Bright American girl at Paris exposition speaks for U S
Miss Ottilie Thomas, the only American girl officially representing the United States at the Paris exposition, works as a stenographer and typewriter. She describes salary comparisons, language needs, and Paris living costs, noting Americans earn more and have promotion chances, while French wages are lower and dowries affect marriage. She plans to return to America after the expo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gitilie Thomas
United States
France
Paris
Ottilie Thomas
Liberal Arts
Sis
Interesisteners
Thomas
London
America
Ameraay
Daughters of France
Rose McCann
Edison’s Real Courtship Story of Edison and Mamie Stillwell
A detailed reminiscence recounts Thomas A. Edison courting Mamie Stillwell after meeting her at school. Edison reportedly introduced himself during a storm visit to the lab, won the family’s consent after books-check at his factory, and married Mamie after a brief, planned courtship. The narrative emphasizes enduring affection, three children, and Mamie’s death by morphine overdose years later.
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Onasce
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Maury Stillwell
Edison
Mr. Edison
Mr. Stillwell
Mamie
Mrs. Stillwell
Lucy Hamilton Warner
Albany
Niagara Falls
Dottie
Handsome New London Public Library Building
The Haven trust, created in 1876, funds a new free library building to be presented to the Public Library Association. The site is a slope at Huntington and State streets near the eighteenth century court house. Architects designed a two story structure with a tall roof impression, a large basement, and ample light.
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New London
Public Library
Conn
Henry P. Haven
Free Library
Huntington
State
Harper’s Weekly
New London Public Library Facade Described In Granite Tone
The article details the New London Public Library with a granite facade from Worcester, Kibbe sandstone trim, and Akron tile roof. A three-arched granite porch with a pointed tower frames Huntington and State street entrances, while interior layouts are praised. a test of over two hundred people shows hand to hand resistance near 1,000 ohms.
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New London
Worcester
Kibbe
Huntington Street
State Street
Whiskers as Comic Marvel in Early Theatre Banter
A humorous meditation on why whiskers provoke laughter in jokes and stage bits. The piece cites stage gags about whiskers, refreshed by anecdotes from a Chicago Journal commentary and social cipher notes. It contrasts shaven A with whiskered B and recalls a gray whiskered prop on stage, noting audience reaction across theater venues.
Tell a Liar and the Black Tongue Test from Pat Carey
An aged Hibernian uses a simple lie detector from his country school days. Pat Carey would compel his sons to prove truth by asking them to show their tongues for a supposed black line if they lied. The author recalls witnessing the ritual and its effectiveness in judging honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibernian
Pat Carey
Mr. Carey
Thomas
Pat
C. C. Packard
Toledo
Unlucky Gymnast Thomas Chalmers Falls in New York
In 1856 a gymnast at a New York City gym attempted three summersaults from a springboard. He completed two revolutions, then fell, splitting the third cervical vertebra and injuring his neck. Restoratives were used, he spoke within an hour, and over six months recovered enough to resume work after a long period of healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Thomas Chalmers
Chalmers
John W. Wright
St. Louis Republic
Puzzled Celt Sits for Art Class Model in San Francisco
An Irishman wanders into a San Francisco art school, tearful yet curious. The instructor offers four bits to model for students, prompting the beggar to ask if the payment will be rendered after painting and how the money will be divided. Harper's Magazine notes the humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Harper's Magazine
Sir Walter Scott's Street Fights in 1815
Notes and Queries recount Sir Walter Scott’s reminiscence of street fights between the town boys and the “upper ten” of Selkirkshire after a troubled talk with Czar Alexander in Paris 1815. Scott, lamed and in blue and red, initially claims a natural infirmity before naming minor engagements such as the Cross Causeway battle and the Moredun Mill affair to shift the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Walter Scott
Scott
Alexander
Faris
Selkirkshire
Moredun Mill
Discovery of America tale told with burlesque humor
The piece recounts a humorous exchange where a Spanish king asks Columbus to discover America, he asks for a ship, sails, lands, and meets a thief who pretends to be American. The quip ends with the line there is no use denying it, we are discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Spain
Columbus
Tam Columbus
Beware counterfeit Ivory soap ads warn buyers
An advertisement warns that many white soaps claim to be as good as Ivory but lack its special qualities. It urges consumers to request Ivory by name and insist on getting the genuine product.
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Chicago Journal
Boston Society
Newport
Bar Harbor
Mary Anderson
Mile Rheat
Julia Marlowe
Boston Advertiser
Procter & Gamble
Hop Prasten Co
Boston
N. Greenlund
Berckey & Gay Furniture
Grand Rapids
Nelson Greenland
Exchange Block
Warren
Onne
Dipper
Wm. Spinner
Amond Block
Allegheny College
Meadville
Hasings Hall
D. H Wheeler
Ntry
Niversity
Sexth Street
Pittsburg
Business College
Pennsylvania
James Clark Williams
A. M
Limestone ‘Township
J. McDonald
G.R. McKean
Journ Myers
P. Houser
Rouse House
R. A. McDonalp
H.C. Gillmore
H. Baugher
Burgesgan
Borough of
Youngsville
J. G. McKext
Burgess
M.D. Wuirxey
DB. Haxp
M. D
Godfrey
W. S. Cok
Green Ridge
Scranton
Johnson & Siegfried
Geo. S. Davis
Merck Drag Store
L. G
Washington and Definson College
Washington
J. Adolph Schmitz
Prin
Moffat
Ballitade
Associaton
Binghamton, N
J. B. Arnold
Binghamton
N. Y
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