Recounting India's Conquerors From Genghis Khan to Nadir Shah
The article surveys Indian history from early native wars through the Tartar devastator Genghis Khan to the Mogul era. It highlights Baber and the Mogul dynasty, Akhbar and Aurangzeb, and ends with reflections on British rule and its mixed legacy amid enduring public works and irrigation projects.
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India
Sir Edward Sullivan
Gengis Khan
Persia
China
Attila
Edmund Sullivan
Mahmouds
FreRce
Deccan
Mussalman
Allaehminee
the Tiger
Genghis of Fimour
Baber
Delhi
Akhbar
Aurangzebe
Mahammedan
Nadir Shah
Mussulman
Hindostan
Health in the House lectures for Teeds workers
Report recalls a plan to deliver physiology and practical cookery lectures to working people in Teeds during winter. Several ladies reportedly gave such courses and the idea was to educate families in health and domestic science.
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Teeds
Health in the House Lectures for Working Families
Carurrine M Buckton delivers twenty five lectures on elementary physiology to wives and children of working men in Leeds and Saltaire. Third edition published by Longmans.
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Leeds and
Saltaire
Carurrine M. Buckton
Leeds
Longmans
Lectures by Mrs Buckton on Sanitary Reform Explored
A Leeds committee praises Mrs Buckton for clear direct lectures on sanitation and physiology. The third edition highlights dangers of tight-lacing hair oils and poor ventilation, urging board schools to adopt her methods to curb disease and ignorance among both working and upper classes.
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Leeds
Courts of Justice
Courts of Law
Court of Justice
London
King as Commissioner Crafts Book on Southern States
A writer praises Mr. King for his work compiling material for Scribner's Monthly. The piece notes his door to door research and quiet observation as he produced a valuable, fully integrated volume beyond a mere superficial effort.
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Scribner’s Monthly
King
The Southern States of North America Journey Record
Edward Kina presents a richly illustrated travel record covering Louisiana, Texas, Indian Territory, Missouri, Kansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and Maryland. Original sketches by J Wells Champney accompany the narrative.
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North America
Louisiana
Texas
Indian Territory
Missouri
Kansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Carolinas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Maryland
Edward Kina
J. Wells Champney
Blackie
Sou
King’s South portrait and song life in New Orleans and Georgia
The review praises a perceptive observer who reveals social and political currents with original insight. It describes depictions of New Orleans French Quarter negro life and Georgia prayer meetings, noting contrasts between dignity and improvidence, and highlights the book’s detailed coverage of cotton tobacco iron marble and other products alongside vivid woodcuts.
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New Orleans
Sorrento
Rome
Clarksgile
Eorgia
Jacob
Brethren and Sisters
Kingwell
Mr. King
South
Viollet le Duc Histoire d une Maison Recalled in Work
The author recalls the low mood felt while sorting many common place tomes and discovers Viollet le Duc's Histoire d une Maison tucked at the bottom of the parcel.
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M. Viollet-le-Duc
How to Build a Howe by EB Viouier and Restoration Works
Translated by Benjamin Bucknall and published by Sampson Low. The note references E Viorier le Duc and his restoration work with the Historical Monuments of France, including his architectural projects and notices of methods in preservation.
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Eb, Viouier
Benjamin Bucknall
Sampson Low and Co
E. Viorier le Duc
France
Charles Wethered
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Southern States OF America
M. Viollet-Le-Ducs
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