God Like Emperor Seen On Every Page In Peking Gazette
In Peking Gazette December 19 reports the Emperor’s god like status, with ceremonies and edicts detailing prayers for snow, sacrifices to gods of literature and war, ploughing at agriculture temples, and charitable gifts. The paper, official organ of China, is ancient, printed by movable wood type, and read across the empire via reprints.
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Peking Punishments and Imperial Government Descriptions
A correspondent recounts Chinese judicial cruelty including slicing to death and strangulation, noting crimes by parricide and jealousy. He describes the punishment boards, the censorate, beggars, and the emperor’s cabinet, with vivid scenes from the palace districts and the treasury department.
China’s brutal imperial exams test 2 percent pass rate
Franx G. Carpenter recalls vast Chinese examination halls where 2,000,000 men compete yearly for limited posts. Pass rates run around 2 percent. Exams span district to provincial to Peking levels, with Hanlin rank the peak. Harsh measures, long wards, and a tragic death after a failed final day illustrate the system’s severity.
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Connecticut Witch Trials Revealed In Old Fairfield Court Records
A Norfolk era account revived from the Willis mansion papers recounts a 1692 Connecticut witchcraft trial in Fayrefield with Mercy Disborough and Elizabeth Clawson. It notes water tests, 200 witnesses, and executions at Fairfield and Gallows Hill, contrasting Connecticut and Massachusetts beliefs.
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Moses Mansfield
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Evenever Booth
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Samuel Squire
Mercy
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Jonathan Squire
Mercy Disbarow
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Greensmith
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Fifty Two States and the Rise of New States debate
New York Telegram reports five territories Idaho Arizona Dakota Washington and Montana seek statehood. Details on populations wealth and potential political impact note ten new senators and electoral votes. Discussion covers constitutional process state naming and historical precedents.
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There is an insurmountable barrier to our marriage
The scene unfolds with Mrs Artery denying marriage to Mr Artery citing a conflict with his six would be sisters in law, prompting his dramatic declaration and an adjournment sine die of the suit.
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Likely Hoax of a Man Falling From Grand Trunk Train
Portland Advertiser notes a tale told by the Argus of a man who fell from a Grand Trunk car on a curve, then unharmed, hired a horse, and caught up with his train at the next station. The piece mocks the extraordinary claim as Munchausen-like and recalls old Maine “peanut” train stories of passengers alighting and reboarding.
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The Magic Well Poem by Joel Benton
A poem on a mystical well possessing vast power to illuminate wit beauty and human thought. It traces the well from Homer to Dante Shakespeare and beyond, noting the risks of misuse and the boundless depth of imagination drawn from its waters.
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Christian Union
Ithuriel
A Funny Man's Trouble
In a playful exchange in the Philadelphia Record a humorist reveals his retirement from the funny pages after marrying. He jokes his wife interprets jokes about wives as personal, and family members with strong tempers block further light humor. He offers to become obituary editor.
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Mr. Funnyman
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Puck Ambiguities in Friendship and Respect
A witty note questions how to interpret a girl’s reply and whether a stated no truly means no. It uses light humor to steer readers toward understanding boundaries and consent in potential friendships and relationships.
Odd Items From A Bustling World Of Strange Feats
A scattered column of curios and improbabilities from late 19th century news. A two tailed rabbit in New Jersey. a dresser’s teeth and wedding plans. gold coin buttons on a Michigan doctor. a Pekin weekly's long serial. Paris Eiffel Tower workers at dawn. Empress Frederick's mountain of obituary notes. Spanish artist Domingo's 20000 dollar King Alfonso portrait. coffin purchases in Portland. a Cairo resident thwarted on a fishhook wager. royal German palace concerts with military brass. a Downieville eclipse rainbow ring. a Yonkers baby underweight yet thriving. undertaker pricing on a Western town sidewalk. Vanderbilt dinner service sets. nettle fiber paper and Persian cabinet woods. a Buffalo socks prank. Queen Victoria air conditioning. Empress Maria Theresa’s cold draft writing. Chinese bride mirrors. mutineer Adams' money trail. a secret chamber tale. an Indian plumage device. sunken ships with relics. old Orange County records. a famous portrait of Napoleon at Arcola. orange weights and giant ice machine. frontier coffin peddler Boxem Brown. rev Collier bell at Cornell. a trance healing girl. Maspero mummy tax. a new locomotive headlight. Dresden artist’s muscle model. Berlin private elevator by water power. Shakespeare era theater relics.
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A Park Meeting From Vuck and Tot Dialogue
A fragmentary item records a playful park exchange with phrases like Tootsey-Hullo Tot and Tot-Hullo Tootsey. The text hints at a light, streetcorner mood and possibly a casual social moment rather than a full event. Names appear as Vuck, Tootsey, Tot, Leit.
President’s tribute to Mrs. Cleveland praised by critic
Washington critics cite the Baltimore Sun account of a dinner at the executive mansion where a guest compliments Mrs. Cleveland’s beauty. The President replies that her beauty matters little beside the loveliness of her character and notes he keeps Horals decorations low to gaze toward her.
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Dust of the $6000 Heist Revealed Under Torture
An account recalls a botched robbery where the victim was bound and tortured by men who strung him up three times. He describes pain, feigning death, and a stone hearth concealing a cache of dust worth about $6000 they later uncovered and fled. Neighbors aided after the ordeal.
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China
Li Hung Chang
Whang Tsaitou
Joseph Krickland
America
Milford Farmer Prepares for Large Hen Addition This Week
Ward Roberts expects a substantial addition to his flock as Milford Journal notes a major brood expansion planned this week. The anticipated event highlights local agricultural life and Roberts’s ongoing poultry operations in Milford.
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