Dardanelles Forts and the Passage to Marmora: A 19th Century Analysis
A detailed account explains why the Dardanelles fortifications, from Bedil-Bohe to Kum Kates, create a narrow two mile channel with heavy guns, mines, and torpedoes. It notes historical events from 1807 to 1878 and argues that only heavily armored ships could risk the passage, with a potential Marmora crossing, while Turkish defenses remain formidable.
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Dardanelles
Daredanes
Hellespont
Constantinople
Tit
Aegean Sea
Great Hritain
Parle
Berlin
Dardavelles
Hornby
Narrows
England
Herr R. von Bieberstein
Bedil-Bohe Kulessi
Kum Kates
Thom
Marmort
John Duckworth
Sea of
Marmora
Rusela
Etralis
Unclear Fragmentary War Note With Ottoman Reference
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Turkey, armed men, Ottoman obstinacy, and possible attack. Details are garbled, unclear about date, place, or event.
Diamonds by electricity promise synthetic gems from carbon
A Washington scientist, Dr. B. H. Johnstone, claims to crystallize pure carbon with Niagara Falls electricity to produce large diamonds. He plans a Niagara laboratory, using vast power to forge stones from pea to Kohinoor size, sold individually to avoid flooding the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Niagara Matis
Dy Hus
Midas
B. H. Johnstone
Johnstone
South Arlea
Niagara Pally
Niagara
Inflated Thespian Questions His Own Performance at Stage Door
The Detroit Free Press reports a witty exchange outside the opera house where a boastful actor proclaims his work unique and original. He insists his reading, postures, and make up are unlike others, comparing himself to Edwin Booth in a playful exchange.
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Opera
Detroit Free Press
Edwin Booth
Wash
Ington
Congress
The Japanese Farmer as Vast Garden and Tiny Farms
The piece paints Japan as one vast garden where children play among toy farms and samples of vegetables. It contrasts miniature field work with precise planting, weeding, and transplanting seen in Connecticut and Long Island farming, noting careful cultivation of wheat oats barley potatoes onions and flowers.
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Japan
Connecticut
Long Island
Underdog Show Controversy Tied to High Society Leader
A clipped quote discusses backing the underdog and a dramatic affair not governed by Queensberry rules, referencing Cleveland Leader. The text hints at marital strain and social tensions within a commentary on reputation and press coverage.
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Todgers
Some Storyettes of a Wandering Mind and a Buzz Saw
A fragmentary oddity collection blends scenes of flirtation on a moor with a perilous forest buzz saw and a humorous Congressman's Tale. It stitches brief vignettes from New York Herald style humor to a southern statesman anecdote about theft and eventual political ascent.
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Poland
New York Herald
Hot Enough for Two
Narrative excerpt from Harper’s Round Table recounting Patrick captain of a brick schooner on the Hudson between New York and Haverstraw. When told to start he delays, claiming no wind while another schooner sails. Owner demands movement. quip about wind for two ends the tale.
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Patrick
New York
Haverstraw
Hudson
Lawson
Harper's Round Table
Population Shift Feeds Urban Strife and Morals Change
The article argues that movement from rural areas to cities alters speech and life, sharpening wit while dulling moral sense amid feverish city life. It notes intensified competition and close contact among many people, with population crowding rising as real estate values climb, harming health and power.
Great American Sculpture by Warner in Imaginative Busts and Medallions
The essay extols Warner as a premier imaginative sculptor whose busts and medallions rival Houdon and favor rich character portrayal. It praises his handling of vitality and gentleness in portraits, noting his skill at translating nature into art and his focus on portrait busts and medallions due to circumstance.
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Ole ‘Warner
America
Warner
Impouing
David d'Angere
Flower
Blair
Mozart
Weir
Cottier
Miss Morgan
Houdon
David
Warter
Womanly Modesty Advertises for Nobleman Secretary
An educated woman of birth seeks a secretaryship with a nobleman or military man aged 60 to 60, preferring travel and country estates. She offers fluency in French and English, musical and artistic talents, a history of luxurious living, and willingness to travel to Switzerland or the south of France. References required, no Spaniards Frenchmen or Italians need apply, and she could supervise a delicate ladys studies or accompany the employer on journeys.
