The Terrible Turk and the Berlin Treaty Fallout
A historical survey traces the "Terrible Turk" from feared conqueror to shrinking empire. It notes Spain’s loss of Granada, Hungary’s expulsion, Greek independence, Egypt under British occupation, Algiers’ fall to France, and the Treaty of Berlin which left Bosnia, Herzegovina, Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro autonomous or annexed, reshaping the sultanate’s fortunes.
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England
Spain
Granada
Boabdil-el-Chaco
Boabdil
Ferdinand
Isabella
Aragora
Castile
Hungary
Francis Joseph
Peter the Great
Peter
Catherine
Mar- Catherine the Great
Crimea
Caspian
Europe
Navarino
Britain
France
Russia
Greece
Egypt
Arabi Pasha
Algiers
Balkan
Turkey
Ben
Berlin
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria
Roumania
Servia
Montenegro
Bulgaria
Pearson’s Weekly
Bohemian quip adds bite to Kansas City Star riff
The Kansas City Star quotes a humorous line from The True Bohemian about bohemian spirit. A pair of witty exchanges plays on borrowing and lunch plans, presenting a sharper jab at bohemian culture in a compact literary quip.
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Kansas City Star
Dickens Quote on Honest Endeavor and Victory
A compact reflection from Charles Dickens praising honest effort and the triumphs found in every brave struggle. It asserts that perseverance yields some form of success in all honorable pursuits.
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Charles Dickens
Curious Taxes From History On Beards And Babies
The Philadelphia Ledger notes feeble taxes across history starting with 2 shillings on every newborn in England for unspecified parents and a 10 cent birth tax proposal in Reuss. It recalls Elizabethan beard levies, Peter the Great’s beard tax, Pitt’s income tax and window tax, and a farmer using a cow to ride due to tax pressure. window tax spurred walling up of windows.
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England
Reuss
New Jersey
Elizabeth
Peter the Great
Pitt
Philadelphia Ledger
Buddhist Ceremonies Echo Christian Rites, Missionary Notes
An old missionary notes striking similarities between Buddhist intercessions and Christian rites. Titles like goddess of mercy holy mother queen of heaven and iconography of a virgin and child with a crescent startled Catholic missionaries in China as they observed parallels in worship.
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London Standard
Quainter Trades Said to Practice Common Quirks
An archival Washington Herald snippet notes varied trades have reputations for small deviations from standards. It lists jokes about grocers adding sand to sugar and coal dealers overweight deliveries, while architects, telephone girls, and salesladies are described in lighthearted terms.
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Washington Herald
Portrait of a Chauffeur in a Jailhouse Exchange
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt presents a terse jailhouse exchange with a man affirming his work as a chauffeur. The dialogue hints at a legal or criminal context and the judged character in a dramatic moment.
Like a Streak: Bulldog on the Seat and Speed
A humorous exchange from the Houston Post likens a speeding car to a dachshund beside a man, noting the bulldog on the seat appears tiny in comparison. The quip reflects the paper's wit in a light court or social column item.
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Houston Post
Bank of England Watchers
A descriptive passage notes four unseen guardians near the bank doors. Hidden hiding places hold guards who monitor entrants with reflecting mirrors, watching every entrance, movement, and exit from the moment of entry to departure.
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Bank of England
Garfields Bid to Uncover Public Lands Frauds
Secretary of the Interior James R. Garfield urges a $1,000,000 appropriation to hire detectives and expand a public land graft probe. Commissioner Dennett supports the need to recover vast frauds on national resources valued at over $100,000,000 as organized combinations exploit weak land laws.
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West
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Dennett
General Land Office
Schwartz
Miners Vote War Fund for Mitchell Defense
At the Indianapolis convention of the United Mine Workers of America a resolution appropriated 2500 to help defray John Mitchells expenses in his defense against the jail sentence pronounced on him and Gompers and Morrison by Federal Judge Wright. The union also formed a committee to confer with anthracite operators on a wage scale set to expire April 1.
