Clergymans Ghost In Parsonage Observed By College Friends
In northern Michigan a parson and his wife host three Ohio classmates for duck hunting near Lake Huron. A mysterious whispered voice plagues the group, prompting a ghost hunt that reveals wind and tree limbs rather than a true haunting. The prank ends with the climactic reveal of a rubbing limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyce Starkeye
Michigan
Starkey
Ohio
Lake Huron
Mra. Starkeye
John Trennam
Jack Duceman
Henry Ketlow
John
Trennam
Starkeye
Mrs. Starkeye
Doyce
Dyceman
Duceman
Ketlow
Ducemann
Why Does the Czar Stick. Paris Letter to the London Truth
Paris correspondent questions why the Czar clings to the throne amid danger. He notes Alexander III might retire rich and content, living in privacy in Paris or London, and compares palace life to grand hotels with obsequious attendants. The dog and a favoured aide amuse the imperial party as chatter about exiling or retiring grows.
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Paris
London
Switzerland
The
Riviera
Northumberland Avenue
Rue de la Boetie
Alexander
Alexander III
Railroad Leaders and the Pay Challenge for National Systems
The New York Central president Depew discusses the vast scope and complexity of U S railroads. He notes high costs and fierce competition complicating profitability and questions why top railroad minds should be attracted to public office given modest salaries.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
New York Central Railroad
Mr. Depew
Interstate Commission
Paall
Depew
The Art of Embalming Reaches Modern Methods and Tools
A Rochester Morning Herald interview with a prominent undertaker explains modern embalming using injections and no ice. The method preserves a body for days or years, with fluids injected into the stomach or head and arteries filled in thorough cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Morning Herald
Gaunal
London Gazettee and Civil War Papers at the Library
The National Library houses extensive newspaper archives including American files back to colonial days and entire English runs from the mid seventeenth century. It highlights the London Gazette set bought via Edward Everett for 300 dollars and the Charlestown Courier files purchased by the government for war claims processing.
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National Library
London Times
Spofford
The
London Gazette
Strand
London
Carlile
Library of Congress
Edward Everett
Moniteur
Officiel
Journal Des Debats
Guizot
Allgemeine Zeitung
Charleston Courier
Southern Claims Commission
Citzens
Charleston
South Carolina
The Hot Water Cure Advice From Chicago Journal Doctors
A Chicago Journal column shares street gossip from physicians on stomach health. Experts recommend a goblet of fresh water with a pinch of salt before breakfast to drain and cleanse the stomach, with cautions about ice cold water and occasional hot water as suited by the individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Journal
New Baltimore Prophet Claims Sheol Location via Math
Cesar Taylor rises in Baltimore as a colored prophet rivaling Jasper of De sun do move fame. He argues with a mathematical approach that sheol’s location and description align with biblical ideas. He asserts earth crust temperatures melt iron around fifty to seventy-five miles deep.
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Cesar Taylor
Baltimore
Jasper
de Sun
Sheol
Hell
European Royalty Costs Paralleled by Nation Budgets
A survey lists yearly royal maintenances across Europe, placing Germany at the top with about £3,000,000 for 45 million subjects. Russia spends £2,450,000, Britain £900,000, and others such as Austria and Italy follow with smaller totals. Switzerland runs the lowest, with President salaries around £600 and total confederation expenditures under £2,000,000.
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East
Europe
Germany
London
Prussia
Mecklenberg Strelitz
Turkey
Russia
Lancaster
Cornwall
Duchess of Cambridge
Bri
St. James Kew
Italy
Spain
England
France
Swiss
Switzerland
Confederation
Fate Foretold by a German Emperor Palm Readings
In 1884 a 17 year old Austrian countess visiting Berlin foretold to the German emperor a long life of 96 years. The emperor reacted with alarm then joked about the prophecy. Later he recalled a 1863 Baden trip and a mysterious encounter that explained his sudden emotion, though the tale ends abruptly in a fragment.
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Germany
Szecheny
Berl
Tl Peror
Baden
Gath
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Atlanta Constitution
Czar
Uncle Sam
Wellington
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