The Persian Water Pipe Social Ranks and Etiquette
A Foreign Letter survey of Persian smoking customs notes cheap tobacco, the kada liang and the kalian as the national pipes, and the social status tied to pipe ownership. Royal pipes are gold encrusted. middle classes favor silver reservoirs. religious figures use simple forms. Etiquette governs who may smoke first and how pipes are circulated. Smoking is central to Persian social life across all classes, even at executions and crucifixions.
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Persia
Central Asia
Russia
London
East
Europe
Von Moltke as Modern Military Mind
Sketch portrays Helmuth von Moltke as the pinnacle of disciplined strategic thinking. He is described as scientific and mechanical in intellect, with strong powers of sustained thought and flexible, general plans that anticipate contingencies. He is praised for foreseeing opponents' moves and adapting to evolving battle circumstances.
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von Moltke
Turkey
Moltke
Trick of tickling Trout Taught by Irish Boys
A San Francisco Examiner account recounts a tale of Irish boys who used a subtle tickling method to catch trout along Carbon River shores and suggests bears later learned similar ploys. The piece contrasts the Irish boys’ stealth with the bears’ brute force and ponders cultural transmission of fishing tricks.
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San Francisco
Triumph of the Divining Rod at Avon Dale Docks
Miss Gordon Cumming recounts a Bristol era note on the divining rod proving water finds at Avon Dale docks after Mr Lawrence used a bent steel wand to locate a water vein for a prospective sugar factory. Wells struck at 107 feet yielded about a thousand gallons hourly, with similar claims in New England and on western railroads. Critics scoff, while proponents urge scientific explanation in time.
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Brita
Avondale Docks
Lawrence
New England
Southern Pacific
Central Pacific
Miss Gordon Cumming
Daniel Webster's Advanced Age at the Boston Post
A dialogue set in a Revere House dining room where a guest and an English waiter discuss Daniel Webster's health and aging. The waiter notes bulletin updates seen after 3 o'clock as the guest proclaims Webster a great man whose “dropping off” will stir a sensation.
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Daniel Webster
Revere Houses
Guest
Mr. Webster
Boston Post
Asking for a Light in a Street Encounter
At Cortlandt street ferry last week a man with a stump of a cigar asked strangers for a light. The first match blew out, the second offered a lit cigar that wouldn’t take, and the third gave his half smoked weed then walked off. The man ended up with three refusals and spoiled two cigars.
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Cortlandt Street
Himzelf
A California Shepherd Boy of Savage Charm
Stephen Powers profiles a California shepherd boy named Muchacho, a genuine child of savagery who talks to his flock in coyote-like chirpings. The shy Migueleno youth leads his herd with quiet, stealthy movements, never losing temper, and returns them to the corral without loss.
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Muchacho
Nascimiento
Migueleno
Republica Mejicana
California
Brockle
Juniata
Pedro
Chiquito
Stephen Powers
A Russian View on Cavalry and Lessons from the American War
The article by Col. Sukhoi argues for transforming the Russian army into cavalry hordes akin to Tamerlane and Genghis Khan. It discusses Civil War lessons on remounts, discipline, and the shift from saber to revolver, noting American cavalry failures due to training gaps and horse neglect. It cites Sheridan on horse numbers and references St. James Gazette.
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Sukhoi
Tamerlane
Genghis Khan
Lancer
Army of the Potomac
Washington
Sheridan
Russia
St. James
City Doctors Use Prescriptions to Boost Profits
Alfred Trumble notes in New York News that some physicians remit fees for consultations and sell standard medicines directly to patients or receive commissions from drugstores for prescribed compounds. The practice, though profitable and cash based, is irregular and risks professional ostracism if exposed, leading doctors to advertise with cards delivered to homes and directories.
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New York
Alfred Trumble
New York News
How the Small Boy Quotes
A Fort Erie Sunday school tale recalls a small boy misquoting a Bible verse in a vivid way. It parallels a Harbor mission school incident where a child garbled a sacred line, just after a John L. Sullivan act at the Adelphia Buffalo Express venue.
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Fort Erie
Harbor Mission School
Solomon
Sullivan
John L. Sullivan
Adelphia
Buffalo Express
There Was a Silence in a Dinnertime Exchange
A brief dialogue from The Epoch shows Tom and Joe planning an evening meal. Tom expects to spend time with Joe Shepard, then adjusts plans to visit Joe’s house. They discuss the weather as a pause follows the dinner invitation.
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Tomkins
Joe Shepard
Joe
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