A German Student's Duel Described in Detail
A vivid account of a university duel in Germany with wrapped protective garb on the challenger and opponent. The spectacle includes padded arms and neck protection, a cricket-pad like chest covering, a blunted schlag sword, and an umpire giving the signal for a fifteen minute bout as seconds guard and doctors circle.
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Verbindung
Silentium
Zur Mensur
Such
Such Verbindungen
London Society
Arab and Persian Horses Compared for Military Use
The general run of Arab horses suits native cavalry and light mounts due to size, endurance, and docility. They resist illness well, except for a tendency to cataracts in the eye, and show great pluck when sick. Persian remounts are larger and stronger, common in cavalry and gun teams, generally cheaper, and share many good qualities with Arabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
F Clarkwood
How to Manage a Gun For Young Sportsmen
Advice outlines safe gun handling rules for all ages. Emphasizes never point at people or animals, remove cartridges when entering wagons or crossing fences, check wads after firing, and avoid dragging the muzzle or positioning it toward oneself. Encourages lifelong adherence to safety.
They Wouldn't Wait for Him
A dialogue snippet shows a traveler pressed for time as he explains to a woman that he must catch a through freight and cannot notify the line to wait. He promises thanks and a parting gift for kindness while awaiting the express on a nearby siding.
Insurance Craze Spreads Among Railworkers and Workers
The piece notes a surge in accident insurance during the year with canvassers signing up many policies daily. Railroads and workingmen are key adopters, with reasoning on who benefits. It also discusses various policy types from tornado to glass insurance and anecdotes about underwriting livestock and other items.
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Globe-Democrat
Dreaming of Chicago Beasts Through Water Inquiry
In a Philadelphia note, a man from Omaha debates dream origins while quoting a Chicago scientist. The exchange riffs on natural causation, dreams, and the Academy of Sciences, ending with a jab about Chicago water viewed under a microscope.
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Omaha
Chicago
Academy of Sciences
Wismar Paawned Town Parable of a Baltic Debt
The Baltic seaport of Wismar was loaned by Sweden to the Duchy of Mecklenburg in 1803. The agreement promised return to Sweden after a century if the loan plus interest were repaid. The current sum runs into hundreds of millions of marks, making repayment unlikely by the fixed date.
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Wismar
Baltic
Montague Tigg
Sweden
Mecklenburg
Pall Mall Gazette
Von Moltke Beaten by a Frenchman in 1839 40
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes that a young French adviser Capt Beaufort d Hautpone checked Von Moltke on the Aleppo road during Hanfiz Pasha’s campaign against Mehemet Ali. European interventions and the London treaty halted his progress. Thomas P. Ford of Bieber Lassan County California endorses St Jacobs Oil as a long used family remedy.
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la France
von Moltke
von Molke
Hanfiz Pasha
Mehemet Ali
Beaufort d’Hautpone
Aleppo
Bieber
Lassan County
Cal
Thomas P. Ford
Three Thrilling Tales in the Chicago Ledger
The Chicago Ledger announces three thrilling serials in No. 23: The Hidden Clue tied to a Missouri Pacific express robbery, Trene or the Iron-Worker's Daughter, and Cross-Purposes or Saved at the Altar. Includes miscellaneous features. sample copies available at 271 Franklin Street, Chicago.
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Chicago Ledger
Missouri Pacific
Times
Franklin Street
Chicago, NL
Mexican Horseman Visualizes the Landed Elite
A vivid scene on a great Mexican highway shows a rich hacienda kin in a riding costume with silver trimmings and a red sash. The figure exudes aristocratic pride while a crowd of children with nadoras watches, and local fashion contrasts emerge with their jet-black hair and old-fashioned outfits. A stray ad promotes Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy and a distant travel excursion to Ottawa, Kansas, while tonics and products from Hazard & Co. promise vitality and relief from debility.
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James
Anniversary Bouquet Confusion in Bonn
German professor Dusel puzzled by his wife placing a large bouquet on his desk and learning it marks their wedding anniversary. He jokes about reciprocation, adding a humorous note on marital timing.
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Prof. Dusel
Bonn
Deservedly Oddities and odd quotes from papers across the nation
A compendium of quirky news snips and odd claims from Pittsburgh to New York and Alabama. Jokes about comfort givers, strange names, a tombstone inscription, and a testimonial for St Jacobs Oil headline the miscellany.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Restored Appetite
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for appetite loss and digestive weakness caused by season changes and impure blood. Testimonials from Mrs A Barsulen of Jersey City and Mrs M Baxard of Atlantic City praise improved appetite and energy after taking the medicine, sold by Hood Co. in Lowell Massachusetts for $1 each or six for $5.
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Mernsman
Hazard, Hazard & Co
New York
Hood
A. Barsulen
van Horn Street
Jersey City
M, V
Baxard
Atlantic City
N. J
C. J. Hood « CO
Lowell
Maga
Joan E. Secan
Millenbeck
Pierce
George Herger
Westfield
G. F. Spracox
Crystal, Mich
Statue of Liberty memory and medical cure claims
Bartholdi's statue will symbolize personal liberty for ages, backed by Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery claimed to aid lung diseases. A Massachusetts rural petition seeks a legislative hearing as several deaf residents push for action.
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Bartholdi
Dr. Pierce
Massachusetts
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Boston Couriers
Philadelphia
Pawn
Three Thrilling Tales
Migs Jones
Dr. Sage
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
Ottawa
Kansas
Great Neck Island
Kan
E. A. Holbrook
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Dr. Harter
Pittsburg
Norristown Herald
South Carolina
Harmon
Johu Joshua William Hugh Hall
Hiram Harvey Kiziah Jones
Wetumpka
Als
Henri Kitti
Demi Kitter
Emmi
Caroline Bostwick
Bob
Lukey Catlin
New York Sun
F. E. Husn
Adrian
N. Y
Anys
St. Jacobs
Isaac Thompson
Bellit
Sana Es
DR. Radway & CO
Rad
Elyy
ELY Ineian
Cts
ELY Bros
Owego
N.Y
Browaster
Holly
Mich
L. Tanner
Plymouth
Tad
FN. Bank
J.a.sherman
Broadway
New Yorks
M.grlx
M.D
Clark
U. S. Pensio
Fifzgerald& Powell
Indianapolis
Ind
Kidder's Pastilles
Sestakarlestown
Willems
Williams Mfg. CO
Cleveland
Randolph St
Lord & Thomas
Pensions
Stamn
Grannan
Jones
Binghamton
France
Hosa Heur- Mm. W. Dunham
Wayne, DuPage Co
Piso
Ee Boo
Genuin
A. J
B.S
A. P. Lacey
Washington, D.C
Gill's School
Clark St
Chichester
Amy Paper
Chichester Chemical CO
Madison Square
Philada
Wizard Oil Company Chicagg
Sophia F. Boswein
White Cottage
May Gueason
Nunica
Ottawa, Co. Mich
E. F. Morean
Lexington St
Boston
Jealous Doctons
Invalided Hotel and Surgical Institute
Br. Pierce
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