Suspicion In The Russian Empire Affecting Police Use
A fragmentary discussion on distrust of strangers in the Russian Empire. The czarist police chief’s usefulness hinges on its alertness in acting on suspicions. The text traces a traveler, Sascha, amid bribery, passport loss, and constant suspicion, showing how fear shapes behavior and authorities. The narrative notes how suspicion grows under law, affecting travel and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Stavens
Russia
Sascha
Amy
Tie
Ito
Lan
Pia
Tefog
Bouas
Lai
Theatre Scene Confounding Critics Ends In Banter
A chaotic stage scene unfolds as actors and critics clash over a performance at Acris Beach. The lead exits amid mixed reactions, while the audience and cast exchange charged remarks and a punchy quip from an onlooker leads to a calm, wry departure.
Cromwell's Body and the Legend of His Burial
A London Lancet account outlines competing tales of Oliver Cromwell's burial and posthumous display. One version claims his body was exhumed after death and shown at Tyburn with other regicides. another says his remains were moved to Newbury in Yorkshire and later exchanged for a substitutes. The narrative notes a decapitated skull displayed on a spike and a body transported by the Falconbergs, with references to the Priory and Tyburn, reflecting mid-17th century forensics and sensational public demonstrations.
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Beaune
Anoter Qashund
Newbury
Yorkshire
Cromweld
Ignae
Tyburn
Treton
Tad Bradshaw
Menos
Iskinson
Pyburn
Lendoy Lancet
The Turret Gallery and the First Stevens Iron Turret
A Cassier's Magazine excerpt describes Colonel Jen Stevens proposing an iron plated revolving gun turret in 1612 to defend harbors. The design featured heavy armor and a screw-driven bottom passage to spin the vessel, firing along its line of fire and anticipating later turret concepts. The Russian government built a similar vessel a century later as an early example of Stevens pottery.
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Jen Stevens
Ricigedd
Ehatu
Stevens
Cassier
A Heist to Cover Love and a Bank Impulse
In 1903 a bank faces a cash shortfall as Douglas siphons bills. Tim Harrigan contemplates stealing a few notes to fund a home with Nell, balancing guilt against a hopeful future. Waring is promoted, the bank reopens, and Harrigan's crime plan falters under scrutiny.
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Dilrectors
Bank Cxaminer
Douglas
Tim Carrigan
Mr. Waring
Waring
Harrigan
Ewa
Janeh
Ife
Turrigan
Nell
Warlag
Phebe
Ularrhyrn
Tim
Dorelas
Hhu
Ue Rogat Crea
Fsa Orgap
Bascom
Tonere
Tarrigan
Aerrigan
Tha
Neli
Lhn
Hismhiut
Mickege
Tie
Pinos
Tyne
Bascom Wag
Jandlo
Nell Burde
Inci
Nelli
Hartigan
Macaulay’s Reading Feats and Renaissance of Reading
Kansas City Star notes Macaulay read vast works in a year of duties on the Indian supreme council. Trevelian and Balzac’s Balzae are cited, as are Shakespeare, Cicero, Plato, Aristotle, Lucretius and more. The piece argues industry in reading is common, not exceptional, and reading amount depends on habit and temperament.
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Macaulay
Lord Macaulay
Supreme Council of India
Aeschylus
Sophocles
Eurypiies
Pindar
Callhunehus
Appollonius Rhodius
Quintus Culuber
Theocritus
Herodotus
Thucydides
Nenophon
Plato
Aristotle
Plutares
Lucian
Athenaeus
Plautus
Terence
Lucrelus
Catullus
Tibullus
Propertius
Balzae
M. Brunetiere
Balzac
Shakespeare
Kansas City Star
Returned Empty and the Rebates Demanded at Sea
A multimillionaire suffering seasickness on the voyage back to New York is said to have demanded two rebates on his fare claiming special terms as a returned empty. Puneli's Almanac notes the claim with notable irony.
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New York
Puneli
The Retort Caustle and Intech Era Quip
A fragment from the London Telegraph mocks modern costs and partnerships. It jokes about living with a partner while noting impracticality, and adds a German Provert line about a rat flooding a province.
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Platner
London Telegraph
The Knock-out Blow and Dr Pierce’s Cure Claims
An article extols the stomach as the most vulnerable organ in boxing and in digestion. It promotes Dr. B V Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery to cure stomach disorders catarrh and indigestion, with free booklets and a medical adviser offer.
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Corbett
Pierce
Fierce
Arita
B.V. Pierce
Suffalo
Dr. Pierce
Lime Company expands capacity as Reading Quarry backs lime value
The Lime Company boosts output by 2,000 bushels daily for the season while Reading Quarry Co guarantees strong lime performance. Prices run 11 to 12 cents per bushel with consignee freight paid, 25 bushels per ton. Neighbor Lime buyers offered favorable terms and a 7 to 10 percent share investment. Quick Lime priced around $3 per ton cheaper than Ground Lime. Southern representative seeks salesmen. order early to avoid price increases.
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HE Lime Company
Reading Quarry CO
Fountain Rock
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Odin
Tros
Tare
Jox
Adda Paty
Free
John
Cromwell
Dace
Jesser Morgan
Dr. Bull
A.C. Moyer & Co
Baltimore
Emanuel King
F. & M. Phone
E. King
Ridgely, Md
Box
The
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
Denton, Maryland
BJ. Vinright
T.H. Evans
Fruit and Produce Commission Merchants
Light St
Baltimore, Pd
Bill
Denton Journal
Caroline County
Pool’s Mill
Bateson’s Crossing
Thomas M. Todd
Lizzie Todd
George T. Redden
Said Redden
John Kelley
James BD. Neal
Said Kelley
Eal
George T. Eden
H. T. Nuttle
Samuel G. Nuttle
T. Alan Goldsborough
Mali
Chas. C. Fulton & CO
Felix Agnus
American Office
Baltimore, MD
Alga Smith
William E. Ayers
Talbot County
Circuit Court
Eli W. Notile
Eli W. Noble
T.alan Goldsborough
Maryland Grange Agency
Baltimore City
South Charles Street
Commission and Supply
Guo
H. Merryuan
J. W. Rucianpson
Jas. W.ichardson
W. C. Brooke
the Journal
Will
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Charles H. Smith
Howard.o.' Een
Prince Albert
Hullin's Wilmington
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