Grand Duke Alexis Warned Of U S City Raids
The Bristol reports Grand Duke Alexis told a U S captain that European officers discussed capturing American cities for ransom. He recalled warnings he gave that Russia would aid the United States if unjustly attacked, in a Kursk visit with Washington Post attribution.
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Simon Magus and the Faust Legend in Medieval Belief
The passage traces belief in spirits and devilry among medieval renowned figures. It highlights Simon Magus as an early legendary figure linked to miracles such as invisibility and matter transposition. It notes how church dogma reinforced belief in a personal Satan and how astrology and alchemy intertwined with early magic in popular culture.
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Simon Magus
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Satan
Remarkable presence of mind in stage pirate scene cited
A well known actor kept composure when a crew member accidentally appeared in full view during a pirate scene. The actor shouted man overboard and the brigands hauled the rogue on deck to applause, the audience thinking it part of the play. The anecdote is cited by the London Spectator.
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London Spectator
Printing and periodical notices in a late 19th century catalog
An assortment of book notices and literary promotions from 1895, including references to Lilie Sunbonnet and Doyle Conan novels, remarks on Poor printing versus good printing, and promotional details for Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly January issue. It also notes the New York World Thrice-a-Week edition and a subscription offer for the Bristol something and World.
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Frank Leslie
America
George Arnold
Walt Whitman
Richard Beall
Artemus Ward
Mark Twain
Josh Billings
Petroleum V. Nashby
Morocco
A. B. de Guerville
Charles Edwardes
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Hugh E. M. Brutfield
Annapolia
J. O. Groff
Howard Paul
Champion Bissell
Eileen Edgar
George Edgar Montgomery
Mackenzie Bell
Catharine Young Glen
New York World
Bristol Tea House
State Street
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