Thompson proposes arctic cemetery for dead in ice
An eccentric Denver man, J Algernon Thompson, plans to freeze corpses in ice and place the block on Baffin Bay shore for an international cemetery. He claims progress and interest from an English syndicate, imagining a future Kor city of ice and mirrors.
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Kor
Denver
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Prass Dispatch
J. Algernon Thompson
New York Press
Thompson
North Pole
Mr. Thompson
Baffin’s Bay
Rider Haggard
Hor
Northland
Thompsonopolis
A Foreign View on American Mood and Currency Policy
The piece cites The London Spectator saying the US suffers from chronic low mood despite rising exports and imports and argues party meddling harms commerce. It notes both parties failed to offer new remedies and warns prosperity awaits only if currency concerns are not deemed alarming.
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Road tire law urged to ease Indiana highways
Farmers and bicyclists rally for better roads and broader tires. The Vermont Legislature has passed a law mandating wide tires for heavy wagons, a model Indiana could follow with gradual adoption. Other comments discuss practicality, honesty, and a Parisian claim of a ten month spine cure for children.
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Indiana
Paris
Cullot
Home as the reminder of faith and nation
A sermon extols the domestic circle as a test of character and a political safeguard. The speaker argues home shapes virtue, faith, and republican stability, urging prayer in families and Christian instruction for children, then imagines heaven as the ultimate home for believers.
Real Estate Values in New York Rising Fast
Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer discusses New York real estate price surges in Century's February piece Places in New York. She notes the Herald building site sold for 9 930 in 1845 and now yields 60 000 yearly rent, while earlier Fifth Avenue sales from 1840 show rapid appreciation to today’s high values.
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Forty-second Stree
Twentieth Street
Awful Boy Sparks Family Comedy of Alleged Suitor
A family dinner erupts when Angelica’s seven year old blurts out about Mr Lighted calling to take Angie to the drill. Mother spills teapot on his trousers while the boy jokes he was checking if he wore army clothes. Father orders the boy out as the scene ends.
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Mr. Lighted
Profitable Catering Table d hote venture noted
A critic questions a 4 man food operation offering a table d hote at $2.50 for ten dinners. The profit claim is challenged as no one returns for a second dinner, implying low repeat business.
Bessie and the King Story of a Brave Philadelphia Girl
A Philadelphia girl named Bessie Keim writes to King Leopold II of Belgium to free her uncle Frank S Moore who was imprisoned in Antwerp for desertion. After a twofold journey of letters and a compassionate king, Moore is released. The tale highlights daring correspondence and royal clemency.
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Philadelphia Enquirer
Frank St Moore
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Leopold II
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Frank S. Moore
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Somabois
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the Inquirer
The Fit on Twenty Third Street Satirized by Bystanders
A well-dressed man collapsed on Twenty third street yesterday and was aided by two friends. A Bowery laborer suggested airing him by laying him on his own coat, then took it for himself. The man refused a card and disappeared, declining to have his name published.
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Twenty Third Street
New York Star
Wig Making Reaches Perfection In Modern Craft
The article notes wigs have reached a high level of realism with fine net construction. Wigs detatchable from the scalp allow discreet wear, as hairs are sewn through the network and pasted on the bald head. Weekly to ten day cycles involve removing, cleansing the scalp, drying, and reapplying the wig.
Like Other Husbands The Milan Misstep
The king’s wife, once thought merely decorative, proves a rising power in European politics. Her influence and public goodwill surpass her husband’s, as she asserts herself in state affairs and diplomacy. The remark highlights a common misjudgment of spouses in leadership.
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