The Resources of Turkey From The Times Correspondent
A London Times correspondent from Varna details Ottoman military mobilization. He estimates 44 000 men raised from conscripts and a potential front reinforcement totaling about 230 battalions or 250 000 men, though actual numbers may fall short due to losses from long marches and poor provisioning. He notes a possible reserve of 183 battalions and a militia ready to yield 467 more battalions, leaving up to 500 000 men not yet called.
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London Times
Varna
Bagdad
Yemen
Turkey
Awkward Suitor’s Comic Invasion at the Parlor Scene
The piece recounts Mr. Shylay’s disastrous social call as he tumbles through chairs and into a vase of ornaments while attempting to impress a young lady. Chaos erupts with a cat’s protest, a mother’s dramatic entrance, and a crumpled hat rack before Shylay escapes into the night.
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Mr. Shylay
Tom
Sye
Shylay
Cincinnati
Curious Little Animal Pichiclago of Chile
The pichiclago, one of four footed creatures, measures under two inches. It bears a single segmented shell of mosaic scales, a truncated tail, and a furry underbody. Found in the Cordilleras of Chili, it burrows daily, digs deep galleries, or rolls into a hedgehog-like ball when attacked.
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Cordilleras Mountains
Chili
Marriage Lines and Epithets of Names in Verse
A collection of playful verse and epitaph sketches on names from Shakespearean mischief to 19th century weddings. It showcases puns on spouse names, witty rhymes about unions, and humorous epitaph couplets from various locales including Lincoln, Waltham Abbey, Georgetown, and Pittsburg. Notable lines involve Petruchio, Maria Wake, Miss Holmes, Job and Best, and others in affectionate, lighthearted tones.
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Shakespeare
Petruchio
Kate
Mr. Wake
Maria
A. Horn
Job
Wall
Mary Best
Deko the Newfoundland Helps Rescue Child at Detroit Wharf
A seven year old girl aboard the Maine bound for Albany fell from a Detroit wharf into the river. Deko, a large Newfoundland dog, sprang into the water and seized the girl with his mouth, guiding a small rescue boat to pull her to safety. The dog, famed for sagacity, later guards the dock and signals boats, and is said to even know whistle signals of Northern Transit ships.
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Detroit Frea
Maine
Northern Transit Com
Chicago
Ogdensburg
W. J. Reilly
Hotty
Albany
N. Y
Northern Transit Company
Third Street
Deko
Deke
Northfield
Minn
Charles Younger
Younger
Detroit
Dela
Enfield man dies from fear of hydrophobia belief
Elbridge KE Cabot of Enfield Connecticut died Sunday afternoon after suffering since a cat bite last September. He feared hydro phobia despite doctors saying he had none. A Hartford professor Alvergnat case was cited, and Cabot, an old bachelor, died amid his imagination. The cross fifteen year old cat was involved.
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Elbridge KE. Cabot
Enfield
Conn
Alvergnat
Hartford
Towne
Cabot
Springfield
Afass
Hospitality in Russia and its dazzling displays
The piece notes Russian hospitality in St. Petersburg as unparalleled, with the rich spending lavishly on wines, music, diamonds, and clothing while draining fortune into services for Paris, Nice, and German spa towns. It contrasts Russian nobles’ lavish shows with others who reinvest more locally.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Paris
Nice
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Cleveland
Ohio
Richwood
Union County
Malcom
Joseph Cathill
Albert Wallace
Wallace
Brute
Thas
John Sterling
Sterling
Maralathin
Johnson
Willian
Eliza Moore
Angel
Moore
Miss Snowdon
Mrs. White
Snowdon
Eynen
William Neil
Jane Tier
Thomas Rush
Cupid
Hymen
Daniel
Daniel Cole
Lincoln
Cole
St. Bennett
Thomas Huddleston
Theodorus Gamm
Meredith
Waltham Abbey
James Fullerton
Charles I
Georgetown
D. C
Anthony Hyde
A. Hyde
Hyde
Pittsburg
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