Origin of a Hartford Editor and Statesman Hawley
After Civil War service General Joseph R. Hawley returned to Hartford and aimed to restart as a newspaper editor. He helped buy and consolidate the Hartford Courant with the Hartford Press, guiding the paper as Charles Dudley Warner rose to editorial chief. Warner later authored a daily series that would earn him lasting literary fame and move him toward a broader national platform.
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Joseph R. Hawley
Hartford Conn
Connecticut
Lincoln
Hawley
Ife
Hartford Courant
Hartford Press
General Hawley
Congress
Senate
Warner
The
Courant
Harper's Magazine
My Summer in a Garden and the Hartford Circle
In a Hobart era reflection Mr Warner describes how daily essays titled My Summer in a Garden brought him national fame. He recalls living amid Harriet Beecher Stowe Mark Twain and Francis Gillette and writing sketches about pusley weed to amuse a literary circle. He notes the work’s popularity grew beyond Hartford and may be his best achievement.
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Charles Dudley Warner
Warner
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mark Twain
Francis Gillette
United States
William Gillette
Horace Bushnell
Hartford
B. J. Edwards
Sir Marvel and Eggleston Recall Literary Pathways
A 1911 piece recalls Donald G. Mitchell known as Sir Marvel leaving Hearth and Home after New Haven editor roles. It chronicles Edward Eggleston's rise with Hoosier Schoolmaster and his later struggle to focus his versatile talents across fiction history and biography.
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Donald G. Mitchell
Sir Marvel
Edgewood
Hia Farm
Uponutskirts
New Haven
Conn
Mr. Mitchell
New York
Edward Eggleston
Charles Dudley Warner
Mr. Eggleston
Indiana
Eggleston
EB. J. Edwards
Refused Chief Justice Offer by President Cleveland
John G. Carlisle, Kentucky politician and long time Speaker, recounts in a biographer’s account how he declined President Cleveland’s offer to become chief justice of the United States in 1888. He recalls Cleveland’s private Windsor Office moment and Carlisle’s immediate decision to refuse, pondering if it was a mistake.
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George F. Parker
Grover Cleveland
John G. Carlisle
Kentucky
Congress
House
United States
the Treasury
Cleveland
Carlisle
The
New York
House of Representatives
South Lawn
White House
Potomac
Mr. Carlisle
Supreme Court of the United States
Cal
Lfe
City of
E. J. Iarts
Stage to Marry Amid Austrian Actress Pay Crisis
The Stage Society’s women’s committee reports a crisis in the Austrian acting profession as many well bred girls join the stage for marriage prospects. It cites salaries, with 2 percent earning over 200 dollars monthly, 8 percent over 100, 14 percent over 60, 55 percent under 60, and 21 percent under 24, urging managers to place beauties with little talent as supers to curb wage pressure.
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Austria
Stage Society
Mystery Man Declared Dead After Ten Years
A man found in Dunfermline Scotland with a ten year mystery identity has died. He was seized in the streets by apoplexy and later discovered deaf and dumb. He could neither read nor write, and his death was never proven.
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Dunfermline
Scotland
Notable Local Figures Interact Near Piller’s Drug Store
A brisk scene outside Piller's drug store features Colonel Todd, described as a leading local figure. He proclaims himself an intimate friend of Christy Mathewsor, highlighting his prominence in the community.
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Piller
Colonel Todd
Christy Mathewsor
Many Excellent Qualities of Pure Bred Jersey Cow
A columnist extols Jerseys as superior butter cows with economic efficiency in butter and cheese, easier feeding, and better adaptability for beginners. It argues Jerseys’ smaller size, dual purpose potential, and favorable breed traits justify preference over Guernseys, noting beauty as a notable plus.
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Jersey
Chapman
Chicago
St. Louis
Portland
Guernsey
Guernseys
Wight
Care of Lambs at Eight to Ten Days Old
At eight to ten days lambs start eating. build a creep with access to a grain feed box and a hay trough. Keep box trough and feed clean. A grain mix blends one third all meal with equal parts bran oats and fine cornmeal. Red or second cutting alfalfa hay is preferred roughage. Maintain grain feed until market readiness to keep lambs fat for quick sale if prices rise.
Vestibule in the Hog House Improves Cold Weather Comfort
Iowa subscriber Horace Carter suggests a vestibule for hog houses to cut winter drafts. A 3 by 5 foot wheel in front of the door, removable in warm weather, with old carpet or burlap curtains kept damp with coal oil to deter lice. Hogs learn to pass through, keeping wind out while allowing entry.
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Iowa
Horace Carter
Doan's Kidney Pills Bring Relief From Dropsy Tale
Michael J. Sharp of 139 Maryland Ave Rosebank NY recounts severe dropsy with swollen feet and back pain. After a physician failed to help, Doan's Kidney Pills restored urine flow and reduced sediment, improving color and health. He urges others to try the remedy, priced 60c, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Michael J. Sharp
Maryland Ay
Rosebapk
N. Y
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Best In the World and Spring-cleanse Hypnotic Notes
In Puck style dialogue the piece references Maud and Ethel and a playful critique of romantic proposals. It shifts to Australia Victoria opening its five hundredth free library with about a million books, 2400000 visits yearly, and strong interest in fiction general literature and history.
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Maud
Jack
Ethel
Golden Rule
Australia
Victoria
Army Delays Furlough Granted to Corporal Stripes
The Adjutant Inform corporal's furlough request, filed some time earlier, has been granted by the War Department. Sergeant reports Corporal Stripes died about six weeks ago.
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Stripes
War Department
Lunch Fit for a King A Business Woman’s Grape Nuts Testimony
An active young woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing nervous prostration and dyspepsia, enabling her to keep working instead of quitting. She recalls noon meals of Grape-Nuts with cream and fruit, calling the dish fit for a king and praising the Road to Wellville guidance as invaluable to women.
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Thomas McManus
Philadelphia
McManus
Garfiel
Faria
Margaret
Mr. Baker
Katherine
Puck
Wellville
Pontum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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