Great Wall of China Described as Monument to Enduring Work
A 19th century correspondent visits the Great Wall near Peking and recounts imperial drama in Beijing. He notes the seventh prince as guardian of the throne and describes travel by mule litter through desolate mountain paths to witness the wall’s vast scale and ancient construction.
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Peking
China
Kung
Haroun
Alrasabid
Ben Ing i
Prince Kong
Chinese Wall
America
France
Germany
England
Rome
Aceae
Hina
Mongolia
Manchuria
United States
Biberia
Thibet
Ili
New York
Uria
Lao
Wiile
Milan
Ont&t
Maengolia
Andes
Peking Carts and City Life Described by G Carpenter
The account details Chinese inns with open courts for animals in Peking, the primitive Chinese cart with no springs, and the travel of Manchu maidens to the imperial harem. It notes rutted streets, limited space in carts, and wheelbarrows powered by bare-chested workers hauling heavy loads labeled with Standard Oil agents.
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Denby
Peking
Temple of Heaven
North
China
Standard Oil Company
United States
America
Shanghai
Tientsin
G. Carpenter
The Alphabet of the Baggage Man in Dispatch Style
A humorous essay on porters and reporters in American inns. The narrator compares baggage handlers to reporters, riffs on Cleveland and political travel, and ends with odd cryptic signs from a reformed professor about baggage bursters and trunk symbols.
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Ouray
Trunk of a Young Girl Reveals Hidden Sorrow
A vivid warning tale describes a trunk with personal garments and costly clothing, hinting at a girl’s troubled past and a family tragedy. The trunk’s contents symbolize stolen innocence as a father travels beside a sobbing mother awaiting a return to sorrow.
Sleep Direction Based On Earth Magnetism
North south sleeping alignment is argued as scientifically best, with magnetic poles in the human body and Earth. The article claims the positive pole should face south if the head carries it, or north if the feet bear it, to produce refreshing sleep and balanced blood flow.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Oatmeal Cakes Offer New Use For a Common Cereal
The New York Sun reports oatmeal sales rise in wealthy homes with porridge common daily. It notes Scottish cakes baked thin and crisp as an alternative, eaten hot or cold with fresh butter, suggesting Americans follow the Scotch method.
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New York Sun
United States
Scotland
Skulls in Their Pockets Two Ex Confederates Get War Injury Grants
Two ex Confed erate veterans seeking maimed soldier act allowances presented proof of head wounds from Civil War battles near Atlanta in 1864 and Jonesboro. Lucius Maxwell of the Forty second Georgia Regiment showed six skull fragments from a long ago wound, while Josephus Riden of the Thirty fourth Georgia Regiment displayed a skull piece preserved since his head injury. Both applications were promptly approved.
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Lucius Maxwell
Tip Harrison
Maxwell
Forty-second
Georgia Regiment
Atlanta
Josephus Riden
Riden
Thirty-fourth
Jonesboro
Longer life in late nineteenth century America
A discussion from the Boston Globe and Philadelphia Record notes suggest Americans in the last quarter of the 1800s live longer than their predecessors. Medical opinion attributes longer life to diet and sanitation and foresees further gains from improved living methods.
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Boston Globe
The Buried River Tale of Gray and Furia
A sprawling narrative follows John Gray, painter in Rome, who learns of a buried river in California that fuels wealth. He enters love entanglements with Farla and Sanelle as mysteries deepen, culminating in a dangerous search, dramatic rescues, a fatal event, and a coroner’s case surrounding a violent death.
The Murderer’s Return to the Mountain Cabin
Gray, the artist, endures isolation as a detective closes in. After painting a picture of a dead girl, he faces a looming confrontation with a band of men at his cabin perched high in the hills. A deeper reckoning with guilt and resolve follows as peril closes in.
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Gras
Mount Diablo
Furlan
John Gray
Guger
Farla
Heaven
Mr. Gray
Gray
Swain
Faria
Silvia
Hitom
Darkoress
Reuse Fra Os
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Prince Kung
Great Kung
Simperor
Palestine
Eude Vehicles
Nye, the Wanderer
Cleveland
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Jerry
Trishaanericgn Bank
The
Daily
Struggie
Union Pacific Railroad
Grove
Minneapolis
Grover
St. Paul
Washington
St Paul
cWell
Mort
Nyether
Posey
Atlanta Constitution
Philadelphia
Noodle
California
Joaquin Miller
Rocky Mountains
Mt. Diablo
Sanelle
San Francisco Bay
Sanello
Nee
Lanello
Bello
Teg
Furla
Father
Sandwich Islands
Shay Speke
Thetis
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