Dueling Rates Across Nations Highlight Germany France Italy
A survey of dueling records shows Germany far ahead with about 4,000 student duels yearly, while Gottingen averages a duel daily. France follows with hundreds of duels and about 1,000 serious clashes yearly, many among army officers, and Italy reports 2,759 duels in a decade.
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Odose
Germany
France
London
Eng
Gottingen
Mose
German Empire
Honer
Italy
Freratanen
Austria
Russia
Peeped In His Fiancees Room Brings Breach Suit
James Iryen of Paterzon New Jersey admitted watching Charlotte Wasterer in her boudoir as she viewed herself in a mirror from a street window. The incident ended their engagement and led to a breach of promise suit. Iryen faces possible imprisonment for peeping. Charlotte, described as a parlor beauty, remains central to the case.
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Weno
James Iryen
Paterzon
N. J
Hia
Charloite
E Hail
Chiarlotte
Charlotte
James
Tex
Remarkable Giant Gum Tree Reported in Victoria
A historic note describes a colossal gum tree in Victoria tall as 472 feet, with a prostrate specimen 420 feet long. Its trunk reaches large diameters at base and branches. the wood is noted as hard and high quality. Leaves yield valuable oils, and rapid growth adds to its significance.
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Bof
AM Sroos
von Walee
Victoria
la Growa
Scieamie
F. von Mueller
Hutt
Mancala Across Continents A Link To Arab And African Cultures
The article traces mancala as a universal game tied to Africa and the Arab world. It notes its presence among Abyssinians, Egyptians, Syrians, Palestinians, and Malay regions, with shell and pebble boards found in Damascus, Jerusalem, and a Syrian colony in New York.
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Africa
Benin
Bombay
Java
Caylon
Maldivea
Malay Peninsula
Syria
Palestine
Jerusalem
Egypt
Nubia
Red Sea
Damascus
Mecca
America
San Domingo
Washington Street
New York
Long Tramp by a Felton Ambulist’s Daughter in Sleep
Misa Chella Connor, 19, daughter of A B Connor station agent at Felton Nel, slept then wandered along the railroad track overnight. She awoke near Cheswold seventeen miles away, took a train home, and the family, aided by friends, searched most of the night. Connor has long suffered somnabulism but never before left her home in sleep.
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Misa Chella Connor
A. B. Connor
Felton
Nel
Miss Connor
Tle
Connor
Cheswold
Quaint Sootah Wedding Custom in Scotland Observed
A Glasgow street notice reports an old Scottish marriage custom where guests pay for entry to the ceremony and for the wedding feast. The Westminster Gazette notes the practice survives in towns and mining villages, with charges of 2d for admission and 4d for the feast, described as moderately priced.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Anolder
London Westminster Gazette
How Government Legulates in Modern Cities
An older citizen would be amazed by how heavily government now regulates daily life in American cities. The Atlantic Monthly article by Professor Eugenie Whamaugh of Harvard Law School explains the rapid rise in government reach across taxes, letters, and property protection.
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Ufe
Atlantic Monthly
Eugenie Wamhaugh
Harvard Law School
The Battle of the Strong opening in the Atlantic
The notice previews Gilbert Parker's new Berial begun in the Atlantic under the title The Battle of the Strong. It contrasts interest with Parker's Beata of the Mighty and notes the opening scene in Jersey during troubled late eighteenth or early nineteenth century times, promising further chapters to follow.
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Gibert Parker
Atlantic
Jersey
Notice of Tax Sale in Fayette County Iowa
Notice of tax sale in Fayette County Iowa issued to Jacob Lybrand Estate. On December 2, 1895, the County Treasurer will sell Lot 2, Block 10, West Union, for unpaid taxes dating to 1804. Redemption period ends within ninety days after service, unless a deed is issued. The Citizen's State Bank of Elgin offers tax payment service for Piedmont Valley residents. Travel rates and Atlantic sailings offered by agents of the B C R and NL Ry via J Morrox Cedar Rapids.
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Towa
Fayette County
Jacob Lybrand
John Sanborn
Payette County
West Union
Iowa
W. B
Miller Lime Offered From Miller Kilns Near Elgin
Celebrated Miller Lime produced at two kilns west of Elgin is ready this week. Masons and plasterers praise its purity and quality. Price is 25 cents per bushel with full measure guaranteed. Sold at Miller Kilns or John Lehman & Son's Lumber Yards, Elgin.
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Elgin
John Lehtam & Son
Fat Carnival Half Rates Through Cedar Rapids
The Fat Carnival comes to Cedar Rapids with a one fare round trip from Oct 2 to Oct 8. B C R N Ry agents within 100 miles sell tickets, featuring bicycle and horse races, machinery display, Indian Village, and nightly recreations of the Battle of Manila with American and Spanish ships and Morro Castle. Fireworks valued over $1,000 add to the attraction.
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Cedar Rapids
Manilla
Morro Castle
Cheap Excursions Offer By WinB and Nah Ry
Cheap excursion tickets will be sold at One Fare plus 2.00 for 21 day passes on select dates July 5 and 19 August 2 and 10 September 6 and 86 October 4. Territories include towns in Minnesota and South Dakota north of Shell Rock and Abbott Crossing to Whverly. Tickets available through all company agents and J Monroy Cedar Rapids.
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Winb, CR. & Ry
Minnesota
South Dakota
Shell Rock
Abbott Crossing
Whverly
Anni
N. Ry
J. Monroy
G. P
TP. A
Cedar Rapids
Stop That Cough Take Warning Shiloh's Cure Ad
A vintage warning advertises Shiloh's Cure as a remedy for coughs and consumption. Sold by W H Finke, the ad promises life saving relief with a 25 cent bottle. The tone mirrors early newspaper medical sales pitches and urges quick purchase to avoid illness.
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Shiloh
W.H. Finke
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