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Mitchell
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
John Mitchell
Messrs
Gompers and
Morrison
Wright
Dun's Review of Trade Notes Conservative Development
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade reports development in commerce is conservative. Larger manufacturing payrolls aid retail but stocks, profits, and sectors remain restrained while buyers await clarity on proposed changes to customs revenue laws. Southern wholesale activity stays below normal and western factories run under capacity with gradual output gains.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
South
West
Lincoln centenary banquet in Springfield attendees named
Wine will be served at a Lincoln centenary banquet in Springfield Illinois on February 12 with Ambassador Jusserant Bryce Robert T. Lincoln William J. Bryan and Speaker Cannon among participants. Protests by the Option Law Enforcement League and the Womans Christian Temperance Union were ignored by the committee.
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Springfield
Ill
Jusserant
Bryce
Robert T. Lincoln
William J. Bryan
Cannon
Local Option Law Enforcement League
Womans’ Christian Temperance Union
Abraham Lincoln
Senate Approves Lincoln Highway Survey Amendment
The senate adopted Senator Knox's amendment to the Lincoln centenary resolution authorizing 50 000 for a survey of the London road between Washington and Gettysburg. The resolution also makes February 12 a holiday.
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Senate
Washington
Knox
Gettysburg
Grand Jury Hears Root Knox in Panama Libel Probe
Secretary of State Root Senator Knox and Assistant Attorney General Russell testified before a federal grand jury investigating the Panama libel case. Much of the morning covered readings of alleged libelous articles from the New York World and the Indianapolis News.
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Grand Jury
Washington
Root
Philander C. Knox
Charles W. Russell
Department of Justice
Federal Grand Jury
Panama
New York World
Indianapolis News
Monkey Mischief On Board The Alliance Fire And Gun Cotton Episode
Stanley Du Bois recalls a perilous voyage from Norfolk to Lisbon aboard the Alliance. A sailmaker starts a fire in the sail room by abandoning a candle, the crew fights flames, and a mischievous monkey rolls in tar and gun cotton aloft, risking explosion before a swift recovery.
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Norfolk
Lisbon
Portugal
United States Steamship Alliance
Mr. du Bois
Monkey
Nick
Kingdom Come
Stanley du Bois
Los Angeles Times
Hidden Misery Revealed Through Silence Quote
A Shakespearean line about bearing misery by concealing it. The quote suggests inner hardship is most endured by those who mask it from others.
Spearing a Bear in Karelia and Finland
Count Eric von Rosen recounts using a bear spear to kill a Karelian bear that killed livestock. He describes the spear, the struggle at the den entrance, the bear seizing the weapon, and a companion finishing the beast after a five minute fight.
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Eric von Rosen
Karelia
Finland
Sleighs Used Year Round in Madeira Lichen Slipperiness
An 19th century note explains that abundant lichens on Madeira stone streets make them slippery so sleighs can be used year round. The unusual mode of transport reflects local conditions and seasonal adaptation.
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Madeira
Nature Lovers and Dr Nott Melon Seed Remedy in Ames
An Ames feature extols Dr Nott s Melon Seed Remedy for kidney and bladder ailments praising its nature bound roots and herbs. The Hessig Ellis Drug Co Memphis and distributors Loughran Bauer guarantee results with a three bottle course or refund. Readers may request a free bottle and a descriptive booklet with testimonials and symptoms.
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Ames
Dr. Nott
South
Hessig-Ellis Drug Company
Memphis
Nott
Loughran & Bauer
Tenn
The Duchess' Philosophy At Funeral Hunters’ Note
The old Duchess of Cleveland invited a relative to her husband’s funeral and told him to bring his gun, saying they are old and must die but the pheasants must be shot.
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Duchess of
Cleveland
The Philosopher of Folly Finds a Guiding Word
The Philosopher of Folly recalls a turning point when confusion nearly overwhelmed him. A word from his dancing master provided direction and steadiness, helping him choose his next step.
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Philosopher of Folly
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