Millionaire American Women Dominate Social Scene
A New York World survey catalogs prominent American heiresses across the nation. From Mrs. Mark Hopkins of Nob Hill to Dona Isadora Cousino and Miss Jennie Flood, wealthy women hold vast fortunes, influence markets, and shape society in cities from Baltimore to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Monte Cristos
Mary Morgan
Mark Hopkins
Nob Hill
San Francisco
Great Barrington
Mass
Miss St. Bierre
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Elizabeth Garrett
John W. Garrett
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Robert Garrett
Gwendoline Caldwell
Caldwell
Baltimore
New York
Littlehody
Newport
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe
Mme. Barrios
Guatemala
Paris
Mroe. Barrios
Dona Isadora Cousino
Dona Isadora
Fifth Avenue
Maurice B. Flynn
Miss Moss
Chicago
St. Louis
Denver
Philadelphia
Boston
Pittsburg
Alexander Ray
Washington
Jennie Riggs
National Capital
Rogers
Texas
Colorado
J. Campbell Harris
Thomas A. Scott
Howell Bickley
Joseph Harrison
M. W. Baldwin
Bloomfield Moore
Pugh
Thomas Clyde
John Roblen
St. George Tucker Campbell
William Wilstach
Thomas Baich
Pacific Coast
Central Pacific Syndicate
California
Leland Stanford
Charles Crocker
Hopkins
Hopkinses
Donkey Kills Stallion in Sussex County Fight
A ferocious confrontation on Philip Hendricks’s Deckertown farm ends with the donkey named the Knight of Malta fatally injuring the stallion. Witnesses Maguire and a farm hand report the donkey delivering repeated devastating kicks after the horse breached the fence. The stallion dies. the donkey survives. New York World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Hendricks
Deckertown
Sussex County
N. J
Malta
Hendricks
Man Maguire
New York World
A Shrewd Rodent at Plainfield Station
A Norwich Bulletin excerpt describes a clever rat at Plainfield Connecticut’s junction station that checks a wire guarded egg display, removes two eggs with careful maneuvering, and adjusts the cover before leaving. The tale is vouched for by responsible persons. It then shifts to notes on ocean cables, praising Captain Trott and detailing global submarine cable counts, testing, and fault detection procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
Conn
Junction
Norwich Bulletin
Atlantic
Trott
London
Not an Appetizing Dish
A Chicago Tribune correspondent recalls dining in Japan on raw fish. He describes the whole fish, head and eyes, sliced on the bone, and the eerie sensation of biting into cold raw flesh that feels corpse like. He notes the first taste of caviar and onions and warns of the sickening, clinging texture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Chicago Tribune
Dusky Oakland Man George Newton Sandomire
A Pittsburg Chronicle anecdote notes George Newton Sandomire of Oakland Maryland who cannot read but avidly peruses papers held upside down and insists on “writing” his name as he hears it despite asked to spell it.
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Oakland
George Newton Sendomire
George Newton
George Newton Sandomire
Pittsburg
Hire
Judge Walker
Aurora
Ind
Igh Hill
Cincinnati
Walker
Indiana
Cincinnati Times-Star
Ayer
George W. Whitman
Albany
L. H. Bush
Des Moines
Iowa
C. Bickhaus
Roseland
W. T. McLean
Augusta
Ohio
Parker
Fox Lake
Wis
C. F. Calhoun
Monmouth
Kansas
Old Hospital Gate Opens To The Sick Poor
For over seven centuries St Bartholomew hospital in London has flourished at its Smithfield site. The gateway has long welcomed the sick poor as generations recall William the Conqueror’s entry into London. Dr Norman Moore, Warden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bartholomew Hospital
London
Smithfield
William the Conqueror
Norman Moore
The Maiden Face and the Silent Spell
A reflective meditation on beauty and fate with references to a maiden, a casket, and the allure of a smile. The verse contemplates why Psyche smiles amid sorrow and how poetry and spring-like light affect perception. A brief Boston Transcript citation anchors the meditation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Psyche
Boston Transcript
Borse Nomenclature in Naming Horses
A National Stockman writer argues horse names reflect an owner's character. He notes farmers with silly or humorous horse names often display humorous dispositions, while popular, well-chosen names should replace crude ones like Snap. Proper, pleasant names are easy and inexpensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockman
One Dog Drowned by Another in Brown's Pond
Timothy Nolan a Ulster and Delaware railroad flagman reports two dogs a large one and a small one owned by Isaac Gorta fought in Brown's pond The small dog drowned when the larger dragged it under water The winner swam ashore and shook itself Witnesses included Mrs Gorta’s children who cried for their pet The surviving dog returned with the dead body in its mouth and laid it at the children's feet then ran away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Nolan
Ulster and Delaware Railroad
Isaac Gorta
Brown’s Pond
An Astonished Ten Pound Trout From Moose Head Lake
A ten pound trout from Moose Head Lake astonished anglers near Kineo Maine. A rowboat party watched a big fish pursue a smaller one in clear water as the boat neared the action. A man at the stern scooped the big trout with a dip net ending the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kineo
Moosehead Lake
Lewiston Journal
Teaching the New Girl
A Pittsburgh Dispatch item notes a house maid Bridget learning to announce visitors. The maid adapts carefully, correcting the misstep when a lady visits to see her mistress, continuing her training in etiquette and parlour behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget
Pitteburg Dispatch
Beef, Tronand Ron and Wine Beef Remedy
A historical preparation uses fresh beef citrate of iron and pale sherry to create a nourishing tonic. Promoted as restorative for exhaustion and convalescence, it notes adult and child dosing, with a formula equating 8a ounces beef citrate to one ounce beef with half ounce sherry and sugar, aiming to treat malnutrition and fatigue.
Merck Drug Store Ad by Morris and Mullen Warren
Johnson and Siegfried Warren and Morris and Mullen promote the Merck Drug Store in Scofield Block Warren. The notice touts new goods in medical line, complete drug and medicine departments, perfumes brushes stationery, and highlights clean premises and bright lighting with electricity and gas. It invites public praise and notes ongoing growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris & Mullen
Merck Drug Store
Scofield Block
Warren
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Chicago Journal
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Chicargo
Iran
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Peter Creenland
Water Street
Episcopal Church
High Street
Hazel
Laural
Peter Greenlund
W.H. Pickett & Co
TH. A. Jamieson & Co
Shell
Erwan
Sherman
Dewett
Steve Ranges
Syracuse
Gale
American Saw Co
Warrep Pa
Warren, Penn’a
J. M. Harding M’f'g Co
West 14Th St
Te Lal of
Wwe
Singer
True £ CO
Maine
Kane
Scott
New York &Penn
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Ramanays
Idlar
Leopolis Gle Roc
P.mia. Mv. M
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Bradford
P.mif
Ooilo
Warren and
Farnsworth
Clarendon
Tenet Coren
Underwood's
McCalmont
Wood’s Mill
East Branch
A. M
Ps Me
Garfield
Oil City
Titusville
Garland
Ridgway
Erie
Vanderarift
Gar Hele
Dunham's Mill
Ariel
D. Wood
Rae
Philadelphia & Erie
Sheffield
St. Marys
Erie Mail
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bivision
Shefffield Express
Oil Express
Gauiusy
Harrishore
Lancaster
Erie Express
New Yorks
Phelphia
Williamsport
Warren Express
Pungay
Olly Express
Chas. E. Fugh
J.R. Wood
Man’gr
Pass
Agt
Ekeeper
Stinson& Cap
Hox
Portland
E. C.west
Byus
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Siegfried
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