Treaties That Made History In The Last Century
A survey of major European and global treaties from 1814 to 1898, detailing the Congress of Vienna, the Berlin Congress of 1878, and the 1898 Paris peace with Spain and the United States. It notes shifts in Poland, Italy, Bulgaria, and the fate of Cuba and the Philippines, with Beaconsfield and others shaping outcomes.
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Austria
England
France
Prussia
Russia
Spain
Portugal
Sweden
Vienna
Prince Metternich
Europe
Napoleon
Bonaparte
Poland
Italy
Naples
Holland
Belgium
Saxony
Wurtemberg
Baden
Rhine
Germany
Alexander I
Duchy of Warsaw
Cracow
Murat
the Two Sicilies
Sicily
House of Bourbon
Piedmont
Genoa
Sardinia
House of Savoy
Tuscany
House of Austria
Napoleon III
Charles Albert
Garibaldi
Berlin
Great Britain
Turkey
Bulgaria
Roumania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Montenegro
Lord Beaconsfield
Teant
San Stefano
Beaconsfield
Frederick Greenwood
Asia
Danube
Paris
Louisiana
United States
West Indies
William R. Day
Cushman K Davis
William P. Frye
Whitelaw Reid
George Gray
Eugenio Montero Rios
Buenaventura d’Arbazuza
Jose de Garnica
Wenceslao Ramirez de Villa Urrutia
Rafael Cerrero
Cuba
Philippines
East
Philippine Archipelago
Porto Rico
Guam
Pacific
Manila
Dr George Morrison London Times China expert in America
Dr George Ernest Morrison, London Times correspondent in Peking, acclaimed as England’s unofficial ambassador to China. His dispatches shape European policy, revealing Chinese politics and the Boxer uprising treachery, the Russo Japanese war stance, and now his visit to Portsmouth peace negotiations in the United States.
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George Ernest Morrison
London Times
Peking
England
China
The
Times
Europe
Morrison
America
Portsmouth
N. H
Vermont Lettuce Seed Brandy Experiment Fails
A Barre Times item claimed brandy soaked lettuce seeds would sprout in 48 hours. A reader tried it, plants did not appear in time, she released the soaked seed to the chickens, which got drunk and dizzy. She learned the lesson when the chickens collapsed, ending the tale with the city editor’s punchline.
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Vermont
Barre
Burlington Free Press
Postmaster Bowen's Lost Fish Tale
Postmaster Bowen buys a fish while a cart stands by in Shelburne Falls. He asks for someone to take it home. Mr Merrill volunteers. Bowen later finds the fish on Merrill’s table with the family, who invite him to dinner.
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Bowen
Shelburne Falls
Mass
Mr. Merrill
Father and mother songs for a child lullaby
A Fragment from Boston Transcript reflects on the contrast between fathers and mothers songs for a child. The speaker imagines a father singing playful roughhouse verses before soothing a tired child while acknowledging a mother’s lullaby may be more fitting.
Fickleness of Woman Paralleled by Wages Jibe
Dialogue from a Chicago News item lampoons married life with Gray and Smith debating happiness after marriage. Smith admits disappointment after his wife quits her $10 a week typing job, implying love is unreliable and wages reveal devotion.
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Gray
Smith
Chicago News
Portrait of Gen Sir Timothy Hotspur Captured in Cameo
A debate over a studio portrait of Gen Sir Timothy Hotspur centers on whether the subject’s meek expression in the image matches his fiery leadership. A photographer recalls Hotspur leading brigades, while others note the sitter appeared alone but not truly so, as his wife accompanied him.
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Timothy Hotspur
Kcb
Timothy
Voice Culture Or Fitting A Teacher
A Westport medical student seeks voice culture and asks a girl for a teacher. She offers a card for a tutor named Taylor, but on calling the number he hears the teacher says he files saws. The incident ends with a pun about brevity in wit.
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Westport
Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Defiance Starch Promises Superior Quality and Value
An odd vintage ad touches on beauty as skin deep and claims Defiance Starch offers superior quality and quantity. It mentions Dr Kline’s nerve product and ailments, along with testimonials from Mrs Gilles of Everett PA and Dr Bevin Kennedy’s Pavolite in Randomt NY, all reflecting period marketing tone.
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Gilles
Everett
Bevin Kennedy
Kennedy
Randomt
N.Y
Defiance Starch: 16 Ounce Package Priced at 10 Cents
Advertisement states Defiance Starch sold in 16 ounce packages for 10 cents with a claim of one third more starch for the same price. The line suggests a value deal implying larger amount for the same money.
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Defiance
Doing the Showman Autograph Tale From a Circus Veteran
A retired showman recalls promoting his name through mass autograph signings. He notes signing many cards for schoolchildren, then discovers hundreds read Admit bearer above the autograph. He quips that this was the only time he was tricked by school children.
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Jim
Two Coal Cars Slip Away Toward River Prompt Sand Load
In railroad yards a switchman, ordered to catch two fast coal cars and haul them to the Kaw for sand loading, disappeared for a time. He later phoned the yardmaster to report the two cars had missed the slip and run into the river, requesting two replacements for the sand operation.
Early riser brag misreads nightly routine
A witty quip notes a man boasts about waking early but ignores his habit of slipping off to bed late each night, highlighting the mismatch between his claims and real lifestyle.
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Ention
Heart Right When He Quit Coffee
A Colorado man recounts heart trouble and rejected life insurance due to coffee use. After quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee, his digestion and nervous system improved, his heart stabilized, and he gained insurance acceptance. The Postum ad cites the brand and a promotion booklet.
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Colorado
Postum Food
The
Life Insurance Co
Postum
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Kanila
Midway
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P. F. Camp
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Dr. Pr. Kline
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