Imperial pawnshops loom in Russia as czar travels
The piece reports on plans for imperial pawnshops to finance the state, with six percent base rates plus six percent for accommodation and insurance. It notes opposition from private lenders, widespread social unrest, and detailed risks around the czar’s travel and security. It includes anecdotes of peasant and Jew involvement in lending, and a cautionary tale of hidden wealth in a burial.
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Imperial Finance Control
Petersburg
Odessa
Warsaw
Italy
Nicholas II
Peturhof
St. Petersburg
Cicezarina
Russia
Kokot Cf
Imperial Bank
Kiev
Riga
Tifos
Kharkov
Moscow
Thuggee Legend Echoes in 1834 Malay Jungle Tale
A narrator recalls a tiger hunt near Kakria in Asseerghur 1834. Locals fear Tantia the dacoit and his ally Cheetoo, who allegedly hid treasure beneath a temple. Two kin of the hunter vanish while four corpses lie near the temple, one strangled by a thug's handkerchief. The shikaree warns Tantia’s reach endures beyond eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Taylor
London
Dacoit Tantia
Asseerghur
Kakria
Shikareé
Cheetoo
Tantia
Rugoo
Antivivisection Exhibit Showcases Cruel Experiments
The New York Antivivisection Society led by Mrs Diana Belais staged an animal exhibition. It displayed stuffed specimens pinned to boards and furnaces used in vivisection demonstrations to argue that seeing is more convincing than reading or hearing.
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New York
Antivivisection Society
Diana Belais
Rough town legend near Colitage Grove country
A wary visitor recalls a rough boomtown in Oregon near Colitage Grove. In a leading saloon a man in a red shirt warns of swift lynching for any slight. The exchange reveals prevalent violence and xenophobic sentiment among locals in a volatile frontier setting.
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Oregon
Colitage Grove
Boy Cured of Eczema by Cuticura Remedies
A Philadelphia mother recalls her six year old son's severe eczema and rapid relief after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. She reports two boxes of each cleared the condition and no relapse over years. She also notes success with the same products on another child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Cochran
Columbia Ave
Philadelphia
Rheumatism Relief Claims Night to Day Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Jvetehon's Relief for Rheumatismus with claims of a six hour cure and rapid disease disappearance. It promises first dose benefit and urges pharmacists to promote the remedy to skeptical buyers. The piece also includes an assortment of unrelated bygone ads and quips.
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Jvetehon
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Enyes
Vnrailro
Little Czarevitch
Alexis
Twa Avila
Lubienski
Ceres
VRE
Scott
Lippincott’s
McMillan Fur & Wool Co
St. Keut
Lve
Argent
Kldney
Guar
Carter
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