Tactless People and Everyday Oddities in a 19th Century Page
A diverse set of anecdotes and observations on social behavior, crafts, and character from a bygone era. It discusses tactless people who harm others with well intentioned phrases, a look at charitable yet insensitive women, the peopled French term for the sixth sense, and a detailed description of how clothes pins are manufactured in a factory. It also includes musings on appearances versus bravery and a note about a clergyman with extraordinarily large shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Chicago
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago News
Lake Steamboats as Models of Neatherm Comfort and Style
Captain John Singleton describes modern passenger steamers as floating palaces focused on comfort and quality. He cites the Indiana as a newer, superior example and notes high operating costs, strict staffing, and the balance between speed, elegance, and dependable schedules. He also remarks on Chicago’s port status and its high vessel activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Singleton
Indiana
The Study of Faces and a Reckless Money Trick
A wholesale clothes salesman uses ostentation to cut expenses by burning money and redeeming it later. He tricks retailers by making a show of spending, burning small bills and recycling them, then spinning tales of generous discounts while masking actual costs. The ruse, told as anecdote from Sun, portrays his growing reputation as careless yet cost efficient on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Mr.Walford
Eel Walford
Baal
Geoff
Cecil Walford
Annie
Walford
Worcester
Earth
Russell
Anletter
Stella
Kenilworth Castle
H. Park Bawden
Tribune
New York
Sun
John Kaspar Lavater
Zurich
Lavater
Zopyras
Socrates
Cicero
Plato
Brutus
Marcus Aurelius
Guido
Old East India
Peotetian
Herder
Shakespeare
Milton
Dryden
Edipus
Aristotle
Emerson
Lavatar
England
Dante
Savonarola
George Eliot
Burns
Shelley
Hawthorne
Cleopatra
Helen
Mary of
Scotland
Anna Olcott Commelin
Science Notes From The Era Of Steam And Electric Light
A sweeping summary of 19th century science and tech notes. It mentions Clinton fa claiming a vast saw mill, numerous lightning photos in Royal Meteorological Society collections, and Prof Putnam's report that humans have existed 10 000 years in this country. It cites new lamping and ore processing ideas, tropical botany finds, and a death catalog of Dr Christian Peters. Also touches mufti fashion and physiognomy commentary. It blends science, inventions, and curiosities in a period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Royal Meteorological Society
Putnam
Peabody Museum
Bahia
M. Valade
Mexico
Boston Advertiser
Lincoln
New Zealand
George Gray
Arkansaw
M. de la Bassic
Christian Henry F. Petes
Titeb! Observatory
Hamilton College
Peters
Rochester ‘Herald
How To Be Charming For Our Young Readers
A fragment from Youth's Companion offers a moral on inner beauty and kindness. It urges girls to cultivate sweet thoughts and deeds to gain loveliness, arguing that gentle words and acts will soften lines and spark joy, changing others’ views and the self.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma C. Dowd
Patty's plaid pie and Waggle the dog tale
Patty shares a plaid patty pie with her grandma and Hilda while Waggle the dog steals the crust strips. After stuffing replaces the crust, Patty recreates the plaid pie, but the dog again eats the plaid. In the end the pie vanishes and peaches arrive as compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty
Mamma
Grandma
Hilde
Gran'ma
Hilda
Gran'ms
Suntie
Ejaie
Gran
Waggle
Mamme
Elsia
Elsie
Auntie
Johnny's Owls Aid Boy in Wild Cow Hunt Lesson
Johnny, a cautious boy, searches for cows after dark in woods. His fear of wild animals fades when two large owls perch nearby and hoot softly, guiding him to the cows. The lesson ends with a fatherly moral about facing change bravely and treating others kindly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johany
Mimwa
Johnny
Lef
Swildcat
Dehnny
Hermieen
Kit
Courtany
Neowenary
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ella Higginson
West Shore
Eppe
Immy Annie
Campbell
Robertson
Sho
Mary
Christian
N. ¥. Ledger
Charlotte
Lake Steamboats
Science
ID Industry
United States
Comees Snausmugs
Waynes Pee
San Francisco Chronicle
Boston Courier
Boston Gazette
Washington
N. Y. Weekly
Ethel
George
Tecan
Washington Star
Raral
Madonna
Raphael
Yale Record
Canada
Mia Snaggs
Papa
Pittsburgh Chronicle
Tarry
Trong
Chicago Post —Fogg
America
Cinderella
Borawsa Wagele
Johnny's Owls
Hal
Policemsad
Nebdad Allmag
Elas
Phrenological Journal
American Society Girl& Oer
American Journaliem
Vikos
Amy
Galignani
Jeff Davis
J. Willisam Ones
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