WILLS OF RICH MEN. Great fortunes tied to family lines
The piece surveys bequests of Astor Vanderbilt and Stewart fortunes, noting how large sums go to spouses and heirs while side gifts to cousins and servants vary. It details Stewart’s will of 1876 with money to wife and employees, Vanderbilt’s sprawling bequests to wife siblings nephews and eight children, and the division among heirs and grandchildren.
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Jay Gould
Astor
Samuel J. Tilden
A. T. Stewart
Cornelia M. Stewart
Henry Hilton
Hilton
Wiliam Libbey
Marion
Clinch
Sarah Smith
Stewart
Ireland
Commodore Vanderbilt
Washington Place
Jacob H. Vanderbilt
Phoebe
William
William H
Cornelius
William H. Vanderbilt
W. V. Kissam
Jacob
New York Central
George
Mr. Vanderbilt
William K
New York Sun
Misunderstanding on Beauty Remedies in Cartoon Sketch
A light dialogue from New York Weekly features a young lady asking if warm water and oatmeal improve complexion. The doctor replies that it should boil twenty minutes.
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New York Weekly
Importance of English in American schools
A discussion arguing that clear thought and expression are essential for public trust and civic responsibility. It stresses that neglect of written and spoken English weakens reasoning and muddies thinking, urging English study as a core duty in American education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox Samling
Too Horrible Grand Toilet Display Sparks Ballroom Fainting
A provincial town gala scene sees a banker’s wife debut a Paris dress meant to outshine others. She faints in the ballroom amid shocked guests as rival ladies also falter, provoking collective sympathy and bewilderment.
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Paris
Flicz
Irishwoman Lynch Visits Hoosier Town Cemetery
In a Washington Post recount, an Irishwoman named Lynch visits the local cemetery. The sexton notes many graves and Mrs. Lynch explains she has nine children buried there. She praises Doctor Brown, the only town doctor who understands her children's constitution.
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Hoosier
Lynch
Dochter Brown
Dochter
Me Childer
Washington Post
Men’s High Priced Shirts of Linen Demand
A Clothier and Furnisher note recalls a past era when linen shirts were worn by the town’s wealthy. Many old guard and some younger men paid twelve dollars each or 144 dollars a dozen for fine white linen shirts with or without collars and cuffs. Laundrymen rarely handle them. Some retainers preserve a homelike dull finish on the starched fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Guard
Making Apple Pies in a Frugal Morning
A noted scene shows Mrs Smith confessing poverty as she plans rotten apple pies for breakfast. Her daughter Robbie asks Mrs Green for sugar, while Mrs Green learns the mother is making do with scarce ingredients.
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Mrs. Smith
Robbie
Mrs. Green
The Stream Of Life
The poem traces life as a flowing mountain stream from childhood to old age and death. It compares youth to a bright, playful current, describes maturity as a broad monarch’s course, and ends with death as a plunge into the vast unknown of eternity. Walter W. Skeat.
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Walter W. Skeat
London Academy
Heroic Railroad Men and Their Quiet Courage
The Chicago News Record notes railroad workers show soldierly heroism after wrecks. veterans recall danger for a day or two while young brakemen ride risky trips. readers realize the character under plaid jackets and coal dust, and grow to respect them.
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Chicago News Record
Mastodons and Mule Footed Hogs in the Far North
An amused note cites letters from readers suggesting that mastodons may still survive in the land of the midnight sun, comparing their presumed abundance to mule-footed hogs in Arkansas Missouri and the Indian Territory. The piece reflects on the idea humorously challenging scientific views.
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Faune
Arkansas
Missouri
Indian Territory
South
Washington
How Do You Sound the G in Gerrymander
A caller questions the editor after climbing stairs to seek guidance on pronunciation. The editor answers with a hard get, and the man laments losing every cent won in New York, then descends to face a cold world.
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New York
Chicago Tribune
Dull Eyed Scientists at Hotel Read in Rainy Visit
A tongue in cheek scene from the New York Weekly shows Mrs. Hayman and a daughter discussing a party of scientists staying at a hotel. They joke about the scientists' eyes and last night’s expected rain, noting the new moon and the unhelpful weather.
Hunting with a Whip Tall Tale From Middletown Conn
A Middletown resident driving near a wood hears two partridges burst from cover. As they fly over, the hunter uses a whip and, in a legend cited by the Philadelphia Ledger, the whip strikes one bird, breaking its neck.
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Middletown
Conn
Philadelphia Ledger
When Sore Throats Were Expensive in Showbiz
A retired circus man recalls costly giraffes with sore throats nearly bankrupting him. The text also notes debates on light in astronomy, petrified rock claimed as watermelons in Placer county Nevada, Eiffel Tower winter shrinkage, and a 1742 Bath joke about kidnapping turnspit dogs to spoil Toasts.
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New York Sun
Placer County
Nev
Dr Kennedy Kidney Remedy Promoted With Personal Testimonials
An advertisement extols Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy for kidney disease claiming a high cure rate. It cites letters from users like Oscar Lambert and Mrs. A J F Manchester praising relief and life-saving effects. The piece emphasizes medical authority and urges early treatment for kidney symptoms.
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Lambert Ih Ge
Lytitinc
N.Y
David Kennedy
Oscar Lambert
Jerico
A. J. F. Manchester
Providence
Wm. Huston
West Shore R. R
Kennedy
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Fourth Street
Jd. Hill & Sea, Proprietors
P.2& E
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Pittsburg Exposition
Jewhett
Pickett Hardware Co., Limited
Warren
R. R. Hoxsie
Hoxsie C. C. C. Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Laura E. Patterson
Nauvrenx, Iowa
Vanderbilt
Soa
Montague Street
Sue
Besvar
Usae
Brooklyn Eagle
Great Eiffel Tower
Tieada Ises Ssa
Leck
Cam
Lange's Plugs
Great Tobacco
Amon
Ledger
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