Notable Journey Through Central Asia by Prince Henry
Prince Henry of Orleans and explorer Bonvalot travel seventeen months from Paris to Lhassa via Transcaspian route to Kazakstan Bokhara Samar Kulja then trek south toward Tengri Nor Lhassa barriers force their retirement after months of hardship. They reach Tonquin frontier Red River Hanoi and home, marking the most notable central Asian expedition since Prejevalsky.
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Adler
Prince Henry of
Orleans
Bonvalot
Central Asia
Paris
Turkestan
Bokhara
Samar
Kulja
Lake
Lob Nor
Prejevalsky
Lhassa
Hue
Gabet
Mecca
Mr. Carey
Tengri
Bea Lepwage
Himalayas
Prince Henry
Tengri Nor
Yunnan
Tonquin
Red River
Hanoi
A Royal Musical Fool and the Love of Camoens Opera
A tale from the era of King William III describes his passion for music and a secretarial method. The king would hum a tune and demand instant notation, praising even flawed drafts as grand. The short lived opera The Love of Camoens supposedly arose from this humorous process.
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Holland
Weretary
William III
New York Herald
Camoens
Walid
Shocking Electric Light Converts Jerusalem Mosquegoers
A New York Sun report recounts Jerusalem’s first electric light near Calvary, startling Mohammedans who mistake the glow for magical flame. The traveler notes growing interest as rail lines expand, a Jaffa to Jerusalem route nears completion, and a Jerusalem pilgrimage revival may follow. A February 10 steamer to Jerusalem carried 225 passengers with musicians aboard.
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Jerusalem
New York
Calvary
Damascus Gate
Palestine
Jaffa
Israel
Holy Land
Voice From the Grave Heard by Woman at Phonograph
A Cincinnati visit reveals a judge’s voice repeats through a phonograph tube. A bereaved daughter, in mourning, faints when a cylinder plays back her dead father’s speech. She later buys a phonograph to preserve the recording for her southern home.
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Cincinnati
Saxon commission trims crop damage trip costs
The Saxon damages commission traveled twenty miles at high expense to assess crop damages during Saxon troop maneuvers. The New York Sun notes the trip cost 50 marks for a $2 estimate but was cut to 85 cents. Chancellor von Caprivi ordered future trips only when large sums are at stake.
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New York Sun
von Caprivi
More in Fun Than Earnest Wing Blistered His Fingers
A jumble of light dialogue presents witty exchanges among locals including Bronson Scaddleberry and Miss Lorgnist. A farm guest asks about a nearby bank while a duchess jokes about spelling. A postman cited for love letters and a cat’s eating habit provoke quips. A merchant complains of unpaid statements.
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Bronson
Scaddleberry
Crtman
de Snapper
Provisson
Willie
Father of Realism Honored and Fund Totals Cited
Notes praise for Honore Banzac as the Father of Realism and report about the John Boyle O'Reilly memorial fund having 180 000 plus contributed. Also mentions various quirky opinions on state nicknames and a wind cave discovery near the Black Hills attracting visitors.
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Honore Banzac
John Boyle O'Reilly
Port Suron Tunnel
Salvation Army
England
Capt
John Smith
Virginia
Tue Common Council
Cincinnati
John E. Parsons
New York
Sugar Trust
Waserroron
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Wind Cave
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Black Hills
Notable Figures and Pomp: Pardon Governors and Prominent Guests
A collage of profiles and anecdotes: Gov Tarvon of Tennessee earns the nickname pardon governor after eight hundred and one pardons in four years. Mrs Episox hosted a ball with phonographs. Juper Latier ascends to the Massachusetts Supreme Court, claiming Mayflower ancestry. Miss Collender, a wealthy New York real estate heiress. Senator Atonica of Rhode Island enjoys clam-bakes. Frayxx Harrow, once postmaster general under Arthur, values a living newspaper. Curr Exorxren Swreutt of White Star cites vast sea miles.
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Grex. Mines
Cameron
Sherman
Tarvon
Tennessee
Thomas A. Episox
Juper
Jony Latier
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Leyden
New York
Miss Collender
United States
Arthur
Curr Exorxren Srwett
White Star Fleet
Reward for information on John Stone whereabouts
A $200 reward offered for information about John Stone who arrived in Fort Benton in 1871 as a fireman on the steamer Far West. About 65, he served in the Sixty third Virginia Regiment Mounted Infantry. Legacy to him or his widow. Address Mrs B Stone 624 Budd street West Philadelphia Pennsylvania Read the Messenger for clues about the Park District mines.
