Poleon Loved Her The Rival Bride of Bonaparte’s Rise
The article recounts Napoleon Bonaparte meeting Josephine de Beauharnais, her late father’s sword request to the general, cautious love amid Barras influence, and their February 1796 marriage. It notes Josephine’s ambivalence, her fears, and the ceremony’s quiet, unceremonious nature with family absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Josep Rine
Mme. Karnais
Bonaparte
Barras
Lucien
Josephine
Alexandre de Beauharnais
Italy
Bonapart
Carnot
Paris
Detascher
Corsics
Gen
Mme. Bonaparte
Madame Mere
No Man's Land Island Aboard Methuselah's Coastline
The article describes No Man's Land near Gay Head eight miles offshore as an isolated egg shaped island with twelve residents in two families George Butler Israel Lewis and Charles Lewis Its shores face savage surf making year round access hazardous and boats must be hauled ashore each night by boat ladders and oxen The island sees months of isolation with no outside mail or newspapers reaching residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartholomew Gosnold
No Man's Land
Boston Globe
New Man's Land
Martha's Vineyard
Gosnold
Gay Head Light
Atlantic Ocean
United States
George Butler
Charles Lewis
Israel Lewis
Charles
A Child's Collection Of Wishbones Told By Grandpa
A Quaker grandfather dodges questions from a child about how he proposed to grandma. The boy’s friend asks for details for a collection of pops, but the elder refuses, saying some things they’ll never know.
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Grandpa
Grandma
Papa
Tom Rutherford
Jack
Pops
Women Act as Station Masters on Austrian Railways
Women serve as station masters on Austrian railways signaling a shift in staffing roles. The move places female managers in key operations at several hubs, reflecting growing gender inclusion in transportation leadership.
Tunneling Costs Through Ages Show Progress in Tools
An old essay compares four great tunnels by cost per foot and time, noting Hosac at 370 dollars per foot and Mount Denis at 355, St Gothard at 220, and a newer line at 156. It highlights the Cascade tunnel on the Northern Pacific, built through wilderness with 3,970 feet of elevation and 8,? miles of length, completed in 28 months at 118 dollars per foot, illustrating progress in engineering tools and methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosac
Mount Denis
St. Gothard
Northern Pacific
Cascade Mountains
New York City
Chautauquan
Hopeful Slogan for a Patent Remedy Misfire
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomacho Bitters as a universal cure and travel companion for mariners miners and travelers. It claims relief from malaria biliousness constipation indigestion rheumatism nervousness and kidney trouble and humorously asserts a dwarf remains short even when unwell.
Teething Remedy Adverts and Odd Exhibits Noted
An old advertising claim promotes Mrs. Wouxshow's Spormive Starr for Teething for children. A dime museum advertises a “great movement on foot” likely featuring the fat woman walking, reflecting period curiosities and promotional chatter.
The Door of Life and Childbirth Comfort
The piece argues childbirth need not be painful or dangerous. It claims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription helps prepare the system for delivery, shortening labor and reducing pain and confinement for mother and child.
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Dr. Pierce
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Mim
Pirot
New England
California Fig Syrup Co
Felix Adler
Chicago Scale Co
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Harrisburg
Bakin Oyall Power Gth of
Allieavent
Door
St. Jacobs
ARM and Hammer
Church & CO
New York
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