Settled in Prace andarbtraments span century list
A lengthy discussant recounts three quarters of a century of international arbitral rulings that averted war. It lists notable cases from 1839 onward, naming nations, arbitrators, and disputes including blockades, piracy, frontier delimitations, and vessel captures. A separate tale narrates a Cossack’s fearless tiger-washing episode in La France du Nord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seay International
St. John of Ulloa
France
Mexico
England
Portedio
Senegambia
Prussia
Sardinia
Austria
Russia
Spain
Low Countries
United States
Portugal
Napoleon III
Paraguay
Brazil
Belgium
Peru
Senate of
Hamburg
Bulama
Africa
Emperor
Germany
Canada
Marshal MacMahon
French Republic
Delagoa Bay
Japan
Czar
Nicaragua
Court of Cassation of
China
Chili
Holland
Republic of Dominican
Pope Leo Nitii
Italy
Colombia
Venezuela
Costa Rica
Bolivia
Ecuador
Denmark
Athens
Newfoundland
Ingland
Sweden
Bering Sea
Helvetian Confederation
Hayti
San Domingo
Leo XIII
la France du Nord
Moscow
Preton
Emily Mayer Higgins
Lippincott
Tact and wit across stories of doubt and danger
An assembly of anecdotes on tact in religion and letters. Archbishop Langley’s cautionary tale contrasts with Dooley and Monte Cristo humor. A Texas farmer turns to yokes, revealing culture clash. Thurston’s defense and a Swiss lake misread guide the wide world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley
England
Peter IF. Dunne
Dooley
London
Monte Cristo
Guadalajara
Republic
States
United States
Thurston
Jack Bailey
Squire
Switzerland
L’eau du Lac
Our Boys and Girls Gather Readings for Little Folks
A collage of children oriented pieces from Youth's Companion and Chicago Record features verse about measles lessons, hand shadow figures, duck feeding mishap, a rabbit that fostered doves, and playful games. Royal stories, moral bits, and light anecdotes fill the page with quaint child friendly vignettes and household tips.
Perplexing World Notes From Across The Globe
A miscellany of observations and curiosities from London to Idaho, including fashion bans on tan shoes, faster American presses in Edinburgh, a Georgia rumor about a sunlit city poster, and the rise of a domestic service diploma plan in New York. Also listed are state land figures in Idaho, prison warden salaries, Mongolia to Pekin faculty counts, caviar trade details, and a Sing Sing art school closure sparking protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edinburgh
Georgia
New York
Idaho
Government Geological Survey
University of Pekin
Philippines
Kansas
Illinois
Joliet
Minnesota
Stillwater
City of
Mexico
Lansing
Mich
United States
Grand River
Michigan Avenue
State House
Volga River
Caspian Sea
Johnson
Sing Sing
France
Francois, Marquis de Fontenelle
Napoleon
New Orleans
Mirage in Manitoba at Shanawan Train Delay
A traveler recounts waiting alone on a frozen prairie near Shanawan as a train runs late. The icy wind and drifting snow create a desolate scene, with a telegram pole sheltering the narrator briefly and an atmospheric phenomenon observed during the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara
Lasam
Winnipeg
London News
Manitoba
Shanawan
Payment in Advance and Swiss Army Efficiency
A grim tale of a bribery case ends with a guilty verdict and a $100 fine, including $20 paid as a bribe. The piece then extols Switzerland’s lean, effective army able to field 100000 troops quickly and sustain defense with minimal artillery. A barber and customer exchange jabs about business and honesty, ending with the barber completing the haircut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel
Bruno
Brother Hal
Duck
Sioux City Journal
Messares
Switzerland
Republic
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Prace
Tower of Babel
Peron
Moujik
Peton
Aneg Dole
Willie
Jes
Sam
Moses
David
Daniel
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Long Plank
Prince Alexander
Beatrice
Grandmamma
Philadelphia Record
Malo Saluta
Philadelphia
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