Items of Interest From Odd Numbers and Global Facts
A collection of brief curiosities cites inventions and statistics. It notes a woolen toothepick idea yielding over 850,000 units, private and public school pupil counts in Chicago, illiteracy figures in Rutland Green Mountaineers, and English army shoe signatures. It covers lager beer costs, church counts in Turkey, Peru population, a gunshot death in 1852, African slave trade concerns, Congo steamship prospects, elephant extinction, and ivory imports driving elephant killing.
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Chicago
Rutland Globe
Chicago Tribune
Geta
Whaus
Qturkey
Turkey
Republic of
Peru
Africa
Lieut
Cameron
Congo
English Geographical Society
England
Remarkable Russian Obedience Tale Recalls Czar and Galloping Regiment
Aurélia Scholl recounts a tale of obedience in imperial Russia. A czar orders a general to jump to his death, the general obeys and dies. A second episode has a regiment commanded to gallop, misunderstanding leads to Siberia. A beauty in honor of the czar’s review laments and prays for mercy as the unit vanishes.
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Eversborg
Russia
Signig
Aurélia Scholl Tellain
Vasc Nicholas
Gallon
Nicholas
Sthecia
Siberia
Leary
Inaugural Messages On Exercises and Governance
The text covers a six month inquiry into gymnastic training in France showing muscular gains and cautions on overuse, then presents the President's eighth annual message outlining Reconstruction, finances, foreign relations, Indian policy, civil rights, expulsion of fraud, and military and naval affairs, praising economy and international exhibitions.
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London
Miliary Gymmnastie
France
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Washington
Alfaira
Hig Pattotiam
Jase
United States
Itds Considentty
Nebraska
Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Black Sills
Tharete
Glick Hills
Inaisa
Secretary of the Interior
Indus
Bolivia
Ecuador
Colombi
Painistera
Portugal
Denmark
Greece
Switzerland
Paraguay
Court of Commissioners of the
Alabama Claims
Jagray
Lerewith
United Stated
Lake of the Woods
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Germany
Wiyton
Russia
Snd
Desarbmant
Stata
Great Britain
Wead
Isti
Jhe
Beypt
Egypt
Mareh
Hawaiiian Islands
Mexico
Pare LE
Rio Grande
United States of Columbia
Montijo
Inia
Jsiat Commission
Mexican Republic
Sir Edward Thornton
Republic of Alexico
Venezuela
Vonogurla
Mot Congress
Uniti
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THE
Presidents
Court of Claims
Sd Maren
Colorado
Tha
Tuvan Bureau
South
Wyler
Lai
War Department
Aeo
Secretary of War
Southern Plats
Southern Claims Commission
South Pass
Mississippi River
James 8. Ross
Epo Navy
Keegit
Ixbar
Pease
Secretary of the Navy
Jus
D Clige
Point
Assistand Swina
Abs Jdc
Post Ofice Department
Commissioner of Agriculture
Commissioner of Agricuultural
District of Columia Commissioners
Board of Wealth
Philadelphia
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