Kisses Past and Present in a World of Love
The piece surveys kisses across history from a Scottish deacon’s brave kiss to modern stage stars and poets. It cites biblical and literary examples, infant and maternal vows, royal tragedy, and theatrical couplings, ending with a romantic scene of courtship and a daring midnight kiss on a balcony.
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Yulbe
Shelly
Tennyson Shere
Christ
Ran
Henry Ward Beecher
Theodore Tilton
David
Jonathan
Alice
Victoria
Kigs
Mamma
Locksley Hall
Emma Abbott
Case
Paul
Virginia
Emma
Sarah Bernhardt
Mary Anderson
Juin
Umbrella Messages Unlock Courtship and Curses
A New York Herald moralizes on umbrellas as a coded language and social signal. Each position and action from opening to drips conveys romance danger loyalty and insult, revealing a satirical view of mania for etiquette and consumer goods.
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New York Herald
Malaria cures and oddities in a 19th century ad roundup
An assorted page features a Lips Malaria and Liver Pad offer for one dollar, a Michigan bill imposing fines for indecent publications, notes on burr removal with Burdock Blood Bitters, Kidney Wort advertisements, a London toast misquote, and an Ohio to New York franking privilege puzzle comparing letters per inhabitant.
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Ohio
New York
Mountana
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Dalzell
Tojdie
Hop Bitters touted as cure and tonic in early promotion
An old health ad extols Hop Bitters as the cheapest, best remedy for stomach and blood purification. Contemporaneous notes reference Ignatieff in Vienna and Nihilist conciliation. Also mentions Dr. Auer's Headache and Dyspepsia Pills, 25 cents. June 51-m
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Mettaurs
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Vaccination Plague Narrative From Free Press Echoes Fear
The excerpt portrays a panicked, fragmented account of forced vaccination in a tense urban setting. Residents describe men in authority delivering shots for shillings while demanding compliance, with fear and coercion shaping the chaotic scene.
Revised New Testament published amid sharp public rebuke
Amid strong press opposition the revised New Testament arrives in print with 2000,000 copies issued by Cambridge and Oxford, while critics accuse revisers of frivolous changes and destroying English prose. The piece notes widespread disapproval, Parliament may enforce use, prices range from one shilling to two pounds, and publishers struggle to fill April orders.
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