Consul Life in the Tropics and Terrapin Trade Talks
A correspondent recalls life at a Brazilian consulate, detailing breakfast customs, hospitality, and encounters with locals and sailors. The piece shifts to a Washington desk segment on terrapin markets, prices, and a parade of lawmakers and judges famed for appetites, ending with an elderly Washington character’s boastful reminiscences.
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Sarucnati
Amycen Company
Pese
Sey
Zoological Garden
Washington
Amazon
J. O. Kerbey
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeakeay
London Mansion House splendor as Lord Mayor Isaacs hosts
An observer recalls a grand Mansion House visit for Lord Mayor Isaacs with Lord Mayor Savory, Lord Gourley, and ex-kings among attendees. The luncheon features turtle soup, gold cups, and ceremonial flunkies, highlighting civic pomp and the Lord Mayor’s exalted status.
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Lonnon
London
Mansion House
Geous
Dick Whittington
Queen Victoria
McKinley
Isaacs
Curious Postal Names Across States Spark Amusement
A Gleaner notes whimsical post office names in several states, quoting towns such as Bread Lout Ie Alabama Big Coon Coal Fire Red Rose in Kansas Cheese Man May Day Pop Corn and Good Luck in Arkansas Other quirky names include Charity Prosperity Forks of Piceons and Mud Lick Potato ek Pinkamink Toll Gate in Indiana and nearby locales reflects regional humor.
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New York
Vermont
Alabama
Kansas
Old Virginia
Kentucky
Michigan
Giorgis
Texas
Arkansas
Sweet Home
Chain of Rocks
Missouri
North Carolina
Don Juans
Employee Applies Mind to Work Elevating Production Quality
In the ledger framed praise for a worker who goes beyond simple tasks by planning, organizing, and innovating methods to speed and improve orders. His initiative promises higher quality output and recognized success.
Wolves and Dogs Akin Yet Antagonistic In Nature
Temple Bar discusses the kinship and differences between wolves and dogs. It notes shared ancestry and key contrasts such as drinking versus sucking, snapping bites versus firm holds, and wolf howls versus dog barks. The wolf resembles a collie in appearance but displays a wolfish gaze, with some domesticated wolves forming bonds with humans.
Alderman Returns to Chicago in a Row
An Indiana alderman travels to Chicago for two days and upon return assaults two men in a saloon, with no reception waiting. The incident is noted amid other pasted items from Detroit Free Press involving Susan B. Anthony and a quoted railroad remark.
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Delaware
George F Host
House of Lords
George West
Leland Stanford
German Springs
Vance
West
Edward Wolcott
Stockbrides
Michigan
Reagan
Texas
Quay
Moody
Eugene Hale
Senate
Ingalls
Evarts
Senator Chandler
Turpie
Indiana
Don Cameron
Brazil
Ind
Chicago
Detroit Free Press
Susan B. Anthony
Scene at City Mansion During Grand Lord Mayor Pageant
The narrator recalls entering a city mansion to witness a resplendent pageant with the Lord Mayor in scarlet robes and gold chain, the Lady Mayoress beside him, and a procession of scarlet figures, a mace bearer, and remembrancer, as fussy attendants navigate the crowded room.
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Gourley
Enery H’aaron H’isascs
Pittsburg
Sir Henry
Lady Isaacs
Augustus Harris
London
England
Securing His Annuity Sharp for His Publisher That Time
A Scottish American tale recounts Dr Walcot known as Peter Pindar who tricked a publisher. The publisher offered £200 for life rights. after feigning cachectic illness and a long coughing fit the offer rose to £300. The doctor, who kept living 25 to 30 years more, secured the annuity and the deal.
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Chiles
Lota
Lima
Jefe
Browning Birthday Book Omits Poet’s Own Day
A Time writer recalls a Browning birthday manuscript where a contributor placed verses against each day. Robert Browning noticed the book skipped his birthday, with May 7 left out while May 6 and May 8 appeared. He signed quickly but remembered the omission amused him.
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Robert Browning
Browning
Canadians Enthusiasm for Annexation Leaves Press Shrugging
American correspondents report Canadians show great enthusiasm for annexation while on hunting trips they cannot locate supporters. They observe that at most one in ten truly favors annexation.
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Detroit Free Press
Aia
Land of wonders tale of giants from the Pacific coast
In Peru's Nasca valley and adjacent oases the article surveys Jesuit estates, irrigation by Inca puquios, cotton and wine works, and ruins such as The Fortress of Hervey. It details Nasca irrigation, San Xavier manor, Lacra and San Jose mills, desert oases, and legends of giant ancestors from western seas.
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Patra
Peru
Acadia
San Xavier
Palpa
Yea
Canate
Aranda
Senor
Don Domingo Elias
Nasca
Sierras
Jovely
Aja
Lacra
San Jose
Lomas
Pisco
Pachacutec
Yupanqui
Hervey
Mala
Monco Capac
Guaynauil
Ecuador
Panama
Sahara
Baron Rothschild photographs couple in Italian countryside
The Baron Albert Rothschild, known as a landscape photographer, agreed to portrait a Berlin couple in North Italy. After taking several shots and collecting a ready payment, he sent back cabinet photos postmarked Vienna with his signature and a note apologizing for the delay due to business.
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Baron Albert Rothschild
Italy
Berlin
Vienna
Rothschild
Toil and the Bread Work: Tolstoi and Bondareff’s Doctrine
A critical review of Toil by Count Leo Tolstoi and Timothy Bondareff argues the authors fuse religion and labor, claiming the law of toil Redeems mankind through bread work. It outlines their critique of wealth, city life, and social evil, urging universal farming and self sufficiency.
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Leo Tolstoi
Timothy Bonanieff
Tolstoi
Bondareff
Adam
Jesus Christ
Tolsto
Garden of Eden
Hell
Tolgt
Tinothy Bondareff
Manoursiosk
Tols'oi
Maxx F. Guiswoth
Mourning pins reveal Washington era grief customs
A descendant of Washington in New York preserves a rare mourning pin item. The brooch shows a Washington cousin on the upper side, and on the reverse two graves with a widow under a willow and an angel blowing a trumpet. The inscription proclaims sorrow with hope as mourning jewelry waned in fashion.
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Washington
New York Herald
New York
Get Elected First. A Kansas Farmer Becomes Circuit Judge
A Kansas man was elected circuit judge despite no formal legal training. He plans to learn court duties after taking office, following a tradition of securing the office first and learning the law later.
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Chesapeake
Senator Bayard
Patuxent River
United States Supreme Court
John M. Clayton
Delaware
Detroit
Causes for a suicide in Philadelphia Times text
A Philadelphia Times column questions the reasons behind a man’s suicide. The piece speculates that his motives may have been to punish friends who failed him, noting the harsh contemporary tone of the remark.
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Philadelphia Times
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