A Palace Under the Sea by David Ker
An expedition from Lerwick sails to Bressa Head and enters a sea cave described as a palace under the sea. The narrator and two sailors witness rainbow lighting on rock, seaweed tapestries, clear green water, and curious creatures, while contemplating passage and rising tide.
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David Ker
Orkney
Sheland
Faroe
Shetland
Shetland Islands
Lerwick
Hay
Peter
Bressa Head
Bressa
Aladdin
Tom Thumb
Mermaid
Old Peter
Ker
Jackson's Duel With Dickinson On Red River
The narrative recounts the May duel between General Jackson and Dickinson on the Red River. Dickinson misses. Jackson is wounded but survives after a dramatic exchange. Overton and a surgeon witness the event as Dickinson collapses, and Jackson rides to a tavern for treatment.
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Dickinson
Red River
Jackson
Overton
Hee
Christendom
Gen. Overton
Dickinson Mortally Wounded in Duel with General Jackson
The duel ends with Dickinson bleeding to death after a single shot. Despite Dr Catlet declaring surgery useless, Dickinson dies around 2 o clock. General Jackson explains he hid his wound to prevent Dickinson from enjoying a supposed shooting advantage. Dickinson’s wife travels to Harrison's Mills with mourners.
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Dickinson
Catlet
Jackson
Physisician
Harrison's Mills
The Old Man's Ghost Haunts Arkansas Spiritualist Show
The Gazette recounts a Little Rock séance where a violent inmate demands to call up his late father. The medium hesitates, the crowd waits, and a prison-bound man accuses the medium of lies as the spirit of the governor proves elusive.
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the Gazette
Little Rock
Tom Bealick
Spirit Land
Arkansas
Wonders of the Photograph Eyes Beyond Sight
The article extols photographic vision as a science miracle rivaling fairy tales. It contrasts human sight with telescopic, microscopic, spectroscopic, and photographic eyes, noting how persistence of vision and rapid movement blur or obscure detail. It introduces the eye as a tool revealing constitutions and details far beyond unaided sight.
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Truman
N.Y. Herald
Richard A. Proctor
The Photographic Eye and the Rise of Napoleon
The passage argues how photography reveals details unseen by the naked eye, with examples from solar observations and Orion nebula imagery. It then contends that Napoleon rose not by bare heroism but by a blend of imperial strategy, intellect, and political acumen, aided by a legitimizing, quasi-medieval governmental framework influenced by Rousseau.
Napoleon as Hero in Macmillan's Magazine
The essay argues Napoleon I. embodies the testing ground for hero theory, noting mankind seeks leaders and instinctively recognizes a born hero. It contrasts Napoleon's magnetism with Cromwell and references Carlyle's cautious treatment, highlighting Napoleon's prominence in the heroic canon.
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Macmillan's
Heros
Bonaparte
Elba
Arthur
Fairy-Land
Napoleon
Mr. Carlyle
Cromwell
Bonapart
Goethe
Neglected Opportunities and the Call to Duty
A reflective piece warns that wasted time and missed chances ruin generations. It laments youth spent on frivolities and luxury, urging a return to steady principles to avoid poverty, crime, and social decay as life’s voyage ends on a bleak shore.
Rothschilds Extend Partnership in Paris Branch
The Rothschild family in Paris extends the partnership act to 1905, with the dowager Baroness Rothschild managing vast charitable giving. The Paris branch includes Baroness Alphonse Rothschild and sons at the Rue St. Florentin mansion, regular society presence, and ties to racing through Baron Alphonse. Solomon Rothschild, a refined patron of books and art, has a widow heiress daughter noted as a future wealth holder. Gustave Rothschild is the only son to marry outside the family.
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Paris
Rothschild
Rue Lafita
Alphonse
Solomon
Gustave
Edmond
Nathanial Rothschild
Bologne
Baron
Alphonse Rothschild
St. Florentine
Talleyrand
Monde
Bois de Bologne
Meantris
Chantilly
Solomon Rothschild
Nathanial Rothachi
Rothschilds in Paris and Naples Bonanza of Treasures
A lavish portrait of Baron Adolphe Rothschild of Naples and kin shows vast wealth and rare book collections. The Duke d Aumale’s rival status in France is noted, with mentions of Count Toistol, Arthur Spends life collecting books, and the Duchess of Gramont as the family’s sole Catholic member.
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Toistol
Avenue de Friedland
Arthur
France
d’Aumale
Rothschild
Paris
Baron Adolphe Rothschild
Naples
Bois
Duchess of
Baron Rothschild of
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Golconda Diamond Mines revival eyed near Hyderabad
Golconda mines once part of Central India’s famed diamond industry may be revived near Hyderabad. Ruins of Golconda's hill fortress sit above past production sites where stones from Kis tna Valley moved to workshops. The timing of decline and abandonment remains unclear. renewed work could restore fame if invasions halted operations.
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Golconda
Central India
Hyderbad
Kistna
Paying too Dearly for His Whistle
A Franklin childhood tale recalls a holiday moment when seven year old Benjamin spent all his copper on a whistle, causing family laughter and later reflection. The story, published by Franklin, became a household word across Europe and America and has been translated into many European languages.
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Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Europe
America
An Esquimaux Baby on the Corwin Cruise
The narrator recalls Esquimaux visitors aboard the Corwin, including mothers with babies and small boys. A baby from Msquimanx awakens a warm reaction, sleeping peacefully on three crossed oars as snow falls, while families share bread and smiles amid curious fare. The piece cherishes the infant's heartwarming charm.
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Esquimaux
Msquimanx
No Wit Advert and Vignettes From Town Tales
A fragment from a 19th century page mixes a medicinal ad for Kidney-Wort with short vignettes and dialogue. It includes a cheerful moral about churning eyes the Good Samaritan questions a neglected child and remarks on parents in poverty and a child’s joke about a handkerchief.
Cure for drink craving with Hop Bitters cited
A reader reports a friend cured of insatiable liquor thirst by Hop Bitters. The remedy reportedly subdued the craving, steadied nerves, and restored sobriety for over two years, with others claimed likewise. The note appears on a leading railroad official Chicago page.
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Chicago
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Nannan
Johnny
Ireland
Tile Eyes OF Science
Henry Draper
Orion
Dr. Draper
Janssen
Delarne
Lord Rosse
Trouvelot
Washington
Draper
Morean
Massena
Germany
Italy
Paoli
Ifancy
Rousseau
Empire
Napoleon I
Rothschild Family of Millionaires
Golconda Diamond Mines
Cruise of
the Corwin
Papa
Thorean
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