Washington Society Charms and Controversies at White House Receptions
The piece sketches Mrs Grant and the Sherman and Fish households in Washington society. It notes Mrs Grant’s gracious receptions, Sherman family charity, Miss Minnie Sherman’s cautious return to society after an accident, Mrs Fish’s extended season, and remarks on Mrs Cox and Miss Chase among other prominent hostesses. It also recounts anecdotes of ballroom conduct, courtship expectations, and the social climate surrounding the White House circle.
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Batit
Grant Shiner
White House
Shermans
Minnie Sherman
Regrl
Arthur
General Sherman
Sherman
Mra Sherman
Mrs. Fish
Crestwell
Creswell
Inaka
Mra Creswell
Cox Mra Cox
Interior
Capital Hill
Con
Helen Cis
Prince I
Sle
Mia Coz
Mica Cox
Tehourgehe
Washington
Mra Sprague
Severs
Weil
Charmurg
Sprague
Kate Chaca
Johsons
Senator Sprague
Selling Our Birthrights and the Esau Metaphor
A sermon-like discourse warns against selling birthrights for temporary gains. It contrasts Esau and Jacob as types of weakness and shrewdness, urges generosity, and warns that trading faith for pottage brings spiritual loss with no messiah to restore lineage. It questions personal sacrifice and vows to preserve blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esaus
Heau
Jacob
Elaus
Jacobs
Esau
Wonderful Discovery Of Captain Kidd Treasure Near National Cemetery
A long-hidden treasure tale resurfaces after a storm. Two boys found a cedar box bound with iron near excavations from treasure seekers a year earlier. Inside are Spanish gold and silver coins dated up to 1680, gold ornaments, silver trappings, and a parchment with unreadable characters. A New York dealer has offered to buy the box for a high price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natches New South
Captain Kidd
National Cemetery
New York
Revels Urges Education as Lever for African Race Progress
Senator Revels of Misaiksipyi spoke in Baltimore to a colored church audience urging education as the key to uplift. He called for primary then collegiate schooling and warned youth to study with resolve. He urged the press church and political groups to aid uplift and for youths to read newspapers to stay informed on great issues.
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Revela
Misaiksipyi
Baltimore
Talamerta
Mirage Warning From Mother Over Marriage Pact
The text recalls a dialogue where Paris-Yeneurs questions what John Wells meant by a miracle and a mother warns that not marrying will result in a mirage, implying a failed betrothal or vanished promise.
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Paris-Yeneurs
John Wells
Death by Own Action in Europe Across Nations And Ages
Professor Von Oettingen compiles Europe wide data on self murder rates from 1869. The article notes rising yearly figures, month seasonality with June and July peaking, and methods vary by gender and age. It cites Norway lowest and Saxony highest growth and urges better European data collection for comparison with the United States.
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Alexander von Oettingen
Erlangen
Europe
Norway
Saxony
Russia
France
London
Jane
Aria
Enicide
Germany
van Oettinger
United States
Post
Queen Victoria and the United States Visited by an American Lady
An American woman of refined culture visits England and Windsor to meet Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The talks cover home life, social classes, clergy, education, and mothers' influence on servants. A second interview affirms lasting ties between nations. the couple later passes away.
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Boston Transcript
Germany
England
St. James
Windsor
Prince Albert
Servanta
Princes Albert
Wealth and happiness in the Astor fortune debated
A reader questions the Herald’s claim that William Astor’s wealth reached sixty million and asks what the wealth has produced beyond increased worry. The essay argues wealth does not guarantee happiness and that contentment matters more than large fortune.
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Albany
New York Herald
William Sb. Astor
Astor
Dimples and their irresistible charm in youth
An antiquated reflection on dimples as cheerful signs of love and beauty. It celebrates dimples on elbows shoulders hands and feet and especially those around the mouth of “sweet seventeen” as playful alluring features that captivate a young man.
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Blarche Butler
Aoppearicz
Miss Dutier
Tortfr
Porter
Navy Department
Dore Patterson
Earth
Heaven
Sweet Seventeen
Disaster at Sea After Bombay Collision Off Yokohama
A private letter recounts the Bombay’s collision with the Oneida near Yokohama on January 24. The Bombay sank in minutes. 54 men survived with 25 officers and crew lost. Survivors battled wreckage, aided by locals, while the American minister and consular court prepared proceedings.
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Oneida
William Suddards
Yokohama
I. A
Bombay
Atheer
Doc
Duro
Idaho
Ae Ray
Ondur
Lan Idea
de Vt
Pacifien
San Francisco
Olawet
Lve
ATC
Pestn
United States Legat
Japan
Parker
Miriter
Susquehanna Bay
Papal Infallibility Debate Stirring Catholic Views Rise
The article reports on debates about papal infallibility with Archbishop Purcell denying it as an article of faith and arguing no enlightened Catholic believes in absolute papal infallibility. It notes German theologians protesting the doctrine and a pamphlet accusing infallibility of being untenable, comparing it to the Trinity paradox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purcell
Alexander Campbell
Roma
Ferther
Germany
Michela
Unclear Health Advice From Historical Text
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss early 19th century health remedies and diet, mentioning spring supplies, bread choices, fruit and vegetables, and limited quantities. It references officials, patients, and varying opinions on diet, with scattered lines about strawberries and dysentery.
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Wilson
Fragmented OCR Miraud Note Across Banner Page
The readable fragments reference a banner page with garbled lines including a girl’s memory of a warm day and a discussion of weights and measures. Mentions of whisky, spirit, and a rogue, plus a note about World appraisal of hair value and costs are present.
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