Foreign Gossip and Royal Revels Across Europe
A collage of expatriate intrigue and high society notes. the te dium exile case the Highland ball at Aberpeldie and the Queen dancing with her son Lord Fife. Baroness Burdett-Coutts’ opera-glass crowds. Princess Stephano arriving in Vienna. a Belgian royal wedding. Count de Chambord’s petition to the Pope. American establishments in London outpacing Paris. Empress Carlotta memory loss and pageantry. Cologne Cathedral unity through national sentiment.
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Austria
Hungary
Prince of Wales
Aberpeldie
Lord Fife
Irene
Hesse
Baroness Burdett-Coutts
Ashmead Bartlett
Stephano
Vienna
Rudolph
Ir Ia
Rome
Count de Chambord
Louis XIV
Leo XIII
Congregation of the Rites
Hamilton
Orth Riding of Yorkshire
England
London
Paris
Seine
Carlotta
Marie Henriette
Cologne
London News
Walla
The Story of a Dox Who Died of a Broken Heart
Dr Martin recalls a tale of a bull dog named Ponto who mourned his master, Mr W H Harvill, after the old man’s death. The dog followed him everywhere, refused food, moaned nightly, and finally died in grief five weeks later, dragging himself down the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Decatur Street
W. H. Harvill
Ponto
Fathor In-Laaw
The Beauty and Burden of Courtesy in Society
An essayistic piece from the London Globe discusses courtesy as a social performance. It contrasts genuine heart courtesy with polished but hollow civility, cites Voltaire and Johnson, and warns that excess politeness can deform truth and kindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macbeth
Belmont
Portia
Antonio
Promply
Voltaire
Pinchbeck
Dr. Johnson
Boswell
London Globe
Treatment of Epizootic Influenza in Horses
A practical English horseman outlines inexpensive home remedies for empy influenza in horses. Methods include warming, ample feeding with hot mash, vinegar inhalation, topical lotion with sweet oil ammonia and iodine, rest and controlled temperament, and the cautious use of aconite during fever. The author asserts swift, decisive treatment can cure influenza in many cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
New York
Cor
Conntry
Science and Industry Highlights Across 17th Century Innovations
A survey of advances include Prince Rupert's Muzz0-TINTO engraving from 1650, discovery of about 82 000 plant species with 4 000 grass varieties, a new high efficiency electrical lamp in Boston, and Java coffee disease losses prompting a $100 000 reward for a cure. Reports cover lactic acid fatigue causes, pachymeter versus micrometer accuracy, and a Bologna surgeon's fortune for medical facilities. A Trecul paper describes vertically ascending lightning observed Aug 19 with dramatic luminous columns and circular sash effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Rupert
Boston
Java
Herr Preven
Vienna
Francisco Rizzott
Dera
Bologna
San Michele
Bosco
M. Trecul
French Academy of Sciences
Arglen
Quips and Quirks From Brief Observations
A collage of lighthearted snippets from various papers. Jests about a brain pad for the baldhead, hog cholera cures, a wedding gift of 500 dollars, a boy’s mistaken fight logic, a Galveston clergyman’s puzzled reply to a sailor, and a Frater HAT verse with bird imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky State Journal
Picayune
Alan California
Slawson
Banbury News
New York
Graphtec
Galveston
Johnny
Parson
Galventon News
Confederate Note at Detroit Depot Provokes Cash Talk
An elderly man at the Detroit Grand Trunk depot attempted to pay for lunch with a $20 Confederate note from 1840. The attendant refused, noting the bill would not pass. The conversation included offers of promissory notes and charity, but the man ultimately paid cash, then relaxed.
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West
Detroit, Grand Tavon & Milwaukee
tNo
Detroit Free Frese
Legal Meaning of Words in State Opium and Related Cases
A survey of multiple court interpretations notes that the term resort in a Nevada statute means go to a place once for opium smoking, not repeat practice. It covers other rulings on burglary by floor augering, brass knuckles as defined in law, terms cash, and taxation of loaned notes, with ecclesial use of Sunday schools and head of a family definitions discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ah Sam
Nevada
Alabama Supreme Court
Walker
Albany Jaw Journal
Rugby Colony on Cumberland Plateau Near 2000 Feet Up
The Tennessee Rugby Colony near the Cumberland plateau sits about 2000 feet above sea level. The town is laid out with streets and houses rising quickly as building materials are scarce. A hotel named Tabard, a library, a church usable by all denominations, and a school have been established. Buyers must build a house within three years and pledge not to sell intoxicants. Lot prices rose from 60 to 100 dollars, with land sold at 5 to 7 dollars per acre. 45,000 acres have been purchased with up to 400,000 more bonded to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Agnew
London
Hughes
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chattaqua
New York Sun
A Lover's Crime A Tragic Occurrence in Vienna
Vienna reports a double tragedy beginning with a young man lodging in a hotel near Franz Josephs barracks. He disappears then reappears with a postman’s murder and a pouch of 100000 florins. A second death follows when a Hungarian man, Burghardt, commits suicide after failing to marry.
Norwich shoemakers great canary fanciers of London report
The article notes Norwich shoemakers as premier canary fanciers with the best canaries, while home craftspeople are praised as successful keepers of household pets. It cites Spitalfields weavers with roof pigeons as a common example until factory-made goods disrupted the handloom trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
England
London
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Science and Industry
Paradiac
Tennessee Rugby Colony
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Orter
Flo
Ead
Burghardt
Orld
Reeuhatily, Neuralgia
Sciatica
Burns Escaldi
PRI
Earth
Brughists
A. Vogeler & CO
Balilore
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lyn, Mass
Western Avenue
Lynn
Masa
Lydia K. Pinkham
Morrison, Plummer & CO
Chicago
Dr Bulls
Amerson
Guan
Smith Kr
Cine
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