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Tel el Kebir and Zagazig Fall Split by British Victory
The article reviews Wolseley s victory over Arabi Pasha at Tel el Kebir, noting the rout of Egyptian forces, the capture of Zagazig, and the strategic implications for Egypt and British control. It questions Egyptian resilience and anticipates Cairo s fall and Britain s broader actions.
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Hints to Young Couples on Boarding and Housekeeping
A historical column urges newlyweds to consider boarding before settling, noting couples vary in attitudes toward chores and finances. It stresses economizing, avoiding debt, and the magnetism of making a home, with counsel that both spouses must adjust budgets and purchase modest essentials until cash purchases are possible.
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Home economics for married life in Boston flats
Article contrasts costs of boarding versus housekeeping in Boston as rents rise and tenements scarce. It advocates light, flat living for privacy and efficiency, citing M. E. B. and a Minot, Maine parable about rising ambitions. It argues flat layouts save time and money and suit young couples with growing fortunes.
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Ancient Scourge Leprosy Fears in Eastern and Western States
Health officer Dr Meares of San Francisco explains leprosy is not contagious in the common sense yet poses risk through intermarriage and transmission to children. He notes 100000 Chinese in the city with the disease latent, colorful eruptions mark symptoms, and no cure exists though life may be prolonged with care.
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The Future of Egypt and British Ambitions
A critical piece argues that England will impose control over Egypt via Tewfik Pasha and a European-backed settlement. It questions whether the aim is order or permanent influence along the Nile, warns of possible protests by Russia and other powers, and condemns imperial paternalism.
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Lute foreign council and dignitaries clash over policy
UWIG8s Luc Heltecut plans OL as Mr Gladstone faces pressure from Bismarck Ignatieff and Said Pasha amid tense foreign council deliberations.
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Interest in the Forests Question
Public focus on forest preservation grows as scholars urge broad popular belief to back legislation. Professor Charles Sargent notes that laws fail without widespread understanding of forests and their many uses beyond timber, calling for farmer education and sustained civic action.
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Elevators pose dangers despite modern luxury
A New York Herald list of elevator disasters from the last five years is cited to urge stricter public safety. The piece notes accidents in hotels and factories, blaming carelessness, overloading, and cheap construction, and calls for regular official inspections of elevators.
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Utah Commission Report Outlines Election Preparations
The Utah Commission under the Edmunds bill reports progress to the secretary of the interior after a late start on August 18. It details appointing registration officers for each county and voting precinct, facing opposition from leading citizens, and estimates about 10,000 polygamists losing suffrage while noting no authority to deny women voting rights. The report questions whether the new system will curb polygamy and how many felonies might arise from failed registrations.
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Bribery claims and jury verdicts in a government case
The article criticizes alleged bribery attempts to sway juror Dickson over Brady and Dorsey. It questions the credibility of bribery claims, notes ongoing public interest, and praises reporters who publish interviews. It also reports New York business optimism and Irish political commentary on press freedom after Dublin arrests.
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Noted Oddities and Scattered Anecdotes From a Century Ago
A collage of forgotten snippets recounts idle tales and folk humor from Vienna to Michigan. Jests about actors, almanac quips, and curious incidents alternate with brief notes on sugar manufacture, temperance talk, legal quips, and rural tales.
Burial by Sitting Posture Planned in Mishawaka Vault
A Mishawaka man dying of consumption orders an unusual burial. He will have a large stone vault built in the cemetery with his body placed in a reclining chair at one end and his mother in the other end in the same position. The vault mouth will be hermetically sealed. Friends will carry out his plan.
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Bright's Disease Cure Promoted by Bitters Claim
An advertisement warns against bogus remedies for serious kidney, urinary, or liver diseases and urges sole use of Op Bitters as the permanent cure, claiming it destroys the disease’s cause and leaves no aftereffects.
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