Blavatsky Shaped by a Wandering Life and Theosophical Faith
A sketch surveys Helena Blavatsky’s life from childhood psychic phenomena to her role as founder of Theosophy. It covers her early family background, marriage attempt, peripatetic youth, occult studies in India, and later illness and devotion to esoteric science while facing widespread criticism and rumors.
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Eunte
Tee Sieeniny
Tan Ioe
Erivan
Russia
Europe
Madame
Hahn
Ann
United States
Madame Blavatsky
Haha
General Blavatsky
Egypt
Greece
Mme. Blavatsky
Thibet
Himeon
F. T
Willing to Marry Breach of Promise Suits for $300000
An author’s tale of a proposed fraud on marriage ethics leads to twelve breach of promise suits valued from ten thousand to fifty thousand dollars, revealing the real cost of supposed romance.
Marriage as a Serious Theme Across Curious Encounters
A narrator recalls conversations with several women about marriage, noting Miss Lee’s odd sentimentalism, Miss Graves’s evasive talk, and Miss Linden’s save‑spending urge. The piece contrasts personal musings with dreary legal documents while defending a nonpublication stance.
Fox vaults stump and steals pig in Norway tale
A fox tests its leaping ability on an old tree stump in Norway then carries a large piece of wood to the top. The fox feigns death as a sow and her piglets watch. The sow fails to rescue the prey while the fox devours the catch under the mother’s nose.
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Norway
Bernard
Peculiar Verse Inscription On Old English Mug
An English drinking mug brought to a New York jeweler bears a whimsical inscription about wealth and vanity with garbled phrases about rejoicing, splendor, chickens and ham, shaving lawns, and selfish adornments forming a curious verse.
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New York
Clever Scheme of Two Stranded Students to Raise the Wind
Two Heidelberg students Benzel and Stengel travel fashionable watering places this summer. After Benzel learns his funds total only one dollar two decide to solicit aid from a Berlin visitor who inspires a charity plan. A fellow tradesmen arranges a collection for a poor widow and her 13 children as the pair resume their journey with renewed cheer.
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Philadelphia
Benzel
Stengel
Berlin
Frederick Benzel
Poorly-Paid Vocalists in New York Churches
A music teacher notes 2000 singers in wealthy church choirs earn only 1 dollar weekly with about 1000 paid 2 dollars and under 200 receive 4 dollars on Sundays. Choristers must attend services and rehearsals and join sociable events where pay includes small food items. Public concern about church money persists.
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New York
Mile. de
Vale of Paradise and Firefighting Folly in Chilean Cities
Correspondence from Valparaiso describes El Puerto as the main business shore area with steep bombero fire crews patrolling crests and bell alarms. It notes balcony rescues and a piano hurled into a crowd, while Concepcion's wealthy youths joke about creating a costly fire engine never used.
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Valparaiso
Juan Saaredo
el Puerto
el Almendral
St. John of God
Val Paraiso
Vale of Paradise
St.John of God
Cresta
Tanning of Leather Across Lands and Methods in Antigua India
A leather trader reports on tanning practices in Antigua and India. Descriptions include primitive huts with lime-treated hides, smoking and dyeing techniques, babul bark tans, and finishing steps for shoe leather. Also notes water skins called chagals and European bootmaking in bazars.
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Antigua
Theaskins
John Chinaman
India
A Chilean Alpine View and Local Oddities
A narrator climbs a winding path above a Chilean town, admiring hills and a ship-silenced bay. War in the country shadows daily life while fire drills amuse bomberos and a double insured blaze leaves victims paid. Penitents wear white mantas as a Philadelphia couple’s church loan ends with a polite ejection over a bonnet.
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Chile
Peru
Bolivia
Philadelphia
South America
Two Remarkable Merbories
Chicago Tribune reports J. M. Hill of New York and Joe Parks recalling memories at Tremont House. Parks claims he can recite each line of Tom O Shanter from memory but cannot recall the numbers of his brother's house. Hill agrees with a similar memory quirk and memory feats in a conversational exchange.
