The Peaks of War and the Pyramids of Skull Remnants
A historical passage recalls mass casualties from various battles, describing skull pyramids raised by farmers near Novara and field workers nearby. It notes soldiers aged 18 to 35 from Savoy Sardinia and Austria and references Napoleonic battles from Magenta to Waterloo with somber reflections on the toll of war.
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Novara
Magenta
Italy
France
Egypt
Pyramids
Germany
Jena
Leipsic
Lautwen
Bautzen
Austerlitz
Russia
Moscow
Belgium
Waterloo
Napoleon
Popular Science Monthly
Ba lukli Tale and Pot Walloper: Fables and Voter History
A recounting of Ba lukli the fish healing site in Constantinople and its pilgrimages, followed by a note on 19th century English politics describing the pot walloper term from 1896 parliamentary records. The piece links an Eastern miracle tale with a UK electoral trivia note.
Curious long lived maple tree in West Stockbridge Mass
A historic tree in West Stockbridge Massachusetts features a maple trunk one foot above ground and twelve feet in circumference. Birch limbs extend fifteen feet up, with currant and raspberry bushes higher, bearing fruit annually. The tree is very old and likely to stand for many years more.
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West Stockbridge
Mass
Manners Taught By Hand At The Laundress
A laundress scolds her little boy as she tries to “bring him up by hand.” She mocks beating him would not teach manners while the boy awkwardly parrots polite phrases, saying yes ma’am no ma’am please thank you and if you please. The scene centers on a social lesson in discipline and etiquette.
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Constantinople
Willie
Etiquette And Anatomy In Brief Observations
A London Chronicle quip notes a lady’s cat meal purchase was wrapped in newspaper prompting a fishmonger’s pun. The second snippet explains the human jaw is loosely socketed and often dislocates by yawning, not intended for biting, with nature not securing it firmly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Chronicle
Locke Mountain & Co Seeks Listings in Rapid Market
Real estate firm promotes rapid city growth and solicits property listings and rent authorizations. Highlights West Anniston demand between the railroad and Brown street, sale of Leighton avenue lot at 8750, and hotel lease with 25 rooms on Quintard avenue. Includes新增 staff addition A Dishman and services for farms timber mineral lands fire insurance.
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West Anniston
Brown Street
Nerve weakness claims and medical ads in July issue
Letters praise Peruna and Vermas from users in Chicago and Columbus. The July page urges nervous support and offers a free book on nerve disease, attributing July heat and conditions to nervous strain and recommending Peruna for fortification.
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N.C. May
Oak Ridge Station
L. P. Bailey
N. C. May
Poruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
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Little Rock, Ark
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Fourteenth Street
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