Not a Pauper There Every Man Has Freehold in Servia
Long history of Servia leads to Petrovitch and Obrenovitch dynasties. Current king Alexander remains a vivid figure amid turmoil as Milan’s regime falters and finances strain. Wong Chin Foo proposes divorce reform to curb suicide and improve marriage laws, sparking mixed reactions among Americans and observers.
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Servia
Danube
Europe
George Petrovitch
Petrovitch
Kara
Black George
Hospodar
Milosch Obrenovitch
Obrenovitch
Alexander
Jex
Milan
Wong Chin Foo
Pekin
China
New York
Brooklyn
Chin Foo
Harvard
United States
India
Grant
Thobal
Masipur
Coton
Opinion on Serbia Curiosities and Lower Class Prosperity
The passage argues Serbia offers a paradox of royal troubles yet strong lower-class welfare. It cites a 1890 census estimate of 2,408,043 and notes thrifty inhabitants with freehold property even among the poor. It condemns princes for ruin while urging reform and development led by capable leadership rather than “Black and Milans.”
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Servia
Indian dress mocks savagery at Coloma outing
Dr. C B Gillespie recounts six Native Americans in Coloma, each showing a single item of clothing that stands for all. Hats, boots, shirts, coats, vests, and a red band illustrate how one garment could dress six men, highlighting makeshift finery and misfit attire.
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C. B. Gillespie
Coloma
Cal
Tadien
Steele
What’s in a Song A Poet’s Answer to a Lazy Dervish
The Century recounts a fable of a hungry dervish who begs from a Sufi and a poet answers with a parable. The exchange centers on wisdom versus material gain as the dervish seeks sustenance.
Letters On A Tombstone In Praise Of Webster
A correspondents defense of the simple grave marker for Daniel Webster in Marshfield Massachusetts argues against excessive epitaphs. The writer contends the tombstone’s brevity suits the great statesman and rejects florid inscriptions.
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Webster
New Orleans Picayune
Daniel Webster
Marshfield
Mass
Cure for the Liquor Habit and Local Ads Blend
An old column promotes tincture of Peruvian bark as a cure for liquor craving with dosing guidance. The snippet also lists local ads for Reding & Wrs on Penn Avenue, awnings at Brown & Co and others, plus Hauch's jewelry shop and furniture reupholstery services.
A Spider's Novel Methods in Capturing a Fly
A spider drags a fly from a beam and ties its legs with a nearly invisible silk line. The spider then swings the fly around a central point until the prey is quiet. The observer frees the fly but the spider's restraint proves fatal to the captive insect.
Italians Driven to Mandan as Strikers Provoke Mob
In Bismagen North Dakota on May 30 striking Swedish and Russian railroad workers oppose Italian workers imported from St Paul to take their jobs. Fearing violence the Northern Pacific Cay rushed the Italians to Mandan five miles away as a mob trailed the train.
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Bismagen
N. D
Union Pacific Railroad
St. Paul
Northern Pacific Cay
Mandan
Arian
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