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Chicago Tribune
J. M. Hill
New York
Joe Parks
Tremont House
Parks
Tom O'Shanter
Hill
Advice to Amateur Photographers From A Bogardus
A Bogardus offers guidance for beginners emphasizing quality gear, order in the dark room, and careful technique. He warns against careless work and following unfounded praise, urges learners to develop negatives and prints themselves, and advises portraits be avoided as beginners master landscapes and views.
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A. Bogardus
Proper Care For Chamois Skins Prolongs Their Use
Advice on drying wringing and storing chamois skins to avoid water damage and greasy residue. Do not use with paint or colors. Warm water damages the texture. To restore grease or paint stained skins, soak overnight in ammonia water then rinse and wash with pure castile soap. The process takes about a quarter hour aside from soaking.
Papaw leaves tenderize meat and aid medical research
West Indies cooks prize papaw leaves for softening beef and chicken after an hour or two near the kitchen door. Doctors note juice elements may aid cancer treatment when combined with other preparations. The article also describes a new epidermis separating instrument for skin grafting, producing thin plasters with minimal bleeding.
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West Indies
Mortimer
Hate
Granville
Manufacture of Watch Glasses Described in Detail
The article explains glassworkers gathering several kilograms of glass at the blowing tubs and shaping spheres and discs. It notes precise proportions and skilled hand movements to avoid rents, using a tournette with a diamond to trace circles and detach pieces. An able worker can produce about 6 000 glasses daily.
Diamond wire for ocean cable tools and tested insulators
A New York woman holds a monopoly on crafting ultra fine diamond plates used to draw cable wire through wear free holes. The wire, 1000th of an inch thick, is wound spirally with silk thread exactly .0015 inches thick, creating delicate components for galvanometers and insulation testing in ocean cables.
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New York
Halfway Passenger Communication Inaugurates New System
An English railway improvement allows passengers to stop a train via a vacuum brake with a simple handle. The engine-driver can override the brake to a safe stop, but his control diminishes as more passengers use the device. Once four separate cars engage the apparatus, the train stops and the driver cannot override it.
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England
New Liquid Fuel Burner Promises Safety and Simplicity
A new liquid fuel burner claims superiority over prior devices with simple construction and operation, built in safety by placing the oil trap below the burner level, and easy regulation and cleaning. It offers a special oil cup for thick oils, enabling use of denser fuels, and addresses past atomization difficulties for dense oils.
German brewer finds test for sulphured hops
A German brewer discovers a simple method to detect sulphured hops. He fits a knitting needle with a silver-plated knob and inserts it into a bale of hops leaving only the knob exposed. After two or three hours a blackened knob confirms sulphuring.
A Feeling Of Something Gone About Tights On Stage
Actress Lida Vane comments on tights in All the Comforts of Home. She calls tights a garment not uncomfortable yet annoying as a attention catching feature. She notes freedom of movement but recalls initial awkwardness and a missing train when crossing streets.
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Hodgson
Coulomb
Zanxar
Madame Blavatsky
Psychial Research Society
RB. Ao
Lida Vane
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Society of Prychiess Research
Amerian
Theosophical Society
Boston
Theosophical Movement
Peior
Helena Blavatsky
Prowding
Newark
Onslaucht
Psychical Research Society
Madame B
Adjar
EK. Hodgson
St. John's College
Cambridge
Room of the Forestess
Adlar
Cnd
M. Coulomb
Hodgeon
Walter
H. B. Morgan
Annie Besant
London
Alexis Hahn On
Hab
Mecklinburg
Helene Fadeef
Quebec
New Orleans
Mexico
States
Plains
San Francisco
Calcutta
Mme. Jelihowsky
Howard Fielding
Maude
Montana
Matthews
Millie Smith
Tom Harris
Millie
Tom
Lucy Gray Lee
Hoboken
New Jersey
Miss Linden
Dora Sykes Brown
Jennie
Lottie Shaden
Miss Lee
Helen Elisabeth Graves
Weehawken
Morrisania
Lottie Linden
Ito Maude
Pixa
FOX
New Orleans Picayune
Primrose
OF Paradise
Pire
Lne
Concepcion
Santiago
Puerto
Balwaceda
Spangler
Kanass
Howes
Darance
Martin Gillet & CO
Baltimore
Pozzori
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