From over the sea a bark arrives in New York Strathay from India
A marine observer at Sandy Hook spots the Strathay nearing New York, ninety days from India via Alipee and Cochin. The bark carries 1000 barrels of plumbago and 1200 barrels of coconut oil, plus cocoanut matting, shipped under a foreign flag. The voyage included Ceylon breezes and tropical labor, with Alipee’s 80,000 natives and 75 castes. The Strathay docks at a Brooklyn pier as inquiry into licenses concludes.
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Sandy Hook
Nova
Strathay
India
Coral Strand
Urquhart
Brooklyn
America
Alipee
Cochin
Malabar
Ceylon
Columbo
Civilization
New York
New York Evening Sun
A Slave to His Appetite Revivalist Ragus exchange
A revivalist confronts Uncle Rastus asking him to abandon evil ways and embrace Christianity. Uncle Rastus admits some religious experience but says he cannot quit his fondness for appetites.
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Rastus
Cowardly Grizzly Mother and Cubs Attack in Prairie Chase
General R. B. Marcy recounts a hunt where a grizzly mother and two cubs fled across the prairie after discovery. After unsuccessful early shots, the dam was wounded and left her cubs, which were captured by a Mexican hunter. The bears’ cries and the long chase disrupted camp life, ending with the bears killed the next morning.
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Buffalo Bill
R. B. Marcy
Crowd at a bullfight arena in Leon Roch scene description
In a crowded arena scene from Perez Galdos Leon Roch, youth and students pack the shady side while reporters, rural folk, and Andalusians fill the sunny side. Tradesmen and butchers mingle with a boisterous mob as a bell rings, a chula curses, and a spectator hurls abuse toward the governor’s box.
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Society of
Metatteros
Leon Roch
Perez Galdos
How to Meet Death Gracefully in Quiet Solace
Joe Howard in the Boston Globe extols solitary retreat to study and nature as a path to aging with grace. He envisions a restful private space, calm nerves, and ample beauty, creating a poised farewell where life’s pleasures accompany the end.
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Joe Howard
Boston Globe
Birth Horoscope Ritual for Parsee Infant Describe d
Mrs Leenowens in Wide Awake recounts a Parsee birth rite where a magian and a fire priest inspect a newborn. They perform exorcism with a broom of beresma twigs, light a firebrand, draw magical squares on a board, render star based forecasts, and prepare a birth paper before blessing the child with flame water and salt.
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Mrs. Leenowens
Intoxicated Mocking Birds From Orange Letter
A letter from Orange California claims mocking birds feed on berries from the Chinese umbrella tree and become tipsy after a hearty meal, behaving foolishly as a result. The note blends local color with humorous observation about birds and their eating habits.
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Orange
Cal
Russian Censor Tames Press and Mails Across Russia
The piece details rigorous Russian censorship of newspapers and mail. Censors examine foreign papers before publication, stamp out objectionable content, and restrict imports by date and source. Mail and telegraph routes are policed, with letters opened and surveillance pervasive, as reporters risk detention. It also notes selective access to foreign papers and a dismissive view of sensationalism in literature.
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General Post Office
Russia
The
London Times
Europe
News
Standard
London
Punch
Figaro
Gil Blas
Petit Journal
Paris
New York Herald
United States
Berlin
Petersburg
William Eleroy Curtis
Chicago News
Milk preservation method alarms English markets think Holland flood
In The Dublin Farmers Gazette Professor Long cites Mr Meyers of Christiania discovering a new milk preservation method for bulk transport to English markets. He warns of a flood of Dutch milk, though he believes no perfectly non injurious preservative has been found.
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Professor Long
Dublin Farmers’ Gazette
Meyers
Christiania
Holland
The Cautionary Call of Teachers by a Tribune Writer
A New York Tribune critique laments the inept teachers who enter the profession as a fallback or pastime. It warns that schooling shapes souls, urging educators to fuse warmth with knowledge to nurture intellectual and moral growth in children, rather than merely deliver technical instruction.
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Judah
Darwin
Alan
New York Tribune
Russian Fondness for Display and Hidden Economy
The piece notes Russians lavishly display wealth and hospitality while private living spaces remain plain and cost-cutting. It cites royal residences with show rooms opulent, yet living rooms frugal. Paris dresses for formal events and home-made everyday garments. The author is William Eleroy Curtis.
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Imperial Family
Petersburg
Moscow
Paris
William Eleroy Curtis
Ancient bean cultivation traced from Egypt to India
Good Housekeeping notes the common bean’s ancient spread from Egypt where priests deemed it unclean to the Hebrews anciently, with European, Asian, and African references. It appeared in China before Japan and reached India recently, with wild origins likely south of the Caspian Sea and in North Africa.
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Switzerland
Italy
Africa
Pliny
Europe
de Candolle
China
Japan
India
Caspian Sea
Itemizing Small Expenses Changes Lifetime Finances
Ex-Minister John Bigelow advised tracking minor costs to curb annual outlays. A listener started daily itemizing cigars drinks and sundries, totaling 750 dollars a year. Over ten years he saved five thousand dollars and gave it to his wife for hard times, while insisting he did not become mean.
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John Bigelow
President Rockefeller Prefers Brevity In Oil Speech
The Pittsburg Bulletin notes that President Rockefeller of Standard Oil rarely gives public talks. He is described as averse to speeches and favors brief, condensed remarks, claiming to be monarch of oil in a survey of the industry.
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Rockafeller
Standard Oil Company
Monarch of Oil
Pittsburg Bulletin
Unclear Segments From Buffalo Safety Report
The readable fragments describe safety concerns and possible financial figures. Key entities and numbers are unclear, with references to Buffalo and Wales but no coherent events or outcomes to confirm. The item appears fragmentary and non-standalone.
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