Smoker in Paris Cigar Claim Sparks France Cigar Debate
The Register notes billiards expert Jake Schaefer says no good cigars can be procured in Paris or anywhere in France amid widespread cigarette use. He argues this insight surpasses six months of cablegrams and reflects chaos in French consumption and services. A sleigh draft complaint cites horses tiring quickly when pulling empty sleighs. In New Portage Ohio, Jacob Trackbach, once seen as wealthy and miserly, left no known riches, but gold, silver, and notes totaling $10,000 were found hidden in a tree near his former home after his death.
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Jake Schaefer
Paris
France
Mr. Schaefer
Jacob Trackbach
New Portage, O
Trackbach
Serpent Nearly Eleven Foot Slain After Night Alarm
At Cane Hill Arkansas James Houston awoke to a noise under his bed. He chased a big striped snake from under the bed with a cane and later killed it with a pitchfork. The creature measured eleven feet nine inches and had recently swallowed three kittens. His wife fled to a neighbor for safety.
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Cane Hill
Ark
James Houston
Threefold income of Leo XIII totals about 1.5 million
Portero XIII notes Leo XIII derives revenue from three main streams. The Pontifical Treasury interest on Pius IX’s legacy yields about £625,000 annually. Peter's peace contribution adds roughly $415,000 yearly. The Apostolic Chancery receipts, including titles and decorations, amount to about $520,000 per year. In total the pope’s annual income is about $1.500,000.
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Portero XIII
Pius IX
Pontifical
Peter
Apostolic Chancery
Leo XIII
Circus drops clown in a surprising move
Mr. P. T. Barxtrat ends clowns from his circus a drastic shift in the industry. The public enjoys the clown as a safe source of laughter and familiar jokes. The move is criticized as a professional error by Barnum.
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P. T. Barxtrat
Statue to Logan Monument Fund Receives Mexican Onyx Gift
Grex Green B Baum head of the Washington committee announced that Col Alberto Malo of the Mexican army informed him the American colony in Mexico and other Mexicans will present an onyx slab from Mexican mines. The two and a half foot square slab costs $1000 and will be sent to Washington for custody by Mrs Logan. The monument will be erected on government reservations with soldier fundraising and congressional support expected.
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Grex
Green B. Baum
Washington
Gen. Logan
National Capital
Alberto Malo
Mexico
New York
Prairie-dog towns line Texas and Pacific road near Abilene
Tuer is a chain of prairie-dog towns along the Texas and Pacific road beginning west of Abilene and extending nearly to Big Springs. The little fellows climb hills and squat on their hind feet to watch the train pass. Hunters say it is almost impossible to kill one of the dogs and get his body, so quickly they live.
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Tuer
Abilene
Big Springs
Burrowing Insects Hold Ground For Long Distances
The text describes how certain burrowers survive gun explosions and die in their earth domiciles. It notes attempts to force them out with water poured into their holes, but they do not emerge. Villages cover five acres and their territory spans about 100 miles along the railroad.
Cows and Their Ways From a Little Girl’s Poem
A Hartford Times reader shares a whimsical composition about cows. It describes a cow’s anatomy and behavior, black and white varieties, milk production, and a playful tale involving a dog and a rat, ending with a note that this is all about cows.
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Hardford Times
Man shoots six foot gray eagle in Texas tree
J W Sullivan near Pilot Point scared by distressed lambs and spotted a large gray eagle in a tall tree. He fired both barrels, bringing the giant bird down with the lamb. The eagle measured about six feet tip to tip and carried to the ground with buckshot in its head.
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J. WH. Sullivanx
Pilot Point
Texas
Grattan Esmonde Rivalry and Buried War Ordnance Near Aurora
The article notes Sir Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde’s return to Irish politics after a hunting accident and self-imposed study. It also reports a large gravel bank near Billingsly farm by Aurora Indiana yielding two twelve pound shells and a six pound shot buried eight feet deep, dating to the War of 1812 with local lore of cannonading from Kentucky hills.
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Thomas Henry Grattan Esmonde
Tipperary
Elizabeth
James I
Cromwell
Grattan
Wilson Creek
Billingsly
Aurora
Ind
Laughery
Kentucky Hills
Dining on a Picture and the Early Career of Jules Bastien
A portrait of Jules Bastien's hardship filled early years as he painted portraits for a fashion journal and for villagers in Damyillers. Rent and meals strained his funds, yet his spring forest scene gained Salon notice in 1873. Mademoiselle Anna subsidized dinners with credit, eventually acquiring his first painting in lieu of a year of meals.
