Germany and France armaments and era of cut-off unions
The Register reports France outmatching Germany in field guns by 3,880 to 2,184 and notes 2,700 U.S. divorce courts with one marriage in twenty eight annulled. It details a Salt Lake City land sale offer, a deadly kidney surgery error in Hamilton Ontario, a lamp chimney kept since 1882, high legal rents in New York firms, and other varied items from a plant’s narcotic effect to Chinese mining law and Norwegian horse feeding habits. It closes with etiquette among doctors and a Wichita breach of promise death case and Countess Waldersee as the German court’s first lady.
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Jonas Tramblie
Wichita
Kaw
Curious 19th Century Salon Portraits and Globe History
The article paints a regal yet simple queenly wife beside a conqueror, noting General Sherman’s fortified quarters and a secretary managing inquiries. It recounts a morbid anecdote of a wounded corporal’s oath after a dancing tract gift, then surveys the ancient globe’s origins from Libyan Atlas to 16th century Mercator and Mollyneux globes, finishing with Hues' Latin Treatise on Globes.
The Teacher and Harold’s First Name Dilemma
In a suburban school two scenes unfold as five year old Harold asks to call his kindergarten teacher Miss Brown by her first name Helen. She explains the social norms, while Harold persists with a polite plea to think of her as Helen.
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Harold
Miss Brown
Helen
Tommy Wants to See Mamma Suffer Not Attend School
A mother is ill and Tommy pleads to stay home to ease her pain. He bluntly explains he would rather see her doubled over in pain than go to school, while a later quote reflects on religion guiding a cultured life.
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Tommy
Memorial Day Musings on Duty and Union Postwar
A reflective piece on Memorial Day urging Americans to honor fallen Union soldiers through present duty. It argues against partisan conflict, emphasizes national reconciliation, and calls for practical efforts to sustain peace, unity, and justice, referencing Grant’s postwar views and the need for citizens to be their brothers’ keepers.
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Lee
Grant
South
Cuba
Mexico
Fort Donelson
Shiloh
Vicksburg
United States
Republic
Union
Cain
I Will Go to Brazil and Die There
Linthicum returns from exile to his old Virginia homestead and confronts guilt over leaving his mother and Alice. He reunites at Decoration Day by the grave, learns Alice never gave up, and pledges to make the United States his home again, kissing the American flag in a vow of atonement.
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Oise
Air Trial
Alice
Brazil
Abe
New York
Empire State
Begorra
Tobe
Mr. Linthium
Lucy
Linthercum
United States
Geal
A Curious Icelandic Custom Involving Trousers
A local ledger recounts an Icelandic tradition where women undress tired travelers as a gesture of hospitality. It cites minister Henderson’s humorous adaptation, rolling in a blanket before his trousers are removed, and reflects on pious reflections tied to the anecdote. A second vignette describes a street beggar scheme where a man tests generosity, feigning distress and being offered cash by a passerby and a pursuing officer.
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Iceland
Henderson
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