The Growth of Venice The Ancient City
The article argues Venice rose in wealth and power by the fifteenth century and doubts its decline. It notes new factories threaten marble beauty, unfinished palaces, and rising commerce may harm architecture. Some demand Venice be kept untouched as an international museum.
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Venice
Siice
Wiliam
Curtis
Chicago
Grand Crnal
Florence
Deturesqué
Arunicipal Council
Robbed While He Slept on Porto Rico island
An American artillery officer in Porto Rico is robbed after sleeping with an open window. A warning from a local settler is ignored, the officer wakes to find his room bare save for a bed, and all movable items taken. He sends a note to a friend admitting the loss and seeks clothes.
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Porto Rico
Sali
Dreams of Future Poland Revives Old Kingdom Hope
The Polish revival movement gains attention as leaders believe Poland can unite scattered territories across Prussia Austria and Russia. It highlights strong Polish development educational progress sokol gymnastics and a growing middle class while warning a military uprising is not imminent.
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Poland
Europe
Wolf von Schierbrand
Avaleh
Russia
Prussia
Black’ Sea
Berlin
Busia
Polauid
Austria
Pola
Austrian
Kingdom of
Galicia
Old Kingdom
Sobieski
Sigismund
Weeds as Fertilizers Improve Poor Soils
The article explains how weeds penetrate compact subsoil to lift potash salts and phosphoric acid, enriching sandy and marshy lands. When plowed under, these nutrients surface for cereals and root crops, with deeper rooted legumes drawing nitrogen from the air to boost soil fertility for crops like wheat potatoes and tobacco.
Northern birch growth and distant Silber fen note
Fragmentary note describes birch trees growing farther north than others and mentions Silber fen lgrelt after a camp, with an implied sequence of locations and times. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear dates or events.
A Modern Robinson Crusoe on an Alaskan Steamer
Captain Seymour of the Letha schooner Uiamina endures a three month perilous voyage after a gale at Unga Island tears his vessel from moorings. He pilots by improvised gear, survives on shellfish, endures cold and hunger, and is aided by Aleut natives before reaching Atka and Dutch Harbor.
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Seattle
Wash
Seymour
Uiamina
Thamun
Unga Island
Seytour
Li Harbor
Filet
Ino
Wagataska Island
Aleutian
Unga
Atka’ Island
Atka Laland
Anton Dirks
Peters
Dutch Harbor
Sam
Nerve and Pipe Duel On Veranda Ended With a $50 Smoker
A drummer recounts a Western veranda confrontation when a native on the far end of the veranda aimed a gun at him while he calmly tested nerve with a smeerschaum pipe. Bullets cracked the pipe, knocking the bowl off, and the shooter later joked about the stunt. The tale ends noting the humor and a lack of ceremony in present times.
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Tiny
Out of the Ordinary in a Quirky World
A collage of astonishing facts from across the globe notes gavitnt lands in the U S and a Venice cafe open day and night for 160 years. It cites Ohio’s prohibition of wood alcohol, ancient embankments on the Nile, and Britain's trading hubs Tendon and Liverpool. It also mentions Bohemian spirit seances, Ireland’s toll bridge plans, Siberian travel limits, Arabic as a sacred language, U S care of Philippine residents, and Belgium’s population boom.
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United States
Venice
Ohio
Lower
Nile
Bowbay
British Empire
Liverpool
Bohemia
Waterford
Ireland
Suir
Siberian
Shanglai
Philippine Islands
Belgium
Europe
Nippur
Christ
University of Pennsylvania
India
London
What War Costs Across Armies and Empires Described
The article lists global war expenditures and losses including British naval costs per man at £211 annually, engines costing about $700,000, AustrianArmy spending 15,000,000 florins yearly, and Russian captures after Plevna worth $17,000,000. It cites deaths, muskets lost at Moscow retreat, and major sums for wars since 1812, with 1862 to 1865 Department costs and siege bombardment damages totaling tens of millions.
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Austria
Moscow
Russia
Plevna
Great
Britain
War Department
Europpen
Chelsea
Dagland
Sebastopol
Abot
Facts About the Eyes and Their Curiosities
The piece surveys eye color and temperament, noting long lashes signal weakness and melancholic traits to blue eyes. It cites Juno as ox-eyed, describes iris color variety, and claims eyes differ between individuals. It also explains eye mechanics of oysters and how their “eye” is actually a muscle.
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Juno
Attendant Stops Suspicious Stranger in London House
A furtive man in somber clothes approached a London business house attendant and whispered a dire question Are you prepared to die The attendant grabbed the stranger by the throat and restrained him until he recovered from a drunken stupor revealing no real motive or threat.
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