End of the century is here with new tech progress
A long review of diverse topics notes rapid advances in science and industry. It cites Hamburg as Europe’s leading port, warns of state imitation of Ohio’s anti adulteration laws, discusses criminology, Arctic balloon plans, and shifts in naval crews. It highlights experiments in locomotive hiring, Humperdinck’s castle, convict labor value declines, bicycle warfare use, lightning damage upsurge, and bold bets on horseless carriages and autonomous road propulsion.
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France
Bordeaux
Chicago
Yonkers
Dawn Dawn Over Obon Hill And Wedding Day
Fragmentary poem notes a distant dawn over obon hill and a wedding day. References to a whippoorwill, a sinking moon beside Vesparides, and a longing to inset a tree love on their wedding day appear as scattered imagery and partial lines.
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Obon
Vesparides
The Blue Cloak
A nineteenth century narrator recalls a Sicilian warning from his mother and a prophecy spoken by an old gypsy in Naples. After studying painting in Italy he travels with Arthur Attwood to Mount Etna and Sicily where the omen grows urgent as his twenty seventh birthday approaches.
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Euben
Reuben
Sivily
Sicily
Rubino Vincetti
England
Italy
Arthur Attwood
Naples
Mount Etna
Messina
Etna
Catania
Viocetti
Signor Vincetti
Catalia
Attwood
Arthur
Return to Messina Ends with Venetian Vendetta Resolved
In Sicily, a British traveler and his companion sense danger after two Italian men warn of enemies. A late-night cloaking swap shifts a blue cloak to a fellow, who is then stabbed by a masked assailant. The victim dies. the brothers Ferrari surrender, revealing a vendetta tied to a family duel. The survivor seeks a monastery life, and the narrator vows not to return to Sicily.
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Arthur
Aime Hotel
Messina
Guiseppe
Guillemo Ferrar
Attwood
Sicilan
Ferraria
Catania
Guiseeppe
Guillemo
Ferraris
Giullemo
Guillemo Ferrari
Gnuseppe
Rubino Vincetti
Scientific and Industrial Notes on Modern Inventions
A survey of new ideas and devices from railways to glass substitutes: electric roads in Monterey Mexico, an X-ray nickel-in-the-slot camera, heat melting in oil wells, ball bearings in wheels, and other engineering advances. Notable items include Marseilles drainage cost, water expansion pressures, and a Polish Deep Sea expedition note.
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New York
Philadelphia
Marseilles
France
Paris
Hartford
Conn
Monterey
Mexico
Europe
Electrical Engineer
Tapley W. Young
Wolla
Die Natur
Austrain
Franz Steindachner
Royal Vienna Museum
Red Sea
Pola
Discovery of Coffee in Abyssinia and Aden
A fifteenth century traveler in Abyssinia found half burnt berries that, crushed, released a strong aroma. He brewed water with them and felt renewed energy. Arriving in Aden, he shared the berries with a local opium user who praised the infusion and named the tree Cabunh meaning force.
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Abyssinia
Ginving
Aden
Arabia
San Francisco Chronicle
Mot mot bird begins shaving at maturity
A South Armorican bird known as the mot mot reportedly starts shaving as it reaches maturity. The bird removes the webbing on each side of its beak, about two inches wide, leaving a neat tuft at the end of each side.
Sanitation warning on new houses dampness and ventilation
A warning states that new houses should not be occupied for several months after completion due to high water content in building materials. Evaporation needs time and ventilation is imperfect while walls remain damp, with damp dwellings causing sickness.
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Sanitatiaog Pive
Velvet mourning aims for fashion change, Black Velvet plans
In Paris modistes pursue black velvet as a mourning material while aristocratic habits echo through fashion notes. Dukes, duchesses, and dogs mark social curios with queenly gatherings, travels, and a spaniel tradition linked to Blenheim.
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Modistes
Come
Paris
Velvet gown and mourning fashions in late 19th century
A detailed fashion description of a velvet and brocade gown with a striped brocade waist and embroidered velvet edges, paired with a black braid hat. The piece also covers mourning norms for widows and parents, with fabric choices such as Henrietta, Exudora, and crape, plus notes on historical women fighters and practical wardrobe tips for economy and cleanliness in daily wear.
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Mantla
New York Ledger
Isabel A. Mallon
Ladies’ Home Journal
Eudora
Fashion Trends in Paris Lace and Louis Seize Silhouettes
A descriptive survey of early 19th century fashion noting garlands on satin ground, damask with ermine and blue bows, and moth protection for woolen fabrics. It critiques black nervels, praises Valenciennes lace, and predicts Louis Seize styling for evening wear, with pointed bodices, tulled skirts, and torchon laces dominating, plus Norfolk jackets and new jersey rounds in greens and blacks.
