Castle Achilleon and Greece Charm the Romantic Eye
The Athens court life and Corfu’s Achilleon castle captivate travelers. Empress Elizabeth’s palace at Corfu, praised views from its grounds, and Greek royal circles are described alongside Athens institutions. The writer urges American visitors to explore Athens and the Ionian islands.
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Corfu
Austria
Achilleus
Kyron
Heinrich Heine
Greece
Archipelago
Baron Kori
Ionian Islands
Hellenic Kingdom
Athens
VORACIOUS VULTURES AND A CHILEAN STEER DEATH
An American observer recalls a Chilean plains scene where condors harass and tear apart a steer. The flock circles its prey, birds lacerate flesh with beaks and claws, and the herdmen lasso and kill some condors while the steer bleeds. The account emphasizes extreme avian ferocity witnessed in Latosta near the Andes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evrie
Andes
John C. Maxwell
New York Sun
Harry Meigs
Maxwell
Latosta
Vingeria
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted As Liar Combiner Cure
An old ad asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla greatly assists proportion and preparation of ingredients, labeling it a great curative value. The copy urges readers to TRY IT and presents unverified health claims without evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percuu
Hood
Little French Girl Observes Ball Quietly
A writer recalls a window-side scene as a young French girl named Patinette watches a ball from afar. She muses that the world is there to amuse itself with dancing and late nights, while the observer reflects on solitude and intellectual companionship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Advertiser
Patinette
Woman's Dress styles for fall and winter trends
Tur gray white and yellow tans in gloves are in demand. Lace trims outwear and gowns for winter and summer alike. New winter cheviots and diagonal serges feature large cheeked patterns and big plaids in silk and wool. Velveteens return, Inverness capes popular, fur uncertain. Fall hats deemed ugly with high crowns and narrow rims. English walking hat gains favor. Slack and white dominate millinery, with bright overtrimmed headgear for fall and winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inverness
Humorous quotes and put-downs from early papers
A collage of witty, gossiping snippets from various papers. Snappy lines span gossip about a fall injury, dental status, love declarations, poetry passion, and a mild Miss Meek teased about a card game. Each item showcases playful, era-specific newspaper banter.
A Batch of Science and Odd Observations
A quirky science note discusses how dogs on Earth can be heard by balloonists at four miles up and how a star 25 trillion miles away seems distant to all but astronomers. It mentions Tarovan telescope readings on birds at one to three miles altitude, Barina linked to aural disease, and the ear's intolerance to cold water. IceLAND is critiqued as a lunar-like burnt cinder in a Quarterly Review piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Athens
Corfu
Ionian Islands
Phanacia
Seberia
Homer
Ulysses
Alecineus
Corinthians
Great Britain
Elizabeth of
Austria
Korif
Korff
Albania
San Francisco
Nagasaki
Bay of Naples
Achilleon
Iceland
Quarterly Review
Sensation in Lancaster as suit filed against Heister bondsmen
A suit for 1000 dollars was filed against the bondsmen of Attorney Albert L. Heister assignee of Rev. Smith and wife. Heister a former Democratic lieutenant governor candidate has been missing since October 25 with unsettled affairs and alleged accounts totalling about 15000 dollars. Several suits followed the initial filing.
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Lancaster
Albert L. Heister
Smith
Heister
Cincinnati
Fairfield County
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Gus Dudeleigh
Munsey
Syracuse Post
Cincinnati Tribune
N. Y. Press
Meek
N. Y. Morning Journal
Geo. W. Irwin
Irwin, Pa
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, Ga
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Harlow, N.C
Bradfield Regulator CO
Web Douglas
Brockton
Mass
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Secaas
DR. Gunns
Onson
Olin’s
Nee Ena Ae Tea
Crane Medical CO
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Ohio
Boston
Masa
Palmer House
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Washington Street
Joan W. Pickett
Prop
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West State Street
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R- K
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Patra Kern
Main Street
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