Son of a lord learns manners in Washington two days plan
A British heir to noble blood visits Washington with a two day plan en route to Florida. He meets a sharp hostess and her daughter, sparking quick exchanges about American life. The American woman mocks the stereotype and proves adept at steering the conversation. The visitor shifts from pompous to conciliatory, admitting Washington charms but promising to travel on to Chicago and Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Washington
Oranzes
Alligators
New York
England
America
Chicago
Americans
Cgoodby
Cor
New York Tribune
The Alaskans Riches Minted in Blankets
The Brooklyn Eagle quotes Lieut. H. T. Monahan describing how Alaska natives value wealth by blankets rather than money or gold. A government blanket costs 3 dollars and Indians save money by purchasing blankets, with large holdings elevating status to nabob among tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Monahan
Brooklyn Eagle
Purpose of the Ballet in Opera Debate
A Washington Critic excerpt features a twelve year old girl and her mother debating why ballet appears in opera. The dialogue notes ballet adds breadth to the art form and clarifies that ballet girls do not sing. The father discourages further questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jong
Mamma
Mamama
Washington
Grave marker dealer in Buffalo edits inscriptions
A Buffalo citizen operates in secondhand gravestones, buying old stones, erasing existing letters, and engraving new inscriptions to order. He notes many sellers and says buyers will return if they can obtain a quality monument at a low price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Ats
Distance Lends Enchantment in Suburban Brass Band Tale
A Mobile Register note highlights a brass band with a conscience that performs in suburban woods on Sundays, its distant music described as enchanting. The piece also mentions New York City’s latest craze for white furniture, contrasting small town charm with urban trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Mobile Register
New York City
Quiet verses and economic war foresight from London Saturday Review
A poetic fragment on homes and departure laments youth and loss in All the Year Round. The London Saturday Review examines probable wartime effects on America, predicting price falls, debt expansion, and shifts in securities, with American railroads possibly faring better amid war driven demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Russia
Gerlin
Paris
Europe
United States
Foeign
London Saturday Review
Charity Entreprenuers in Paris Mount Fetes for Flood Sufferers
Paris based efforts organize fundraising through grand fetes du soleil at Palais du P Industrie. Exhibits recreate southern scenes, with booths, concerts, and performances from Mme. Theo and other acts. The Star reports diverse amusements aimed at all classes to collect subscriptions for flood victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Grandefetes du Soleil
Palais du P Industrie
Mme
Theo
Punch
Judy
Cor
New York
Ancient Israel in Ireland and Londonian origins debated
A fragment discussion argues Jews founded Irish and English towns with Hebrew roots. Dover, London, Dublin cited as Danite and Dub origins, with Dublin linked to Benjamites and Jeremiah. Also mentions Phoenician links and Sydenham wordplay. Includes Beecher interview and a note on heredity, environment, and social reform, citing Amory H. Bradford and Juliette Adam anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kioedon
Dover
Debir
Joshua xiii Edipbursh
Eberscum
York
Eber
Chras
London
Lan- Dan
Dan
Denmark
Dublin
Dublan
Dub
Dob
Benjamin
Jeremiah
Ireland
Mount Tara
England
Sydenham
Sidemanss
A. Neubauer
Amory H. Bradford
Andover Review
Mistaken Ideas of the Editor in a Curio Column
In a satirical note the piece mocks the belief that a country newspaper editor should perform as a clown and court everyone. It cites Barxley and Miss Chillingly debating the editor’s role, lampooning the idea of pandering to readers while hinting at self awareness through a diary gag and Life magazine quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Plymouth
Brooklyn
Beech
Barxley
Mr. Robinson
Teatherstone Robinson
Mss
Treatment of Whooping Cough Disinfection Method
The Lancet reports M Mohn recommends a disinfection method for whooping cough. Children are cleaned and moved, rooms sealed, bedding and toys exposed, and sulphur burned at twenty five grams per cubic meter for five hours. Ventilation follows, and children may return that day to sleep and play in the disinfected rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Mohn
Origin of the Custom and Equal Justice in Trade
A collage of quotes references American audience habits at theater and church, a New York World jab about Lieutenant Governor Jones sharing profits from a hariton scale factory, and Modjeska’s stance on returning to Poland amid Russian tyranny. The items sketch social behavior and labor issues alongside a petition for justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Omahe World
Jones
New York World
Modjeska
Poland
New York ‘Tribune
Uge
H.W. Vorns
C36
Maiden Lane
New York
Sicags
Piianeienia
Governor Taylor FENDS Off Gunman in Quick Reflexes
The Cleveland Leader recounts Governor Bob Taylor of Tennessee facing a man with a revolver. Taylor reportedly shortened the offered minute to thirty seconds to dodge a bullet and seize the weapon, then spent several minutes thrashing the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Taylor
Tennessee
Cleveland
Soldiers at Dinner and Portraits of Ideal Ancestors
Private Dalzell in Cleveland Leader describes soldiers in blue uniforms eating in camps with improvised meals and hardships. The piece contrasts bleak camp life with the market for ancestral portraits in New York, and then notes a Boston Post report on profit sharing in granite quarries, followed by brief discussions on dancing origins, jokes, and French prize charades.
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Galzel
Uc Ilag
Dalzell
Cleveland
New York Journal
J. G. Batterson
Hartford
Batterson
Maine
Boston Post
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Gong
Moris
Israel
Han
Boston
Paul Vasili
Paul
Juliette Adam
Nouvelle Revue
Paul Vasilii
New York Post
Brewer
Imperial Dictionary
Scotland
Hannah More
Westmoreland
Journal of Commerce
Tommy
Waterbury
Walter A. Wood
W. Anson
The
Meadow King
Oliver
Buford’s
Tiger Steel
Buckeye
Jackson Farm
Wetherill
New Hartford
Harry Spitler
Ghnerat Eldar Dwarh
H. Spitler
North Clarendon, Ps
GHO. P.orr & CO
Warren
GEO. P.orr & CO
N. K
L. G. Noyes
Second St
Savings Bank
Warren, PA
A. Ladies Genuine
Flint’s
Diamond Blick
Warren Pa
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