Into the Tiger Infested Mountains by Torchlight
An account of European travelers crossing Korea from Gensan toward a distant monastery. The narrator describes Koreans, ponies, grooms, soldiers, and an interpreter, the currency, and challenges on the road. Dutch-like misadventures include a tiger scare, duck hunting interrupted by urgency, and a harrowing ascent to a remote monastery guarded by official conscription of torch bearing.
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Jay Gould
St. the Pong
Gensan
Helen
House of Commons
Kisson
Naarrow
Chicago
Cresh Hed
Confiding Stranger Confusion On Fifth Avenue
A well known man recalls a humorous encounter with a courteous stranger on Fifth Avenue who called him Charley and pressed a loan of 25 dollars. After testing the man’s identity, the narrator discovers the mix up and ends with a mutual laugh over mistaken identity and a curious pitch for health products.
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Dispatch
Fifth Avenue
Charley
Adam
Imdo
Bunko Sharp
Charles
Two Young Noblemen Face Americans in Metairie International Race
A 1872 Metairie Jockey Club event in New Orleans pits five riders from diverse nations against American cavalryman riders. The author recalls training at sunrise, weighing in heavy, and selecting mounts for the “International Race for Gentlemen Riders.”
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New Orleans
Metairie
Metairie Jockey Club
Buford and Swigert
Kentucky
Sanford
New Jersey
Sorey Syrat
Paul 0
Hebert
Beauregard
Westmore
Lawrence Barrett
Orion
Manton
New York World
St. Louis
LeGrand B. Cannon
New York
Cuthbert Slocomb
Billy Connor
Monsieur George Rosenlecher
France
Victor Crenneville
Austria
Admiral Rous
Abe Buford
Victor
Larose
Prytunis Street
Metaire
Canal
Moreau's
West Point School of Horsemanship
PLEXIEBLE STONE FROM A North Carolina MOUNTAIN DEPOSIT
A brown paper wrapped stone weighing about a pound was found on War Department official Samuel Hodgkins's desk. The 18 by 2.14 by 0.33 inch rock flexes like india rubber and bends in multiple directions, suggesting a universal joint structure. The stone reportedly comes from a North Carolina mountain named Dees Ba sand, with the entire mountain claimed to be formed of the same material.
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North Carolina
Washington Star
Samuel Hodgkins
War Department
Caroline
THE SOUTH AS IT IS WARPS SOUTHERN LIFE
A Northern observer in January travels through the South to report on race, slavery, and social norms. He notes a softening of sectional tensions, pride in abolition, and new domestic arrangements where Southern households employ workers who come home at night. Obituaries highlight prominent Southern women, praising loyalty to the Confederacy and civic duties, while weather contrasts reveal lingering cold snaps amid spring warmth.
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Gensan
Cevsee
Nash
West Point
Roosevelt
New York
Metairie
New Orleans
Mississippi
Emory
Sid-De-Camp
St. Louis
Heber
France
Ireland
Tennessee
Westmore
Stuart
Crenneville
America
Rosy
Nathan Oaks
Austria
Tom N
United States
Templar
England
Rapidita
Oleander
Tom Aiken
Metaire
Mr. Harrison
Natchez
Eaid Templar
King
Rosenlecher
Ross
de Creaneville
Daveaie
Charles Kive
Dispatch
TEEN
8. C
Mason and Dixon
South
Confederacy
North
Herbert Spencer
Germany
Samoa
Empire of Seas
Stich
Lincoln
Osk
Grover Cleveland
Palace Albert
South Carolina
Pers
Maria
Maris
Philocles E. Eve
Augusta
Ladies
Mt. Vernon
Ann Pamela Cunningham
Washington
Georgia
Aiken
Minnesota
Canada
New England
Middle States
Greenland
Ous
The Price of Peace and the Duty of Truth
The sermon asserts peace is not always possible and truth must prevail. St Paul and Christ demand active defense of truth despite conflict, urging Christians to refuse evil for evil, resist cowardly peace, and keep peace only when it serves justice.
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St. Paul
Ible
Thessalonica
Apostle
Jesus Christ
Christ
God
Holy One
Yomenen
Cannate
Tolstoi
Paul
Air Ship Win Promises from English Officer Trading Hint
Lieutenant G P Lempriere of Birmingham proposes an Atlantic crossing in a larger air ship modeled on Campbell’s craft. Plans include a fourfold balloon, minimal ballast, drag-rope for steady height, and a cost near £15,000. Captain Boyton backs the idea. a Philadelphia trip could precede a nationwide display if terms are settled.
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Pao
Boyton
New York Sun
Campbell
Allen
Dom Pedro
Paul Boyton
England
Philadelphia
A Strange Degam Eight Hundred Soldiers See The Same Vision
A singular tale from the Argosy about 800 French soldiers in a Calabrian monastery. After a forced march they all dreamt the same frightful dream, waking simultaneously and crying of an evil black dog that pressed upon their chests. Officers kept watch, but the recurrent midnight scene repeated.
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Laurent
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Tokyo
Seoul
An-pien
Antyanon Petermans
Walker
Takachiho
Sporsman
Chuck
Ira
Hin Han
Dom Wajting
Norway
Hoe
Capt. King
Bessie Bramble
Palmetto
Abraham Lincoln
Artemus Ward
Bessie
George Hodges
St Paul's
MR. Campbell
James
Howells
French
Ayer
Ieaeher
P. H. Davidson
Alexandria
S. Sima
U. B. Chaorah
St. Ind
Med Prast
Spofford
Texas
Ayer’s
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Mass
Draggieta and Perfumers
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