English Eve Libretti and War Names Discussed in Satire
Townsend Blessenger notes W S Gilgert sets interview value at 110 while American figures fear public exposure. He cites Curna’s war names and vast worshipers as a satire on profanity. The Little Church around the Corner earns praise for rector Houghton and planned church improvements. A Chicago woman sues park officials after her dog is shot seeking 10,000 dollars claiming nerve damage, drawing a quip about Katisha’s elbow.
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W. S. Gilgert
Curna
Park Commissioners
Katisha
German Jewish farming colonies in Palestine and Syria thrive
The German society for colonizing Jewish peasants reports 24 farming settlements covering 50 000 acres with a population of 5 000. All settlements are self supporting. Plans include more colonies of Russian Jews near Jerusalem to stem emigration caused by oppressive regimes.
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Palestine
Syria
Jerusalem
Russia
Germany
Pasteur inoculation system urged for American diphtheria cure
Advocates import of French Pasteur methods to reduce diphtheria deaths in U.S. hospitals. Proposes importing horses to produce sufficient lymph serum. five years of trials show horse as best medium for propagation. Also reports on remorseful actor harming a colleague and the futility of remorse reversing harm.
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America
Paris
Pasteur
France
Pasteur Institute
European demand boosts corn imports while American supply tight
Washington reports from Europe show a rising use of corn for feeding stock, yet American farmers face a short crop with prices high next year. The note critiques Queen Liliuokalani and Samoa Islanders, suggesting their throne was never safe from violence and that restoration would not be worth it.
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Washington
Europe
Liliuokalani
Sandwich Island
Dusky Island
Fighting His Way From Montenegro to California University
Spiro Sargentich, a 22 year old Servian immigrant, rose from wartime fighting in Montenegro to become a freshman at California State University. He taught in Montenegrin villages, faced Turkish danger, arrived penniless in America, worked as a Boston beanery cook and Berkeley milkman, and now aims to earn a medical degree in seven years and translate English classics into Serbian.
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Spiro Sargentich
Montenegro
California State University
Sargenttch
California
Imperial Military School
Vienna
Spiro
Cettinje
Nikola
Sargentich
Velike
Pilgrim Fathers
America
Boston
Berkeley
State University
Hook
Crook
Stiles Hall
Servian
United States
Notable Royal Medical Fees Across Centuries
The article lists historic sums paid to doctors by royalty and nobles for brief attendance or surgeries. It cites figures such as £10000 for four weeks with the prince of Wales, over $50000 for Sir Morell Mackenzie, and other lavish charges by Medici and Russian surgeons, illustrating pay tied to perceived skill and prestige.
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Prince of Wales
Sandringham
Morell Mackenzie
Frederick
Germany
Dimsdale
London
St. Petersburg
Catherine IL
Rampur
India
Andrew Clark
Gladstone
Liverpool
G. F. Shrady
William Gull
Odessa
Rosa Bonheur
Quips and Quirks of Everyday Talk at a Reading
A collection of short dialogue bits and social asides shows characters debating politics, smoking, debts, work, and social missteps. Sitcom style vignettes capture humor in everyday exchanges and a comic misunderstanding at a drug store prompts a blush and polite apology.
Flies Resolve to Aid or Kill in Late Night Drama
A Philadelphia Call observer recounts a ritual among four large flies circling a singed fly at a gas lamp. Seventeen staged combat episodes unfold as the swarm appears to influence or attack the wounded insect. By morning the primary culprit lay dead, with sugar grains nearby.
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Philadelphia Call
Not a Dollar More Honor Dwin Retains Honor in Bribe Case
A New York senate bribery tale unfolds as Conkling and Platt face re election amid resignations. A state senator pays two colleagues to vote a certain way, claims one vote cost three thousand, pockets two thousand, and then exposes the bribe with a roll of greenbacks worth exactly two thousand dollars.
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Honor Dwin
P Rice
Conkling
Platt
New York
Albany
United States Senate
Senate Chamber
Tuere
Honor of the Dean's Daughter Institute Established
The czar issued a ukase to create the Xenia Institute to educate daughters of impoverished nobles. The palace of Grand Duke Nicholas will house the school, 409000 rubles allocated for equipment, with a large yearly sum for pupil support.
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Xenia Institute
Nicholas
Noted Passenger’s Quick Quip Sparks Quiet Fare Debate
An observant citizen notes a man in the fourth seat who appears thoughtful and authoritative. The judge or conductor role is dismissed as a disguise for a “capitalist” paying his fare, prompting a playful mock accusation and a light street exchange.
Not Stayers Hashaway Records Oliphant Boarders Burden
Mrs Oliphant reportedly keeps several boarders at her residence for short periods. The notes suggest guests stay typically two days to a week.
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Hashaway
Fair play men and catarrh cure advertised
A historical note on Lycoming county fair play men and a modern medical advertisement for Halls Catarrh Cure. The piece references early frontier justice and the ineffectiveness of local remedies, then pivots to a claim that catarrh is constitutional and promotes Cheney's cure with a $100 payoff for cures.
New Passenger Locomotive Under Construction in Altoona
A new passenger locomotive is under construction at the Altoona Pennsylvania shop. It is designed to reach 100 miles per hour with ease. The wheels are larger than standard and will use ball bearings. Steam pressure is expected to run at about 150 pounds per square inch, higher than current tire pressure.
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Jones
Smith
Chip
Fred
Mr. Dolan
Dix
Hicks
Altoona
Syrup of Figs Promotes Health and Comfort
Purportedly soothing laxative for colds headaches fevers and constipation via a gentle cleanse. Claims to act on kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them and to be free from objectionable substances. Sold by druggists in 50c and 1 bottles, manufactured by the California Fig Co with its name on every package.
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California Fig Co
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Townsend Blessenger
M’kane & Stout
Montana
Houghton
Tim
Ealing
Blue
Children’s Hospital
John Boyle
Hood
Lycoming County
Pennsylvania
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
D. C
Wooson Seice CO
Yeen St. Toledo
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