The Koh-I-Noor and Great Diamonds Crown Jewels
An account of the Koh-i-Noor diamond and other famed jewels. It traces the Koh-i-Noor from 1783 Mogul court to 1850 England and its unlikely loss of history, plus notes on other great stones like the Regent Hastings and Darya-i-Nur and tales of appalling royal intrigue.
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Great Britain
Alexandra
India
Britain
Mogul
Jehanjir
Aurangzeb
Shah Alam
Dhulip Sing
England
Regent
Hastings
Persia
Egypt
Dresden
Saxony
Iheumast
Hyderabad
Pigott
Aii Pasha
Hops
Garden Meible
Shih Jehan
Orient
Eugenio
Catherine II of
Angsia
Potemkin
Napoleon II
Eucenle
Baroda
Eugenie
France
Marriage and the French population crisis discussed
The piece argues marriage strengthens society and highlights a French trend toward global stagnation due to high unmarried rates. It cites death rates among married men and women, France’s immigration and birth rates, and the political debate over maintaining national strength amid social changes. It mentions President Harrison and the Hope Diamond as ancillary curiosities.
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Je Lees
France
Newark
N. J
Europe
Sedan
Rhine
European Style Growth in Japan Architecture
European architecture gradually gains foothold in Japan with major cities adopting European plans for new business houses while residences stay Japanese. Some larger residences are built by American firms but traditional customs persist. government rentals favor European designs, and foreigners favor chairs over couches in hotels.
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Japan
Tokio
Washington Post
Snail Farming Near Paris Sparks Suburban Interest
A well known snail species forms a dish for French gourmets and snail farming is conducted on a large scale in Paris suburbs, especially in Aube. Large gardens lay out thyme mint parsley and mushrooms for snails to feed, with belief that recently fed snails may die if moved promptly after feeding.
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Paris
Aube
Hermit Margaret Nowland Weds After Fifty-Year Secluded Life
Forest Hills villagers learn hermit Margaret Nowland to wed Horace Stern, the white haired Denver man who pursued clues across the country. The pair, once young lovers from Sioux City, reveal a history of disappearance, exile, and return that ends in a December wedding at the hermitage.
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Forest Filta
Maan
Margaret Nowland
Miss Nowland
Forest Hilla
Tony
Forest Hilly
Hermitage
Boston
M Nowland
Margaret Nowlind
Hin Ster
Chleago
Margaret Newkind
Bello
Sioux City
Horace Stern
Denver
Hore Stern
Mr. Stern
Maine
Massachusetts
French Push Free Dispensary Service in Madagascar
Doctors in Madagascar expand public health efforts under governor general. A centralized medical service will operate across towns with hospitals like Antananarivo, capable of 126,000 patients, dispensing free care to 100 to 150 daily. Native graduates and trained staff will spread medicine village to village, emphasizing child care and hygiene education as pamphlets are issued in Malagasy. The aim is to double Madagascar’s population in fifty years from 2.5 million.
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Madagascar
Sveral
Lalond
Antananarivo
Ti Lg
Sys
Muse for Anarchy Sparks Debate on Education and Music
An incomplete report cites Goltwin Smith arguing that extended public school music teaching can curb anarchy. The professor allegedly links a singer's influence to social unrest and suggests music lowers violence by channeling impulses, though details remain unclear.
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Goltwin Smith
Thas
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Ainsleo'e Magazine
Milwaukee
Chairmin
Lambre
Gald
Philadelphia
Times
Meshinley
Semione
Cortelyou
Harrison
Crook
Cleveland
Dantel S. Lamont
Henry T. Hope
Wuctiow
Cortilyouna
Nischief
Buffalo Commercial
Lowellonis
Girihved
Tella Story
Vinitore
Marquest Nowland
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