Dream of Christ Inspires a Sculptor's Modern Masterpiece
In a feature from the Inter Ocean, Rome Cor highlights Story's last statue, a Christ in an Arab dress. The sculpture shows a tall, slender youth with outstretched hands, a mournful gaze, and a serene, noble face. Story recalls a dream in which Christ appeared at a mid 19th century Boston Cambridge coach stop, shaping the vision for this revered work.
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Letum
Boston
Cambridge
Christ
Cambridgeport
Rome Cor
Inter- Ocean
Professional Entertainers Describe New Amusement Calling
A Brooklyn Eagle report notes a rising field of professional entertainers who perform at club receptions and private homes without stage exposure. A trio combining banjo or violin with humor readings and piano can deliver versatile, light programs. Socially respected, these acts gain steady bookings across clubs and summer resort venues as reputation grows.
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Brooklyn Eagle
The Language of Gloves Rules From Pall Dall Gazette
The Pall Dall Gazette outlines glove signals for social cues in courtship. It describes actions for yes no indifference following partners into rooms expressing affection or displeasure with delicate glove gestures.
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Pall Dall Gazette
Level Headed Girl Vows to Marry Circus Performer
In Omaha a debate unfolds as a Level Headed Girl dismisses cynics warning about a circus performer's risky life. The other Omaha Girl asserts she knows her man, insisting his earnings from tightrope work prove his character despite external doubt.
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Mary
Omaha World
Gilmore's Aromatic Wine Promoted For Female Health
An advertisement extols Gilmore's Aromatic Wine as a cure for female weakness nerves and debility. Testimonials from doctors and households praise its restorative effects, claiming cures for malaria sleeplessness and nervousness. The copy urges broad use and lists a sale by A. W. Morck & Co.
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N.Y
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Linden, N
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Fowlerville
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Clarkson, N. Y
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Daggetts Mills
A. W. Morck & Co
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Warrensburgh
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Norrixe
BE. Vickers
Pleasant St
Waterbury
Conn
F.C. Hazzard
Upper Lisle
Wall St
New York
Plants That Are Poisonous in the Sumach Family
The article reviews poisonous rhus plants including poison oak ivy and swamp sumach, noting widespread North American distribution and variable sensitivity. It cites remedies from physicians such as oak bark decoction with tar, potassium chlorate applications, and boneset poultices, reporting mixed results and occasional dramatic relief.
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North America
BR. G. Williams
Whit
J. B. Kell
Osiphos
Olio
J. R. Flowers
Colunbus
Ohio
Bands in the Rival Camps at Chattahoochee Nighttime Concerts
Soldiers in blue and gray camps at Chattahoochee recall moonlit nights when 20 or 30 bands from each side played national and Confederate airs. Pickets between camps heard both sides, with volleys of cheers as bands briefly rivaled then joined in harmony, ending in mutual applause.
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Chattasuooga
Mission Ridge
Columbia
Photographing Babies and Nude Portrait Craze Sparks Debate
A Chicago News excerpt notes the shift to instant photography revealing babies in contemplative astonishment. It says nude baby portraits are popular, with mothers praising infant innocence and photographers claiming artistic advancement. The piece critiques the new style while acknowledging its appeal and a broader trend in child portraiture.
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Chicago News
Man Height and Weight Across Ages, Swiss Cross
The passage outlines growth in height and body weight from infancy to adulthood. It notes 6 percent yearly height increases for children up to age six, weight rising to about 50 pounds for boys and 47 pounds for girls by age eight, and further gains through adolescence. It cites peak male weight near 159 pounds in the 40s, with women heavier after forty but later aging effects, and states a general trend of men becoming corpulent after age 45 while women age differently.
Interview with the Plymouth Preacher and Stage Ties
Alfred Trumble recalls an interview with a Plymouth church preacher as the advisory council debated his case. The scene shifts to a lively night at a city venue where actors, writers, and a famed actress mingle after a religious sermon and a brief blaze at Plymouth church, linking church life to the theater world.
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Plymouth
Beacher
Advisory Council of
Plymouth Church
Cary
Alfred Trumble
New York News
Umbrella Mender A Curious New York Figure
Special correspondent profiles a New York umbrella mender as a picturesque, destitute dreamer who drifts between Vesey and Greenwich streets and the Battery. The piece paints him as dignified yet empty, a traveler who loves memories but lacks practical craft, with umbrellas as his only true value and life a quiet, wandering rite.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Third
Ali
Vesey
Greenwich
Broadway
Hammer
Bundy
Cuarm
Battery Park
Hire
Gertrude Garrison
Cruelty of New York Drivers Reported in Letter
A letter from Joaquin Miller describes a New York holiday trip ending in chaos as a drunken horse car driver battles horses, a battered passenger, a bleeding horse, and public indifference. The writer condemns the city’s car companies and urges reform backed by public sentiment.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Bergh
Golden Gate
Joaquin Miller
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