Royal court in Worishoffen dresses and cures fashion
George Herbert reports from Worishoffen on royal visitors and their entourage. Princes Don Carlos Caserta Leopold and others join health rituals, while observers note minimal packing and focus on practical dress over pageantry amid controversies over luxury and succession debts.
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Elizabeth
Bianca
Don Carlos
America
Naples
Caserta
Munich
St. Hubertus
George Herbert
Contagious yawning and the simple cause behind it
A Sunday Journal piece explores how yawning laughter and even nausea spread through groups and among animals, from sheep to farm hands. It cites shared nerves and environmental cues and notes a parallel to wireless signaling, ending with J M Welding's signature.
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Sunday Journal
Tabby
Towser
Anon
Marconi
Modern Fables by George Ade The Busy Man’s Letter Stack
A brisk satirical sketch follows a man overwhelmed by work who, upbeat at dawn, is besieged by pushy solicitors and ridiculous insurance pitches. He endures parodies of modern commerce, a brash bevy of posters, and a parade of urban foils as a child mischief and office life collide.
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New York
Alleghenies
The Busy Man and the Monomaniac Contractor
A busy man rejects books and intellectual talk as he confronts a parade of visitors and interruptions. A monomaniac builder plots a house while committees, nonunion issues, and endless correspondence strain the man’s nerves. The tale ends with a crowded, frazzled home scene and a moral about busywork.
Advantages of Country Living
E S Martin argues in Harper's Magazine that wealth or poverty pushes people toward country life. In the countryside one gains independence, cheaper living, time, nature, and room for thought, books, and prayers with minimal landlord or fashion pressures and no major taxes. Roads become a lasting, investable asset, while money can hide in water pipes and drains.
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E. S. Martin
Harper's Magazine
Gardners Recall Philadelphia Incident in 1878
The New York Times notes the Gardners of Boston recalled at a Philadelphia club an 1878 incident involving family members staying with friends. The memory, likely never printed before, hints at a past event but offers few specifics beyond the recollection and the theaters offering no details.
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New York Times
Gardners
Boston
Philadelphia
De Gardners of Boston In Town At Opera House Scene
At the Eleventh Street Opera House guests were kept in suspense as bones and Tambourine interrupted a performance with calls that the Gardners of Boston were in town. The incident, sparked by race taunts, became a town sensation for weeks.
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Eleventh-street Opera House
Boston
Gardners
Bones
Triangle
Cesar
Frank Moran
Geronimo’s Band of Apaches at Fort Marion in 19th Century Tale
The New York Sun recalls Geronimo’s surrender and captivity at Fort Marion Saint Augustine fourteen years ago. It recounts his tribe’s arrival, their forced adoption of clothing, Nana’s leadership, and the kindness and mistrust shown by the army. A Boston kindergarten effort brought education before red flannel interrupted schooling.
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New York
Nana
Geronimo
Fort Marion
Jo Cosely
Boston
Age Limit of Work Opposed by Chicago Labor Reform
The Chicago Federation of Labor denounces age discrimination against workers over forty five as cruel and senseless. It argues experienced workers retain value and that labor supply depends on capable people, not rigid age cutoffs. The piece ties anti-age limits to socialist critique of government control of industry.
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Chicago Federation of Labor
Edifying reports of American teachers in Philippine schools
Washington reports detail the Philippine schooling push under U S guidance with about 15 000 Filipino pupils enrolled and half attending. Five American teachers have been deployed in eight months and demand outstrips supply as plans for compulsory attendance unfold.
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Harper's Weekly
Washington
Philippines
Private Schools Bloom and United States Anagram Reflections
Private schools proliferate in the region including parochial Lycee de Manila branches and private ventures, signaling strong demand for education. The piece notes Japan used foreign teachers early but now relies on local talent and predicts a Philippine system will train its own teachers. It also analyzes Latin anagrams of United States and cites anti imperialist sentiments about Cuba and the Philippines.
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Lycee de Manila
Japan
Philippines
United States
Sam
Iso
Cuba
William Sheppard On Anagrams Of Famous Names
A William Sheppard April Era piece notes a correspondent seeks good anagrams of famous people names and U S. as a challenging 12 letter target. It cites 7 029 000 000 possible transpositions and Camden’s quip about frustrated an grammists while urging perseverance.
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William Sheppard
United States
Old Camden
United
Bank Clerk Becomes Landed Quick-Turn Millionaire
Blower hails Skinner as a wonder noting his rise from bank worker earning $5 weekly to owning a row of houses a stable a steam yacht and nearly a million dollars. Collier Downe a lawyer says Skinner's trial is set for next Wednesday.
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Blower
Skinner
Collier Downe
Foreign Hotels in Lippincott's Magazine Compared
W H Francis argues American hotels surpass European ones in scale liberal management and prompt service. He notes Americans touch electric buttons for needs while Europeans seek portiers with gilt bands, and that what is ordinary here reads as luxury abroad. He contrasts personal hostelry charm with formal subofficials and higher prices abroad.
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W. H. Francis
Lippincott's
Hatpin Anachronism in The Du Barry Play
Critics note anachronistic hatpins in the millinery scenes of the play Du Barry. The piece assumes a modern accessory not fitting Louis XV era, suggesting women used ribbons or elastic methods instead. The review questions the production’s historical accuracy versus dramatic effect.
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New York Sun
du Barry
Louie XV
Tong Mataa
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