Eternal happiness sold for 5120 roubles in Russian superstition tale
A Russian court tale exposes belief in selling souls for eternal life amid widespread superstition. Reports describe contracts, annulments, and dreams. investigations probe village witch hunts, sorcery murders, talismans, and devils. The piece surveys popular witchcraft, superstition, and clerical responses.
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Heavenly Kingdom
Peter
Vassili
Kischineff
Annushka
Papaw Praised As An Old School Favorite Fruit
A column extols the papaw as a beloved old school fruit, noting its appeal to professional and country men, its market presence on barrel lids, and its purported health and cosmetic uses. It recounts cultivation in Florida, international origins, and towns named Pawpaw, highlighting culinary and medicinal claims.
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Indianapolis Journal
ST. Petersburg
Russia
Circuit Court of
Umansk
A. D
Peter Svet
Vassili Semyonoska
Vassili Semyonofka
Vassill
Ismailove
Holy Orthodox Church
Alexander Vitebsk
Peter
Alexander
Judas
Our Holy Church
South America
Florida
Pawpaw
Ind
Mich
Barbadoes
Village sorcerers trained by hereditary witchcraft claimants
The text notes that in a village, soothsayers trained by people asserting hereditary witchcraft heal from toothache to cancer and can avert or attract disasters such as hail or cholera. Meanwhile Tolstoi’s play The Power of Darkness was banned by the government.
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Sinizino
Saratoff
Denisoff
Schuganoff
Volsk
Beloussoffs
Schaganoff
Germanoff
Pashkovskoye
Siberia
Chudova
Novgorod
Kiutchitehl
Wassilokof
Tolstoi
Noticed Everywhere. Hartford Post. The prices of soft coal are rapidly hard.
Soft coal prices rise quickly across markets with traders noting tighter supply and stronger demand. Local buyers report limited stock and cautious bidding as utilities and industries seek steady supplies despite price pressures.
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Hartford Post
English View on Chinese Labor Invasion and Exclusion
J D Whelpley reports from London and Washington on Chinese immigration, arguing exclusion remains a global principle among civilized powers. He cites British and colonial views, Philippines labor needs, and warnings about South Africa, Jamaica, and Malaya. Opinions split, but trend favors limiting Chinese entry where European labor dominates.
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Indianapolis Journal
London
United States
South Africa
Pacific Coast
Philippines
China
Jamaica
Boston
Tropics
London Times
British Empire
England
J. D. Whelpley
Immune From Typhoid Arabs And Climate Talks
A Paris biologist reports Arabs show practical immunity to typhoid due to lifelong exposure to impure water. The article notes their susceptibility to consumption in European climates and muses on possible universal catarrh immunity through cold-water regimens and daily baths. It discusses national disease susceptibility and environmental adaptation.
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Paris Society of Biology
Europe
Crown Prince of Portugal Pawned Crown for Cash
Lisbon reports the king Dom Carlos and Queen Amelia faced public censure as the crown jewels were pawned to cover deficits. The king is praised for salary reductions and delaying arrears while anecdotes recount his strength and daring rescues at sea and during hunts. His sons Louis Philip and Manuel attract attention.
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Indianapolis Journal
Lisbon
Dom Carios
Donna Amelia
Dom Carlos
Pshaw
Portugal
Carlos
Molo
Louis Philip
Manuel
Dom Louis Philip
Europe
Victoria Louise
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