California Millionaire and Wardelated Elopement Saga Returns
A long feature recalls John Bradbury, heir to a California fortune, his wife Lucy Banning, and the elopement with Ward that shattered social circles. After years apart in Mexico, Bradbury and Bradbury return to Los Angeles richer and poised to reclaim status, while Ward’s tragedy echoes from past follies. The piece blends social history, romance, and the faded glamour of Los Angeles society.
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Los Angeles
John Cradbury
California
Sinaloa Mountains
Mexico
Bradbury
John Brad ‘Bury
John Bradbury
Ao J
Rosario
Gulf of Fexico
Lucy Banning
Phineas Banning
Santa Catalina
Oakland
Gretna Green
Duarte
Pearances
Tajo
San Francisco Bay
Santa Monica
W. Russell Ward
Ward
Don Juan Bandini
Bandini
Pacific
Santa Monica Bluffs
San Francisco
New York
Metropolis
Chicago
Mexican Mountains
Irs
Hugland
London
Nebraska
Not Much of a Finan Use or Notions of Tusview Held by an Ex-Congressman
Ex congressman James Hamilton Lewis from Washington tells a banking anecdote about opening a first bank account, enjoying checks like a toy, overdrawing by 37.50, and returning to the bank to settle the amount. He admits he learned to watch his checkbook stub after the incident.
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Jame Hamilton Lewis
Congress
Washington
Pierpont Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
The Fresh Air Child Poem Featured in Ladies' Home Journal
A vivid vignette recalls a Pittsfield farm scene where a sheltered child encounters a daisied field. The girl streams tears of joy, clinging to blossoms she had never seen, and returns with a bag overflowing with flowers. The piece titled The Fresh Air Child appears in Ladies' Home Journal.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire Hills
Massachusetts
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Scented Court Perfumes At Louis XV Era
Perfume usage soared under Louis XV with a scented court and daily odors for entertainments. Guests matched the hostess scent for toilet and rooms, while personal cleanliness was undervalued. the era prized fragrance over soap and water. One is alone in a crowd when one suffers or loves.
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Louis XV
Continent
Theatrical debate on actors intellect and fame
In a current magazine article Stuart Robson argues that actors are not universally celebrated as literate, noting English, French, and German esteem for stage masters. He contrasts Westminster Abbey honors for dead actors with American neglect and criticizes press attitudes that treat actors as mere entertainers.
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Stuart Hobson
Shakespeare
Robson
England
France
Germany
Westminster Abbey
Cushman
Forrest
Burton
Barrett
Booth
Miss Jessie Ringen’s Opera Ambitions Stir St Louis Elite
Miss Jessie Ringen daughter of a St Louis stove magnate pursues opera despite her father’s objections. rumor links her refusal to a famed tenor Charles Humphreys who reportedly killed himself after she spurned him. they had performed together in amateur events at Green Lake Wisconsin.
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Jessie Ringen
St. Louis
Green Lake
Wis
Charles Humphreys
Miss Ringen
Humphreys
Clyde Fitchs Methods in Theater Production Revealed
The article describes Clyde Fitch’s meticulous involvement in Brady’s Lover’s Lane staging. Fitch, Brady, and Hatch tested bird props and tree limbs for two hours, even wiring leaves on a tree with Zelda Sears and Annie Mifflin. He often worked behind the scenes and welcomed constructive suggestions, explaining why his success comes from effort, not luck.
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Clyde Fitows
Clyde Fitch
Brady
Mr. Fitch
Fitch
Hatch
Zelda Sears
Annie Mifflin
McVicker
British and American height averages rising over time
A historical note claims that fifty years ago the average height for a tall British woman was five feet seven inches while current averages range from five feet six inches to five feet ten inches. The piece discusses shifting urban health and growth patterns without citing specific studies.
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Taskes
Garden notes on ashes and kenilworth ivy care
The text advises saving wood ashes for trenches and suggests sowing kenilworth ivy or Vinca in pots with palma, covering the surface and draping the pot for a neat display. It reads as gardening guidance with emphasis on ashes as fertilizer and decorative planting in pots.
