The Aristocratic Pullers In of New York Street Life
A vivid portrait of the sidewalk pullers in New York retail districts. It traces the varied personalities from the melancholy men selling pure silk umbrellas to the vociferous fourteenth street barkers and Division street milliners. The piece notes cross rivalries, humor, and the role of pullers in shaping street commerce in several neighborhoods.
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New York
Aouwd
Fulton Street
Baxter Street
Abraham
Fourteenth Street
Canal Street
Cherry Will
Veluba
Division Street
Solomon
Park Row
Barclay Street
Beekman Street
Americans Growing Larger Says Edward Atkinson
Edward Atkinson studied ready made clothing records to gauge whether white Americans are shrinking. He reports New Englanders average 5 feet 12 inches tall and Southerners 6 feet 1 inch, with average weights between 155 and 180 pounds, noting a perceptible postwar rise in height and weight across the country.
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Edward Atkinson
United States
New
Incompleteness and the Burden of Unfulfilled Love
A poetic meditation on longing and unattained love. The speaker laments endless yearning, recalling the sweetness of love and the ache of desires unsated. Memory cannot turn sorrow into joy, as hopeful moments fade and the heart bears the weight of a life passed by.
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Flora McDonald
Marriage Market Between Americans and English Nobility
Loudon Cor secures a critical view from The Argonaut on American girls and Englishmen marrying for money and titles. The piece argues English families favor settlements and titles, while love crosses barriers. engagements are constrained by propriety, with Englishmen seeking wealth via titles and American girls hoping for fortune, highlighting social pressures in transatlantic marriages.
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Lutman
Loudon Cor
the Argonaut
Rbea on Stage Costumes
In a Buffalo News interview Bille Rhea explains stage dress as essential to character. She says a queen's robe evokes regal feeling while a nun's habit prompts prayerful posture, and fashion gowns suggest coquetry and sentiment. Each outfit must harmonize with the role it clothes.
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Rbea
Bille Rhea
Buffalo News
Sculptor or founder who gets statues’ praise
A New York Tribune note questions whether sculptors or founders dominate statue unveilings. It laments that the sculptor’s name often vanishes from coverage while founders are named for obvious reasons, and warns against fame seekers from patent medicine circles.
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New York Tribune
The Epoch Notes Queen’s Lost Dog After Sad Event
A brief quip from The Epoch about a sorrowful incident as a boy asks about crape on a hat and a girl responds that the queen has lost her favorite dog, framing a somber moment in a playful exchange.
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Jack
Sissy
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