Distinguished Haitian Mixup at the Elysee
M Severiaro de Heredia the minister of public works in the Rouvier cabinet caused a stir at the Elysee when guards mistook him for the Haitian president due to his dark skin. The incident ended with Grevy laughing and noting the minister had only 24 hours in office. Chicago Herald
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M. Severiaro de Heredia
Rouvier
M. Grevy
Comte de Heredia
Nowise
Paris
the Elysee
Nouvier
Grevy
Republic of
Haiti
M. de Heredia
Chicago
Kean Prank Sparks Stage Panic in Richard III Scene
An old New Orleans horseman recalls a 19th century onstage incident during Kean’s Richard III when a stage manager provoked a panic by having an Irish extra run with a banner. Kean chased the super with his sword, the actor pursuing him into a dark alley, the episode ending with the super’s quick escape and unclear effect on the show.
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Keans
New Orleans
Crescent City
Kean the Younger
Richard JI
Kean
General Jackson
Kim
Richard
Super
Remarkable Double Personality Case From Seminary Life
Dr. R Osgood Mason cites a seminary youth serving as an ecclesiastic in Bordeaux who writes sermons during nocturnal somnambulism. He rises, writes, reads, and corrects by lamp light blocked by cardboard, then returns to bed unaware of his nocturnal work until he sees the manuscript.
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R. Osgood Mason
Ladies’ Home Journal
Bordeaux
France
Delicacies out of season irk Old Moneybags
An Indianapolis Press item recounts Old Moneybags reacting to criticisms of poverty and his own lavish lifestyle. He laments using ice out of season and questions why the poor cannot enjoy winter comforts, highlighting class tension in a brief dialogue.
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Indianapolis Press
Hubbubs Why are you moving from your suburban home
Subbubs asks Hubbubs why they are moving from a suburban home in a Philadelphia Record styled exchange. Neighbors gossip amid concern and curiosity about the move and malaria question.
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Philadelphia Record
Winter in Japan Reflects Deeply Set Traditions
Ainslee's excerpt by Anna N. Benjamin contrasts Japanese winter life with Western comfort. It praises bushido discipline amid damp, open houses, and thin walls, noting little heated effort and a strong adherence to traditional cold tolerance across society.
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Anna N. Benjamin
Ainslee’s
Nagasaki
Japan
Aouinee
Novel cures: freezing and other methods for rheumatism
A Philadelphia Times writer reviews unconventional rheumatism cures from the past, including freezing in ice baths, burial in damp clay, and ammonia vapor chambers. The freezing methods reportedly reduced high fevers quickly, though many schemes failed or were abandoned.
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Philadelphia Times
Menominee
Mich
Paul Burdegront
Paris
M. Figeau
The Wheel Problem Explained
The piece explains the paradox of a turning wheel where the top moves forward faster than the carriage and the bottom moves backward relative to space, making the top travel at a speed double its axle motion while the bottom is momentarily stationary.
Flower Gardens of the Sea
The sea hosts flower gardens created by animals rather than plants as tropical waters display blooms in coral gardens with fishes of curious forms and flashing colors. Dr Blackford notes these sea creatures dart about like birds and butterflies in land gardens, highlighting the striking similarity in beauty.
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Blackford
Chicago Chronicle
Chloroform Myths Debunked in Medical Jurisprudence
A London Mail summary explains that real unconsciousness via chloroform is hard to achieve. It details how surgeons induce anesthesia, common methods, and typical timelines. The piece argues many chloroform abuse charges are unfounded and outlines risks and procedural requirements.
Not Quite What She Meant in Edinburgh Gate
A stout lady walking in Edinburgh asked two messenger boys at a gateway if she could pass through. One boy studied her then winked and said, I dinna ken, missus, but think ye might try, as I saw a horse and cart gang through a wee while since.
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Edinburgh
London
He Knew When He Was Well Off
A short quoted vignette from Harper's Bazaar describes Teddie sleeping beside his mother one winter night. He refuses to move, saying he won’t shift because it is cold wherever he isn’t, capturing a child’s stubbornness and a cozy domestic scene.
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Teddie
Harper’s Bazar
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Karpons
M. Boord
Covington and Perrysville
Ladies
Fancy
Cali
Vici
New York
East Side Square
W.W. B. Coleman
Flower Gardens of the Sea
Tas
London Mail
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Scott
L. P. Little
West Side
C. A. Truckmuller
le Roy Allen
A. E. Stephens
Covington, Indiana
the Riverside
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Riverside Farm
Covington
Mea
Serena
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Washington, D.C
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Parker
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