Buchanan in London and the Golden Era of Harriet Lane
The piece traces James Buchanan's 1853 1855 London postings as minister to Great Britain and his courtly reception. It highlights his etiquette clash over dress at Victoria's levee, his joy in appearing in plain American dress, and Harriet Lane's social rise as she joins him in London and encounters Queen Victoria Prince Albert and court life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Pierce
Buchanan
Wheatland
Lancaster
Harriet Lane
Harrier
Mary
Mr. Bancroft
Pleasantons
James Bucraxax
Mr. Buchanan
England
Russia
London
Victoria
Lord Aberdeen
Gladstone
Palmerston
Home Department
Marcy
United States
Europe
Victoria’s Court
Washington
Sais
Curtus
Lane
Miss Lane
Uncle
Prince Albert
Princess Royal
Rok
Fashionable Smuggling and Patent Remedies Piece
A London shopping tale contrasts silk costumes trimmed lavishly to dodge duties with a buyer’s savings in England versus New York. The group’s Brooklyn clergyman husband interrupts as more chatter unfolds about customs tricks. Advertisements tout Dr Graves Heart Regulator and Sanford’s Radical Cure with Cureux skin products and Cuticura remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Marshall & Melgrave's
London
New York
Custom House
Brooklyn
Mail
Hupress
Heripf s Sale Levari Facias Public Auction July 2 1883
Public vendue at Warren court house on Monday July 2 1883 at 2 PM exposes a Conewango township leasehold in Warren county Pennsylvania. The parcel totals about fifty acres with specified bounds and includes varied equipment and tools. Property listed as owned or reputedly owned by John Bell George KR Wetmore and H McBride contractor at suit of H. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heripf
Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Court House
Warren
Conewango
Pennnsylvania
Michael Hoffman
Josiah Farnsworth
James Follett
L. W. Arnett
Harrison
Itill
F. Baker
M. Holtman
John Bell
George KR. Wetmore
H. McBrrie
H.4.thompson
H. B. Porter
Thos. Dorsey
Patrick Dorsey
Albert Utthman
Patrick Conners
Albert Ottman
Ottman
Judge Ottman
George W. Cook
S. M. Cook
Cook Brothers
Geo. W. Cook
Cook Bros
George W. Cook, Jr
A. Allen
Speriff
Sherif
Court of Common Plena
General Assembly
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Company
Philadelphia & Erie Railroad
Sheffield
The Sad Story of an Unfortunate Woman Told by Herself
A patient details long illness from scrofula and disfiguring sores ending in recovery after using Dr. Fenner’s Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic. Anna Adams endorses the cure, noting thirteen years of health and scars as memorial. The ad touts remedies and urges obtaining a circular and dealer sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Adams
Art materials and frames for sale in Warren
Art materials panels plaques canvases and study pieces offered by W. A. Greaves of Warren Pennsylvania. Includes tobe colors brusses towers and artiste manuals plus a fine line of picture frames for sale in Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Greaves
Warren, Pa
Best Chantat Fresh Eggs and Pantry Staples
A fragment lists various grocery items including fresh eggs, canned peaches, marrowfat peas, lima beans, lemons, bread, ham, pork, fried lard, and butter. The scattered words suggest a catalog or advertisement style page with product names and partial pricing.
White & Co Welcomes E R Pierce in Stoneham Firm
Notice announces E R Pierce joining the firm of White and Company at Stoneham Pennsylvania. The business name and style remain unchanged as White & Co. The notice is dated August 6, 18 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Pierce
White and Company
Stoneham, Pa
Fim
White & CO
List of names and firms in local business directory
Fragmentary OCR shows a roster of individuals and firms including Grace, Frougut, Mainwaring Bradford Oil Co, Clark, Thoms on, Vandergrift, Cochran, Weatherly, Greenly, Solliday, Sexsmith, Lawrenson, Cros Hale, Spurr, Hammon, Prophy, Nesmire, Shugart, Smith, Dickow, Leffrey, Leather, McDowall, Wallace, Mo Chapman, and Reynolds. Likely a directory snippet listing participants or advertisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eter Grace
Frougut 4
Christie M. Mainwaring Bradford Oil Co
Jno Jack HS. Clark J. B. Thomson
Alishouse Vandergrift & M
Thayer & Cros Hale & Spurr Jno
Hammon D. J
Prophy
Nesmire R
Shugart
Smith M
Dickow
Smith Isaac Leffrey J
Leather
McDowall Wallace
G. Chapman
Pem. Reynolds
Paint deal offers pure-mixed paint at $1285 per gallon
Advertisement promotes pure-mixed paint ready for use with a $1285 per gallon price. It claims equal quality to any market option and lists Johnsons prepared products including kalsemine white lead and various painters materials.
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Penn
Aarbriet Lane
Dr. Graves
Sanford
Barnes, Bancroft & Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Zephyr Gingham AtlSand 2c
Worth Se
Dotrep
Nainsook, Organdies
Victoria Lawns
Hamburg
E. A. Allen
Sheriff's Office
I.a
Walker Sr
Marseilles
Citizens’ National Bank
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Myron Waters
Hubert Dennison
Francis Henry
H. A. Jamieson
A. Hertzell
P. Johnson
Wm. D. Brown
V. Davis
Parmlee
J. R. Chars
California
Glade City
New Bridge
W. C. Rowland
King
Morcer
Opticians
Morck Bros Jewelry Store
Z. ER
H. Geddy
Warren and
Vicinity
New Orleans
Jacob Cold
Yar
Ugar
Kes
Arbuckle’s
Schellhammer & Lesser
Shevfield
Consignee
Himes
J. E. Cochran
F. B. Romain
A. Weatherly
D. Greenly
A. Solliday
Thos. Sexsmith
J. Lawrenson
Ik. D
K. D
Clarexdon
D. Unks
Vania
Apt
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