Strange items and notices from The Register page
A collage of short items across topics. river madness in Indiana. Cawker City voting. social musings on tune and vanity. foundlings adopted in New York. beer price rise in Munich. German fortifications at Heligoland. reform by Octavia Hitt in London shanties. a thermometer incident in New York. Pittsburg coal wealth estimate. a tally of French ministerial turnover since 1800. a long-lived miller’s sexton. career cautionary tale about replacements. natural history notes on eggs and bedbugs. Sunday railway closures in France. advice to keep cheerful and civil. dining manners at meals.
Odd Propositions and Curious Tales From Far and Wide
A patchwork of anecdotes and reflections on manners, military dogs training to locate wounded soldiers, a chess inventor’s wheat-like reward tale, a Paris café debt mystery, and Sir John Macdonald’s Canada forecast. The piece wanders through etiquette, science, and colonial demography with 19th century storytelling flair.
Prince of Wales Testimony in Baccarat Case Stirs Anger
A painful report notes the Prince of Wales may be summoned to testify in a baccarat cheating suit involving his gambling partner. The article cites past parliamentary loans for gambling debts and alleged family help, provoking German public anger and concern over royal conduct and propriety.
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Prince of Wales
Germany
Bright Locks and Royal References in Mary Stuart Note
A New York Ledger item offers encouragement to girls with bright hair by linking famous queens and rulers such as Catherine the Great Maria Theresa Anne of Austria Elizabeth Marie Antoinette and suggesting Mary Stuart could join the list. The brief uses historical examples to flatter hair color as a sign of distinction.
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Catherines
Russia
Maria Theresa
Austria
Empire
Anne of Austria
France
Elizabeth
England
Marie Antoinette
Mary Stuart
Queen of Scots
New York “Ledger
I Wish to Be a Boy Again Poem by Eugene Field
A nostalgic verse recalls childhood joys in an orchard and woods. The speaker reflects on forgotten knowledge and asks for a return to youth, voiced with sentimental Chicago News flair.
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Chicago News
Misunderstood The Night of Olive Mayne and Alf Warren
Olive Mayne confronts a web of engagement and deceit as Alf Warren learns of Ariel Stanhope’s return to fame. Geoffrey Lemoyne’s denials fade against Olive’s resolve to marry for love, not fortune, as truths emerge in a social whirl and opera box moonlight.
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Lemoyze
Alice
Mr. Warren
Tam
Olive Mayne
Miss Mayne
Lemoyne
Alice Caldwell
Olive
Mr. Lemoyne
Alf Warren
Alfred Warren
Miss Alice Caldwell
Miss Caldwell
Ariel Stanhope
Wall
Allison Warren
Ariel
al Warren
Mayne
al Warner
Geoffrey Lemoyne
Alfred
The Knowing Mule and a Stolen Turnout Tale
A Williamsbridge farmer loses both horse and mule overnight. The limping mule returns with injuries and a suspicious $20 bill leads to a suspect beaten by a runaway horse story. A sentry and lieutenant exchange a witty countersign moment, touching on humor amid small-town incidents.
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Williamsbridge
New York City
Carmansville
German Electricians Trial HighTension Lines
Experiments in Germany test twenty five thousand volt lines to cut wire costs. A thousand volt to high tension upgrade uses transformers and dynamos to run motors and incandescent lamps. Trials show minimal arcing with close ends, safety cutoffs trigger on short circuits, and a turbine driven by cataract power supplies the Frankfort electrical exhibition.
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Germany
England
Falls of the Neckar
Lauffen
Frankfort-on-the- Main
Heilbronn
Jaxtfeld
Hanau
Frankfort
Beauty awakening in children through family daily scenes
Susan Payne Clement urges mothers without kindergarten training to surround children with beauty. She advises displaying fine objects, studying masterpieces, reading poetry, singing, and observing nature. Through consistent, beauty focused teaching, children gain perception, joy, and reverence for art and nature.
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Raphael
Turner
Bonheur
Farrer
Susan Payne Clement
The Race of the Nations in Population Growth
The Globe Democrat reports that population growth is fastest in the United States, Russia, Germany, and the United Kingdom, with the U S leading. France is nearly stationary while Austria grows slowly. Twenty years hence Germany may surpass France by a wide margin, reducing France’s war prospects.
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United States
Russia
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Austria
Globe Democrat
Dinners Without Cost at Uptown Restaurant
Two well dressed men visited a famous uptown restaurant, sharing meals with the stout man repeatedly avoiding payment. A Western associate accompanied him, and the pair dined on seven courses and two bottles of wine while the waiter settled one check for the other. The waiter noted the stout man never paid in a year, though tips were given for passing checks.
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Paris
Martinique
New York Herald
Hidden Marble Block Reveals Ancient Treasure Tale
In Carrara a quarryman finds an enormous marble block buried in grass and brambles. Inscribed clues hint at hidden treasure and the man, thinking it gold, gathers friends to flip the stone. The block bears a second inscription thanking companions for freeing it.
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Carrara
Cornhll
Household Tips From a Bygone Era
Practical remedies and household tricks cover dentifrice made from charcoal, whitening mica windows with vinegar, removing stains with alcohol, damp salt for discolored china, salting broiled steak to reduce flare, a garlic alum solution for bites, and keeping nickel and silver bright with ammonia on wool.
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Greece
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Sir John Macdonald
New York Sun
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Quebec
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Eugene Field
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Moore
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