The Sarvania Principality Case of a Tiny Tyrant
A vanished German domain Sarvania, 10 000 acres with 4000 people, taxes of about 6500 dollars a year, a prince and a small court, and a rebellion over famine. After a long legal and financial tangle a prisoner begs for death but is pardoned to become prime minister, whose grim economy yields relief and crops.
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Barvania
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln
Con
Europe
Hem
Sarvania
Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for weak women
A historic advertisement urges women to seek Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets for long standing diseases. It claims to restore regularity, heal inflammation, cure weakness and provide private, confidential correspondence with the doctor. Testimonials praise life restoration and relief from headaches, backache, and nervous symptoms.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Boss Liar contest and tall tales from Indianapolis Sun
The Boss Liar offers one dollar and a membership in Ananias club No. 1 for the best lie under 100 words by Jan 1. Submissions to THE BOSS LIAR Indianapolis and published in the Indianapolis Sun include mock confessions from readers such as J. G. R. and A. Leuchner with wild, humorous claims about events from Washington Street paving to battles with giants, bullfrogs, and powder mills.
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Boss Liar
Ananias Club
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Sun
Boss
White River
G. Gallagher
Central Passenger Association
H. M. Bronson
East
Washington Street
Plucky wife battles mad bull to save husband
New Jersey couple on a mountain farm faced a raging bull that already gored the man. Mrs. Henry Puller wielded a hayfork, lunging at the beast for half an hour to shield her husband as neighbors finally intervened. The man suffered severe injuries including broken ribs and head bruises.
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New York
Henry Puller
Puller
Horrors of Russian Famine Reported by World
A St. Petersburg dispatch says 16 million peasants face famine as government rushes aid. Commissions search districts while rye and wheat worth millions are moved. cattle die and spring plowing seems hopeless. Families sell children to survive amid rising hunger and trafficking risks.
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New York
St. Petersburg
Near-sighted Dentist and Col Higginson in New England Letters
Col Thomas Wentworth Higginson remains in fair health at eighty-one, largely occupied with writing. Among New England men of letters he is surpassed only by Dr Edward Everett Hale in seniority.
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson
New England
Edward Everett Hale
Jockey Redfern’s Rapid Rise on the Turf
The St Louis report recounts Arthur Redfern lifting from $50 monthly pay to $15,000 per year after leaving Rowell for Pepper. Starting at 14 as an exercise rider, he earned notice on the California coast, then Canada, and rapidly became one of the era’s top jockeys. At stake, early recognition and a high salary.
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ST. Louis
Redfern
California
Arthur
Rowel
St. Louis Turfites
Fowell
James Hanby
Jimmy
Hanley
Rowell
James E. Pepper
Pepper
Teddy” Martin
Blood Poison Cured Free
A celebrated Indiana Physician claims a wonderful cure for syphilis or blood poison. The ad promises rapid recovery of mouth patches, sore throat, skin lesions, and hair loss, with a free trial package mailed from Fort Wayne to any sufferer. It cites William McGrath of Buffalo and urges writing to the State Medical Institute in Fort Wayne for the free offer.
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Indiana
William McGrath
Guilford St
Buffalo, N
Ft. Wayne
State Medical Institute
Elektron Building
Ft. Wayne, Inc
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Iona
Emeay
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Syracuse
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Sarvantia
Kingdom of
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Lie No
Washington St
Massachusetts
Virginia
Nashville ,Tenn
A. Leuchner
Acton, Ind
Alfonso Stevenson
T.e
James W. Parsons
Danville, Ind
Noblesville
John Bennett
Tallahassee
F. T. Rushville
North Carolina
South Carolina
West Virginia
Bradford Wilson
George Washington
R. P. Zentermire
Robison, Ind
Florida
L. L. Pounds
E. Barton
Lie
Charles Baldwin
Fairland, Ind
Father
Thorntown
H.C. B. Whiteland
Mariorn County Court House
Denison
Tex
Indianaolis
Henry Reise
Co. Palmer
Fairland
Chester, N. J
Damara
Somatoff
Perm
Russia
de Witte
Central
Volga
Caston
Chad
Cincinnati
Washington and
Asion
PAN Ce Uke
Ashington
Mme Marie Leon
St. James Bldg
Broadway
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