Eastern Europe outlook and Balkan tensions discussed
A long readers’ digest analyzes Eastern Europe’s looming crises, noting Montenegrin independence, Servia’s boldness, and Russian and Austrian maneuvers as the war drums beat. It warns that centuries of conflict shape current passions, with the Ottoman Porte weak and Slavic unrest rising in the Balkans.
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London
Paris
Europe
Servia
Middle
Aies
Montenegro
Black Mountains
Adriatic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkey
Bultan
Porte
Rodich
Austria
Danube
Marriage Customs of the Choctaws in Courtship
A dated account explains Choctaw marriage practices with vivid anecdotal detail. A young suitor arrives in best attire, waits on a fence, and signals through the door where the daughter may respond. If welcomed, he may be granted entry after the father’s invitation and a ceremonial gesture involving the father's pipe.
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Indiana
Heyenne Leader
Jaes
A Lively Competition of Grief and Rivalry
A Philadelphia Bulletin item recounts two neighbors, Miller and Grant, who lose wives on the same day. In a string of comic feuds over mourning, they insult each other’s spouses, duel, and decorate homes in black. Eventually both men pursue other romances, with a pecuniary threat of breach of promise, leaving peace but lingering bereavement.
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Miller
Grant
Mrs. Miller
Wassie
Alan
Mr. Grant
Mra. Miller
Hill
Ils
Wedding Dresses and Dress Fabrics in Current Fashions
The piece details bridal gowns with rich silks and brocades, gauze overskirts, and fashionable patterns. It notes various fabrics like snow gauze and Persian gauze, colors in vogue, and styles for bridesmaids, with cost examples from furnishing houses. It ends with a note on horse and animal exhibits and training at courts.
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Martha Washington
Teaching Horses to Face Strange Animals
A historic account describes training horses to confront wild animals with calm, gradual exposure. Riders, including Prince’s stud-groom and grooms, lead horses near an African elephant then a rhinoceros to build confidence while avoiding sudden fright. The method relies on slow introduction and experienced riding to ensure safety and composure. The horses, Cockney and Dashwood, show restraint as the elephant and rhinoceros loom nearby, illustrating intelligence and trained steadiness during early jungle encounters.
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Coomassie
Coumassie
Mr. Prince
Cockney
Dashwood
Strange Charge Against Operators on the Railroads
Citizens report daily telegrams to Eastern states never reach Virginia City. A man learns of his wife and child’s status only by later telegraphs from other relatives. The claim accuses railway operators of pocketing money and destroying dispatches on the Union Pacific and Eastern lines.
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Ogden
Virginia City
Chicago
Dispatch
Lan
Cheyenne
Laramie
Neo
The Three Great Capitalists in New York History
An 19th century meditation on Astor Vanderbilt and Stewart as the city’s three great capitalists. The text notes their real estate stocks and trade empires, their fading power with the Commodore’s illness, and fears of financial instability as death reshapes wealth. It reflects a reflective prophetic tone on money, fate, and decline.
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Astor
Vanderbilt
Stewart
Commodore
Lindsley
William
Jay Gould
William JT. Vanderbilt
Lownd
Sncore
Walle
Wages and the dignity of teachers in public schools
A Post letter discusses Atlantic Monthly criticism of calling teachers wages rather than salaries. It argues salary is a pejorative, degrading the profession, and urges abolishing such notions. The writer defends paying public school teachers and resists terms that lower the status of teachers.
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Atlantic Monthly
Agen
WV. Y. Beentny Post
Curious miscellany spurs notes from Century Era
A collage of anecdotes and quips from Madison to New York on aging immigrants, inflated prices, odd jobs, and social quirks. Tales of a seventh wife buried, burning gas at seventy cents per thousand, canned meat fears, and playful frontier wit mix with local chatter and curious opinions.
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Madison
Conn
America
Columula
Tenn
Boston
Tim Carpenters
Turkey
Philadelphia
Sullesenaly
New York
Indy
Berteaus
Onio
Daxiry Ferber
Mary
Fender Jantel
Africa
Deer Park
Central Park
WV. Y
Evening Mail
Spitkins House
Danbury
Dr. Breewanvson
London
Toledo
Neus
Erin
Pat
Jimmy
Lusineas
New York Court of Common Pleas
Dimond Ear
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