Ghost of the Winter Palace Revels in Secret
An ambassador of France to Russia recalls a night at the Winter Palace after Czar Alexander I dies. Boris the princess’s son reports a ghost, guiding the narrator to a hidden suite where a real figure, the late emperor, reveals himself. The tale blends intrigue with a pledge of no exposure to authorities.
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The Young Man and the Pocket Stove Charity
A street scene unfolds as a kind young man stops a shy old man from abandoning a cold child on the street. He trades a pocket stove from his bag with the child, claiming it is the S B S Smith Safety Store device, and leads the pair away while selling several stoves to onlookers.
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Street fakirs lure crowds with odd charity ruse on Chapel Street
A New Haven Register report notes wandering merchants visiting the city cycle through novelty schemes. One cold night an aged man led a child in a robe down Chapel street to attract onlookers before the crowd gathered and a lively business followed.
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Doctor to Hand Lost Pocketbook to Police
A Philadelphia physician found a leather pocketbook containing receipts for cake and fruit preserving, dress sample goods, and $2.25. After public appeals and many claimants, a woman identified it and confirmed its owner, saying she had lost a leather pocketbook and hoped the finder would return it.
Pocketbook Mystery Involving Money And Receipts
A confrontation unfolds as a woman confronts a man over a pocketbook she claims as hers. The owner confirms possession, counts the cash, notes a missing dollar, and leaves with a contemptuous glance at the finder, while receipts for cake and tomatoes hint at domestic life.
Japan's Industrial Rise A Decade To A Modern Factory System
Gunton's Magazine notes Japan rapidly westernizing its civilization and industry. It forecasts a decade to adopt the factory system with modern equipment, raising labor costs and wages but potentially halting the wage parity with the US and England. It warns protectionist gains and Western civilization could be affected. The piece also mentions H Grattan Donnelly's new political play, A Tammany Tiger, drawing crowds in Washington.
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