Paris 1900 Exposition Deep Earth Pit Plans
The article outlines a proposed Paris 1900 Exposition feature a mile deep central pit with eight vertical shafts. Elevators, electric light, and galleries would host amusements from many nations and a bottom sea scene with divers and sea creatures. Visitors would see mining, tobacco, restaurants, and tropical zones culminating in a colossal viewing and climatic display.
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Parisian
Paris
M. Paschal Grousset
Eiffel Tower
Montmartre
North America
China
New York
Trinkgeld in Germany: Waiters still expect tips
The Association of German Hotelkeepers with about a thousand members debated tipping at their convention but chose not to challenge the long standing custom. Travelers to Germany should expect the waiter to smile with an itching palm as tips remain customary.
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Germany
Europe
Country editors and village press appeal
The country editor holds an advantage over city papers due to wide circulation and lasting home reading. The country press earns regard for its constituency familiarity and the editors’ intelligence fidelity and capacity, a feature highlighted by the Boston Journal.
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Counitv
Bogton Journal
Three Styles Debate Between Young Lady and Bookseller
A fragmented exchange shows Young Lady seeking a popular hovel and booksellers debating literary school. The bookseller questions if the latent work belongs to romantic, realistic, erotic, or idiotic genres across editions.
Oldest veteran candidacy centers on Thomas Smith at 95
The Paris Tennessee correspondent notes Thomas Smith claims to be the oldest living Civil War veteran. He bears three Confederate bullets and multiple injuries from wars and a Nashville cavalry charge, but remains sharp, republican, and engaged in voting despite blindness and frailty. Born September 18, 1800 in Powersville, Tennessee, he volunteered in the Mexican War and again in the Civil War, serving in the Twenty-First Indiana Cavalry and enduring severe injuries before settling in Paris for 25 years.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Paris
Til
Thomas Smith
Tommy
Nashville
Post-Dispatch
Powersville
Campbell County
Tenn
Ana Mupval
James Bromlow
Crab Orchard
Franklin
Decatur
Ala
Loudon
Knoxville
Ninth Indiana Cavalry
Edgar
Mr. Smith
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