Peking Gazette: Oldest Newspaper and Its Editors
An 1885 look at the Peking Gazette notes its long history nearly nine centuries of daily publication, predating Western papers and Gutenberg’s printing. The piece contrasts its aged methods and continuity with modern changes, stating it remains printed from movable type in an ancient capital.
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WEXCE
Peking
China
Peking Gazette
America
Gutenberg
Europe
Frank ‘Ord Gazette
The Peking Gazette as seen by Frank G. Carpenter
Frank G. Carpenter recounts his impressions of the Peking Gazette, its imperial editorship, format, and lack of ads. He notes its role as a government record, the Emperor’s recurring prayers and ceremonies, and how the text is translated abroad. He describes punishment laws, gruesome sentences, and the harsh Chinese examination halls and penalties.
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Red Sam
Temple of Agriculture
Peking
China
Kirin
America
Christine
Li Hung Chang
Canton
Novelties In Glass Goods Shine At Pittsburg Exhibit
Drummers from glass houses in Western Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia gather at the Monongahela house to inspect samples and stock up for six months. Agents from distant markets report brisk trade and introduce a host of new patterns including opal ware.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Monongahela House
San Francisco
Halifax
Pittsburg
Asix
New Orleans
South
Chicago
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Tarentum
New York Mayor Joins Marlboroughs in Mock Royal Wedding
A humorous transcript recalls a wedding spectacle at City Hall as Mayor Hewitt presides over the duchess and duke. The piece lampoons royal duties with city-office prop jokes, noting the couple’s ceremonial vows and a playful clash of pomp and practicality.
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Blenheim
Duchess of Marlborough
Hewitt
City Hall Park
Duke
Mulborough
Prohibition Debate Boosts Saloon Trade Says Fifth Avenue Keeper
A Fifth Avenue saloonkeeper claims the prohibition amendment discussion has spurred more drinking. He notes customers say liquor will be scarce after June and stock up. He recalls a patron who upped his daily intake, joking that he will drink more while he can. He says such remarks push more stimulants.
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Fifth Avenue
Electric effects on watches in electric rail cars
A Pittsburg jeweler answers questions about watches on electric rail cars. He says a good watch will not be damaged by riding on the electric train, though an ordinary watch might face risks near an electric power-house. Conductors report theirs keep time fine.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
The Duke and a Duchess in a Damaged Castle Tale
A long letter accuses Marlborough of ill treatment of an American wife and tells of a dramatic return from abroad. The narrative shifts to a mock Duchess tale, a wail, and a mix of medical and moral observations, interwoven with a comic royal fantasy and a sea voyage vignette.
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Marlborough
Duke Industries
Satan
Texas
Shrewd Agents Policing Weddings By Life Insurance Men
A Pittsburger recalls life insurance agents watching wedding notices in papers and pursuing newlyweds. In recent cases three office colleagues were approached after announcements, with two signing policies while one lied to avoid. Agents claim their firms offer the best policies and persist once encouraged, favoring professional men as top clients.
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Agente
Buried River A Romance of California by Joaquin Miller
The tale opens with a history of the Buried River under the Rockies and a gold bearing bed. John Gray, son of an army chaplain, travels from Rome to California in search of the river’s location. At Mt. Diablo he meets Farla and Sanelle, and Gray’s journey intertwines with romance, danger, and a haunted well amid lush California settings.
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Mexico
John Gray
Pacific
California
Rocky Mountains
Salt Lake
Golden Gate
Farla
Theore
Sacramento
Sierras
Bastie
Rome
Gray
Caifornia
Mt. Diablo
Faria
Sanelle
San Francisco Bay
Lanella
Dheparral
Pharoah
Moses
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THE
Fae Limiie
Holy of Holies
Forbidden City
Aix
Imperial
Denby
Gazette
John Chrisman
Pscape
Bethen
Bagneh
Chinese Times
Tientsin
North China Hierald
Shanghai
Cpaveto
Cangue
Atest
Whang Tsaitou
Board of Punishments
Tartar Wall
Hells
Far
Frank G. Carpenter
Nye
the Marlboroughs
Mail and Express
Ness
Ever
Anow
New York
Allegheny Road
France
Donjon
Ducal
Zane
Dr. Hammond
Whitten
the DisPaTcHw
Michael Servitus
John Calvin
William Harvey
Materia Medica
A. Hammond
Salvation Oil
Ree Vey
Joaquin Miller
Italy
Farinal
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