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The
New York Journal
Dia
England
Indy
Cannes
France
Aix-de-Batha
Sim
Walsh
Mme
Mo Ilota
Ole
Musical Anecdotes Behind the Big fiddle
Worth Seeline recounts a Liverpool bound opera house tour tale from Frederick Crowest. A double bass draws sailors attention as they inspect the instrument with rough humor. An officer disperses the crowd, then a seaman watches, joking he awaits the arm length needed to play that fiddle.
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Mrederick Crowest
London
Liverpool
Jack Tara
Jack
Suwell and the Ultle Heres Tin Quote
The council calls Benjamin Jewett to answer questions about the thirty nine articles. He responds with a curt deflection, mispronouncing the terms and revealing the era’s sharp wit. Years later Jex Blake remarks on language origins, noting confusion over names and words.
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Suwell
Benjamin Jewett
Mr. Jewett
Ian
Lex
Jex
Lost Indian Woman of San Nicolas Returns to Santa Barbara
A corrispondent recounts the tale of a native woman left behind on San Nicolas Island after natives were moved by Santa Barbara missionaries. She lived alone, learned to survive, and was finally found and rescued after seventeen years. She was baptized, given a Spanish name, and died soon after being brought to Santa Barbara.
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Simmer
San Nico
Jan
Wouthern
Sterling
Mes
San Nicolas
Mabarren Shores
Tanger
Santa Barbara
Parte
Gonzales
Niderer
Che
Ilfena
Cragoe
Rome
Alabama legislator targets women alibi waters humorist
A reported Alabama law proposal aims to strip women of certain alibi waters while a humorist named Huffaln Times notes the move. The item presents a quirky, garbled summary of legislative intent and public comment.
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Puttertum
Alabama
Huffaln Times
Boston Tea Party Echoes in Controversy Over Bacchante Statue
A chaotic discussion unfolds over a controversial marble Bacchante statue slated for Boston harbor. Harper's Weekly speculates about a dramatic theft by spectral figures, while opponents including President Eliot and Prof. Norton critique the piece as vulgar and unsuitable for public display. Critics fear it forces temperance debate on viewers.
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Bouton
Inia Wharf
Saya Harper
Moi¢im
Pilet
Norton
Friend of Temperance
Amalgamated Methodistolelay
William Everett
Horse on the Mayor Creates Mount Vernon Laugh
Mount Vernon reports Mayor Fiske finding a wooden hobby horse attached to his front door with Merry Christmas inscribed. The mayor laughed heartily at the prank, calling it a horse on me. Some citizens plan to seek local paper explanation with proper notes.
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Mount Vernon
New York
Mayor Fiske
Narrow escape on Broadway as umbrella saves rider
A New York Weekly item recounts Deeply Innervated almost being run over on Broadway. Winks sprang forward and used a broken umbrella to fend off the horses’ heals, stopping the team and rescuing the rider. Blinks notes uncertainty about the umbrella’s silver handle.
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Broadway
Winks
New York Weekly
Jumping at Conclusions at Adelphi Theater
A newspaper exchange quotes Cleveland Lender accusing Minister Brown of attending theater shows he previously objected to on principle. The speech notes a "Standing Room Only" crowd and critiques the performance as especially disreputable.
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Brother Brown
Maryland
Adelphi
Cleveland
Some Great Men Across Arts and Thought
A compact survey names Phidias as famed ancient sculptor and cites Montesquieu as a pioneer of philosophical history. It lists Titian, Raphael, and Correggio among great painters, soprano luminaries Mara to Jenny Lind, Augustine as leading theologian, Bacon as experimental philosopher, Virgil as pastoral poet, and Buckle as influential historian with vast notes.
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Phidias
Montesquies
Titian
Raphael
Correggio
Mara
Catalini
Jenny Lind
Gabriele
Paul
St. Augustine
Bacon
Virgil
Homer
Joan
Buckle
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Turkey
Atlan
Galy
Cain
Semman
Algernon Taudbose
Gwendoline Niblock
Gwen
Iife
Gwendaline Niblock
Algie
New York Herat
Great American Sculpture
Ryne
Boston
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