Vladivostok travel and February calendar oddities
A vivid Imperial era travelogue describes Vladivostok streets, droshkas, and side sidewalks made of planks, with high tides of horse-drawn vehicles and a water barrel delivery scene. It also notes February leap year quirks, five Saturdays recurring every twenty eight years, and sugar tariff chatter from Berlin affecting German beet sugar subsidies.
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Vindivostok
Sopine Hiotehkonu
Peninsulia
Senmie
New Amerini
Vladivostok
Igvoarhia
Berlin
German Federal Council
Germany
Comradeship Tales From Animals And A Heroic Chase
A column blends heartwarming animal friendship between a dog and goose with an Arctic tale of a hunter named Jake who faces a lion on a snowy slope. It also includes a gnarly coastal parade of oddities, village vignettes, and a father's offer guiding a son toward retirement as a half pay army officer.
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Doz
Troone
Deg
Marold
Tarold
Main
Jokes Atop A Streetcar Recall Eugene Field
A noted anecdote about Eugene Field tells of a streetcar ride where seats were scarce. Field paid the fare and humorously pointed to the end of the car, claiming the fare was for the lady in the new brown silk dress, provoking mixed reactions from the audience.
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Eugene Field
Field
The Crown’s Feathers and Fashion in Japan and Britain
The piece notes Chinese and Japanese fashion contrasts, criticizing Western dress on Japanese bodies while praising traditional kimonos. It mentions Twelve Lives Were Sacrificed in obtaining rare feriwah tail feathers for the Prince of Wales crown, with birds hunted near tigers and the tail feather plucked alive to preserve luster.
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Paris
Prince of Wales
A Northern Outrage Chicago Diary Charleston Chicken
A Chicago Tribune report recalls a striking scene from a southern city trip. The most remarkable sight listed is a live chicken running freely in the streets of Charleston, noted with restrained commentary.
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South
Charleston
Chicugo
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Spring & Milam Streets
Shreveport, la
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New Mexico
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California
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Little Rock
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Pullman
Lewis
Denver
Mi Passo
Los Angeles
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Janeisen
Mig
Teckel
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Caronta
U.S
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C.a.snowe&co
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Apa
L. M. Carter and
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Drits
Mary
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Calvary
Christ
Jake
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Ivan
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Oman
Cromme
Alsehoods
Minnesota
Cooper Bros
Shreveport Transfer Co
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Louisiana
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Eon M. Carter
Dralen Iv
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Herman Loeb
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Galveston
Houston
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B. Rand
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