Yesterday and Dawn in a Parisian Snuff Box Duel
A tale blends dawn imagery and a nightclub duel as Count de Teville and de Marsan arrange a supper contest over a snuff-box. De Marsan’s repeated encounters with a mysterious foe culminate in a staged ambush and a night of nocturnal mischief in Paris society. The episode ends with a reveal that the supper was won and the tale spread through fashionable circles.
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de Marsan
Count de Tevilly
Sax
de Tevilly
Palace Royal
Rascal
Etienne
de Teville
Count de Teville
Paris
The Curious Fortune of John Goldenberg in Burmah
John Goldenberg, long noted for wealth amassed in Burmah, died in Wiesbaden on Sept. 27 during a wedding tour. Born possibly in Galeia, he built fortune by teak monopolies after coinage first appeared in Burmah, married twice, and left his Austrian wife Ina Moller as sole heir.
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John Goldenberg
Wiesbaden
Galeia
Levant
Burmah
Europe
Perth
Ina Moller
Fraulein Lenau
Lendon
Germany
The Queen of Greece Queen Olga in Paris Portrait
A portrait sketch describes Queen Olga of Greece as Polish in air yet clearly regal and amiable. It notes her regular features and fine hair drawn back with a comb, her gentle yet spirited expression, and her informal audiences with the king, plus admiration for France’s vitality and prosperity during visits.
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Olga
Hanover
Constantine
Russian
Poland
Warsaw
France
How to Make Peppermint Drops From Sugar and Water
Instructions describe making sugar candy drops by boiling a sugar water paste to just before boiling, cooling while stirring, adding peppermint essence, and dropping onto paper. Drops dry in a warm place. coloring optional and alternative flavors or fruit juices may be used for varied candies.
German town heir outranks 1877 will with bold codicil
A Berlin millionaire left 34000 marks in 1877, 32000 to town authorities and the rest to nine relatives and a quarreling friend. The friend paid respects at the grave, then a codicil declared disobedience would reward the others, leaving him financially secure for life. The moral: passions invert perception.
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Berlin
Life of flatboatmen along the river and their seasonal trades
A reporter documents northern city districts where flatboat families live on boats. They travel south to New Orleans about once every three years, earning roughly $100 per trip and $200 on a five month excursion. They fish, haul driftwood, and sell lumber, often returning by steamer.
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United States
Thomas C. Acton
Sub-Treasury
New York
Acton
Washington
Gilfillan
B. K. Bruce
Register of the Treasury
United States Treasury
Treasury of
United States Assistant
New York City
General Garfield
Silas Wright
Thomas Benton
Abraham Lincoln
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
Floyd
Itis
New Orleans
Cairo
St. Louis
Vast California ranch empire and early rifle feats described
The article surveys Haggin Carr and Tevis holdings totaling about four hundred thousand acres with Bellevue Ranch as the administrative hub housing stores, dormitories, workshops, and a large labor force. It recounts Lincoln’s quip about surveying monarchs and notes technological farming gear then discusses Captain Ferguson’s revolutionary rifle trials in 1776 and demonstrations before Lord Townsend and King George III’s court.
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San Diego
Haggin
Carr
Tevis
United States
Lincoln
Haggin, Carr and Tevis
Bellevue Ranch
The Mechanic of Capital and Knowledge.
The piece argues that a mechanic's capital is skill and knowledge. It notes a $1,000 earning worker has capital, and increasing skill, drawing, and thinking power doubles capital like more money. Apprentices should calculate how knowledge grows capital for lifelong use.
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Tne
We Fear and Despise Hidden Truths We Harbor
A compact reflection on how people project fear onto others while masking the dislike they hold for their own true motives. The statement suggests a cycle of denial and self-critique that shapes social behavior and judgments.
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Woods Calwell, Proprietor
D. H. Mingle
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Practical
Tomlinson
Cery Store
Oo Malin
MilinEm, Pa
B . Hiister
Foote
Main St
Berry
New Jersey
Gregory
Vesuvius
Reid
T. Alexander
Co. M. Bower
Attorneys AT Law
Bellefonte, PA
Garman’s
Jo B. Linn
Attorney AT Law
Ofice
St Dale
Diamond
Orphans Court Business
M. C. Heinle
Centre County
J. A. Ben W. Gephart
Pisvik
Gephart
Alleghany Street
High
Harshberger
Keller
Lyon’s
Ny Street
Dm Hastings W. F. Reader
Asltings & Reeder
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Yous * Hast
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Greece
Mississippi
Great Eastern
California
Ferrguson
Lord Townsend
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Taney
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