Balloon Threat Sparks Citywide Panic and Expert Debate
Citizens flood New York as a balloon filled with dynamite looms over the metropolis. The mayor convenes scientists who propose no viable plan while the balloon nears its perilous end. A bank backs a large reward as Julius the Russian exile plays a mysterious role.
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Chemlets
New
Metropolia
Fifty-ninth Street
Madison Estate
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Chemical Bank of New York
Juliue
Thirtieth Street
Obg
Julius
The Joke Germ and the Anatomy of Laughter
The essay treats laughter as a bodily phenomenon with playful disease imagery. It discusses the ribs and the funny bone as centers of mirth, cites authorities, and humorously speculates on microbes linked to jokes. It catalogs stages of mirth from smiles to hysterical laughter and notes imagined germs and cures.
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Philadelphia
Horace
Garner
Meudon
Rabelais
John Milton
London
Aubrey Beardsley
Knowledge in Job Lots and Facts of Daily Life
A miscellany of odds and ends from 19th century trivia and civic notes. It covers theft, rent distraint, wedding customs, taxation, demographics, venues, and historical etymology including Charley Ross, Irish and British figures, and Uncle Sam origin. The piece blends curiosities, laws, and population figures with scattered dates and places.
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Charley Ross
United States
Philadelphia
Belfast
Ireland
Cork
Dublin
Von Moltke's Vacation Story From The Youth's Companion
A German press tale recounts Count von Moltke asking King William in May 1870 for leave, remarking he was tired, and the king’s reply, revealing Moltke’s confident mastery of military knowledge, is cited as a lesson in leadership and duty.
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Count von Moltke
Moltke
William
Count
Moltke's Secret Trip to France Aided Franco Prussian War
The king asks for Moltke to report on war matters and cannot find him. Moltke returns after ten days saying he was in France observing Mets and Belfort to study fortifications. Two months later his on site observations prove valuable in the Franco Prussian War.
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Moltke
Count von Hoon
von Moltke
William
Germany
France
Paria
Aire
Mets
Belfort
Take Care of Wet Shoes Sayings From Philadelphia Press
The piece advises on preserving wet shoes and boots. Do not wear low shoes without a shoehorn to avoid back stretch. Keep seams tight, mend with paste patches, and avoid cheap footwear. Dry and oil shoes with kerosene after removing moisture.
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Philadelphia Press
Scranton Real Estate Sale Under Mock Court Writs
Public sale announced in Scranton Lackawanna County to settle debts of multiple defendants. Properties include several lots in Hyde Park and South Hyde Park with two story dwellings, plus adjacent parcels in Archbald and Waverly. Sale to occur May 25 at 10 in the morning at the Lackawanna County Courthouse.
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Flor Paclas
Court of Commonens
Luckiwanna County
Tor Cath
Scranton
Lackawanna County
John T. Howells
County of Lackawanna
State of
Pennsylvania
J. Heerman
South Hyde Park
Followstreet No. Los
Sixth Avenue
Saldlot
Sald Jol
WY. AL Jessup
Joseph Bellows
Llewellyn Bright
Aul
Bright
T. Howells
John H. Fellows
Ak T
E. Db
Fellows
August Hualfman
Tate
City of
Feeranton
Carl Eberhound
Richter
BE. Buseath
Richter Street
Charles
Berhard
Roaringbrook
Sal
John Richter
Richter Atriet
Edward Steindoel
Augiet Halfman
Charles Eberhard
Recorders Office
August Meee
German Building and Loan Association No
Madison Avenue
Ninth
Buranton
Lewis Jones
Parge
Daniel Bartholomew
Cou
Kennedy, Wiling & Co
Henry Hollinger
Watson & Dibhl
Hannah
Mary Mullen
Scrinton
Alfred Hand
Hyde Park
Park Hii
Routh Hampton
Salt
John H. Kelly
William Lewton
Borough of
Waverly
State of Pennsylvania
Publle Alley
Norman Phelps
Thomas Whart
Wall Road
Jane
N. Reynolds
J. (. Miles
W. Finch
Hull
Fritz
AH. A. Jacoby
Hamilton
Archbald
Lucka- Wann
Kellum
Joseph Motieko
M. N. &. Kellum
John M. Brown
Walsh and Hobin
Washington Avenue
Eald Avenue
Salt of Scranton Savings Bank and Trust Couy
John . Brown
Wilson, Atty
Jones
Miller Street
Miller Farm
Joseph BH
Townsend
Powell Derby
Salt of German Building and Loan Association
Paul Derby
Hayman
John F. Werner
Stafford Avenue
Frederick Simon
Salt of Commonwealth Building and Loan Association
John FF
Werner
Partridge
Samuel 8
Jenking
W. H. Stanton
Mary Ann Jenkins
County of Liackawanna
Fenneylvania
South Hyie Park
Main Avenue
W. H. Jessup
Alfred Harvey
Samuel
Jenkins
W. H. Stinton
Dean
Frank J. Johnson
Fourth Ward
Rebecca Avenue
Wioin
William Swetland
State
John C. Hughes
Howe
Frank H. Clemons
Sheriff's Office
Beranton
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Bacheller
Johnson & Bacheller
Tribune
Altica
New Jersey
Central Park
Renas
Chauncey Depew
Forty-fourth Street
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
New York
England
Her
Great Britain
New York Harbor
Euripides
Pyramids
Mauoleum
Artemisa
Dianna
Ephesus
Habylon
Colossus
Rhodes
Jupiter
Professor Wild
St. Petersburg
Werchoyanck
Siberia
Uncle Sam
Elbert Anderson
Troy
Hudson
Ebenezer
Samuel Wilson
Uncle Bam
Wilsons
Robert Anderson
John Bull
Czar of
Russila
Johann Hoff
Vohann Hoff
Eiswen & Menpaison Co
Gray
Queet
Querie E'S Sale
Taylor & Lewis
Attya
Tribune Readers
Charles Emory Smith
Charles Heber Clark
Crystal Palace
Sadie Kaiser
Constantinople
Miles Tracy Hand
America
Department of Bus
Rew Ravennit
New York Warehouse
E.C. Ricker &Co
Adams
New Telephone
Dupont
Henry Belin, Jr
Wyoming
Wyoming Ave
Third Nations Bank
Serrores
Ares
Si Woang
Cheno Medical CO. Ee
E. Grewer
Hhis
Clastoffice Bullchorner Penn Pose
Horate
Univeresity of
BE. Grewer
Old Post
Peon Avenue
Spruce Street
N. A. Hulbert
Steinw Prke
Brothers Kranich
Back
Stultz & Bauer
Pilsener
Moosic Powder Co
Laffilh & Rand Powder Co.'s
Repanio Chemical Co
Mat
John H. Phelps
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