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Jules Bastien
Damyillers
Mademoiselle Anna
Rue Saint-Benoit
Cabanel
Jules Mastien
Bastien
Lipley Hitchcock
St Nishoas
The Religious World in the Boston Transcript
A collage of religious notes including parlors Bible readings among agnostics, Methodist growth in the South, Haweis on Christianity’s future, Humboldt on Psalm 104, reform church gains, and the Catholic University plan in Washington. Notable figures such as Fritz Fliedner and Bishop Kean are mentioned amid global church updates and historical notes.
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Boston Transcript
Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Haweis
Christ
Palestine
Paul
Asia Minor
Jesus Christ
von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt
Reformed Church
United States
Vast Caspian Sea Largest Salt Lake and Its Giants
In southeast Russia the Caspian Sea covers 13v 009 square miles, larger than all British Islands, with an island bigger than England. It links to Volga and Ural fisheries where sturgeons migrate between fresh and saltwater. The beluga sturgeon can reach twenty feet and 2,500 pounds. annual catches at Astrakhan have run into hundreds of thousands of fish.
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Russia
Caspian Sea
England
Volga
Ural
Beluga
Astrakhan
How They Detect Criminals in Turkey Traditions of torture in sultan’s jewel robbery
Cor. Brooklyn Times recounts a Turkish crime inquiry where two Croatian workers were tortured to reveal conspirators in the Sultan Abdul Medjid jewel theft. Despite torture the brothers denied guilt until the dreaded bell device burned the elder to death and disfigured the younger beyond recognition.
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Turkey
Sultan Abdul Medjid
Cor
Brooklyn Times
Challenging 1 Regiment of Alpine Troops Taming Alps
A vivid anecdote about Compagnie Alpine troops guarding Italy's frontier. In Agordo a Captain offers thirty francs for a guide for a perilous San Lucano circuit. A boastful youth volunteers alone, luring the Captain to lead thirty men up steep cliffs. He pretends to miss the path, forcing the soldiers to retreat while he continues. The guide slips and dies, proving his warning true.
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Compagnie Alpine
Italy
Belluno
Conegeliano
Verona
Agordo
Pallo di San Lucano
Signor Capitano
Fuchanye
Freedom from Prejudice and other oddities in 19th century tales
A collection of excerpts recounts Gen. Sam Houston denying personal prejudice while pursuing a legal case. a retailer reflects on public gaze at jewelry in his window, recalling a notable incident with a suspicious tester who mistook a sale for theft. The piece blends historical voice with anecdotes about jewelry displays and public scrutiny.
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Hiim
Penitentiary of
Texas
Lichtor
Harper’s Magazine
Tlints to Nurses Try to be strictly accurate in your nursing
Instructional piece from London Exchange advising nurses to master medical measures and dosing math. Emphasizes accurate note keeping, health self care, infection caution, proper protective practices with carbolic acid, and maintaining calm, trustworthy interactions with patients, especially children, to maximize usefulness and safety.
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London Exchange
Ancient Cure for Hydrophobia in 1709 Boerhaave Advice
A historical note quotes Boerhaave’s Aphorisms on treating mad dog bites. The method prescribes immediate deep scarification and extensive bloodletting, followed by prolonged application of caustic or corrosive dressings, with long-term antiseptic fomentations. It also advises discarding contaminated clothing and materials to avoid re exposure.
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Boerhaavge
Ide Jones Big Bear Fight At Washington Birthday 1626
Uncle Abel Parmentere recalls Ide Jones and his dog Andy facing a fierce large she bear with cubs in briar patches near Minar's Creek on Washington's birthday in 1626. The fight features a hip lock and back bolt clash as the two sides clash amid windfall timber and thorny brambles.
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Abel
Harrisburg
Abel Parmentere
North Branch
Ide
Washington
Andy
Mniar’s Creek
Fur Riar’s Creek
Dogs in Bavaria require dog registration and tax changes
The article describes Bavarian rules: once you own a dog you must within fourteen days bring it to local police to register you as owner and obtain a new paper. If ownership changes, tax is prorated. moving a dog to Munich may force full tax payment for the year. Foreigners with dogs must have them inspected and registered within fourteen days of arrival.
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Munich
Germany
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