End of England a Vivid War Drama Warns of Empire's Fall
The Le Monde Illustre tale The End of England imagines a great war sparked by Britain that collapses the empire. It portrays Ireland freed as a republic, Britain invaded by Russia and France, and the world reordering with Paris and Moscow dominant. The narrative follows battles, assassinations, and a London collapse with the Suez crisis and a London treaty redefining colonies.
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Harper’s Weekly
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England
Ireland
Henri de Noussane
Roberts
Kitchener
Rosebery
Charles Beresford
Marchand
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Koushk
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Kotck
Russia
Ameer
Abdur-Rahman
Merv
Herat
Kandahar
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Dragomirov
Afshan
M. de Montebello
St. Petersburg
Sobeleff
Great Britain
London
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Queenstown
Jament Fournier
John Fisher
Royal Sovereign
Toulon
India
Dragomiroff
Gericheh
Lord Roberts
Delhi
Benares
Lizard
Scilly
Sir Harry Rawson
Albion
Mediterranean
Rawson
Scilly Islands
Channel
Lord Rosebury
Henry Camphbell Bannermann
Grand Duke
Surgius
Count Mouravieff
M. Deschanel
Admiral Caillard
Canada
Australia
Koumiss Drinking Among Asiatic Nomads
A correspondence from the Chicago Inter Ocean describes Khirrghiz nomads in tents living primitively on mutton and koumiss. The fermented mare’s milk drink is served from skins as villagers sing dance and play reed pipes in traditional fashion.
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Great Asiatic Steppes
Chicago Inter Ocean
Submarine warfare prompts balloon support on ships
The article argues that if submarines become central to naval strategy, wars will see many balloons with trained crews aboard warships. Balloons, identical to army models but smaller, would observe wakes and submerged boats from above. Balloons can detect submarines even in cloudy water at depths up to thirty feet.
Lincoln's Keen Sense of Humor
Colonel Hay quoted a mock anecdote about Abraham Lincoln and a Buffalo visitor. The anecdote has Lincoln saying the city is “more than half right” after the guest declares faith in God and Lincoln. The tale reflects posthumous humor attributed to Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Hay
Buffalo
White House
God
Abraham Lincoln
Massachusetts Street Railways Reach 116 Companies
Massachusetts counts 116 street railway companies controlling 1,492 miles of track across the state. The figure reflects a dense urban transit network with widespread municipal rail lines.
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Massachusetts
Distanced Beaster Plays Games Without Tools
A quirky Indianapolis Journal note quotes a speaker boasting skill in chess without pieces or board and adds a playful line about golf without clubs, reflecting humorous dialect diction and whimsical sports banter.
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Beaster
Indianapolie Journal
Millions for Baseball and a Call to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters
A note contrasts spending on baseball with health wellness urging readers to try Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters to strengthen the stomach aid digestion and cure dyspepsia constipation biliousness and weak kidneys. The piece ends with a remark about women and glove fights when trying new gear.
A Mother's Tearful Tale of a Child's Recovery
A Rochester mother recounts her three month old child's severe skin outbreaks. She credits Hood's Sarsaparilla along with Hood's Medicated Soap and Olive Ointment for rapid improvement, noting discharge lessening and skin healing after less than two bottles. She offers to share the full letter upon request.
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Ihood
Head
Gurrinor
Myrtle St
Rochester
N. Y
Alabastine natural wall coating advertised as durable
An advertisement extols ALABASTINE as the original durable water mix wall coating not to be confused with kal se mine products. It urges buyers to avoid imitations sold under different names and stresses health safety, packaging, and easy application for walls ceilings and plaster.
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Eward
Pnsibld
Labastine Co
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