Eugene Field reminiscences and society notes in era pieces
Eugene Field recalls a Willowdale visit with Jessie Bartlett Davis 8 years ago and her family’s lively country life. The column adds assorted society items including Mrs Grant rethinking memoirs, Langtry at the Royal Academy, and various ideas on fashion, domestic invention, and women’s roles in Berlin and Chicago.
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Eugene Field
Field
Oge
Willowdale
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Chicago
Davis
Shay
Sam
Royal Academy
Langtry
Lily
The Great Detective of the Inspector Agroes in Binearthing
A farmer writes a long letter describing his failed well digging project and its social strains. He narrates conflicts with neighbors over farming styles and crop practices, notes disputes about weather yields, and jokes about a fictional inspector as a comic device. The piece blends farm life anecdotes with personal grievances and rural humor. He laments misrepresentation of farming, questions neighbors, and recounts daily trials on his estate.
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Dapew
Orion
Sini
Nii
Dualen
Ae 2
Naeiter
Fae
Vax
Caroline
Jamie
Gret
Sam
Vanterhill
Finn Levi
Coma Sud
Sandy Mosh
Ignos
Aleoe
Loke
Ming
Fletchers
New Stoah
Preach Brook
Gama
Toy Son
Talelock
Bowse
German Officer Courting a New York Heiress in Court Ball
A humorous tale from New York society recounts Edith A and Mme A plotting a flirtatious courtship with Graf von S a German officer. After a dinner, Edith wears Graf S helmet, provoking a kiss and a royal cotillion. the romance deepens with a public proposal overheard among guests and a later marriage within the regiment. The piece also includes a trenchant aside on Chinese laundrymen and a folksy anecdote about a locksmith’s night entry.
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Wile
York Tribune
New York
Graf von S
Edith A
Deutsches Madebon
Germany
Dierman
Graf S
Mme
Tanos
Graf
Edith
Count S
Augentlick
Buirh
Madan R
Indy
Ale
Quay Harrison rift amid White House scuffle
President recounts origin of Quay break over Lt. Andrew G. C. Quay’s captaincy dispute. Quay pressed for rapid promotion despite seniority norms, prompting a final refusal. Minneapolis canvass shows Ohio delegates split between Harrison backing and opposition, with a few undecided.
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Wasminatos
Quay
Andrew G. C. Quay
Military Academy
Minneapolia
Kegtater
Conewaca
Ohio Delegaton
Minneapolis
Young
Harrison
Blaine
Eae Ee
Travel advances for various conventions and excursions
The notice lists round trip fares and return deadlines for travel to Cedar Rapids Helena Washington Chicago Saratoga Springs Minneapolis New York and more tied to events such as German Baptist Conference Supreme Lodge gatherings Republican Democratic and National Educational Association conventions and Christian Endeavor meetings. It also mentions a sensational incident about a house and a lover’s lieutenant with a phonograph and electrical wires provoking attention.
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Minneapolis
Mian
Coe
Chicago
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
National Educational Association
New York
Christian Endeavor United Society
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