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Paris
Louis Seize
Point de Paris
Eels Thrive in Saltwater Lakes After Long Experiment
Researchers tested eel spawning in four Alpine lakes with no outlets. In two lakes eels died, but in the Cauma Sea they flourished, reaching lengths up to four and a half feet. No additions have been made since 1877, yet many young eels remain, suggesting natural maturation in the lake environment.
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Patti
Cauma
French Professor Claims Thought Photographing Ability
A French professor asserts he can project thoughts onto a photographic plate using a band on his forehead. He says his mind can be photographed in the dark with his method, implying shots produced without a camera.
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Elains
Life. Be broke and the world ignores you and pay the piper
A poem fragment by G. Fove in Truth mocks debt and social status. It contrasts being broke with being flush, noting how friends react and a borrower bore, while the man with no money is compelled to play alone on his own bassoon.
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Hans
G. Fove'le
Friant
New York Advertiser
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Boston Globe
Alfred
Fliegondo Blaetter
Railway Oficial
Yorga
Chicago
Cash
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Enquirer
Smithers
DeDude
Arthur Wemington
Misa de Bello
Mr. DeDada
Society News
Editah
New York Weekly
Fenderson
Fogg
Feddy
Bunton ‘Transcript
Philospher
Ian
Indianapolis Journal
Witty Exchange Snippets From Various Papers
A collage of brief quips and jokes from papers like the New York Advertiser Cleveland Plain Dealer Chicago Tribune and others. The items feature social humor about mothers wheel riding weddings and political voting age with light puns and wordplay.
Elephant presents carved tusk knife to Viceroy in India
The Rajah of Holkar visited Lord Dufferin when Viceroy of India and saw him cut illustrated London papers with an ivory knife. Promising a gift, the Rajah returned with an elephant whose tusks were carved as a paper knife. The beast seized papers, cut them deftly, and handed them to the Viceroy.
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Lord Dufferin
India
Holkar
London
Mast Teams Through Maine Towns Remembered
Lewiston Journal recalls mast teams moving through Redfield and nearby towns from Chesterville or Farmington to tidewater at Hallowell or Gardiner. The long hauls drew cattle driven by loud drivers, with masts worth hundreds of dollars as they moved along back country routes to the seashore.
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Redfield
Chestervilla
Farmington
Hallowell
Gardiner
Ronsa
Maine
Lewinton
Prematurely Grey Hair Care Advice From Aunt Sample
The advice notes naturally dry hair that turns gray early. It recommends a good tone and applying vaseline or a hair pomade twice weekly into the scalp. If hair becomes greasy after use, rub with a rough cotton towel to remove excess grease.
Czar and Czarina Welcome at Balmoral in Scotland
The Czar and Czarina of Russia arrived in England as royal guests of Queen Victoria. They sailed to the Firth of Forth and Balmoral, escorted by prominent figures, with police and detectives guarding their landing. A formal reception in Leith and Edinburgh preceded a drive to Balmoral under torchlight as bonfires lit the mountain landscape.
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England
Atea
Gelth
Prince of Wales
Scotland
Baviaren
Czar
Czirlon of Russis
Balmoral Castle
Vctoria
Standard
Firth of Forth
Tantallon Castle
Duke of Connaught
M. D. Staal
Lord Rosebery
Duchess of Buccleuch
Countess of Lytton
Balmoral
Ot Ballatergo
Guard of Honor
Royal Scots Greya
Second Dragona
Leith
Edinburg
Brilies
Czarina
Edinburgh
Corporation of
Cans
Gutbori
Czor Aed Czarina
Ballator
Orathro
Beatrice
Fraud order against F. D. Morgan banker and bullion broker
The Post Office Department in Washington issued a fraud order against F. D. Morgan a banker and bullion broker located at 64 Wall Street New York. His scheme to sell flyer bullion options tied to the election is declared fraudulent and all mail matter addressed to him is to be marked fraudulent and returned if possible or sent to the dead letter office if the sender cannot be located.
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Oliver
Post Office Department
Washington
F. D. Morgan
Wall Street
New York
Pendleton Power Outage Caused by Mirlors at Auction
Hundreds of mirlors entered the Pendleton Light Company building through an open window at night and, drawn by a belt to the dynamo, halted machinery and plunged the town into darkness.
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Fhundreds
Mirlors
Pendleton
Oregon
Rothschild Colony In Palestine Establishes New Settlement
Baron Edmond de Rothschild forms a new colony in Palestina near Damascus called Galileo. The village spans three thousand ares with springs and Jordaq sources. It will employ fifty thousand laborers and test home rule. Eugenie is reported to have left most of her fortune to Princess Beatrice of Battenberg’s daughter Eugenie.
