Russian Peasants and the Coronation Tragedy Explored
A critical profile argues the Hodynsky tragedy reflected a vast racial and social gulf in the Russian empire. It contrasts czarist pomp with peasant misery, serfdom remnants, ignorance, and a rigid feudal system that stifles reform.
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Ose
Kremlin
Trussia
Esquimaux
Polar Circle
Caspian
Baltic
Germany
Bar
Mins
Europe
Passing of the Piano in an Age of Typewriter Demand
A New York Herald note discusses cheaper piano and typewriter rents amid rising typewriter use among young women. It cites price ranges for new pianos and typewriters, notes space and nuisance concerns in flats, and suggests the piano loses appeal to modern urban life and shifting leisure trends.
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The
New York Herald
Balloon Game in Paris and Other Oddities
Balloon game in Paris features balloons with postal envelopes sent to a judge, each balloon found adds time and place on the card, and the farthest-traveling balloon wins. A recruiting scene shows a sergeant forcing a country lad to join. Divorce in Japan notes one in three marriages end in divorce, with jokes about a wife’s complaints and mother-in-law tensions.
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Paris
Japan
Ram's Horn Blasts Warning to Repentance
A compact sermon fragment urges readers to seek daily improvement, love Christ, give generously, and teach children for God’s sake. It emphasizes sincere faith over wealth, visible deeds over empty words, and caring for others as a path to a brighter life.
Twenty Nine Times a Mother and Her Remarkable Family
Mrs Maria Robles of Mountain View California is 80 and mother to twenty nine children. She competes for a silver plate in San Francisco for parents with the most children and recounts twins and family fortunes. The article notes her late husband Secundio Robles was tall and brave and that some children have died while others live.
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Maria Eobles
California
Canada
Dominion
Maria Antonio Robles
Mountain View
Cal
Robles
San Francisco Examiner
Secundio Robles
Santa Clara
Secundio
Weather Wisdom From Chickens On a Rainy Day
A columnist notes that chickens retreat to shelter during long rain and stay out in sun when weather clears, suggesting mood mirrors weather. The piece also reports on Mrs Abby Cook of Presto nearing the end of life, celebrating her 86th birthday with family in Franklin Street, and mentions her late husband Isaac H Cook.
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Presto
Abby 8. Cook
Wylliam H. Cook
Franklin Street
Mr. Cook
Isaac H
Catarrh Cure Firm Promises $100 Per Case
J C Cagney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney Co Toledo promises $100 for every CATARRH case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gieborn notes sworn statement dated December 6 1886. Product advertised as blood and mucous system tonic with testimonials offered free. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills and mentions Newport cottages occupancy and cheap soda and resin soups.
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Toledo
Lucas Courry
Trask J. Cagney
F. J.chenuly
Beal
A. W. Gieabon
Hall
F. J. Cnaxgy & Co
Druxgists
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Hodynsky Viain
Moscow
Russia
Alexander Senne
Mo Viset
Palestine
Egypt
Patent Office
Anna
Peter
Rand
Pegsan
Ely Gues
Psqouimann
Ram
Christ
Kruger
Salisbury
Hood's Pilisare
Abc
J. Hamilton Ayers
Wariel
Harris
Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
N. Y. City
Mera Place
M. L. Dpr
M. Ts
Eclectic P. O
Elmore Co
Ala
J.T. Shoptrine
Savannah
Newport
R. 1
Chile
Phsicians
Piso
Ranen Erira
Vhamsport
Parv
Winslow
Charlotte Percesuts
Tex.c
Waite
Wilmis
Osborne
the Astatdd College
Asp Og
Shorthana 'Gunta
Aay
Athera City
Farquhar
Eningle Mills
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