Picturesque Scenes of Como and Saratoga
A reflective travel essay contrasts Italian lake scenery with the White Mountains and Saratoga Springs. It praises Bellagio and Como for beauty while noting Alpine inspiration, describes Franconia Notch and Franconia Valley landscapes, and comments on Saratoga society, architecture, politics, and seasonal life with local color and wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulwer
Wilson
Como
Lady of Lyons
Claude
Bellagio
Italy
Pliny
Charlotte
Chateau En Espagne
Samerin
Appalachian
Alps
White Mountains
Alleghanies
Tera
Harriet Martineau
Monconia Notch
Apar
Franconia
Mixed Notes On Civility, Editors And Public Life
A collage of witty maxims, political remarks, and small town anecdotes. The item cites Henry M. Stanley, Samuel J. Randall, Senator Voorhees, and Ben Butler while noting local editor quirks and jokes. It reports cholera deaths on a steamship, frost threatening Virginia tobacco, libel cases in Petersburg, and various editorial foibles, with light commentary on editors and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Randall
Congress
Voorhees
Indiana
New York
Old North State Leading Southern Industrial Growth
The Chattanooga Tradesman quarterly review highlights rapid Southern progress with North Carolina near the front. It notes 33 new factories in three months including 12 in NC, six new railroad companies, five glass plants, 45 mills, and rising cotton use, with Alabama and Tennessee advancing iron and rolling mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga Tradesman
North Carolina
Texas
Georgia
Virginia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Alabama
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Southern Mills
Private letter on Wilson’s land and climate prospects
Professor Tucke writes of Wilson as a desirable stop between Weldon and Wilmington. He describes warm, rainy seasons from July to September and a humid climate with high barometric pressure. He praises the people of Wilson and notes enduring heat with strong sweat, using a now-archaic term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucke
Wilson
Weldon
Wilmington
North Carolina
Mosquito’s Midnight Misdeeds Unearthed in Humorous Verse
A playful verse mocks the mosquito as it prowls at night leaving bites on heads and limbs. It details its precise attacks and hidden resting spots, dodging every swat with sly persistence.
Cleveland Begins Southern and Western Presidential Tour
President Cleveland departed Washington last week for a tour of the South and West drawing ovations along the route from supporters and crowds observed on the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Washington City
Untitled barber tale with a torturous joke
A loquacious barber asks a slain customer if his shaving is agreeable. The man, under torture, quips about his wife admiring the look and a bonnet, prompting the barber to boast that wives judge their husbands well. The tale ends with the harbor losing himself in reflection.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Imer
Hye
Saratoga
Paris
America
Piazza Life
States of Union
Broadway
North Broadway
Union Streets
Newport
Woodlawn Park
Judge Hilton
A. T. Stewart
Hathorn
Thakore Sahib
Congress of Nations
Blaine
Empire State
Levi P. Morton
North
Caliny
Henry M. Stanley
Gen. Pryor
Capt. Black
Col. Insergell
Mr. Harlan
Iowa
Rev. E. N.S. Blagg
Criminal Courts
Philadelphia
Ben Butler
Mogus
Louisville Courier-Journal
William Preston
Dayton
Vicksburg
Pemberton
Grant
E. M. Poteat
Raleigh Recorder
Maryland
Baltimore
Petersburg
R. P. Barham
W. N. Evans
Garrett
O’brien
Ireland
Castle Garden
Rhode Island
Confederate Soldiers
Richmond
Minnesota
Senator Evarts
Sombody
Zeb
Great Black Mountain
The
New York Herald
Roger A. Pryor
Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
General Pryor
Joseph Cilley
New Hampshire
Simon Cameron
James Bradbury
Maine
Jefferson Davis
Hannibal Hamlin
Cameron
Senate
Messrs
Cilley
Bradburry
Davis
Hamlin
Charles Simmons
Tilden
Mr Tilden
Old North State
STILE
Progeress
PROM
Florida
the Presidential Party
Reather Barbarolus
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