Tolstoy as Military Hero and Moral Philosopher
The piece charts Leo Tolstoy on the eve of his eightieth birthday as a controversial intellectual figure. It details his life from youthful dissipation to the Crimean War, his literary rise, religious crisis in 1878 9 and later pacifist and antisystem views, including his call for nonviolence and communal land ownership. It notes his excommunication by the Greek church, his simple frugal life, and his influence on social reform and temperance.
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Tolstoy
Peter Tolstoy
Peter the Great
Count Lvov
Leo Tolstoy
Yasnia Polyana
Kazan
Caucasus
Moscow
Sebastopol
St. Petersburg
Faust
Tartar
Philosopher
Sevastopol
Renina
Rim
Alexander’ Il
Christ
Sophie Witte
Count Witte
Min
Tollstoy
Cupid
Henry George
George
America
England
Russia
Hawka Attacked Swimmer At Asbury Park
William Prell a Congress Hall musician was swimming off Asbury Park New Jersey when a school of weak fish drew a pair of large fishhawks toward him. The hawks pecked at his head as he struggled. Lifeguard Jackson heard cries, launched a lifeboat, and pulled Prell safely ashore.
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Asbury Park
N. J
William Prell
Congress Hall
Prell
Jackson
Gold Bangles for Men Fashion in England
Gold bangles for men become the latest vogue in England worn above the elbow. Engaged couples gift and lock on the bracelets. The trend appears among athletic youths in golf tennis and rowing, echoing a royal precedent set by the king since his marriage.
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England
Wanted a Pusher
A Nashville area item recounts neighbors seeking to borrow a lawn mower. The exchange shows only that request being discussed, with lingering impression they might borrow more in the future.
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Nashville
Apothecary's Weight Rumor Spreads in Philadelphia Press
Gossip quotes a Philadelphia Press item about Mr Pillsbury the druggist and a bright girl discussing alleged scruples. The fragment suggests a reputational inquiry into the apothecary's conduct and possible discreet drinking.
Keen Business Man Noah Builds Summer Hotel on Ararat
A 19th century note describes Noah as a keen businessman landing on Ararat and declaring the mountain a site for a seaside resort and hotel. He proclaims it a combined mountain and seashore destination and begins construction.
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Noah
Ararat
New -York Sun
Far Fields Are Greener Pick-Me-Up Snippet
A fragment from a Pick Me Up column observes a boy who boasts of future deeds, noting his shift from bragging as a boy to boasting as a man. The piece contrasts youthful boasting with adult bravado in Alabama.
Young Roosevelts Canoe Stunt Popular With Local Youth
Theodore Roosevelt Jr introduces a new fad in Manchester Mass among younger residents. The stunt involves running a canoe through surf for about a hundred feet from shore, then letting it be carried to the sands on wave crests. Five times out of six waves swamp the craft before land, making recovery rare sport.
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Roosevelt
Theodore _ Roosevelt, Jr
Manchester
Mass
North’ Shore
Ice era remark on cowboys and funerals from Philadelphia Press
An eastern tourist notes the cow punchers at Bad Bucko's keeping cool under difficult conditions. He comments funerals may be delayed for a couple of days, reflecting on the scene with casual skepticism.
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Alkall
Bucko
Yaas
Philadelphia Press
City Skyscrapers Shadow Village Pastoral Scene
A villager recalls tall buildings looming over a rural village while a man notes his herd of twenty cattle grazing nearby. The exchange hints at urban expansion encroaching on agricultural life.
All the world may not love a lover but takes interest in letters
A fragment quotes Puck on public interest in a lover’s letters as they go to the jury. The line hints at society’s curiosity about intimate writings and legal proceedings surrounding them.
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Puck
Medical Patent Claim About Headache Remedy
Fragmentary advertisement claims a tablet remedy for sick headache caused by range and promises cure with tablets sold by Williamson Drug Co. The readable text shows a medicinal claim and retailer name within a damaged coupon-like snippet.
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Williamson
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