American Methods of Horse Training Provokes British Critique
In Boston, Henry L. Merwin argues American humane training outpaces English rivals. He cites gentler bits, gentler handling, and a system that educates rather than breaks horses, noting Europeans admire American docility but criticize perceived naivety and show-prone cruelty.
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Henry L. Merwin
Boston Transcript
London
West End
United States
England
Europe
Continent
Germany
Union
New York
Roston
America
American turnout style contrasted with English traditions in horse shows
The author argues for simple bits and restraint minimalism, criticizing heavy bridles and check-reins as defects. He notes American methods, praising light carriages and modest harness, and cites Daniel Webster's account of English versus distinct American breeding. The piece urges judging by movement with head free, not restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Servants in London London Letter in Chicago Post
A Chicago Post London letter describes London servant norms. It notes weekly leisure rules, visiting hours, and social life, including outings to Crystal Palace and theaters. It discusses laundry duties, nice families, garden standards, and a Chelsea neighbor’s snobbish remarks about washing at home.
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London
Chicago Post
America
Crystal Palace
Earl’s Court
Delights of the Country as Seen in Puck
The piece humorously extols rural life while lampooning country shortcomings in transport and supplies. It contrasts grand city trains with slow country service, mocks scarce goods, and notes rural time keeping as a quirky ritual, ending with a brisk country departure scene.
Guests on Yachts and the Boston Transcript
A fragment discusses American yacht owners and paying guests aboard boats. It notes that some owners have kept lists of terms for sailing and mentions four yacht owners who did not profit, implying questions about their money making or attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
British cruises profit from recreation trade justice
The article criticizes a British practice where ships offer two week voyages to paying guests at nominal rates. It notes travel conditions that keep stays long and profits rising, citing seasickness and enforced shoreings as design features. It calls for learning from British methods in using recreation for profit.
Passing of Gibson and Christy Rivalry in American Illustration
New Orleans Times-Democrat surveys the shift in taste from Charles Dana Gibson to Howard Chandler Christy among American girls. It weighs Christy’s vogue against Gibson’s enduring virility, notes quality differences in their depictions of men and women, and lists other prominent illustrators who could influence the ongoing contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Gibson
Christy
Hhe
Richard Harding Davis
Mr. Davis
Peter Newell
Newell
Mr. Christy
Helen Cabot
Miss Cavendish
Sargent
Philip Carroll
Army
Navy
Alice Barber Stephena
Alice Monroe Pape
Mrs. Foote
Maud Humphrey
Ida Waugh
Florence Scovel Shinn
Mrs. Shinn
Wolmar
Atlante
Phil May
du Maurier
John Leech
Charles Keeene
John Tennier
George du Maurier
Christy Sod
Reid
Loeb
Sterner
Clerke
Wenzell
Hutt
Mora
Hambidee
Keller
Thrifty rails and Berryville freights explored
Ainslee's Magazine notes the clever economy of railroad managers as they optimize freight movement. It discusses sending six trainloads of potatoes to Berryville and the potential return freights, subsidies, and varying business ventures railroads undertake. The piece emphasizes the practical, not imaginative, nature of rail logistics and the uncertain math of keeping trains profitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainslee
Berryville
Bergville
Escare
Hyto
Ingleside
Providence Herald Reports Major's Another Historical Crime Attempt
Charles Major, author of When Knighthood Was in Flower, confessedly guilty of a historical crime, has broken down while attempting to finish another. The Providence Baltimore Herald notes Major’s welfare and public protection concerns amid the episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Herald
Charles Major
Major
FOWLS FOR FAITHFUL How the Country Hen Is Made Fit Food for an Orthodox City Table
A New York Mall and Express piece details two Jewish slaughterhouses serving cattle and fowls, noting private in-home slaughter avoided by most, and describing the east side hennery near Gouverneur Street. It portrays the shochat ritual, two blessings, swift single incisions, and lead seals marking each fowl. It discusses costs, regulation, and the ritual purity aimed at kosher dining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mall
Express
Gouverneur Street
Humiliating Discovery in Lion Legend Debunking
The New York Times notes a shift from romantic legends to factual study of lions. Researchers reveal the king of beasts is often a smaller, less noble creature, preferring prey weaker than its own, challenging centuries of heroic portrayal.
