also profiles Sir Julian Pauncefote as U S ambassador designate, notes Murat Halstead’s diplomatic posting, and includes literary notices and a medical advertisement.
Parlor and Sittings End Interview With Eccentric Visitor
A visitor ends a discussion about sixteenth thousand advertising and a charitable appeal. An elderly inventor, poverty, and pets Pickwick and Josephine trigger sympathy for the man and the home for friendless animals. The president of the home notes the need for recognition and aid.
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Teawson
Pickwick
Peneysias
Howe
Josephine
Mr. Bergh
Wealthy Widow, Brother Wed After Lawsuit Plot
A rich man's will left stock and land proceeds to his brother while his widow received other assets. She valued and sold the properties, discovering a fair price by combining both portions. The brother sued for metal value, they instead married to split the estate, sharing the fortune accumulated by the deceased.
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New York
Sele Exnentii
Wismelle
Bly
Mystery of the Household Department in a 19th Century Letter
An excerpt from New York Weekly presents a dialogue where Mrs. De Letter asserts exclusive charge of the Household Department in the Woman’s Companion for ten years. The neighbor asks for practical help on coedeling and is invited to come in after next week, while meals are taken at a return.
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Julian Pauncefote
Munich
Paris
Geneva
Marlborough College
England
Tower Temple
Hong Kong
Foreign Office
Bath
Order of St. Michael and St. Gourte
Julian Pauncefirte
Nineste
Washinton
United States
Literatt
Edgar Salvas
Tristam Viarick
Thin City
Porson
Optiaien
Wileh
Furan
Author's Club
Fellowcraft Club
It. W. Glider
Glider
Filweath Street
Gilder
Indaw
Charles de May
Store
Mr. Nighols
Medias
Hawan
la Wall Street
Oney
Colivets
Nichols
New York
Brooklyn
Olive Schreiner
Ralph Iron
Africa
D. Davis
Chicago
Cosmopolitan
Iran
New York Weekly
Babylonian time systems and the spread of decimal reckoning
Max Milnor explains in the Fortnightly Review how the Babylonians divided the day into parasangs and hours and how Greek and Egyptian scholars adopted the system. He notes the persistence of Babylonian time concepts through the French revolution and the continuity of knowledge from ancient teachers to modern clocks.
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Alsties
Babylonius
Graecka
Hipparchus
Philos
Ttbylon
Prmunida
Theak Ther
Max Milor
Diamond Dyes and Market Uses in Spring Dyeing
A fragmentary advertisement-like piece extols Diamond Dyes for dye matching, claiming complete success and imitators fail. It touts a book of shade samples, suggests a rapid spring dyeing line, and appeals to schoolboys and customers with promises of color accuracy and quick results.
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Pedro
Rae Owe
Kincotraging Home Industry Mystery
Fragmentary OCR note shows a doctor speculating on a formic substance linked to Willie’s trouble. Molber quotes a statement about a home industry and mentions informing a grocer about “some of home juntion.” The readable text appears garbled with unclear names and actions.
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Willie
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Gladstone
Lincoln
Linnelf
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Shepard
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Sherman
Genteul
Ory
Ny Playet
Les Manages
College
Hanors
Guelery
Eivi Zation
Comay
Stephen Feller
Shemr
Browning
Globe- Democrat
Pearl
Dame Grunddy
Widows Brigade
George Brown
Brown
Amelia Jenkins
Amelia Jenkins Brown
Globe-Denmount
Mumat Halatral
Murat Halstead
Commercial Gazette of
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Ohio
Harrison
Germany
Atlantic
Cunarder
Mike
Boon
Brutus
Julius Cesare
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