Notable British and American Acting Figures in Society
The article lists counts and countesses tied to acting and aristocracy, noting the Countess of Essex as the last survivor among several titled actresses. It profiles figures like Donn Pratt, W. W. Story, Bayard Tuckerman, Henry C. Bunner, Amelie Rives, Constance Cary Harrison, Ethel Sprague, and Lytton, describing their roles, status, and cultural influence in Europe and America.
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Essex
Ariscng
Anaseee Robinson
Pyerdoroud
Fenton
Non
Farren
Derby
Brunton
Craven
Ion
St. Albans
Foote
Harrington
Jadisrense Bertrand
Count Bertrand
Napoleon
Paris
St. Helena
Emnt
Hortense
Qurense
France
M. Thayer
Goteman
Waterloo
Donn Pratt
Washington Capital
Ohio
Colonel Pratt
Shhenck
Baltimore
Maryland Club
W. W. Story
Rome
Capitol
Vatican
Mr. Story
Cleopatra
Sory
Barbarini Palace
Bayard Tuckerman
New York
Althugh
Brander Matthews
Richard H. Stoddard
E. C. Stedman
Bronson Howard
Oliver B. Bunce
Edgar Fawcett
Frank R. Stockton
Henry C. Bunner
Puck
Eecy
Constance Cary
Burton N. Harrison
Jefferson Davis
Rha Hae
Ethel Sprague
Kate Chase
Jusee Chase
Pearance
Ljrd Lytton, Tas &. Unt
Ste
Wilson
Kentucky
Rhett
Reems
Reems Will Soon Be Puby) With the Title of “ Life and Love.” Ann Irving
Irving
Taner Mathews
Lydia Einen
Ayrs
Shakspeare
Ida Styylus
Aist Volu
Mystery Text on Baldness and Hats in Fragmentary Note
Fragmented OCR reads about baldness and hair care with stray lines on wearing hats and wet hair. A child asks why fish are full of splinters amid garbled phrases about materials and attention to the head.
Jogging for cats fishing tale from Zeb in Vidalia
An Army officer recalls a dawn fishing method called jogging for cats on the Mississippi near Vidalia Louisiana. He and Zeb the lazy local hunter use cheese bait on jug lines to chase and net large catfish, including a dramatic chase across the river and a tense near-capture of a big fish.
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Vidalia
Natchez
Miss
Mississippi River
Concordia Parish
Zeb
Darky
Maria
Ingenious Rats and Jugging for Cats in Memoir Tales
A naturalist recalls rats stealing eggs by passing them along in a line. A Mississippi river narrator describes jugging for cats with six stoneware jugs, tumbling into the water, landing a thirty-pound catfish, and a breakfast misadventure with underdone meat.
Descriptive Schoolboy Terms a Creature as a "Great Blackery"
A schoolboy calls the creature a great big blackery gallery slimy mouth with a little fish’s tail. The writer notes specimens seen weighing 100 pounds and more, without stating exact heaviness.
Epitaph Tale Shows Ben Jonson and a Salve Pitch
The article recounts Ben Jonson crafting an epitaph for a young man who left a large estate but "did nothing" notable. The poet questions the dead man’s deeds and age, ultimately producing a blunt couplet that mocks a life simply lived and money saved.
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Ben Jonson
Longfellow
Jonson
Practical Answers Through Simple Life Lessons
A cleareyed remark contrasts practical solutions with grand oratory. An anarchist speaker argues about wealth and land in a crowd, while a responder cites thrift and smart buying as the real pathway to success, echoing a Chicago Tribune idea on practical economics over rhetoric.
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Chicago Tribune
Telegraphic links seen between Russia and France discussed
Telegrams currently pass via Germany and have been tampered with in Berlin. In a Germany Austria war Russia would lose telegraphic contact with Europe, highlighting fragile cross continental communications.
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Russia
France
Germany
Berlin
Austria
Europe
Thanksgiving Day Gratitude Versus Yearlong Neglect
A poem contrasts public thanks on Thanksgiving with consistent neglect the rest of the year, noting worldly people utter gratitude only in holiday moments while failing to heed moral duties daily.
The Way of the Transgressor Is Hard
A pithy saying argues that the path of a transgressor is paved and easy to travel, contrasting the notion of hardship with a smooth macadamized road. The remark emphasizes the ease of illicit paths.
Log Cabin Remedies Promoted as Natural Health Aids
The ad extols natural healing from nature, praising grandmothers and ancient cures. Warner's Log Cabin Remedies market items such as Sarsaparilla, Hops and Buchu, Cough and Consumption Remedy, Secalpine, Extract, Liver Pills, Rose Cream, and Plasters, all claiming old time vegetable formulas.
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Warner's Log Cabin
England and the Mussulmans of India and loyalty to Britain
A Nineteenth Century piece argues that 50 million Mussulmans in India remain vital to Britain's safety against Russia. It invokes Ottoman Caliphate loyalty in 1557 and 1857, fasting Muslims, and claims equal laws empower Muslims as British subjects while stressing religious bond to the Caliph and Mecca.
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England
India
Abdul Medjid
Constantinople
Turkey
Great Britain
Crimea
St. Lotia
Mecca
Medina
Inca
Bosphorus
What Science Sees in Mud and Water
A Victorian reflection notes that mud hides potential gems and minerals. By separating sand, clay, and water, one may obtain opal porcelain white earth sapphire diamond and a purified star-like Jewdrop, revealing science’s hidden possibilities in ordinary mire.
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John Lubbock
Ruskin
Subterranean City Jericho Depth Below Sea Level
A description notes Jericho lies 1,18 feet below sea level making it the deepest city known. No other city reaches such depth, highlighting unique geographic positioning.
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Jericho
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