Russian Cossacks Gatekeepers of the Czar in St Petersburg
A lurid portrait of Cossacks as the Czar's vigilant body guard, noted for fearlessness, immunity, and merciless policing. The piece claims Cossacks dominate palace security, act as detectives, and wield power with little punishment, while depicting their brutalities and loyalty to the empire amid historic wars.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Napoleon
France
Nayleon
Crimea
Gether
Hin
Ace
Crarsant
Treasors
St Petersburg
Hart Call
God
Dover
Moscow
Cor
City Times
Fishes That Utter Musical Sounds In The Ocean
The article describes finny vocalizations across species such as finny grunts grouper eel and gizzard shad noting that sounds may originate from swim bladders muscles or air forced through passages. It recounts historical demonstrations including a show fish at a watering place and reports from sailors and researchers like Dr CG Abbott.
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Gulf of Mexico
Yucattan
CG. C. Abbott
Abbott
England
Avery Small
Pogonius
Jersey
Stove
Ant
China
N. F. Star
Out of the Swim and Society Talk
A Boston lad asks Miss Breezy about social season while she cites poor health limiting activity. A Chicago woman replies she attends little society, preferring tea or a light breakfast. A medical tip warns to keep cream separate from strong smelling vegetables and cleanse jars to avoid odor transfer.
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Mr. Waldo
Boston
Miss Breezy
Banished Punch Bowl Replaced by Tea and Coffee in Washington Society
A crowded old column features a mix of light society quips and curiosities from varied locales. Notes detail Brigham Young’s grave inscription, a New Orleans dispatch on an ill senator, a petrified man found near Dayton Oregon, and humorous exchanges at a tea table. The column also mentions a large ancient Chestnut Tree of a Hundred Horses near Mount Etna, with a vast trunk and hollow interior long used as a relic hut.
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Washington Society
Brigham Young
Boston
New Orleans
Charles Guyerre
United States
Jackson
Bently
Church of the Holy St. Swell
Norristown
Gayner
Coutsil
New York
Ti Buffalo
Albany
New York City
Colorado
du Duc Ree
Jones
Penelope
Edith
Cambridge Chronicle
Mascoli
Italy
Mt. Etna
Dan
Amazon
Post Office Inspector Discusses Washed Postage Stamps
A St Louis Globe Democrat summary notes government experts dismiss washed stamp schemes as hype. It explains attempts to prevent removal of ink failed with paper types and inks until a practical method used ordinary writing ink so any attempt to wash the stamp would erase the marking.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Electric dog cart delights Brighton crowds
The electric railway innovator Mr Volk has built an electrically driven dog cart in Brighton England. A half horsepower Immisch motor powers sixteen accumulators with six hours capacity. It reaches nine mph on asphalt but only four mph on soft macadam, climbing only a one in thirty incline with two passengers.
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Volk
Brighton
England
Sussex
Married Man Declares He Is Used to Little Knocks
A street car incident ends with a comic remark from a married man after a lady bumps his head with her umbrella. The item follows a string of humorous quotes and snippets from newspapers detailing oddities, misprints, and witticisms about daily life, professions, and polite society.
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Detroit Free Press
Billy
Jimmy
Aera
Expensive Flowers in New York's Cut-Flower Trade
The article notes the booming cut flower business in New York, with roses commanding high prices. It cites $3,000,000 annual spending on cut flowers in 1880, a third for rosebuds, and large glass structures in suburbs for winter forcing. A Madison, New Jersey grower sold 300 rose stems for $300 wholesale, while a Fourteenth Street dealer sold four roses at $60 total.
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Gott
New York
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Paris
Madison
N. J
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