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John Stone
Fort Benton
Far West
Sixty-third Virginia Regiment Mounted Infantry
B. Stone
Budd Street
West Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Noted oddities surround a display of Ajax defiance and celebrity curios
A colorful waiter known only by description is to appear as Ajax in tableaux. A Washington swell owns a $5,000 brown poodle once belonging to the king of Wurtemberg. A colored woman in San Diego faces arrest for kidnapping claiming the child was ill treated. A Leeds minister is accused of kleptomania during grace. A Blue River resident reports four children born, totaling twenty seven pounds. A Hannibal youth makes three failed escapes from a sweetheart while sprinting matches. In Warrensburg a lightning calculator briefly does in three hours work of six days for accountants and reveals meridian time any hour but cannot tell time by a clock.
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K.cumond
John L. Sullivan
Ajax
Wurtemberg
San Diego
Cal
Leeds
N. Y
Grace
Blue River
Indian Territory
Hannibal
Warrensburg
Billiards, Politics, and Prefatory Notes from Washington
Harrison enjoys billiards with a heavy cue while officials like Cuares Foster and senators such as Wolcott Blackburn and Edmunds are noted players. Brooks visits the Senate floor, Hi ll sits near Daniel, and changes in the 1858 house are outlined. A photographer seeks Paunceforte, who rejects court dress as un-Roman and democratic.
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Harrison
Cuares Foster
the Treasury
Standard Oil Co
Senate
Wolcott
Blackburn
Vance
Butler
Edmunds
Phillips Brooks
Boston
Washington
Gov. HiLl
Daniel
Virginia
Wade Hampton
House of Representatives
Julian Pauncefote
Julian
Rome
Witnesses and Judges Clash in Courts Across the Nation
A weeklong jury deadlock over two men accused of haystack arson. A Philadelphia will case questions a testator’s drinking, while an Amsterdam traveler is fined for a hotel breach. Tennessee murder verdicts overturned over an atheist witness and New York lawsuits expose lies to court and jury. A Missouri court dismisses a song verdict with a buyers beware exit.
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Philadelphia
Iolland
Smith County
Tenn
New York City
Mexico
Alaska and Iceland: Arctic facts and depopulation trends
The article notes Alaska as home to the largest quartz mill and Seward City with three municipal leaders. It describes Icelandic depopulation, rising taxes, and emigration. It also mentions Greenland expeditions finding thick ice above 75 degrees and Arctic tidal patterns, along with Iceland’s population decline from ten years ago.
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Alaska
Iceland
Yukon
Greenland
Seward City
Tuenr
Arctic
Proposals Sinking a Shaft on Gold Dust Claim
Sealed bids due by noon June 1 1891 for sinking a shaft 5 by 8 feet clear 200 feet on the Gold Dust claim in Park Mining District Jefferson county Right reserved to reject any or all bids For particulars contact O T H Allen Superintendent Townsend Montana In Helena readers are urged to visit the Chrystal restaurant Grand Street for a square meal.
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Park Mining
Jefferson County
O. T. H. Allen
Townsend
Montana
New Montana License Law Enforces Ten Day Payment Rule
The Montana authority requires all license businesses to pay within ten days after due. If unpaid, the county attorney handles collection. The county treasurer must enforce this, relieving bondsmen from liability for noncompliance with the law.
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Montana
Messexcer Advertising Trend in Central Montena
The Messexcer is highlighted as the leading advertising trend in Central Montena, noted for its strong market presence and potential impact on local businesses.
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Montena
Town Character Reflected in Its Newspaper Heritage
A commentary notes that a town and its people are judged by their local paper, an indicator as constant as the earth's yearly orbit, emphasizing the paper as a mirror of community identity.
Pansies for Sale by Mrs Hoover in May
About the first of May Mrs D Hoover will fill orders for pansy plants at 25 for $1. Orders left at the office of the Messenger will be filled promptly or mailed to Mrs D Hoover. Subscribe for the Messenger and send to a relative in the east.
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Saxony
People OF America
Park District
Joh
Townsend, Mont
Bill Heads
W.E. Tierney & CO
General Merchandise
Baxter Steves
Establishment For Sale
G. M Jones
Cashi
JONES
G. M. Jones, Townsend, Monf
Helena
Chrystal
Grand Street
Nde
Peat Aite
the Messenger Office
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