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"The World's Newspapers," The Daily Picayune, Nov 25, 1894.
Greenwood, speaking from her travel experience and stays abroad, evaluates the French, Italian, and English press in comparison to the US-American. In the context of a changing press culture, she also indulges in a long speech against…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Dec 18, 1886
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That society is complaining of ennui. That the Fraternals Ball will probably cure that."
"That two Iowa girls are successful paper hangers, and earn as high as $12.00…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Dec 4, 1886
Example of Lillian A. Lewis' society news column "They Say," written under her pseudonym "Bert Islew" for The Boston Advocate (and distinghuished as such from reprints from other publications through the sub-heading "specially reported for the…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Jan 1, 1887
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That a choice programme for the ADVOCATE Concert next Tuesday night is in preparation."
"That one of the young Boston boys is filling the position of stenographer and…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Jan 15, 1887
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That it is undeniable fact that white kid slippers and very light hose give the foot of any lady very large appearance."
"That a certain gentleman who attends the…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Jan 22, 1887
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That the great tower which is to be erected at the entrance to the grounds of the Paris Exposition this year will be 984 feet high -- more than three times the height of…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Nov 6, 1886
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That when a woman wants to repair damages she uses a pin. That when a man wants to repair damages he spends two hours and a half trying to thread a needle."
"That in…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Sep 11, 1886
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is in ill health"
"That the son of Jay Gould, who has been visiting Saratoga, was not introduced to any young lady while there, and…
"Un Petit Accident d'Amour," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Nov 12, 1880
Brewster offers a biting commentary on the social norms of Vanity Fair drawing from the example of French actress Sarah Bernhardt who offended the upper-class members with her "bad morals."
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"Women Discuss Gossip," The Freeman, May 2, 1908
"Women Discuss Gossip" is a column in the Freemanthat recounts and comments on the latest political, cultural and social news.The included file only serves as an example illustration of the column.
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"Young Ladies of Boston," The New York Age, May 12, 1888
This account of the "varied array of feminine talent" found in Boston includes a detailed portrait of journalist Lillian A. Lewis. The author praises her work as a society editor and connects it implicitly to her talents as a…
American Negro vol. 1, no.11, Oct 25, 1890
Full issue of American Negrowhere international news is published under a column entitled "Foreign Gossip" (p. 7) and containing a section about European royals reprinted from Harper's Bazaar (p. 2)
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Athenaeum, Cushman Mentions, July-Dec 1845 (Vol. 2)
Remarkably, Cushman's sister Susan and her mother are mentioned in the reports as wanting "a share of the fruits of Shakspeare's [sic] island." Cushman is characterized as a gifted and "prosperous actress."
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Gossip (Washington, DC, 1891)
This is the first issue of Gossip, published in Washington, DC, in 1891 (a periodical of the same name appeared in New York in 1900). Numbers 1 to 11 are available on microfilm in the Library of Congress. No other copy seems to have survived – nor…
Greenwood Leaves, Second Series, 1852
Greenwood publishes her letters in a second series of her Greenwood Leaves.For instance, letter no. 12 is published in the National Era, Sept 23, 1852.The first series was published two years earlier, in 1850.
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Haps and Mishaps Review, London Athenaeum, Nov 18, 1854
The reviewer belittles Greenwood's admiring accounts of well-known people in her Haps and Mishaps of a Tour in Europe. The author criticizes her for misinterpreting certain conversations.
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The Colored Citizen vol. 3, no. 29, May 19, 1866
An issue of the The Colored Citizen, with a special focus on the column "Parlor and Fireside", containing gossip about European celebrities.
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The Free Press vol. 1, no. 2, Apr 5, 1868
Issue of the Free Press, with special focus on instances of published gossip about politicians from informal sources.
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The Pine and Palm vol. 1, no. 9, July 13, 1861
An issue of The Pine and Palm (formerly the Weekly Anglo-African, 1859-1861), including an example of the column "All Round the World" (here on p. 3) which ran for about a year and presented the readership of this Black newspaper with snippets of…
Town Topics. The Journal of Society, magazine published in New York (1885-1937)
Town Topics, published in New York, was "the preeminentsociety gossip magazine in the 1880s and 1890s" (Knight 1055). When William d'Alton Mann took over, he "turned it into a scandal sheet of a brazenness never equaled since" (New York Times). He…
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Charlotte Cushman
Charlotte Cushman becomes widely known on both sides of the Atlantic as the first successful US-American actress. Earlier, she was a singer under the tutelage of James G. Maeder, married to actress Clara Fisher, in Boston. Charlotte has been the sole financial support of her mother since her father…