Barbers to royalty and royal quirks across empires
A long feature traces imperial barbers and their sworn duties across Russia Germany and Austria. It details Michael Guelabovski and four grand court masters in Russia, the beard loving Kaiser Wilhelm and the Alsatian barber in Berlin, and the Austrian Count du Faucon who tends Francis Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Gnelabovski
Homanoff
Michael
St. Petersburg
Theles
Paul
Count Proubetskoi
Ezar
Alexander T
Troubetskoi
Alexander
Michael Guelabovski
Asphinx
Copenhayn
German Empire
Prussia
Baron von Lyncker
Kaiser William
Ludwig Kanitz
Brandenburg
Kanitz
Berlin
Count Stolberg
Chevalier de Hacker
Pesth
Austria
Count du Faucon
Prince Rudolph Francis Joseph
Count du Fancon
Vienna
Buda
Francis Joseph
St. Louis Republic
The Quiet Robber and Prescription Legalities
A traveler recalls a calm street robbery where a man with a revolver quietly relieved him of his watch and money, noting the lack of drama. A British Medical Review piece discusses prescription ownership, writing versus verbal orders, and who holds the paper. It closes with a Philadelphia Times excerpt on animal and human price disparities in 19th century markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
England
British Medical Review
Hamburg
Germany
Sumatra
Old England
Atlantic
Upper Congo
Felix L. Oswald
Philadelphia Times
Oxford Income Details 1890 Report
London Truth reports Oxford University earned £65,000 in 1890 with £30,000 from fees and internal services, £10,000 from degree fees, £16,000 from external sources, £13,000 from trust funds, £6,000 from colleges, and £5,000 profit from Clarendon Press. Staffing and costs include professors £10,000, officers £5,000, examiners £35,000, readers £2,500. Bodleian £7,500, museum £4,300, Taylor Institution £2,000, gardens £1,100, internal expenses £6,000, and interest/sinking funds £5,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Oxford University
Clarendon Press
Bodleian
Museum
Taylor Institution
Botanical Gardens
London Truth
Experiments with Firedamp and Gas Explosions
French chemists study firedamp mixtures with formene and air, testing sparks from illuminating gas, noting explosions occur with certain blends while pure formene and air resist ignition, and finding 73 percent formene with 25 percent illuminating gas prevents explosions. Two railroad presidents meet. Judge McWhorter heads a three mile plus line between Crawford and Lexington. Gould misreads miles in a humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Judge McWhorter
Crawford
Lexington
Larry Gantt
Hamp
New York
Larry
John Inman
Jay Gould
Gould
Superstitions of Luck and Foreboding from Detroit Free Press
A column catalogues beliefs about luck and omens such as wearing garments inside out, a stray cat predicting good fortune, a house bird signaling death, a falling picture, and a broken mirror foretelling seven years of trouble. It notes the last person to rise from the table becomes an old maid and a toppled chair means no marriage this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall
Beverson
B. J. Kenpatu Co
WM. A. Curl
Gervaxtown
B. J. Kexpann Co
Enosburgh Falls
Eugene Dewitt
B. J. Rendall CO
Detroit Free Press
Two kinds of Gargle and odd bits from old notes
The article compiles a string of curious folk remedies and historical facts. It mentions gargle recipes for sore throats, the Red coats and green facings in 1650, and quick poison cures. It notes ancient ear hoops, locomotive head lights employment, German roe deer, Lancashire cotton pace to distant stars, and mayonnaise vs French dressing digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monk's Regiment
Coldstream Guards
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Europe
Flanders
Harper’s Bazar
IE Haat
Tiver
Bee
Gay Rover
Dover Walt
A. P. Ordway & Capston
Mass
Kendalls
Ria
Naell
S. Larry
Allegheny
C. B. Hamlin
Contractor & Builder
Warren
Market ST
F. C. Fowler
Moodus
Conn
E. C. Pierson & Co
Waterloo, N. Y
FF. R. Scott’s
A. A. Davis & Co
L. G. Noyes & Co
Warren, Pa
Leparr
Little Amy
Helen
Chicago
Lancashire
A.a.davis
Ars U Ual
Warren County
Dee
N.K Wendelboe
N. K Wendelboe’s
Liberty Street
N. K. Wendelbos
Wendelboe
Allen
Hox
Augusta
Maine
Kittanning
Tae Eprtom
P.O
T. A. Slocom
M. C
Pearl St
Gregory
Pricaz
Niles Iron and Steel Roofing Co
Niles, Ohio
Diamond Furniture Company
Siegel’s
Woolford
Joe Baker
Chandlers Valley
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