Deathwatch on Blaine the Man of Mystery
Special correspondence recalls James G. Blaine as a perpetual puzzle for Washington reporters. For thirty years Blaine dominated headlines, inviting mystery from Mulligan letters to health rumors and cabinet shifts. The piece notes how newspapers chased his motives, and how his career fueled relentless, often dramatic speculation about his intentions and fate. Walter Wellman signs off.
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Wasninetos
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Washington
Newspaper Writers of America
Mr. Blaine
Young Statesman
Zach Chandler
Mulligan
House
American Congress
Claine
Cincinnati
Grant
Cleveland
Garfield
Senate Committee
Harrison
Italy
New Orleans
Bri
Hell
Europe
Bar Harbor
Bright
Walter Wellman
Catching Terrapin How If Ig Dove by Connecticut River Fishermen
Saybrook Conn Dec 29 Up the Connecticut river six miles from its mouth lies marshy land famed for terrapin or blue turtles. Hunters employ three methods: raking with a long steel toothed rake, using long wire baskets baited with clams fish and snails, and a boat method with an assistant aiding with scoop nets and an iron rod to strike turtles. Describes the digging feeding habits and tides, noting terrapin flesh prized in New York markets and the dangers of escape from baskets. T.B. Holmes.
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Saybrook
Conn
Connecticut River
New York
United States
Moses
She ‘‘Buteler
Les
Athwait
The Same Old Story
A poem in Brooklyn Life recounts tales of chivalry and empire driven by love. It contrasts historic knightly sacrifices with a modern woman’s casual dismissal, as she repeats I’ve heard all that before. The verses explore enduring passion and indifferent reception across eras.
What He Wanted
A rough, barefisted man storms into a West Virginia hotel office demanding to see the tavern keeper. The little clerk pressures him to reveal why, then helps identify the tavern keeper after the man claims he was cheated of a dollar by the tavern keeper, who ends up restraining the man in a brief muddled confrontation.
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Blaine
America
West Virginia Mountains
Detroit Free Press
Love and marriage proposal observed in period sketches
A romantic vignette shows a well fed man declaring love with a diamond pin to a woman near midlife. She weeps then accepts his offer to marry her daughter after years of failed suitors. A Detroit Tribune mention and a quip about John Quincy Adams appear in the clipping.
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Detroit Tribune
Getting Ready for Winter Slotch Riding
Featherstone asks for a coat sleeve two inches longer on one side. The tailor notes the coat will look uneven until it wears in. Featherstone plans extensive slotch riding this winter, expecting improvements as the fabric conforms.
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Featherstone
How Do You Like Your New Cook
The quotes note a cook described as dirty and clumsy yet loyal, with the only praised trait that she stays with the family, reflecting a humorous critique from Fliegende Blatter.
Feats of Strength in Mawson’s Bazaar
A claim in Larper's Bazaar reports remarkable feats: a woman allegedly carried a 500 pound iron bar 75 feet, while another fragile woman allegedly held up a ton horse car on Broadway with a single forefinger.
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Hicks
Mawson
Broadway
Larper
Parlor Set Demand and Domestic Dilemmas Narrated
A humorous exchange recalls quirks of household wishes a daughter’s single status and a businessman visitor. In a busines suit a man asks to call on Mr Slamsoen’s daughter noting desperation over marriage while a theater panic prompts a childlike discussion of fear and Good News amid social mishaps.
Why Not Holiday Furniture Gift Sale
Wise shoppers pick substantial gifts as well as ornate ones. Bayer & Forster advertises a full furniture line including parlor and dining room suits, rockers, desks, lounges, mirrors and more at special holiday prices. Free life size crayon portrait with every $10 order. 440 Water St. next to Episcopal Church.
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Bayer & Forster
P. Greenford
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