Empress Dowager of Germany Near Death in Castle
The Empress Dowager of Germany, daughter of Queen Victoria and wife of Frederick III, lies near death at Jonsberg on the Main. Isolated in a gloomy castle, she endures with little family support as the German Emperor makes brief, formal visits. Her eldest daughter Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise enjoyed favored fortune and education.
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Queen Victoria
Frederick III
Germany
Jonsberg-on-the-Main
England
Inez
Empress Dowager
Princess of
Hesse
Frankfort
Victoria Adelaide Mary Louise
Morrell Mackensie
Remarkable Princess From Victoria to Prussia’s Queen
A six year old princess with iron will shaped into a cultured woman who resembled Queen Victoria. She befriended the Crown Prince of Germany in 1851 and married in 1658 at the chapel of St James Palace, London. Her union faced English suspicion and Prussian strain yet she remained steadfast while enduring insults abroad.
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Britain
Victoria
Germany
Frederick
England
James Palace
London
Wiemarck
Preesia
Bertin
Hazen Pingree: Courageous reformer and Detroit mayor
The obituary profiles Hazen Pingree noting his rise from cobbler to shoe manufacturer and politician. It highlights his three terms as Detroit mayor and governorship, his role in improving streetcar service, and his national prominence despite lacking elite political support. It also mentions a provincial digression about Lionel Mackensie, then shifts to royal topics about German royalty and Victoria.
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Hasen
Pingree
London
Detroit
Michigan
Where Economy Fails in Domestic Dovecotes
A fragment discusses men relying on thrift while women lament economic failings. A Mrs B. receives a morning recipe suggesting frugal dishes from scraps, illustrating domestic tensions over money and food.
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Mrs. B
Salacious Salads and Blazing Warnings Stir Neighbors
A comic clipping mocks a wife’s salad recipe that drives her husband to violence. A Louisville paper touts the dish as curiously irresistible while scornful neighbors debate the moral risk of clever home cooking. A detective quips about quitting crow collection to chase crime.
Dressed to Sleigh and Society Notes
A jumbled news snippet highlights a young man remarking on fur attire before an outing and a playful retort about sleighing. The item also mentions F W Mills as a peanut seller with railroad contracts from age 12, and a teething syrup ad among travel and industry notes.
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F. W. Mills
Chicago
The A B C of Photography by Fayette J Clute
A popular photography primer for amateurs praised as one of the best text books. Priced at 25 cents, available by mail from Camera Craft Pub Co located at 890 Sutter St San Francisco.
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Fayette J Clute
Mail
Camera Craft Pub. Co
Suttor &T
San Francisco
Population figures by ward in New Jersey state
Paterson's Third ward leads with 28 780 residents followed by Newark with 28 860. Elizabeth's ward records 6 378 inhabitants.
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Paterson
New Jersey
Newark
Elizabeth
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Merrill St. Ames
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Paice
Dowager Empress OF Germany
Empress Frederick
Ucitigsan
Louisville
Somerville Journal
Washington Star
Peanut King
Epworth
O Ro & No
Portland
America
Poneil
Castoria
Stasape
Wisconsin
Illinois
Pew
Navy Department
Arely
John Poole
Oregon
Marrinen Street
Keeley
Deere
Lesley
Wiilinme Ave
Raat Tilde
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