A Summer Journey from New York to Moscow
A passenger recalls a voyage from New York to Moscow with Dr Thomas W Heenan aiding customs, then describes coastal views near Odessa, Haidar Gates, and the mountaintop panorama toward Kasbek and Elbrus, noting ancient burial mounds, Ossetian churches, and a Georgian rail crossing toward Batoum.
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New York
Moscow
Hevartopol
Haidar
Jalla
Prince Worentseff
Mearntle
Rusela
Farewell Glimpses At Modern Mexico
A travel note from a stay in Mexico City describes busy streets near the Cathedral and market life, with cargadores offering help for fees. It contrasts local wages and American earnings, mentions the lower value of silver, and remarks on pulque as a favored local drink among visitors.
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Kerth
Nove Horstick
Mur
Tillis
Havine
Inez
Batoum
Elbrus
Kashek
Interlachen
Bit Kasbek
Theo
Hirt
Pittston Gazotte
Mexico
Rio Grande
Zoonlo
Plaga
United States
Moxteo
America
Rence
Jeneth
Odessa Vunestnik
Poston
Sumit
Italy
Great Mountains
Caspian
James C. Chambers
Stevens
Tatcum
Thamara
Moderat
Quanajuato
Bousevard
Republic
City of Mexico
St. Louis
St. Leuwis
Meson
New York
Mexicanapital
4Icatecas
Halle
Gundihipe
Zacatecas
Ite
Shafta
Celina
Collee
Avite
Texas
Eipital
Lone Star State
Mexlow
Guin
Provident
Duave
Hind
Anett
Dirace Charee
Eperetal
Patriota
Ellef Tyepitathon
Central
South America
Sitridus
Cortos
Tathoa
Pacific
Panama
God
Malbon
Prominent Men and the Crimea Journey Narrative
A traveler recounts experiences in Odessa Sevastopol and Balaklava with notes on police blunders, city life, and wartime sites. He visits Yalta Livadia and Kertch Mithridates tombs and describes local flora, architecture, and the Caspian coast. The piece blends travelogue with reflections on history and Mexican missions.
Man Considers Made to Measure Suit After Wife Urges Change
A man decides against tailor made clothes after weighing his wife’s suggestion. He discusses choosing from a stock and a pictured design but fears a stiff stiff image with glass eyes and a fake mustache. The tailor urges a purchase, while the visitor contemplates leaving.
Non-committal Jim and his war tax worries
The poem mocks a curious Southerner named Jim who frets about tariffs and taxes yet cannot explain his own income or the war in Europe. It notes his restless occupation chasing vague concerns and his cheerful shrug at real causes while a reader in Washington Star hears the tirade.
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Miles
Anlthough
Caucasus
Alps
Europe
Russia
Jim
Washington Star
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Evangelical
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Zeleny
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Crimean
Balaklava
Light Brigade
Falaklava
trav @iera
Pike County
Yalta
Livadia
Suga
Wwe
Gar
Alexander Ith
Ole Chale
Rome
Imperial Museum
St. Petersburg
British Museum
London
Hrithesh
Hrithesh Museum, Was Sent There By Major Westmacott
Hocus
Rostov
Elbruz
Ancient Phasis
Boukhounkhale
Poti
Rion
Wkewlse
Kutuls
Titles
Cas
Arcas
Buatoun
Basber
Tiflis
Baku
Hus
Central Asia
Taumerlate
Methodist Episcopal Mission
San Francisco
Montesuma
Ehvel
Dogheave
Ofte Oil
John W. Buller
Baptiste
William H. Sloan
Zacatecar
Nicholas I
Stephen J. Field
Alfred 8. Auck
James B. Angell
Hoar
Nelson A. Miles
Andrew D. White
William F. Draper
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