Dainty Nobles and Notable Ladies Parade Fashion
A curate of social notes describes Mme de Pompadour’s famed perfumes and a circuit of New York socialites with tiaras. It notes Lady Colin Campbell on kissing, Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox on milk baths, Mrs Levi Morton on white linen, and Mrs Increase Sumner’s tea crops. Also covered are Mrs Wilbur Bloodgood’s refined taste, Mrs Thomas A Scott’s around the world yacht tour, Mrs E B Crocker’s estates, Miss Aldrich’s musical scholarship, Mme Ida Lane Ney’s cigar ribbon gown, the Duchess of Veragua’s medal, and Lady Ermyntrude Malet’s vast boot collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. de Pompadour
Baylies
New York
Colin Campbell
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Levi P. Morton
Increase Sumner
Starke
Fla
China
Wilbur A. Bloodgood
Thomas A. Scott
Pennsylvania Railroad
E. B. Crocker
California
J. Sloat Fassets
Buchanan and Montgomery
Larchmont
Westchester County
N. Y
Aldrich
United States
Italy
France
Mme
Ida Lane Ney
Vienna
Duchess of
Ermyntrude Malet
Ermyntrude
Duke of Bedford
Footlight News and Theatrical Scribbles
J K Emmet sails on a long cruise in a new yacht. Isabel Evesson replaces Sadie Martinet for Rose Coghlan. Fanny Rice seeks a Paris play. Proben Nedermann debuts with Kung Snick. Lawrence Hanley opens with The Player in Norfolk on Aug 24. Duse Marguerite hailed by critics as heart weak. Vivian Sartoris, Nellie Grant Sartoris's daughter, may debut soon. Willard Newell and Jessie Wyatt wed in Jersey City. Mademoiselle Ma Femme staged at Menus Plaisirs, Paris. Lee Harrison signs The Wicklow Postman cast. Phoebe Davies and company to present The New South in New York in August. Nellie McHenry’s company headlined by Spencer marries Eunice Rennie in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Emmet
Isabel Evesson
Rose Coghlan
Sadie Martinet
Fanny Rice
Paris
Kung Snick
Proben Nedermann
Lawrence Hanley
Blanche Marsden
Norfolk
London
Duse
Marguerite
Vivian Sartoris
Nellie Grant-Sartoris
Willard Newell
Jessie Porter Barchus
Jessie Wyatt
Jersey City
Mademoiselle Ma Femme
Mme. Ordonneau and
Pradels
Menus Pl
Bright Bits From A Bygone Gazetteer
A miscellany notes clerks called clerkess in Edinburgh Gazette the ban on marriage offers Russia imposes on newspapers cites Brockenkopf tower view of 89 cities 668 villages letters total vary 12 to 202 Sandwich Islanders have first alphabet number Tartarian last the national flag star origin Betsy Ross influenced five pointed star Washington flag design jog to Greenwich line to balance land between New York and Connecticut across the line dispute and redraws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh Gazette
Brocken
Harz
Washington
Betsy Ross
New York and
Connecticut
Greenwich
New York
Notable World Figures and Oddities Of The Era
A survey of prominent figures and curious facts from the period includes the Duke of Westminster’s vast income per second, Green Meek the Kentuckian entrepreneur, Morton’s vigor at 64, and the Earl of Dudley’s record life insurance. It also notes Sir Edwin Arnold’s American woman fantasy, William Steinway’s charitable giving, Dr. Evans planning a Paris study home, and long-lived Col. Wait near 82. Plus quirky reports on Columbian stamps, Jack Rice’s assault case, Dr. Falk the quake prophet, Dean Hole’s career choices, De Peyster’s Knickerbocker pride, a Web ster County man with changing hair, and Burnaby’s 12-minute five-quad feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Steinway
Thomas W. Evans
Paris
Eugenie
John Turner Wait
Norwich
Congress
Connecticut
Jonathan Stanhope
Wayne County
Ind
Jack Rice
Flushing
N. Y
Rudolf Falk
Vienna
Dean Hole
Rochester
England
Frederick J. de Peyster
St. Nicholas Society of
New York
St. Nicholas Society
Webster County
W. Va
Wharton
Fred Burnaby
Windsor
Pen and portrait obsessions noted in literary and art circles
M Pierre Loti favors dedicating books to prominent ladies. Trollope wrote his first novel in 24 days to fund his wife’s art care. Van Beers prefers female subjects. Millais portraits two children, one brunette with a canary motif. Jean Ingelow loves flowers. Edward Potter buys a $800 bay horse for an equestrian Grant monument. Rosalie Cox notes Cinderella told in 345 forms since 1697.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Pierre Loti
Anthony Trollope
van Beers
Sir John Millais
Jean Ingelow
Edward C. Potter
Springfield
Mass
General Grant
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Rosalie Cox
London
India
Egypt
Interesting Facts From Various Eras And Places
A compilation notes that one woman in 137 in India can read, Philadelphia has 23,000 more girls than boys, a corset firm produced 838 corsets for men last year, Patrick Henry popularized the term fellow citizens in 1776, beards were common among many groups, the first lightning conductor was by a Bohemian monk in 1754, a medieval king granted land for a world history book, Bostonians average 138 pounds, and Westerners average six pounds more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Philadelphia
Patrick Henry
Franklin
King of Northumberland
Digestive Cures and Curious Dishes Mentioned
A discussion of digestion notes cheese as a helpful morsel after dinner and a roasted rabbit fit for fastidious tastes if hung to a height. It mentions a midnight bite called Scotch partridge and a grasshopper essence sauce from Egypt. It praises De Witt's Little Early Risers for liver regulation and relief from dyspepsia and related issues. Morris & Mullen and F. H. Dixson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
de Witt
Morris & Mullen
F. H. Dixson
British battleship Victoria sinks off Tripoli coast
A British battleship Victoria was sunk off the Tripoli coast with over 400 crew lost. Reports note steering failure as a possible cause. The incident prompts naval and governmental investigations and reactions across Europe.
