New German Chancellor Cooks His Own Coffee
Prince Hohenlohe, new chancellor of the German empire, differs in appearance from Bismarck and Caprivi and hails from humble origins. He leads an active life, attributes health to open air and hunting, and personally prepares coffee at his palace and while traveling, claiming it sharpens the mind and heart. The anecdote highlights his self taught culinary skill and simple pleasures alongside political duties.
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Prince Hohenlohe
Bismarck
Caprivi
Rly
Chillingsfurst
Germany
Strasburg
Lig Oh
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Velvet Coffins and Royal Ornaments Stir Parlor Decor
A fragment from the St. Louis Republic notes talk of velvet coffins and royal purple coffins with 45 ornaments to match home parlor decorations. The passage reflects a sensational or fictional tone about funeral goods and gendered customers.
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Gil
San
Amrured
St. Louis Republic
Barbers of Britain Compared to London Shops
The National Barber notes Dublin first class shops pay 35 shillings weekly to men who are also trained as ladies aireddresser, while cheaper shops pay 13 to 20 shillings. Shaving and hair services cost sixpence in first class shops and two pence in cheaper ones. Some Cork shops charge a penny per service. London barbers vary. some modern American chairs exist, and tips influence earnings. A female proprietor runs a shop with five assistants charging threepence for shaving and extra for hairdressing.
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Dublin
London
Cork
America
Faith that feeds the hungry crowds
A devotional meditation on Jesus feeding 5 000 with five loaves and two fish. It compares human planning to divine provision, exhorts reliance on faith not sight, and urges readers to serve selflessly like the lad who offered his gift for the multitude.
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Wwe
Jesus
John
Philip
Andrew
Moses
Sarah
Father Ty
Father
Proper coat collar care warned to brush boys
A Kansas City Star notice instructs brush boys to avoid tugging and reshaping overcoats during dressing. It advises shrugging shoulders forward to let the collar settle naturally and fit to the wearer, preventing damage to the coat’s shape.
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Nehiah
Brush Boys
Kansas City
Animals Playful Battles and a Kitten’s Bootie Quest
A writer recalls a kitten’s curious play with a dead mouse and slippers as she investigates the object with keen scent and determined searches. This quaint episode reflects how animals mimic serious conflict in harmless play. Buffalo
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Buffalo
Glacial Stratification Observed in Greenland Ice Faces
Science notes nearly all Greenland glaciers end in vertical faces 100 to 1,000 feet high that expose basal ice stratification. Earth materials carried by the ice show layers with fine laminations, sometimes twisted or ghoved. Glacier advance at the border ranges from a foot per day to a foot per week.
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Greenland
Illustrious Isabella de Gonzaga Afraid to Remarry
The article notes Isabella de Gonzaga after her husband’s death refused remarriage. She feared loss either way, worrying constant fear of losing a second husband or not losing him if she remarries. A parrot and bird dealer exchange antiquated dialogue add colorful aside.
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Isabella de Gonzaga
Bloomleighs Battle Over Wit and Silence Ends in Disharmony
A London Tit Bits item recounts the Bloomleighs quarreling over who speaks ill of the other. They agree to a seven day tally, the winner taking a holiday or visiting her mother. After six peaceful days the tally reveals a surprise total from the husband, exposing the cook as the source of many remarks.
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Bloomleighs
Bloomleigh
Bloomleugh
London
Bits
Dream Talk Between Professor and Grocer
A psychology professor chats with Mr Higgins the grocer as he wraps five pounds of coffee. They discuss dreams seeming ordinary until waking and reflecting, with Higgins recalling a dream that his wife could not talk.
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Maynard, Mass
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Maynard
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Maewre
Neil Currie & CO
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A. H. Rose
U.S
Acton, Mass
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Widdlesex Mutual Fire Insurance Company
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Concord
Richard Fy Barrett
Dr. Edison
FAT Polks
Margaret
Barker Street
Sandusky
Ohio
Forest Holt
N. S. Daniels
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Pratt
Lexington
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