Rail travel in Russia opens new vistas for travelers
The article notes liberalized bureaucracy makes travel easier and cheaper in many regions of Russia while warning that language can pose a hurdle. It praises modern comforts on main lines from Riga to St. Petersburg and Moscow, and highlights byways such as the Caucasus and Armenian highlands as rewarding detours.
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Russia
Europe
Spain
Gerfrontier
Riga
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Nishni
Rostov-on-the-Don
Odessa
Caucasus
Armenian Highlands
Black Sea
Caspian
Tiflis
Tashkend
Fergana
Bokhara
Samarkland
Asia
Kharkin
Weimarn
Novorossisk
Montenegrins and Their Attitude Toward Medicine
The text cites Hulme Beaman’s 1889 observations on Montenegrins, noting they historically neglected sanitary care and medical treatment. It claims sick Montenegrins accept death, few seek anesthesia, and many contemplate loss of limbs without relief, while comforted by smoking during procedures.
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Hulme Beaman
Velvet Craft From Arab Roots Shaped European Velvet
Harper's Week notes velvet making originated with Arabs and spread to Venice Genoa then Lyon by 1516. By Louis XIV and Lac Pompadour era European courts favored silk satin and gold embroidered velvet for hangings and furniture. Lyon boasted 20 000 looms weaving velvet in 1900.
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Venice
Genoa
Lyon
Europe
France
Frances L
Louis XIV
Lac Pompadour
Harper’s Week
What Will Truth Say To Our Actions Today
A compact quotation on moral judgment urges focus on truth over popular opinion. It emphasizes that individual discernment matters more than collective discourse and echoes Plato's call to seek right and true conduct.
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Plato
Reason and a railroad spur shape a daughter's marriage
A dialogue unfolds where a suitor defends his action in seeking parental consent for marriage to a daughter. He recalls negotiating with a railroad president to extend a spur to the family warehouse, arguing perseverance and listening to reason. The father agrees to feign full approval to preserve appearances.
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C. F. & W. Railroad Company
Paris Hotel Cocktail Lesson Ends In Bouillon Joke
In Paris a waiter clashed with an American over a cocktail at a hotel. After multiple delays the American demanded the drink and asked what a cocktail is. The head waiter, offended, replied that a cocktail is a kind of bouillon.
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Paris
The Aviator and His Young Assistant
A tense exchange unfolds as an aviator taunts his frightened young helper asking what he wants now while the assistant murmurs a desperate reply that he wants the earth. The short dialogue emphasizes fear, power, and desperation in a claustrophobic moment.
Actress recites math cue to calm stage fright
A nervous actress tells the audience she repeated the multiplication table nine times nine equals eighty one to steady herself during a tense moment. The remark drew sympathy from viewers and showcased her coping tactic.
Quite a Number Gates in a New Machine
A brief exchange notes John Smith testing a new machine. He reportedly struck a dozen gates before finishing, illustrating early trials and fluency with the device during its initial outing.
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Smith
Irresistible Attraction at First Sight
Quote shows Briggs noting Bulger fell in love at first sight when he saw his future wife depositing a large sum at a savings bank. Griggs confirms the moment of meeting occurred during a bank visit. The exchange highlights a sudden romantic connection linked to a financial scene.
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Briggs
Bulger
White House Changes and First Ladies Through History
The piece traces presidential households from Abigail Adams to Woodrow Wilson, noting how the role of the president's mistress evolved, the 1902 to 1912 White House renovations, and how each administration faced social expectations. It highlights diverse first ladies and the shift toward accommodating larger families and staff.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Margaret Wilson
Jessie Wilson
Eleanor Wilson
White House
Europe
Abigail Adams
Quincy
Mass
Dolly Madison
Jefferson
Dolly
Washington
Maj. Hoban
University of Virginia
Buchanan
Jackson
van Buren
Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Tyler
New York
Benjamin Harrison
McKinley
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Pierces
Detecting Invisible Finger-Prints
San Francisco investigators claim a secret chemical solution reveals invisible fingerprints. In a murder case a former suitor disappeared after the crime, but a time table in his room yielded green bloodstained prints three days after the murder. The prints led to an Ohio village where the suspect was arrested.
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San Francisco
Ohio
Device to Frighten Baboons in Graaf Reinet
A Graaf Reinet farmer released a fully colored baboon wearing a sheep bell to disrupt a local baboon troop. He hopes the bright, bells frightened animal will remove the nuisance for years by integrating into the group.
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Graafreinet
Cape Colony
Finishing School Tale Sparks Elevation of Chin
A Miss Prinkle departs for a Boston finishing school prompting remarks on her raised chin observed by a passerby. The exchange notes pride in education and the social aura surrounding the young woman.
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Prinkle
Boston
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