The Last Days of the Little King in Vienna and London Tales
A biographical sketch recalls the life of a boy known as the little King who became an Austrian colonel, his brave yet fateful youth, grand ambitions, failed health, and an epitaph chosen for his tomb. It recounts his charm on horseback and the respect he earned, then shifts to a London tale of a Memphis pastor escaping a mugging, and ends with a touching story of two brothers and a kind stranger.
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Paris
Place Vendome
Napoleon
Marmont i
Imbert de Saint-Amand
Empire
Vienna
Rome
Marmont
Jenks
St. Nicholas
London
Theodore Swain
Memphis
Whitechapel
Lake Erie
Ashtabula
George Wilson
Syracuse Standard
Bathie
Charcoal Burners of New Jersey See Locomotive Far Away
In New Jersey pine belt spanning Burlin and Ocean counties hundreds live by burning charcoal. Families dwell in woods miles from towns. women and children seldom see a locomotive or walk on pavement. Jewelry and heirlooms, kept in cabins, surface on Sundays, while most days reveal little ornament. Watches serve as time standards for colonies of fifty families, with disputes and even murders tied to prized timepieces. Trenton is their market. each charcoal load nets about six dollars. Roads are swampy in summer and impassable in winter, hindering trips of three days to town.
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New Jersey
Burlin
Ocean
Jeweler’s Weekly
Pines
Dad
Trenton
Extraordinary Nut Kola Endurance Claims Across Cultures
The Waverly Magazine source praises kola for extraordinary stamina, noting African porters endure vast fatigue and earn higher pay when consuming the nut. It also recounts early bicycle rights disputes in New York, where courts affirm riders must stay as far right as possible, without endangering themselves.
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Africa
Bahia
Waverly Magazine
Caring for Tortoise Shell Ornaments and Shoes
Instructions detail polishing tortoise shell with charcoal and vinegar, fix pinching shoes with hot water cloths, prepare patent leather polish from sugar gum arabic and ivory black, clean japanned goods with warm suds and Scar, remove marks with sweet oil, and note that twenty words per minute is the average longhand speed.
Fashion in cigar wrappers drives market sometimes?
A discussion notes that wrapper color often misleads on strength and taste. It cites industry terms like claro and colorado, urges education to curb color-driven purchases, and suggests replacing Spanish markings with English terms to prevent mistaken strength cues.
Stamp Machines Change Drugstore Business Taste
A New York City street comment describes nickel and two cent stamp vending machines in drugstores altering routine mail posting. Pharmacists report time saved and revenue gains, but customers, especially wealthy women, balk at the extra cent and some refuse service. An older account notes stamps began as a patron convenience after the Pony Express era, cementing druggists’ role in mailing. Additionally, Maj. Bob Maddox disputes idealized female grace in swimming, noting many women struggle in water and exhibit clumsy motions.
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Isms
Ansterdam Avenue
Gall
Wil
Avenus
Pony Express
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Ravenna Roller Mills
Smith & Davis
Phenix Block
Ravenna
FooTwEst Artists
F.C. Park
Portage Co Roofing Company
Elmira
W. B. Taylor
South Prospect St
Ford
Las
A. B. Fairchild
W. A. Jenkins & CO
Phenix
J. H. Oakey
Polaire Jeans
Portage Co
Aig
Rochester Clothing Mpa Co
B. Heskins
P. S
R. R
Main St
Court House
P. Flath
HN Sorensen John Sorensen & CO
Ravenna, Ohio
Meridian Street
Main
M. R. Furry
J. Sorensen & CO
New York Court of Appeals
U. S
Ines
Ealers
Colorado Maduro
Colorado
Shorere
Deaser
Maj
Bob Maddox
N.Y
Venus
Atlantic City
Queen Victoria
Osborne
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