OVER A ROYAL KNEE Queen Victoria temper and charity in royal life
Special correspondence from Loxpox details Queen Victoria's private acts of charity and prudent spending, alongside a rare account of her violent temper. The piece notes her generosity to household staff and a school funded from her private purse, contrasted with an incident at a naval review where she spanked the Prince of Wales.
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Loxpox
London
Victoria
England
Queen Victoria
Princess Victoria of
Kent
Buckingham Palace
Palace Street
Pimlico
Prince Albert
Royal Yacht
Prince of Wales
Bertie
Prince of Walesa
Gregory Grant
Pipe smoking rises as hard times bite cigar trade
Special Correspondence from Philadelphia notes a shift toward pipes due to economic strain. Smokers switch to briar or tulip wood, with some liking pipes more than cigars. Cigarette makers entice dealers with certificates redeemable for goods, prompting resale by intermediaries in New York's vast dealer network. George Fplemg.
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Philadelphia
New York
George Fplemng
Declining Art: Paper Hangers Lose Earning Power
New York reports a steep drop in earnings for paper hangers over the last decade. James P. Archibald cites shift to artistic interiores and modern finishes as the main cause, noting skilled workers once earned 2000 yearly now struggle to reach half that.
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New York
James P. Archibald
Board of Delegates
Building Trades of
J.C. Ralley
Characteristics of Criminals and Jarrett's Forty-Niner Tale
A nineteenth century excerpt contrasts criminal types with skull and temperament notes while attributing education to reducing criminal tendencies. It then shifts to Henry C. Jarrett recounting his 1849 voyage around the Horn to Portland and San Francisco, including cargo mishaps, sugar sales, potato trades, and turkeys sold for advertising before Christmas 1849.
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Harper’s Bazar
San Francisco
Portland
Oregonian
Old Truth Proved As Bicycle Sale Draws Crowd
A pneumatic tired safety bicycle rested on Highth avenue near the Grand Opera House with a large For Sale placard priced at 12 dollars. The owner bet two hours would pass without a buyer. A stout Englishman lamented the joke as others watched, and finally the owner won the bet as no one bought the bike.
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Highth Avenue
Grand Opera House
London Bridge
New York Sun
Ristori's Dual Nature on Stage and at Home
In recalling Mme. Ristori, the writer notes her fiery tragedy and maternal care during Paris debut with a newborn at her breast between acts in Alyrrha. The nurse and actress balance is not conflicting but complementary, akin to La Malibran's contrasting emotions.
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Ristori
Thave
Paris
Tam
Mme. Ristori
la Malibran
The Champion Cantaloupe Farm’s Notable Methods
Buck Anthony of Early County Georgia is described as the state’s best cantaloupe raiser. His described methods include fertilizing with moc casing, adders, coachwhips, and other snakes caught in spring, claimed to impart finest flavor to cantaloupes and to yield delicious rattlesnake watermelons.
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Buck Anthony
Early County
They Were Not Voting at a Hotel Crowd
A fragment from New York Weekly depicts a foreign visitor complimenting American governance while a bystander questions a hotel crowd’s purpose as if voting. The exchange hints at public interest in a forthcoming law and contrasts with the idea of an orderly election atmosphere.
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New York Weekly
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Ohio Chemical CO
Lima, Ohio
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Deak Stz
Jaylord
Leslie
Mich
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Gentlemex
Helen Morrison
Cincinnati
Ohio
W. L. Lotegay
Opera Biick
Lidia
Buffalo Co-Operative Brewing Co
John H. Gray
Water Street
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Carver House
Warren, PA
Geo. S. Davis
American Tobacco Company
Lizzie Sayles
Sp m. Ofice
Hofman
Samuels’ Bros
Water St
E-Bartsch
Dimond
Elyn
Catar
Hean
Petite
Coulis Ab
ELY Brothers
Wries
Business Directory
T. Neill
Attorney AT Law
Hoffman Block
Samuels Bras
Gry Goods Store
Liberty and
Second Streets
Dpssoor & Peterson
Attorneys AT Law
New Savings Bank
Didsmoor
CHAS
A. Peterson
J Norman Davies
M. B
Liberty Street
W. W. Freeman
Hazeltine
Perry,gstice OF the Peace Axp Conveyancer
Warren
Geo. Ball
C. McAlpin, Ade
Stuart
D.D
Third St. Warren
E H. Boeschlin
Wilbur and Schnur
Hazeltine Building
Liberty St
Frank W. Whitcomb
Third Street
Postoffice
Lily
W A. Greaves
Stu .Uv
Episcopal Church
Ossuth
First National Bank
Second Street
Golden Horse Shoe
L. Gleason
D.A.V
W.N.Y
P.r.r.depota
Batestew
Kodak
Geo. Ball's
PENN
Cee
E. A. Coleman
Hickory St
Humphrey & Nemoyer
Mars
I. L. C. Miller
Bethleham
Cann’s Kidney Cure CO
Venango St
Wyman
Wyman & Davis
Fehlman Bros
Kopf & Henry
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