Bijah the Duke and the Parisian Impostor Trial
In a Detroit courtroom Bijah the janitor is exposed for posing as a grand duke from Paris. He faces a sixty day sentence after a judge denounces his deception and the public misled by his impersonation. George Cable, a sailor, astonishes all with his claim of waking in Buffalo after midnight.
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Charles de Love
Bijah
Call
Nobby
Charles
Rivard Street
Paris
Thiers
Mac- Mahon
Napoleon
Jed
Star of Destiny
George Cable
Buffalo
Bear-Hunt Affray Ends With Arrest At House Of Correction
An arrest story details Bijah fleeing into a corridor then diving behind a stove to evade officers. A darning needle in a broomstick end tormented him as four police officers finally secured him. At the House of Correction he asked for a postal card to his mother.
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Bijah
Tinter
House of Correction
Houghton Lake
Fustice
Russian boxing match endures brutal village duel
A traveler describes a Russian sport where a towering serf endures three blows per round from a Boyar in a village inn. The sequence includes a biting lip, a broken nose, and an eye injuries, yet the serf remains unmoved. The tale concludes with the serf damaging a porcelain stove rather than the master’s brains, illustrating remarkable endurance.
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Russia
Buss
Boyard
Slow and Sure Principle Over Haste in Plans
The text extols careful, deliberate thinking over haste in planning and action. It warns that hurried impressions lead to errors, and that steady progress with safety yields better results than reckless speed, stressing measured effort and the primacy of end results over rapid means.
Talking wall echo says to many echoes in court yard
Simonetti narrates a scene where a woman uses a fog horn shaped trumpet to yell into a sunny court yard. The echo returns in varied tones from the three open walls and a further blast from a musket fires back, with echoes described as a sermon in stones and claimed to be the world’s most remarkable.
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Simonetti
Talien
Eliphaz
Saraonda
Russian Thieves and Police Menace In Russian Towns
Pall Mall Gazette reports thieves and policemen as major pests in Russia. Careless visitors lose cloaks and dogs, shopkeepers fear valuables, and riders risk horse theft. Droschky drivers avoid aiding victims, and police fees penalize victims. influential locals may recover losses.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Russia
Los
Convict in Gundagal Jail Swallows Stolen Ring for Fame
An Australian convict in Gundagal jail, jailed for stealing a ring, earned a living by performing public swallowing stunts. He claims to have swallowed the ring years ago and says he can disgorge a steel Albert chain and brass ring, with a two pound load of jewelry in his stomach at once.
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Gundagal
Australia
Excited Town Reports Chinook Attack Fears And Pickets
A San Chronicle correspondent from Rocktiga County California describes town panic over Chinooks murdered by Sargent's ranch. Citizens respond by removing cabins and piling lumber. A 300 Chinese force reportedly planned to attack. volunteers form a picket around town. One shooter claims to have fired at an enemy, but the target was an old stump with buckshot, illustrating misperceived danger.
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San 5 Chronicle
Rocktigais County
Cal
Chinogs
Sargent
Smith
Bashi Bazouks described as diverse troops and plunder seekers
The account portrays Bashi-Bazouks as a mixed Turkish Empire force drawn from Kurds Albanians and Armenians with varied clothing gear and saddles. They are notorious for plunder and ease in discipline yet hard to restrain after breaking ranks amid Crimean war encounters and fears of Russians.
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Syria
Moscow
Inshallah
Advice to Business Men
Advice urges business men to promote their name and goods, attract trade, and stay visible to the public. It emphasizes personal responsibility for fortune, consistent advertising, and timely efforts to improve business rather than blaming external times.
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Boston Journal of
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