Vegetable growth blocks water mains in St Paul area
In St Paul two service pipes feeding a double house carried one line with clean water and one with muddy water. A portable engine boiler connected to the kitchen faucet forced steam at 70 pounds against 35 pounds water pressure for 80 minutes to clear the foul pipe. Since treatment 12 similar cases have been resolved, with caution urged to prevent leaks or open fittings during steaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Doubt at the Last: Death Tests and Buried Alive Fears
Washington Star notes changing views on near burial symptoms from the Civil War era to modern science. It discusses fakirs buried alive, Townshend’s self induced torpor, revival after death, and medicolegal signs such as rigor mortis, tongue withdrawal, and hand color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidy
Colonel Townshend
Townshend
India
Chicago
Washington Star
Spanish literature praised for quality and scholars
The New York Sun lauds modern Spanish literature with high praise for its romancers novelists and poets and notes Spain has long produced eminent scholars in all fields of learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
New York Sun
Empress as Godmother Due to Widest Sponsorship Requests
The empress baptizes all royal children with Jordan water and will sponsor only if the parent is personally known. She has birthdays celebrated for each child, and during a Bismarck episode the crown prince quips that the father will dictate to the people, a remark noted by Arthur Warren in Ladies' Home Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Prussia
Germany
Bismarck
Arthur Warren
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hints for Young Singers From Boston Music Figure
A Boston musician provides practical guidance for aspiring singers emphasizing proper instruction, refinement, focus, and discipline. It stresses truthful interpretation, daily routine, audience connection, and avoiding overextension or excess habits while noting the demanding, competitive nature of a musical career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Journal
Clergyman recounts wedding fee evasions from groom and best man
A Baltimore Herald excerpt presents two ministers describing grooms who refused or failed to pay marriage fees. One priest recalls multiple couples who promised payment but did not deliver. The second notes a case where the best man allegedly took the fee, leaving the pastor unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Herald
The Ceremonial Use of Tobacco in Native Cultures
John Hawkins notes in Popular Science Monthly that tobacco’s earliest use among American aborigines intertwined with sacred rites. The pipe served priests and shamans as a link to unseen spirits, and tobacco was linked to disease treatment in a worldview where illness sprang from malevolent forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
John Hawkins
Popular Science Monthly
Violin Attributed to Stradivarius Sold In London
A violin dated 1734 said to be made by Stradivarius in his ninety first year sold in London for £800. In the past twenty years it changed hands three times with earlier prices of £400 and £600, per London Tit-Bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stradivarius
London
Judging by Appearances in Courtroom Narration
A series of quoted remarks contrasts perceptions of a prisoner and the judge in court. The dialog reflects misreading faces as murderous while distinguishing roles, with a quip about misidentification and humor about courtroom appearances.
Edison on Women Electricians and Early Electric Transport
Edison praises women electricians for delicate touch and judgment. Indigo is produced by an electrolytic process from plant liquids. Electric motors power a new invalid tricycle chair with a storage battery claiming 50 miles range at eight mph. London draws novelty with an electric three wheeled cab moving unseen and can be steered with ease, at a pace of one mile every three minutes.
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David
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Chicago
Rock Island
Peoria
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Watertown
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Des Moines
Davenport
Omaha
Lincoln
Missouri River
St. Joseph
Atchison
Leavenworth
Kansas City
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Kansas
Topeka
Arapahoe
Colorado
United States
Canada
Mexico
Edison
London
Unusual Geography and a Prank at Sand Springs
The article notes Niagara’s vast water volume, Suez cuttings, and Nevada rivers, then recounts a Boston drummer duped at Sand Springs Abilene Kansas. He sought a store after a joke about a supposed town, paid a farmer to bring his baggage back, and resolved to greet fellow travelers with goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Kaw
Boston
Sand Springs
Jones
Jakers
Patt
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Lost in Vers and a Frugal Emerson Tale
In Vers the narrator is guided from a tangled maze by a brave old man who refuses payment, praising the local kindness. A second anecdote about Emerson reflects on market bargaining with a Boston newsdealer and a baker, recalling the clash over price and a buyer’s concession.
