Bankrupt Khedive favors creditors. census bill and planetary warnings
The Khedive of Egypt allegedly rewarded French and English bondholders over others, prompting civil and military officials to seek equitable asset distribution. Congress passes a census bill with June start, July filings, 150 supervisors paid 500 each, and a 2.5 million dollar net cost. a Decatur scientist counters dire planetary calamity predictions, noting perihelia timings do not align with historic upheavals.
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Germans Invading England Threat Looms Large
The editor of Social Notes warns of a rising influx of Germans fleeing conscription and seeking better wages. He predicts Bismarck may banish suspected Socialists, noting England and the United States as prime havens and saying Britain will receive the larger share.
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A Zulu Hunter Slays Lion With Shield of Rhinoceros Hide
A Zulu hunter and British officer recount a dramatic duel near a lion’s lair. The hunter, shielded by a rhinoceros hide buckler, wounds the beast with a spear then finishes it with a final thrust, receiving praise from onlookers.
Sugar crystalline popcorn and vegetable porridge from old cookery notes
The excerpt details candying three quarts of popped corn with butter water and sugar, forming sugar crystals on each grain, plus a carrot turnip onion parsnip porridge boiled to soft textures and pureed for serving with bread. A muffled household scene follows with belts and groans suggesting an unknown cause.
Prohibition of Golos Sale and Turkish Balkan Moves
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports the Golos sale banned on streets as false alarm. Prince Kropotkine dies from wounds after an attack. Reports note Turkish districts evacuated with propaganda reestablishing Turkish rule and urging Christians to stay. Franco-British alignments shift over Egypt and the Cape crisis.
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Notable Crime and Court News Across Cities
Army captain Blair's sentence is dismissed. Louis Nessitt of a stage crew near Bismarck killed by Indians. Angell, a Pullman secretary, arrives in Chicago Feb 25. David Pender jailed 20 years for murdering Mrs. DeBarry and stealing diamonds. A Tama Texas stage robbery within city limits with passengers and mail loot. Trinity College suspends eight toppers for disobedience. George Florence alias Watson sentenced to three years in Boston for perjury. Feb 26 highway ambush near Peg Leg Station yields passenger thefts. West Philadelphia mail agent Ferguson commits suicide in cell. Lincoln lawyer Lapman shot by McSweeney faction opponents. Santa Fe dispatch notes continued trouble.
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Death as Punishment and Public Edict Method in Japan
The article notes that Japanese law imposes death for most offenses and often implicates the offender's family. It describes swift methods of enforcement, lack of a condensed code, and edicts issued by the Emperor proclaimed orally, printed, and placarded publicly across cities and villages.
Indian Loaf Recipe Summary
Prepare a batter with one pint sour milk one half pint sweet milk one teacupful molasses one half teacupful butter two teaspoonfuls saleratus one large teaspoon salt three eggs one pint wheat flour one pint yellow Indian meal. Bake in a cep tin basin one and a half hours at cake heat.
Hop Bitters Salvation in Suffering People
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Hints for Keeping Off Wrinkles from Sleepless Habits
The piece notes wrinkles reflect mental labor in men and aging or stress in women. It links forehead lines to pillow pressure and eye crow feet to sleeping on the sides. It suggests back sleeping from childhood to avoid crow's feet and forehead furrows in later life.
New York Man Finds Four Babies Omen Prank
A New York married man traveling in Kansas gets a dispatch to return home to be a father. His friends stage a joke by placing three other babies with his wife’s newborn, but he mistakenly fears more births as he reveals the “fourth infant” gag and wonders if any escaped.
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Centennial Mutual of Burlington Iowa Insurance Ad
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