Virginia horse shows draw social crowds and nobles
Virginia’s small horse shows showcase true breeding and equine skill amid social interest. The piece notes Culpeper and fourteen other Virginia events, highlights Irish hunters and Virginia bred horses, and mentions prominent patrons from Meadowbrook and Washington. It contrasts Northern dress parades with Southern simpler attire and predicts Washington could become a major horse market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgina
Old Dominion
Madison Square Garden
Virginia
England
Ginia
Eswick
Leesburg
Culpeper
Manassas
Orange
Charlottesville
Harrisonburg
Front Royal
Berryville
Upperville
Warrenton
Petersburg
Richmond
Racing Association
The
Jockey Club
Spd
Washington
Roosevelt
Cannibal Feasts and Island Table Etiquette Revealed
A penetrating account argues cannibalism reflects culture rather than savagery. It compares Pacific island dining from recipe and ritual to hunter pride, detailing cooking methods, meat distribution, and post meal cleanliness, showing visitors perceive meals as decorous feasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australa
New Caledonia
Islays
Why Jail Birds Often Come Back To Visit Former Prison Homes
A Philadelphia Times feature recalls a Tombs keeper recounting inmates drawn to revisit the jail. A young man, acquitted of murder after a family quarrel, ids out his lingering fascination with the building, while a remorseful former prisoner explains his returned curiosity and change of heart. The keeper notes women seldom return, and discusses prison psychology, Sing Sing contrasts, and the puzzling habit of felons revisiting former confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Street
Keeper
Firat
Sing
What Atlantic Liner Passengers Eat and Drink in a Year
A 1907 food and beverage survey on transatlantic liners quotes the chief steward. It details vast consumption of champagne and claret by first and third class, huge meat and egg orders, numerous delicacies, and substantial beer wine and water use, plus sterilized milk for children. The piece notes North Atlantic dining growth after the new carte system and highlights high coal costs and vast fish, shellfish, and turtle soups.
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Owl Dominion
America
Ireland
Gogland
B. H Wetherbee
New York
Virginia
Atlantic City
Hahdy
Warrenton
Virginia Horsemen
Washington
Charlie
Ting
Lvera
Jloyda
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Virginia Horse Shows
Wien
Tose
Erin's Isle
Lancelot
Galdhad
Tristram
Lascott
Hunt
Meadowbrook
Westchester
Hempstead
Show Horsee
Cane
Presley M. Rixey
Erling Taunt
R. Webly Carter
Travers Daniels
Cary T. Grayson
Navy
T Fleet Galloway
Blair Johnson
Julien Morris
Arlen Potts
Amelia Rives
Princess Troubetskoy
W. B. Shackelford
G. H Townes
H. RB. White
E. Hl. Wetherbee
Darden
Denver
Murray
Keswick
John
Sawyer
St. Paul
Charles Hurcamp
Ourtland Smith
Dion Kerr
Wwe
Fiji
Tor
Hlagk
Western Pacific
Shig Island
Philadelphia Frees
Sigeins
la Carte
Philadelphia Press
Tess
Jess
Niewspapi
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