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Topeka
Kan
Margherita
Italy
Eaid
Victorian
Kate Field
Honolulu
Ouida
Osama
Louisa
Danube
Mies Marie Cordell
Prouseshooters
Killicorankie
Perthshire
Scotland
South Australia
Germany
Fi.lo Horticulturists Aspearintendents
Adelina Patti
Swansea Hospital
Mme. Hoshi
Parnell
New Jersey
Ireland
Eugene Field Ia
Frotty
Miss Field
Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodora
Prince Henry of Battenberg
England
Ae Haathourennda
Mme. Hanns Korany
America
Beirut
Syria
Baron Edmond de Rothschild
Palestina
Galileo
Damascus
Jordaq
Lipresy Eugenie
Princess Beatries of
Buttenberg
Eugenie
Horselens Gospel Wagon to Tour New York City
The Horselens Gospel Wagon, a 1009 carriage project, will soon visit New York City as a gospel wagon led by Knapp of the Baptist Church of the Rodesner. It will run on electricity with a platform and organ aboard. Knapp plans to preach from the platform on weekdays while George Law and Spencer Jimsey from Berains Canada are referenced amid a hunting expedition incident.
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Artid
New York City
Knapp
Baptist Church of the
Rodesner
Boo. Knapp
Fenglager
Koupp
George Law
Spencer Jimsey
Beraiints
Canada
Wile
Turkiul aitan's private Apartments siege at Yildiz Palace
In a brief report several days pass as seven people perish attempting to reach the Turkiul aitan's private apartments in the Yildiz Palace. Five of the dead were said to intend to murder the Sultan. From Havana Cuba comes word of currency turmoil prompting a realignment by Spain's governor. The British War Office boosts guard strength and stores powder at Woolwich. A mob attacks the American Presbyterian Church in St Anns Calientes Mexico on September 18, breaking windows and assaulting Mr Sharp's house. The Moreley Protestant College also suffers window damage in the same city on September 16. At Niagara Canada Private Hatton of Uwen zrad is killed instantly while acting as a marching rifleman during target practice.
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Solen
Robinson
Marringe
Flower
New York City
Holland
Ohio
Major McKinley
Canton
Edgar Homson Brec Works
Braddock
Enn
Matilda Summers
Chicago
Alexandria
Frank Ward
Scott Jackson
Oronaga
Ward
Jackson
Philadelphia Brigade Association
Philadelphia Brigade
Antietam
Pennsylvania
Maryand
Burlington
N. J
Arnold Flesh
Hotel Peteler
McKinley
Thurston and
Cullom
Hastings
McCleary
Hollidaysburg
Penn
Gardner, Morrow & Co
Orm
Indiana
Connersville
Sweet
Kinsey
Freman
Hughes
F. J. Fowler
Stillwater
Oklahoma
St. Joseph
John Murphy
Albert George Whitehead
Portland
England
New York
Lucania
Asane
Enoch Pratt
Baltimore
Board of Education
Yildiz Palace
Havana
Cuba
St. Anns Calientes
Moxio
Dprivata Hatton
Uwen Zrad
Dtray Otal
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Hamburg
Liverpool
New England
Andree
Lewiston Journal
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault Ste. Marie
Humperdinck
Hansel and
Gretel
Cictivisme
Prince von Waldeck
United States
Inwa
Labor Bureau
Statistical Office of
Berlin
von Bezold
Bavaria
Sunris
Joris van Linden
Ao Vincetti
Ferrari
Marlborough
Netherlands
Panorda
Don Frederic
Haarlem
Motley
Kenny Hasselaer
Maastricht
Alkmaar
Antwerp
Saragossa
Chicago Times
Herald
Fashion Notes
Mamor
the Czar
Russia
Queen Victoria
Czanina
Rothschild Colony
Palestine
Fanprona
Kagonia
Carnegie Steel Company
Ordnance Department
Crampa
Dewey
Inspection Board
Navy Department
Glate Department
Beyrat
Thomas G. Gibson
Consat Gibson
Cleveland
Augusta
Samuel O'Bray
Utah
Floyd Smith
Iowa
Smith
Georgia Mining, Manufacturing and Investment Company
Glass
Newport E. 1
Texas
Goat Island
OLUOY
Woo
Po Paltimore
New
Louisvillea
St. Louis
Ree Colpage
Mmo
Klafsky-Lohse
Brooklyn Heights
James McNerney
Wining Park
Harlem
Yoliver Winthrop
San Francisco
Cal
James Campbell
Hodgman Rubber Company
New York Ciy
Gentlemen of Philadelphia
Arthur Bewall
American Maritime Association
John Bardaley
Broadway
Camden
Garfield
Victor Vanhorn
Orn ‘Weat
Oswego
Woyler
Turkey
Triple Alliance
Great Britain
Callias Bey
P. T. Barnum
Constantinople
Faseig
Sordan
Armstrongs
Zain
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