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New York Times
Breadth of 18th century cures in Wesley book reviewed
A Kansas City Journal piece surveys a 1747 Philadelphia volume compiled by John Wesley titled A Collection of Receipts. It mixes home remedies with religious exhortation and notes minimal medical copies, praising insistence on faith and prayer alongside recipes for ague, baldness, consumption, and other ailments, with cautions to seek physicians in complex cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Parry Hall
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
John Wesley
Methodist Episcopal Church
Thomas Coke
Francis Asbury
St. Anthony's
Wesley
Mathers
Evesham
Dover
Thick or thin blood and water in naval lore
A Chautauquan piece debates who coined the saying thicker than water, tracing appearances with Commodore Tattnall in 1859 and Rear Admiral Hope in China seas, noting Sir Walter Scott’s earlier use in Rob Roy and challenging the attribution to Tattnall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob Roy
Scott
Commodore Tattnall
Highland Robber Confrontation Echoes in Jail Walls
Dialogue unfolds as the scene shifts toward retribution and loyalty. Jarvie argues blood is thicker than water while acknowledging the peril of the Highland robber. The exchange hints at local justice and grim fates ahead, set against the looming influence of Glasgow jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Mr. Jarvie
Ben
Highlands
Belgian Hares A Plague Threat to California
The Argonaut warns of the Belgian hare escapees in Sacramento County and across California. Describes rapid breeding, economic damage in Australia, and costly eradication efforts. Calls for urgent stamp-out measures as the pest gains foothold in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Australia
Acre
Sacramento County
State Board of Hgriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Board of Horticulture
Wreck of the Uriante Strands 28 Spanish Sailors in Maryland Fog
The Spanish steamship Uriante No 4 was wrecked off Assateague in fog and high waves as magnetic ore clogged its compass. Captain Estinza and 27 crew reached Broad Street Station after four lifeboats rode out to shore, barefoot and burned, awaiting consular aid and possible repatriation to Spain. Life savers aided the stranded men who praised their rescue. The consul general in New York will decide arrangements with Spain, likely sending the crew home next week.
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Puck
Philadelphia
Uriante
Maryland
Teg
Bilboa
Pain
Broad Street
Assateague
Estinza
Consul Newcomb
Chancellor de Mello
South Second Street
Sixth Street
New York
Spain
Rented Porches Stir Grand resort Gossip in South
A London dispatch reports ten millionaires renting the promenade deck of the Deutschland for 23000 dollars, echoing a South Carolina tale of Mrs Pullman and Mrs Allen at Piney Woods Hotel and their rival suite rivalries. The narrative recalls privacy disputes and a hotel fire at ev Woods Hotel ending the spree.
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London
Thomasville
George M. Pullman
Piney Woods
Pullman
Allen
Fragmented county tale of diamonds and a hotel scene
A disjointed narrative describes a county woman and Mrs Allen guiding a man with a baby. A hotel water reaches a moment where payment for a valuable diamond is discussed, but the exchange is cut short as the narrative trails off with unclear details and value estimates.
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M. Allen
Mr. Titus
The Making of Books in the Medieval World
A survey of how books and manuscripts were produced and circulated from ancient to medieval times. It covers scribal labor, manuscript copying costs, royal and monastic roles, early printing precursors, and famed illuminated works, noting shifts in accessibility and value across eras.
Recollections of E. Lt. Dasny in a McClure’s tale stage piece
Clara Morris recalls how Mr. Davenport broke a ten year rule in the play’s business scene. She judges his performance as the Venturess, then critiques his portrayal with a forceful final line that drew thunderous applause from the audience.
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E. Lt. Dasny
Cautier
Tacey
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Heaert
Winston Brown
Alfred Ollivant
Langtadle
Harold
Jeeries
Htis
Ogs
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Tabby
Rev
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Nashville American
Baltimore
Solomon
Caesar Augustie
Rome
Mascenus
Ione Eanough
Herare
Virx
Juvenal
Herbert Purenam
Theodore Martin
Horace
Greece
Raell
Monastrhea
St ix
Louis XI
Lee
France
Poitiers
Sallebury
Countess of Anjou For A Copy of Bishop Hulman
Parnarme
King of
Logelus
Florence
University of
Upsala
Westphalia
Christine of
Seden
Ivers
Albertine Library
Ceriemmgne
Alcuin
York
Duchess of Portland
George III
Willice
Hector
Duke of Marlborough
Gale
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