Washingtons Favorite White Charger and Presidents Horses
A history of presidential stables and horses from Washington to Zachary Taylor. Describes Washingtons Mount Vernon horses, Prescott the favorite white charger, Jefferson Adams and Jackson on equestrian life, Madison and Monroe era riding, and Andrew Jacksons prized carriage and war-horse stories. It notes Harrison's fatal cold due to horseback inauguration and Polk Taylor Tyler and other leaders with their mounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Grant
Alexandria
Virginia
Mount Vernon
Bath
Philadelphia
John
Bishop
Gen. Braddock
George Washington Parka Custis
Prescott
Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Capitol
Jack Eppes
Joefferson
White House
John Quincy Adams
Holmstead
Madison
Maj. Donelson
Commodore Stockton
Langford
Presidents
Tennessee
Charles
Barrison
Martin van Buren
Harrison
Tyler
Paulding
Zach Taylor
White House Stable Life through Eight Presidents
An oral history recounts White House stables under Pierce to Cleveland, detailing stable routines, notable horses, and key figures. It notes Lincoln’s household, Grant’s horsekeeping, Arthur and Cleveland practices, and Mrs Lincoln’s management, with portraits of coachmen and a view of early presidential equestrian culture. It closes with social notes on charity for the blind and a Brooklyn Bridge anecdote about newlyweds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Buchanan
White House
Washington
Thomas
Treasury
Harriet Lane
Johnson
Ile
St. Louis
Grant
New England
Arthur
Cleveland
Albert Hawking
Frank G. Carpenter
Magazine of American History
Gentleman Plans to Chain Wife After Desertion Rumor
A somewhat deaf man, owner of a terrorizing dog, was told by a friend that his wife visited another household. He replied he would keep her chained after this, to stop further calls. The remark reflects a humorous yet sharp domestic misunderstanding.
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Brooklyn Bridge
New York Sun
Michigan Central
Hamer
Reuben
Henner
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Food Adulteration and Its Hidden Costs to Health
A New York World summary of widespread food adulteration. It details chicory in coffee, lard and cottonseed oil in butter and cheese, watered milk harming infants, and adulterants in mustard sugar tea and drugs. It notes legal gaps, testing needs, and deceptive labeling practices in the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hassell
Bear
Vienna
Europe
Wiley
Department of Agriculture
New York
London
China
England
New York World
Monkeys and Morphine Addiction Mentioned in Arkansaw Traveler
The Arkansaw Traveler notes that monkeys, like humans, can develop a morphia habit. A monkey became lethargic when deprived of opium for days, while rabbits tolerated eight grains daily for months before suppression caused no evident distress.
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Arkansaw Traveler
When She Comes Home Poem Imagery by James Whitcomb Riley
A fragment from James Whitcomb Riley evokes a homecoming full of tenderness and longing. The speaker imagines greeting a loved one with tremor and reverence, recalling a girlish hand and the scent of dress as emotions rise and fade in memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Whitcomb Riley
Berlin's Linden Street Laments Overcrowded Fame
Berlin's famed Unter den Linden is crowded yet disappointing to travelers Baedeker readers observe stunted trees and modest façades along the boulevard while bustling crowds fill the historic site near the Prillwitz mansion and the emperor's palace.
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Unter den Linden
Berlin
Baedeker
North Germany
Linden
Paris
London
Bern
Carlyle
Prillwitz Mansion
Emperor's Palace
Interior
Langlet
Delmonico
New York
Academy of Art
Frederick the Great
Fifth Avenue
New York Tribune
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Simmons
Board of Public Charities and Correction
Seymour Haden
Joseph Bright
Asher B. Durand
James Smillie
Ritchie and Sartain
Mr. Marshall
Chicago Herald
Robert J. Burdette
Sam Smalls
Montgomery Bailey
Danbury
Merk Twain
Hartford
Eugene Field
Chicago News
Washington Post
Greenland
Nelson Greenland
Exchange Block
Exchange Hotel
Warren
White & Company
Beecher & Copeland
Pall Ad Celio
Mav
Il Sport Eli
Michalovitch, Fletcher & Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
M. Mead
Warren, Pa
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