Campfire Sketches Honor Grant Era Heroics
A fragmentary reminiscence presents a girl recounting her brother’s rescue by General Grant and a wartime poem praising the flag. The text honors Union valor, with lines invoking the Flag as symbol of courage and freedom, attributed to Joseph Rodman Drake.
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Er Brother
Genersl Grant
Admirst
Io Firtog
Valor
Joseph Rotman Drake
Grant’s Commemoration at Annapolis Amid a Rowing Rescue
The narrator recalls a June Annapolis visit for her brother’s graduation and a dramatic rowing race. Amid cheers and rough waters the fleet capsized, and Commodore Skerrett guided a rescue. A calm voice from Grant reassured the observer that her brother was safe, ending with a warm reunion.
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Grant
Annapolis
Mr. Grant
Beref
Commodore Skerrett
Tom
Admiral Porter
Miss N
Admiral Fyffe and the 22 Gun Salute Legend
The article recalls Admiral Joseph Fyffe a famed bluff sea dog of the old navy noted for his fearless leadership and sharp wit. It recounts a Portsmouth England incident where his flagship fired 22 guns in salute instead of 21 provoking a shore reply and a humorous diplomatic moment.
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Joseph Fyffe
Joe” Pyffe
Joe Pyffe
Joe” Fyffe
Admiral Fyffe
Portsmouth
England
Navy Yard
Deen Fired at Flagship Speech Sparks Salute Mix
A fragment from a naval scene shows Deen fired from the flagship amid a murky exchange. An English insult and a police admiral debate the gun salute as a ball turns. the admiral claims a 21 gun salute for Queen Victoria and adds one for Joe Pyffe, a curious aside in the exchange.
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Deen
The
Queen Victoria
Joe’ Pyffe
Gad
Luminous aut biographies of veteran generals critique retirement vigor
Washington correspondence of the New York Sun notes that many senior officers remain physically vigorous and mentally sharp after retirement, with Gen Schofield and Gen Howard cited as examples. The piece argues for compulsory retirement to protect the service, observing that many officers show declining powers long before leaving active duty.
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Viger
Schofield
Howard
Sherman
Tee
Republic
Wesley Merritt
Merritt
Sheridan
Richard C. Drum
Adjutant General's Department
Vigorius
Washington
Washington Correspondence
New York Sun
Lincoln wept and prayed as Sickles recovered
Gen Daniel Sickles tells how Lincoln comforted him after Gettysburg. Lincoln described the slaughter, prayed aloud, and prophesied Sickles would recover. Later that day Grant reported Vicksburg had fallen, and Sickles' recovery followed.
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Daniel Sickets
Lincoln
Sickles
Gettysburg
Washington
Grant
Vicksburg
How Fortress Monroe Was Hallt
An excerpt from Leslie's Monthly describes the construction of Fort Monroe at Old Point Comfort. Slaves were leased to engineers, paid 50 cents daily per worker, and supplied clothes, shoes, rations, and quarters, living in barracks under military discipline. Slave owners collected the hire, illustrating past wage practices.
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Monroe
Old Point Comfort
Leslie’s Monthly
Naval Medal Selected For West Indies Campaign
Secretary Long has chosen a design for the naval campaign medal. The obverse features Admiral Sampson in a wreath of oak leaves with the inscription United States Campaign in the West Indies 1895 and William Thomas Sampson Commander-in-Chief. The reverse shows the Men Behind the Guns with a distant warship and the inscription Santiago July 3 1898 John Smith U S 8 Texas.
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Long
Spain
West Indies
Admiral Sampson
United States Campaign
The
William Thomas Sampson
Santiago
John Smith
U. S
Texas
Dewey
Manila
Legend of General Lawton from Springfield Republican
The Springfield Republican recounts General Lawton as relentless in pursuit of aims, pushing troops hard and insisting on provisions. He lamented needing to stop for meals, joking that an army fights on the belly but he won’t rest with troops that do not eat.
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Lawton
Springfield Republican
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Bull Field
Jeu de la Cocarde
Ainett Hobson
Hornet
Thea
Mr. Robson
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