Oddities and observations from a bygone era
A montage of curiosities and snippets cites spiders eating weight, public performers in London, Venezuela school funding, and a Mayflower manuscript. It notes humorous digs at editors, historic trials and trials of law, dental statistics, and ancient Welsh and French legal customs, finishing with a macabre custom of whipping witnesses and children.
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Haderdasier
Honorable Artillery Company of
London
Company of St. George
Poker at Sea Sparks Debate Over Steamship Poker Rooms
A Victorian columnist derides Anglo American steamers where poker players occupy smoking rooms on transatlantic routes. He notes a clash between freedom to leisure and disruption to nonplayers, detailing a complainant's account of exclusive poker worship forcing outsiders to leave or join in.
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Mersey
Sandy Hook
Plesse
New York
Liverpool
Ahern Paster
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Lake Superior
Puget Sound
Homerton
Pacific City
Educating Servants in Household Training
A piece praising the Hitchen Garden program where young poor girls from day schools learn refined domestic skills. It notes lessons for waiting tables, answering doors, ushering guests, and handling beggars, with aims to raise intelligent service as a source of pride and potential improvement in nursing and kitchen garden programs.
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Smnday-school
Discolored piano keys and a storied canvass tale
The item notes piano keys yellow from finger grease or darkness and explains ivory whitening with light. It then recounts Carl Pre weekly editor O H Harris in Chicago and a 19th century canvass tale where Carl allegedly ran for coroner, faced defeat, and a saloon fire followed, ending with a quip about seeking success through open doors.
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O. H. Harris
Carl Pre Weekly
Chicago
Rotand
Jolly Hitleman
Carl
Pretzel
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Venezuela
House of Representatives
Madison
Tyler
Mary
England
Iir
William
Fulham
Sububan Palace
Gov
Bradford
Sierra Forests
Lake Tahoe
Trackee
Virginia
Nevada
Norway
Emile Zola
Paris
United States
Sheridan
French Academy
Mas Busch
France
Calvert
Texas
Ayer
Churchill
Vicksburg
Ayrn
Kent
Prerc
J. W. Whitley
J.C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Maes
Portugal
Citizens’ National Bank
Myron
Francis A.G. Heh
DI Myon Waters
Francis Henry
H. A. Jamison
Davis
PP. Johnson
W. D.rown
Warren Savings Bank
Warren, Pa
Savings Bank
Werren County
Mark Agenersl Banking Business Exchange
L. &. Watson
H. Hunter
Dunaan
Clabe
A.J. Hs
E. G. Woon
Jr. Stinson
AL Urs
Ana Merie
Catar
Rhay
ELY
ELY Brothers
Owego
N.Y
Kate
Speers Vineis
Srece’s Uxeerwenrep Grare J Ces
Steer
Claser
Spren’s P. J
Surrey
Strens
P. J. Dranpy
Alfred Speer
Passaic
N. J
A. W. Merck
Warren
Ges
Lingeies
Anythin
Elrer
Igland
apTsur C. Koebley
Woof & Thomas
Deslore
Soal
Offee On
Third St
Methodist Church
N. H
Henry
Hnson & Lord, Props
Barlington
Mores
Warren Pa
Corry
Farr View
Pennsylvania & Ohio R. R
New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroas
Clevekind, Chicase
Cincinnatiorst
Bonis
Pulliam Water
Pullman
Tay Gouches
Thy Jausenger
Chicago and
T. Louis
Dakota
Nebraska
Colada
Wanna
Iocas
Northwest
West Desk Sumthyrs
Ising
Ersson
Epleld
Jamestown
Furig
A.D. Pati
Genel
Puss
Cleveland
Ohio
Dunkirk
Allegieny Valley & Plts- Burge Railroad
Ms Aw tLe Po
Lredougie
Lona
Agatoss
Mil Fulcouer
Junierk
JnsHor
A.M. Ty
Aten
WF. Sani
B.A, Weagrate & Bros
Fisi
Butler
Kingua, Enn
Lowes
GW. Warner
Male
Tae Levers
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