Wandering American's European Odyssey and Theatre Encounters
A young American narrator travels through England and Europe after a family offer, wandering from London to Paris and beyond. He encounters theatre crowds, performs, and the allure of European art and women shapes his view, culminating in a recurring encounter with a captivating actress who deeply affects him. The piece traces longing, travel, and the pull of cultural scenes across continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prauregurd
Beean
Sir Persant
Achool
Vancho
Argus
Petrarch
Uocle
Auanel
Kiiva
Hanulinan
England
Repulie
Hennesses
Welmar
Blankett
Caroens
Plesaure
Adenia
Utowe
Iis
London
Bii
Phimer Talaga Barbeeque
Arata Koulghite
Sturkes
Havatiton
Ann
Hamilton Sound Binnett
Dale
Hawtin
Bajo
East Aml
Budell and the Square Club Proposal Mix Up
A group of bachelors form a club and plot to propose to Miss Maxwell. Budell secretly plans to pop the question during a tableaux vivants night after Edith Maxwell and Smithers contend for her attention. Smithers ultimately marries Edith Maxwell’s sister eighteen months later.
Fragmented tale of Madge Lambert and a distant romance
Text presents a sprawling, archaic romance with Madge Lambert amid a tangle of relationships. It intertwines vows, elopements, and family ties across generations, hinting at a melodramatic plot centered on marriage, inheritance, and social expectations within a colonial or early American setting.
America's Tallest Man A Texas Giant in Missouri Visit
A Texas giant nearly eight feet tall is described during a visit to Mr. Franklin in Missouri. The account recounts the house’s low doors and loft, the giant’s calm demeanor as he sits smoking, and a detailed family history of extraordinary heights including a son six feet ten inches and a father six feet two. The tale blends local lore with genealogical notes and curious measurements from the visit.
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Franklin
Texas
Leighboro
Roety
Carolina
Missouri
M County
California
Chagres
New Orleans
Falcon
Mary T.thurston
Vving
Florida x
Patnam
Marion
Samtar
Polk
Hetounde
Hiltevorough
Woman Gossip on Education and Marriage in Modern Society
A historical piece argues for improving women’s education and training to prepare for matrimony and motherhood. It critiques factory-era shifts, warns of destitution after husbands’ deaths, and urges girls to gain trades, disciplined study, and domestic skills to ensure independence and stronger family life.
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Minty PaWhfed
New York
Trirone
Tregard
Worman
United States Army
Morgan
Tilve
Women and the stock craze at up town Ladies Banks
The Brooklyn Eagle reports on women investors drawn to stock market excitement. It describes the rise of Ladies’ Banking Houses near Union and Madison Squares, with women often recruited by sharpers. A reporter visits a Broadway office and notes cautious, small investments and frequent borrowing from relatives to sustain the practice.
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Ieee
Brooklyn Eagle
Union
Madison
Stok Exchange For
Broadway
Two Romances in Real Life from the Independent Fortune
The piece recounts a New York couple where a ambitious woman and her lover marry and rise in society as a refined trader couple. An eminent Pennsylvania jurist of the era visits a farmer’s home, praising a daughter who later becomes a matron. their sons include a lawyer, a divine, and a political candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bet Schools
New York
Pennsylvania
Howe
Abe
Farmer's C.'s
Maud Muller
Mary
Practical Courtship Leads to Swift Iowa Wedding
A Sioux City man named Philip Rabel, seeking a wife, learned of Matilda Woodfork in Morgan Township. After a rapid proposal, he gave five dollars to seal the bargain and the couple married within days in Onawa, reflecting a brisk practical approach to marriage.
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Sioux City
Morgan Township
Morgan
Philip Rabel
Philly
Misa Matlida
Woodfork
Philip
Wan
Onawa
Why He Married Her Character Sketch From Lord Lawrence Biography
A forthcoming biography recounts a vivid anecdote about Lord Lawrence showing both tenderness and resolve. While reading in his Southgate drawing room, he repeatedly asked where his wife and daughters were, then returned to his book, reflecting a blend of affection and duty that defined the man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angi
Nat
Fadell
Agnin
Budell
Dane
Abd. Tafterwands
Deven
Scriptur
Smithers
Conservatory
Marly
Hauthers
Nace Club
Marley
Upve
Rotel
Rustell
Kliutio
Greta
Lacy
Smithere Budell
Bodell
Hartel
Jose Fd
Brinetten
Immouthe
Staal Eure
Ruplin
de Tor
Edith
Will
Scotland
Fanny
Bateli
Muntea
Lord Lawrence
Southgate
Jobe
Royal dress details at Buckingham Palace drawing room
A court scene describes Queen Victoria wearing a black mole antique train dress with ostrich feathers and a coronet of diamonds. The Princess of Wales and Princes Christian display green velvet and brown brocade outfits with diamonds, tiaras, and orders. CHIT-CHAT sections note postwar chatter and a Mrs. Lacinda Amid master’s absence remark.
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Buck Ingham Palace
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Princess of Wales
Victoria and Albert
Catherine of
Crown of
India
Auxe-Coburg- Gotha
Louise
Promia
St. John of Princes
Beatrice
Victoria
Fashion Notes and Theater Echoes From A Turbulent Evening
A fragmented column blends theater whispers with fashion notes. Mentions of a young parson, rushed arrivals, and a blurred sighting mix with style reports on tall hats, plaids, lace, and new spring dresses. The piece signals trends in colors, fabrics, and accessories, with Paris importations and novelties like empire puff sleeves and Ottoman silks shaping wardrobes.
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Azalea
Fea
EJ. Denning
Wealthy baronet and secret child mystery in 17th century tale
The report traces a Dublin era affair involving a baronet, his cook, and a comely mistress who bore a child in Kingstown. After a long, secret marriage and multiple relocations, the couple’s deaths in 1877 sparked pursuit of the unknown child, with private detectives and wills shaping a tangled inheritance saga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bis Ag
Lin
Jeruary
Beaghier
Kingstown
Dublin
Kingwtown
Addrem Abe
Abe
England
Obi
Piet
Irland
Suddee
Umemaaler
Po Baronet
Ben Deing
Bigart
Merack Cavalry Regiment
Drilel Army
Howeve
Deere
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the Ring
Tur Mea
Aimee Wihentis
Ame
Poaer Sais
Nest Rae
Dens Sa
Vas
Gourbhingy
Burtell Marley
Smilers
Migeelf
Hove
Badellat
Mardell
Bussell
Bealles
Tetal
Hin
Rogali
Sam
Square
Miss Maxwell
Tonent Hy
Carlyon
East Moor
Badell
Stubthens
Mins Maxwell
Sraithers
Rudell
Hadell
Patr
Mas Maxwell
Fiidell
Stux
Bail
Annie
Builell
Fat
Buitell
George
Wwe
Goat
Ming Maxwell
Madge Lambert
Merphane
Hein Ktiay
Waliawel
Masmader
Wien
Ian
Heer
Chile
Bank
Geegy
Keutem
Lena Langead
Feerie
Vicksturg
Hifi
Hind
Rosyuleat
Slule
Willin Orbiow
Charles River
Priscilla
Hector
Andysseus
Gryen Gras
van Lary
Arthur
Rota
America
Mar
WOMEN
Mays & Corresponden
Eurvania
Nellie Palmer
Miss Smith
Fashion Notes
Fancy Tall
Rede Hoany Pier
Velypen
Reece
Baden
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