War news and political turmoil across Europe and Asia
Dispatches describe Russian moves near the Danube and the Persian Gulf, Turkish actions against Polish legions, and Paris political upheaval with MacMahon’s perceived coup. Reports mention a Woodstock fire, famine in Crete, and U.S. internal revenue progress, plus notable personal notes from Grant’s Europe voyage and judicial appointments.
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England
Suez
London Aquarip
St Oban
Scotland
Alexandria
Rhee
Constantinople
Austria
Gery
St. Petersenne
San Francisco
Persian Gulf
Roumanian Chamber
Deputies
Sisters of War and Foreign Affairs
Duc de Broglie
Paris
Presint MacMahon
Depus
Woodstock
N. B
Lous
Persia
Sheould
Russia
Turkey
Sukum Kaleh
Ndon
Danube
Atchin
O Leary’s Last Walk Yields Ten Thousand Dollars
A fragment notes O Leary earned $10,000 in his final walking event. Beauregard of New Orleans is described as very poor. A Boston man who repented after Moody’s preaching returned $13,000 stolen years ago. The London walking match left O Leary with contracted leg muscles and a dropped shoulder after 520 miles and 26 turns per mile.
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O' Leary
Gen. Beauregard
New Orleans
Boston
Moody
London
O'Leary
Cain
Ara
Unclear fragment hints at Cayenne naval pursuit tale
Fragmentary text mentions a U S steamer at Cayenne and a missed capture due to cowardice. Other garbled words reference Mr Serre and boats, with scattered notes on a week and a Bumater. Details are unreadable.
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Serre
Copia
Meena
Cayenne
Farewell address by Grant on leadership and duty
New York May 18 The farewell address of General Grant reflects on not seeking praise or wealth. He credits his lieutenants Sherman Sheridan and others for their roles and notes future generations will rise to meet emergencies with capable leaders.
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Dunnegal
Little Hook
Courtland Unty
N. Y
Canada
Clinton County
Center Valley
Dwellie
Clinton Mille
Lancaster
Iris
Tilden
New York Chamber of Commerce
President Hayes
Fitz-Greene Halleck
Central Park
New York
United States
Hayes
Ely
Merriman
Cornelia Chisolm
Kemper County
Cons
H. Bryan
California Supreme Court
Carson
Nev
Grant
Philadelphia
Europe
Indiana
Liverpool
P-Rt
Campencany
New York Bar
Epwanp W. Canpenres
United States Navy
Shrewsbury
N. J
Sherman
the Treasury
Washington
Ream
Secretary of War
Henry Melvor
Willard
Custom-House Investigating Committee
Custom House
Civil Office
Sheridan
Miscellaneous Humorous Snippets From Old Papers
A collage of quips and light satire from various newspapers. Jests about sewing machines, language mishaps, tax talk, and everyday curiosities mix with rural humor, street scenes, and quaint dialogues, reflecting early 20th century tone and reportage.
Iowa State News Highlights and Local Incidents
A collage of Iowa items includes a bridge accident near Ulineis shore where a man and hand-car plunged after the draw opened, killing John Wallburg. Reports cover arrests in Marshalltown, a police case in Dubuque, a bigamy suit in Marshalltown, an assault in Keokuk, and a Lay Association camp meeting near Cedar Falls. Also noted are tax burglaries in Iowa City, a former Iowa Grange lecturer’s marriage, and railroad lien rulings clarifying mechanics’ liens versus mortgages in Burlington. Details mention Des Moines gatherings, government resignations, and grain and livestock price snapshots from St. Louis markets.
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Ulineis
John Wallburg
M. Ganthwen
Marshalltown
Lang
John Mack
McKnight’s Springs
Menammack
Wis
Dyer
Methegie Gia
Tennessee
Forrest
Fort Pillow
Lay Association of the Advent Believers of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Blackhawk County
Iowa
A. J. Cox
Iowa City
Axwm E. Severs
A. T. Berchant
Julia A. Garnertson
Iowa Granges
B. F. Pratt
New Jersey
Jawk-Eye
Keokuk
Welch
State Agricultural College
Revenue Department
Carpenter
the Treasury
Pacific Coast
Tabor
Sherman
Washington Telegram
Des Moines
Hughes
Dillon
United States Circuit Court
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad
Wells, French & Co
St. Louia
Unusual Paris theatre anecdotes and rich animal curiosities
The piece recalls a Paris theatre director’s reminisces in Figaro on Constantinople and St. Petersburg theatres amid war, recounting Mile. Georges’s stage era in St. Petersburg. It also surveys uncommon pets from wolves to iguanas, with tales of a Brazilian American’s pet Pedro and a Swiss’s wolf companion, plus detailed notes on railway ticket production and swallows hibernating in Persian bank walls.
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Milan
Russia
Servia
Loxnon
Kare
Bucharest
Constantinople
Sheik Ul Islam
St. Petersburg
Ardaban
Krsjoca
Olten
Paris
Figaro
Moscow
Georges
Comedie Francaise
St. Peterab
Saleh Eyistreys
Alcer Sieeres
Moujike
Not a single mousik uttered a murmur at the outposts
A fragmentary Pall Mall Gazette excerpt depicts volunteers urged to prove devotion to holy Russia and the Emperor. Men sign or mark their names, then depart for Moscow, with no objections voiced among the crowd.
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Holy Russia
Moscow
Pall Mall Gazette
Bathing Reforms and Hairdressers in Louis XIV Era
The piece traces decline of public baths in sixteenth century France, their closure by guild rivals, and royal intervention by Louis XIV ordering baths reopened. It notes the rise of hairdressers next door as patrons shifted from home grooming to salon style, with figures like Sieur Chemeur and Traefitz cited as notable agents among European courts.
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Louis XIV
Romeo
Barbiers-Barbante
Sur
Henry III
Barbera
Sieur Chemeur
Traefitz
Europe
Our Young Readers and a Child’s Musical Year
A compact reminiscence reflects on a girl’s growing tenderness and learning. The piece mentions Whittier and St Nicholas, noting a child’s delight in songs and the memory of old piano lessons in a barn attic as a symbol of uncomplicated happiness.
Sarah and the attic dolls piano tale
TJ recalls Sarah’s dollhouse piano in a bare attic above the barn. She teaches the dolls music on a handmade instrument, cries over a better piano, then consoles herself by playing for a imagined concert as her aunt visits and a rural scene unfolds.
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Sarah
Libbie Roberts
Libbie
Aunt Sarah
Slow but sure path to prosperity urged in Chicago Journal
The article argues hard times will not end quickly. Wealth comes from productive labor in mines fields factories and workshops. It warns against hopeful speculation in real estate stocks or produce, urging every person to work honestly to earn prosperity and restore confidence.
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Chicago Journal
Training a Trick Mule at the Great Metropolitan Olympiad
A Nashville American report describes a stubborn mule at Wooten's stables during the Great Metropolitan Olympiad training. Trainers used whip, voice, and guidance to coax the animal over hurdles. After repeated efforts the mule finally leaped the hurdle on a second trial and was rewarded with corn.
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Wooten
Nashville American
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Threeonerta
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Charley
Chicago
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Richmond Enquirer
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Burlington Hawk. Eye
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Nerangi
Crouet
Iowa State News
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Lairey Gamp
Wolsey
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Clive
G. F. Berkeley
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Tee Ees
America
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Paniny
Red Riding-Hood
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Christian Union
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