Rumors of Tsar Abdication Surface in 19th Century Essays
A Chicago Tribune excerpt discusses persistent rumors of Tsar Nicholas II facing mental strain and possible abdication. It weighs his age, advisers, Nihilist threats, and pressure from Slavophiles, with Alexander as potential heir whose liberal leanings might end autocratic rule. Also notes European alliances and Central Asia troubles.
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Gortschakoff
Ignatieff
Berlin
Bismarck
Roumelia
Balkans
Austria
Germany
England
Central Asia
Czarewitch Alexander
Marie Dagmar
Christian IX
Denmark
Frederick William
Mystery Beyond Physics a Debate on Science and Religion
The passage debates limits of physical science to explain consciousness and religious experience. It cites Carlyle and Virchow, arguing scientists overstate certainty, urging humility about conjectures and the unresolved nature of research. It questions whether science can fully solve the mysteries of the human soul.
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Virchow
Prof
Tyndall
Carlyle
Selected Miscellany Echoes on Virtue and Wisdom
A scrap of quotes on honesty, patience, contentment, and forbearance from Montaigne to Bayard Taylor. Reflections on self deception, the value of truth, the habit of kindness, and the discipline of labor, time, and faith guiding a life.
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Bayard Taylor
Truth Stranger Than Fiction in Italian Widower Tale
A Casamaggiore emigrant to America sends heavy sums home to his family through a village priest who pockets the money and fabricates deaths and epidemics. Believing his wife and children dead, the man remarries and grows wealthy, only to learn his wife and son survive in poverty when he visits home. The tale ends with discovery of the priest’s deceit.
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Lucca
Casamaggiore
America
States
Sudden Awakening of an Oil Citizen in Church
A zealous oil county resident sought reform after embracing church life but struggled to curb old habits. While nodding off in pew one Sunday his cane toppled, slamming his head and prompting a dramatic exclamation. Separately, Los Angeles County farmers prepare to plant wheat.
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Gentle Stimulus for Kidneys and Bladder Promoted
An advertised tonic claims to energize the kidneys and bladder, improve discharging function, and combat sluggishness in morbid conditions. It touts safety and usefulness, urging its value for maintaining urinary health and resisting dangerous organ decline. A mix of product pitches and other advertisements follows.
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