McCullough and the Theater World of Drink and Fame
A reflective portrait of actor McCullough and fellow professionals, detailing backstage rituals, dressing rooms, and social habits. The piece notes legendary actors like Salvini, Barrett, and Raymond, contrasting excess with restraint through anecdotes of rehearsal, wine, and late-night suppers.
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Philadelphia
Ate
McGallough
Dmitri McCollaugh
Theater Atnatineh
Torekoek
Renner
Ywell
Tor Jones
Ned Brooky
Batt
McCullough
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Driner
Richard
Ray
Salvini
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Barrett
Raymond
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McQinlough
Forrest
Civil Service Reform Letter From 1884 Era
A historical dispatch discusses civil service reform and party changes, with figures such as Geo. Wo Crit, Secretary, and President Cleveland cited. The letter argues for enforcement of the civil service law, criticizes spoils politics, and stresses merit and duty over partisan reward in appointments.
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Thes
Groven Chivinasy
Reagan Anociie
Atul
Nine
York
Geo
Porria
Dom Jay Moorotvld
Mall
Hleasante
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Wheeler Fred K. Cromwell Morrill
Jorge William Curtis
Civil Service Reform League
Congress
Civil Service
Democrata
Gnorra Ceeretaxn
Origin of the Grand Army and its enduring fraternal creed
Lawrence Massachusetts recalls General Geo S Merrill’s account of Grand Army origins dating to 1866 from a Southern prison breakaway. He notes a simple platform Fraternity Charity Loyalty and stresses egalitarian rank, grave decoration, and a community relief effort with over $600 000 spent in relief for sick and needy comrades and widows.
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Lawrence
Mass
Geo. S. Merrill
Masdachueetts
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South
Prisens
Grand Army
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Fragmentary wartime plea about aiding the needy and veterans
A damaged text fragment discusses turning funds to the city and distributing aid. It appeals to men with duty and honor, noting poverty as a crime and veterans deserving recognition while questioning bureaucratic action and aid distribution.
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Fragmented 19th Century News Sketches from Deadwood to Winnipeg
A chaotic miscellany reports Syracuse death of Thomas Von Volin at 104, a Mississippi man harmed in a train wreck over unpaid pay, Dickens family contributions, Curtis nomination to a South American commission likely rejected, coal oil remedy for lung disease, and a Canadian Dakota Outlook update. Also notes on dried lizard imports for medical use, dissolution notices, and Hudson Bay railway optimism from Chil Trader Wilson.
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Mississippi
Charles Dickens
Cornhill
Jauaacy
Hilla
Curtis
Ucean
South American Commission
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E. C. Johnson Han
Pune
Johnson
Cedar Street
Peglvete
Hudson Bay Railway
Wilson
Madson Bay Company
Hudson Bay
Ponew
Winnipeg
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Ghicazo Steam Laundry
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Geo. C. Kelchner
Dakota Ave
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H. C. Belenap’s
Dakota Avenue
O'Hare
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