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Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Socrates
Plato
Causeway Street
Fitchburg
Boston
Ralph
Boston Globe
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Third Street
Dr. Bartholomew's
Warren
F. W. Whitcomb
Ieon G. Ball
Hoffman Block
Room
Warren, Pa
Ate & Peterson
Attorneys At Law
Warren Savings Bank
Chas, Dinsmoor
Chas, A. Peterson
T. Donly, J
Diamond St
Pittsburg
Several Courts of Allegheny Co
U. S. District and
Supreme Courts
Allegheny
Danforth
Second
Liberty Streets
H . S. Perry
Water Street
Woodard & Lesser
H. Donly
Attorney At Law
Judge Scofield
Liberty Street
J Norman Davies, M.D
Higgins & Allen
Attorneys and Cows
Allen Block
Corner Second Streets
Orren
Allen
George HH. Higgins
Harrison Allen
Samuel G. Allen
Wellers
C. McAlpin, A
J. W. Stuart
D.D.S
H. Meacham
Justice of the Peace
Cornelius
Front Street
Wu R & Schnur
Lai
Hazeltine Building
W. Wilbur, Wm, Schnuer
M Or Walkerman
Oneida Market
W. Dunkle
Chloe
Hollman Block
Freeman
Hazeltine
Are & Thompson
Beaty Block, B. 1
Ball, Gc. Co. Thompson
Indsey & Parmlee
Johnson’s Exchange
W. M. Lindsey
J. O. Parmler
Franklin Typewriter
Universal Keyboard
Franklin Typewriter CO
Chestnut St
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Commissioners’ Office
Great Rock Island
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Titusville Ly
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Lake Shore and Erie Railways
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C.H. Ketcham
D.C. Moon
W. J. Sparks
Kinzua
Salamanca
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Oleanxpress
Olean Express
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Tidioute
Tionesta
Oil City
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RK. Beis
J. A. Fellows
Exchange St
Buffalo, N. Y
Tionesta Valley Railroad
Garfield
Tiona
Barnes
Brookston
Sheffield Junction
Wolf Run
Jerry Crary
Erle
Cincinnati
St. Louis
East
West
F.H. Garfield
Jamestown, N.Y
Philadelphia Weekly Press
GEO
Ball's Storf
Cancher
DR. McCoy
East Main Street
Corry
Hazeltine Woolen Mills
David Shear
D. Shear
Morris & Mullen, N.C. Allen
Gilmore
Victoria
Tripoli
Z. Erwin
Potsdam
Lamont
Military Court of Inquiry
B. J. Doran
Cataract Bank
Niagara Falls
Peoples’ Home Savings Bank of
San Francisco
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence River
Andy Muldoon
Virginia
Fitzham
Auburn Prison
New York Harbor
Ambassador Bayard
Prince of Wales
Marlborough House
Machias
Carrollton
Parke Godwin
William Cullen Bryant
Bar Harbor
Eugene A. Marvin
Charles H. Conrad
Danville
Richmond
Panama
Avondale
N. J
Lachine Canal
Montreal
Maud McKibben
Eulalia
San Salvador
van Wyck
Neb
Angelina de Marrie
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Walter E. Shaw
Houston
Tex
Frank P. Scearce
Lexington
Albany
Dan Edwards
Selma
Ala
Chamber of Deputies
Giolitti
Partridge
Minn
Corfu
Edward Bunt
Tanucrovits
Kingston Depot
James A. McKenzie
Peru
Morales
Lima
Caceres
Nicaragua
Tonawanda
Duke of
Bank of New England
Queen City Bank of Buffalo
Magdeburg
Saxony
Tremont
Fort Scott
Kan
Mecca
Cornelius Herz
Bournemouth
Eng
Illinois
Louisiana
Markham
Indian Territory
Republican Leagues
Saratoga
Clement
Linn
Cora Tanner
Columbus
Grown Creek Iron Company
Chester
Adirondack Mountains
Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia
Seville
Malaga
Talfourd
Moniteur Industries
Venice
Gazetta
Fehlman Bros
U. S
Falls of
Niagara
Suez Canal
Atlantic Ocean
Azores
Nevada
Owyhee
Provence
Thomas A. Janvier
Vers
Monsieur
Patent Office
Harper’s
GEMS
Vair
Mystic Sea
Rhine
Sir Walter
Emerald Isle
Britain
Home
Brandon Banner
Father Ryan
R. J. Burdette
Atlanta Constitution
Helen Hunt Jackson
J. Denham
Plaster of Paris
Silesia
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