Wealthy Rajah Life in Jeypore City and Domes of India
A travelogue from Jeypore on May 2 describes rajahs ruling vast Hindostan states with life and death power, English oversight, and feudatory status. It paints a city with balconies, lace windows, markets, caravans of camels, and lavish jewelry shops serving rajahs who wear immense diamonds and emeralds, while elephants and bullocks move goods through a bustling, ornate metropolis.
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Jeypore
India
Hindostan
United States
England
Jeypore Chronicle of a Indian City Details
The author describes Jeypore as a major Indian city with a capital of the same name. He compares its size to Ohio and American cities like Omaha and Denver, noting a two mile main street and a rigid grid of wide avenues. The rajah’s income is cited at 2,000,000 dollars annually.
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Jeypore
Jeynore
Indias
Bombay
Afhanistan
Cashmere
Himalaya
Ohio
India
Omaha
Denver
Kansas City
Washington
Wandering Street Life in India Glassed by Striking Sights
The narrator describes a crowded street scene in Jeypore with singing girls in red and gold, Mohammedan maidens in distinctive dress, lower caste stone breakers, and water carriers guiding streams over the road to create hardened mortar patterns. The passage evokes scriptural reflections as natives move about with skin bottles and baskets.
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Hareback
India
Jeypore
Shawl Merchant’s Trade Hint for Travelers Across India
A traveler notes a shawl merchant in India who asks visitors to write a recommendation after purchase. The practice allows the merchant to show endorsements to future customers, signaling a reputational approach to trust in the trade.
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India
Assle
Grant Autograph Sells For Rupees In Delhi Bazaar
An American observer reports in Delhi that an autograph of General Grant was offered for 100 rupees, with a dealer declaring he would not sell even for 1,000. James Gordon Bennett admires shawls, noting Bennett bought a dozen cashmere ring shawls to fashion undershirts. The merchants describe the shawls as so fine they pass through a wedding ring.
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India
Waterbury
Johore
Delhi
Grant
James Gordon Bennett
Bennett
Palace Tour Reveals Rajah's Vast Capital Complex
Visitor describes Calcutta visit to the Rajah's capital center with marble courts Persian carpets and European divans. He notes a large billiard room tiger skins on floors walls and divans and outside cooling vents driven by workers to feed air through the palace.
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Calcutta
Hendley
Rajah's stables hold a global string of fine horses
A visitor describes a court for exercise covering about ten acres surrounded by a long arcade of stalls. Around half a mile of stalls house blooded steeds from Arabia Europe America and India. Each horse is haltered to a head ring with four ropes tied to distant anchors, allowing leg movement without kicking or rising.
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India
Arabia
Ervpore
Europe
America
Elephants of the Rajah at Amber Ride
The narrator visits the rajah’s elephant stables near Amber four miles from the city. Twelve elephants with brass chains and tusks docked midway are described, including the one used for a hill ride guided by a Hindoo driver in a bright turban. The ride ends as the elephant climbs a mountain path in a swinging, high summit view.
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Siam
Burmsh
Amber
Jeypore Rajah’s Museum Attracts A Million Visitors
The visitor praises Jeypore’s museum as among India's finest with frescoes from world schools. He notes over two million visitors since opening, compares it favorably to Boston and New York displays, and suggests exchanges with European museums. He highlights Indian art and wonders how native rule might shape Indian states.
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G. Browne
National Museum
Jeypore
India
G. Carpenter
Flexible wood mat makes durable foot scraper
A pew mat described as flexible wood matting built from strips of clear white hard maple joined by vanised iron wire and a rubber tube. The design yields a durable mat that scrapes feet without holding dirt on its surface and is easy to clean.
A Great Fish Yarn The Hatchery Fight For Millions
Washington June news describes the United States Fish Commission effort to hatch and distribute millions of shad white fish cod pollock and salmon to replenish waters. It notes plans for new stations including Put-in-Bay Lake Erie and outlines the goal to provide affordable food and relief by artificial propagation across states. Commissioner McDonald leads a capable team expanding work nationwide as stations spread and inland rivers receive greater attention.
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United States
National Commission
Congress
Put-in-Bay
Lake Erie
Seaboard
Central Hatchery Work Of U S Fish Commission Described
The article describes the central hatchery in Washington with branch stations on the Potomac and Susquehanna. It explains shad egg collection, cleaning, hatching in water-filled jars, and distribution by commission cars and vessels, praising Commissioner McDonald and the program's goal of cheap wholesome food and fish propagation.
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The
Fish Commission of the
United States
Potomac
Old Fort Washington
Havre de Grace
Susnehanna
Java
Central Hatching Station Aims to Map Fish Propagation
The National Museum plans a great central station in the city to exhibit fish. a scientific bureau expanded to spread artificial propagation. Commissioner McDonald seeks aquaria for varied species, expanding space to showcase the initiative for public benefit. E. W. L.
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National Museum
McDonald
E. W.L
The Commission's Work in Fish Hatcheries
Interior of the Car describes the massive scale of fish hatchery operations and the destruction of male milk and other vast quantities by enemies and others. It highlights the commission's ongoing efforts to hatch millions of fish every few days and distribute them into waters where they can largely care for themselves.
The Finding of the Laocoon Reveals Old Masterpiece
The Laocoon discovery in 1506 near Florence drew Pope Julius II and key artists into a race to view the statue. Giuliano da Sangallo and Michelangelo rode to the site, declaring it Pliny’s Laocoon as they debated its authorship. The statue, moved to the Belvedere, remains disputed whether by Agesander, Athenodoros, and Polydorus of Rhodes or another.
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Magazine of Art
Pliny
Raphael
Florence
Janes
Vatican
Julius II
St. Maria Maggiore
Giuliano di San Gallo
San Gallo
Francisco
Michel Angelo
Laocoon
Ban Gallo
Sanane
Giuliano
Belvedere
Iny
Avesander
Polo
Athenodorua
Rhodes
Another Cure for Corns Promoted by Carbelic Acid and Glycerine
A short and simple recipe claims to cure corns by mixing equal parts carbelic acid and glycerine and applying the paste nightly with a camel hairbrush after bathing and drying the feet. The remedy is said to bring relief and immunity from soreness due to excessive walking.
Tramp Receives Bread From Woman Amid Harsh City Night
A New York Sun excerpt portrays a weary tramp accepting a loaf from a compassionate woman as they confront a cruel urban world. The brief scene highlights hardship and humanity in a cold metropolis.
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New York Sun
Ashe
Katte
The Only Girl at Overlook Warriner Warriner and Heath
Mary Warriner, known to the men as Miss Warriner, works as telegraph operator at Overlook where Gerald Heath, a railroad reformer, and Ravelli clash over mine and tunnel work in a tense frontier setting. The scene centers on Mary guiding messages while a confrontation between Heath and Ravelli tests loyalties amid a dramatic landscape and unfinished railway project.
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Mary Waeblyer
Gisl
Overlook
Miss Warriner
Mary Mite
Mary Warriner
Mary
Gerald Heath
Ers
Cam
Sabrohsa
Heath
Gerald
Tose
Tonio Ravyelli
Ravelli
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Jeypore Museum
Jeypore Carpenter
United States Fish Commission
Dence
Dispatch
Washington, D.C
June
Walton
William Black
Senator Quay
Florida
Pennsyl
Vanie Railroad
Mall
Capitol
Washington Monument
Marshall McDonald
United States Fish Commissioner
Commission
Lexington
Tad
Feanelly
Wilkie Collins
Gerald Disarms
Henry Deckerman
Velli
Serenpegh
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