Summer in St Petersburg Described by a Cor. Daily Adv.
The correspondent paints a vivid St Petersburg summer with old drosohkas replacing sledges, encumbered streets undergoing house cleaning, scaffolds and repairs blocking sidewalks, and waterways crowded with wood barges. Islands along the Neva offer scenic country houses, and the parklands attract evening socializing as gas street lighting begins. The piece notes canal networks, sunset viewing, and a porcelain factory route through a grim suburb, with peasants and workmen in plain dress and boots, some families barefoot in town.
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Winter Palace
Finland
Peterspoi
Neva
Nevska
Nevaka
Therislands
Gulf
Agers
Elea
Europe
Italy
Cor. Daily Adv
Fishing From the New York Piers
The scene on a New York pier shows fifteen to twenty fishermen mainly youths and an eel fisher, with weary adults nearby. Two bright-eyed twelve year olds with makeshift gear draw laughter as shiners bluefish swarm upriver, offering panfish for hungry homes.
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New York
Mann
Dreas
Agricultural Prosperity in North Ohio Faces Reform
A fragmented OCR snippet notes agricultural wealth in north Ohio undergoing changes influenced by England and new ownership aims. It hints at land development and ambition by potential major landowners amid a regional shift toward prosperity and consolidation.
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North
Ohio
England
Taxation in London per an American observer
A Philadelphia correspondent compares London and Philadelphia taxes. He notes London real estate taxes are light, with other city revenues from markets franchises and municipal services funded by income and business taxes. The piece argues London governs via private boards and strong property interests, avoiding public squabbles over small waste.
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Low
Bank of England
I1. Bartholomew’s Close
London
Philadelphia
Boards of Works
Philadelphia Ledger
Uses of the Bamboo in Burmah Nature's graceful timber plant
Frazer's Magazine surveys bamboo along Burmese rivers highlighting its beauty and ubiquity. It notes bamboo used in houses for beams, rafters, walls, matting, binding, and thatch. It describes boats, nets, shelters, beds, mooring stakes, latticework, scaffolding, toys, crafts, and funeral canopies shaped from bamboo.
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Burmah
Frazer’s
The Slow Embrace of Gunpowder in Warfare
A historical note traces two centuries of resistance to gunpowder among humanity and armor makers. It cites protests labeling powder as diabolical and plebeian, with references to Bouchet Ariosto Cervantes and Bayard. Eventually, chivalry itself adapted to pistol practice as a gentlemanly skill.
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Bouchet
Ariosto
Cervantes
Chevalier Bayard
Tramps Flameabroad Food Heist Revealed in Danville Farm
Flood and Bruce, itinerant printers,-tramped to Danville Illinois from St Louis. They entered a farmhouse when home empty and ate a substantial meal. A window of mischief followed as they stole food then were spotted by the farmer's family and seized on the wood pile. Indianapolis News.
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Flood
Bruce
Danville
St. Louis
Towser
Indianapolis News
The Dead Letter Office at Washington
A Troy Times corresp describes the Dead Letter Office in Washington as a busy, mysterious bureau where 86 workers, including 50 women, sort and seal letters. Chairs and devices line a long room with a gallery above. money, rings, and enclosures appear weekly. Three-fifths of foreign mail comes from England, Ireland, Canada, and Germany. Keywords include translators and Sweden.
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Bureau of Dead
Sweden
England
Ireland
Canada
Germany
Indies
Troy Times
Observer Disrupted by Dog Fight Collision
Tur Osstroep collides with a passing fashionable woman after turning to watch a dog fight. He feels embarrassed as the pair react amid a vivid, comical scene. The woman is furious, accusing a lack of threats or danger in the moment.
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Tur Osstroep
Tux Avrices Bor The Average Boy And His Day
Fragmented OCR text depicts a disjointed scene about a boy and a mother, mentioning labor for small pay and a ticket admission. The garbled lines reference chores, a peach ring, ten cents per bushel, ten hours a day, and a warning of running away, lacking clear context or coherent events.
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Pittsbugh
Boston
Potnte
Fort Wayne & Pennsylvania
R. Myers
Gen. Pass. & Theket Agt
Mason & Evans
Arria
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Davenport
Iowa
ST. Petersburg
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