Dreamy Tallahassee field notes on guests and fox hunts
A writer visits Tallahassee enjoying hotel galleries and lemonade with sour oranges amid a fox hunt procession. He notes colonial mansions decaying, live oaks and magnolias, local preachers, social life, and romantic Southern charm with reflections on past grandeur and northern visitors' impressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Niente
Forseisen
Ivsduces
Florida
José
Moses
Tero
Tallalas
Dale
Leie
Prince Murat
Sleepy Hollow
Wriker
Tha¢ Thompson
Columbus
A Cheap Cab System Planned in New York City
An English capitalists company plans to establish a cheap cab system in New York City. The enterprise will be incorporated and pledges to carry passengers at twenty five cents per mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Annual Races of Persia Described in Vivid Terms
S G W Benjamin in New York Star notes Persian annual races under royal auspices open to all. Spectators throng streets as coaches parade, with cavalry, artillery, and a majestic elephant leading, reflecting a mélange of splendor, pageantry, and disciplined military display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Darius
Chosroes
Van
S. G. W. Benjamin
New York Star
Crazy Tea at Church Event Reverses Dress Code
At a Worcester Spy reported gathering, patrons arrived after six to view elaborate tables while waiters, about twenty strong, entered in reversed attire and playful disguises. The novelty aimed to mock fashion norms with masks and transformed garments provoking hearty applause and laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Stringent German law punishes striking with spectacles
An American socialite in a German beer garden struck a man wearing glasses and was jailed for two years. Despite doctors confirming good eye health and a $1,500 offer to aid the victim’s business, German law prevailed until the American consul secured a pardon after eight months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Chicago Herald
The Worship of Relics and the Value of Mementos
A luncheon party humorously debates relic collecting as guests recount bizarre keepsakes. A man boasts items tied to Patti, Gan, Oscar Wilde, Longfellow, and Ellen Terry, while another preserves a biscuit tied to a late beloved. The tales lampoon the sentimental fetish for fame borne artifacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Archer
Laura
Ellen Terry
Lim
Patti
Gan. Jackson
Ea Wheeler
Count de Lesseps
Dan Lamont
Oscar Wilde
God
Longfellow
Almost Goody
Clara Belle
Chicago Tribune
Jackson's Victory At Chalmette Battle Echoes
A vivid wartime reminiscence from Chalmette near New Orleans recounts Civil War upheaval as a family hides in fear while artillery and musketry roars. An elder asserts American victory, rejects fleeing enemies at the door, and a Kenyan barbecue-like feast follows, with women grieving and men debating mercy and bravado.
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Wrires Street
Dmnaing
Royal
Stull
Chalmette
Bory Plantation
New Orleans
Pelo
M. de Bore
Mr. de Bore
Freeman and Trunkey Suit Shops on Liberty Street
Freeman and Trunkey and Ovice, formerly Scofield’s occupancies, list Carver House rates two dollars daily at Water and Hickory corners. Gus Mall at Palace Barber Shop 407 Liberty street offers haircuts and shaves. C. Smith sells boots and shoes and a full rubber goods line near First National Bank opposite Second street, sign of golden horseshoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus
Palace Barber Shop
Liberty Street
C. Smith
First National Bank
Second Street
Golden Horseshoe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jackson
Ile
Piazza
Grandfather
Tam
Col. Thornton
Gen. Morgan
Charles Gayarre
Harper's Magazine
Business Directory
S. T. Neil
New Exchange Block
Leonhart Brown
J. A. Schofield
Notary Pubiic
Brown & Stone
R. Brown
H. & Brown
W. Stone
Ball & Thompson
Beatty Block
A. A. Davis & Co
D. I. Ball
C. Thompson
Dinsmoor & Cable
Ice Water Street
Suofield
Hunter & Son
Chas. Dinsmoor
Jaa
CABLE
Wetmore, Noyes & Hinckley
Johnson's Exchange
Weimore
C.H. Moyes
W.G. Trunkey
W. E. Rice, Oiece Beatty Block
Geo. C. Cornelius
Justice of the Peace
Seaneld Block
Front Street
W.Y. &. Yates
Newry
Warren Savings Bank
L. G. Noyes
Warren
Lepcex
J. M. Davies
Ollica
Baptist Church
A. W. Merck
Ph. G
Second
Hickory Streets
Carver House
Irar
Lepcer
A. O. Helpine
Merck's
J. Danforth
S. W. Corner
Second and
Liberty Streets
John Sager
Wise's Clothing
Carver House Block
Eychange
G. H. Leonhart
Revere
Frank Metzgar
Indlaw
T. C. Jackson
Corner Market
Second Streets
Lew Meyer
Exchange Block
Anspension Bridge
Nick Moll
Hoffman
Liberty and
W. A. Greaves
Episcopal Church
Hoffman Block
Richard B. Stewart
Warren, PA
Third Street
H. M
J. K. Ronne
Yo Rowland
Water Street
Warren, Penn's
Leci Lerate
Nelson Greenland
D. Shear
Warren County
Shades
Peter Greenland’s
Episcopal
High Street
Hazel and
Laure
Gree Lwt
Hh. A. Jamieson & CO
Lake Shore and
National Tube Works
Syracuse
Disaton’s
Simond’s
American
Dupont Powder Company
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