Voyage Through the Mediterranean Echoes of Constantinople
The narrative recalls a perilous sea journey past the Greek archipelago toward Constantinople. It describes harbor dangers, naval battles, and the siege atmosphere. The account blends travel scene with military reflections on Napoleon and the defense of Constantinople amid French and English forces.
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Plotgas
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Constantinople
Eric
Ames Military Hospital
Loring
Benvetian's
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Dois Frevers Ag
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Peter Fort
Pera
Novel of Long Journey Through Time and War
A fragmented excerpt traces a traveler’s life from Naples and Parma to New York, detailing European upheavals and the 1499 Frese revolution. It recalls early New York streets, Wall Street, and social life, ending with hints of authorship and a dinner scene amid changing eras. The text blends travel memoir with historical upheaval and literary reminiscence.
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Parma
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Switner
New Turk
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Atity Winads
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Jhia
Rmetropolis
Broadway
Toledo
Naples
Wall Street
Eaphange
Captains of Industry and Foreign Travel Sketches
An extended Northward excursion recounts visits to Norway and Denmark by prominent travelers. It details Ole Ball and Hang Christian Andersen homes, Viking legends, and the educational tone of Mr Scudder's new volume on English and American self-made men.
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Norway
Denmark
Ole Ball
Hang Christian Andersen
Thia
Scudder
Mas
Bosinow
Janos
Aston
Houghton, Mittin & Co
James Parton
Captains of Indvatey
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Boston
David Aaydale
Ichabod Washburn
Igandia
What the American Girl is Saying and De Ing A French Woman's Modesty
A fashion column discusses modesty and dress trends, noting stockings, velveteen with plaids, and garishness avoidance. It describes neck openings in trained dresses, bridal attire, and hair trends with curls. English mantles for widows, crape adornments, gilt beading, and velvet touches appear, along with decorative handkerchiefs and mantles shaped by Indian stockinet and dolman seams.
Not a typical beauty in wartime gossip
A New York correspondent describes Troy figure Mrs Orme Wilson, formerly Miss Carlo Astor, as striking yet unsettling. He notes hollow chest and emaciated neck, her laughter masking ferocity, and implies her husband is an ordinary young man unsuited to high society.
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Celia Thoster
B. Vito Blake
Calvells
John Ll. Coryell
Toby Deb
New England
Brooks
Harffeld House
J. T. Trowbridge
Edmund Alton
Louisa M Alcott
H. A. Royeson
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Orme Wilson
Mies
Carlo Astor
Caroline Smith
Wall
Southern Women Progress Amid Industrial Advances
Southern women lead in education and enterprise with notable achievements across writing, engraving, drawing, and invention. A North Carolina woman in New York manages 100 writers and supplies clerks, earning a handsome income. South Carolina entrants win prizes in engraving and drawing, while another South Carolinian patents numerous devices. The piece argues Southern women keep pace with modern progress and aim to solve a million problems.
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North Carolina
New York
South Caroline
South Carolina
American Lady Artist Encounters Tourists at Apollo Belvedere
An American woman named Mia Rugatos of Missouri meets a well known artist in Rome near the Apollo Belvedere statue. She questions the statue’s identity and marvels at its beauty, expressing admiration for the marble and its status among world masterpieces.
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American Girls as Students in a Foreign Classroom
An essay contrasts American and English girls in schooling and behavior. It suggests American girls are clever, easily taught but hard to discipline, and prone to rule-breaking for amusement, while English teaching methods rely on quiet authority. Domestic servants’ attire and social expectations are also lightly discussed amid a broader moral tone.
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Sun
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Stockings of the period review and trends
The article surveys hosiery fashions noting fast black dyes, durable double heels, laced stockings, and designs to prevent slipping. It highlights knee to thigh fits, ribbed wide patterns, embroidered models, woolen wear, and new cheap pure silk stockings in varied colors.
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Stocking Knitting Mania and Holiday Markets Turnlists
A fragmentary account describes a craze for Christmas stocking knitting and ornament making in New York. It notes factory processes, varied yarns, and discreet reveals as fashionable handwork entertains shoppers and rival jewelers slash prices amid a holiday rush. The piece juxtaposes comic street humor with urban retail chatter and a sense of seasonal commerce.
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Yiel
New York
Kryvomadegiin
Vietok
A Restaurant Scene and Market Rushes at St. Broad Street
A lengthy mise en scene unfolds from a refined meal at a Chateau Lafitte setting to a bustling Twelfth Street market. The table offers French dishes and desserts as a clock marks 6:15, followed by a crowded counter where eight men and passersby order coffee, eggs, and bread. Soon the crowd swells, the line widens, and race for victuals begins anew with tables cleared and patrons rushing to secure meals before the next express departure.
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