Sent to Siberia Exiles Describe Departure of Condemned Men
A Russian exile recounts the convoy from the Home of Preliminary Detention to Siberia. Officers, gendarmes, and disguise mark the transfer while prisoners exchange hushed reunions. In the train, delirium and fainting sweep the car as women and men nurse the ill, culminating in Moscow for medical aid.
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George Iennan
Tamnes
Siberia
Corps de Garde
Sander
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Anna Pavlovna Borba
What Are Shooting Stars Facts From Early Astronomy Text
A report outlines shooting stars as numerous celestial bodies in orbits with varied speeds from 1 to 50 miles per second, averaging about 30. Most burn up in Earth's atmosphere, while some larger meteors reach the surface. They cluster in streams causing meteor showers like Perseids and have links to comets, with meteors and cometary debris sharing composition of iron-nickel and siliceous stones.
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Schiaparelli
Earth
Seventy Three Years Worried Grandparents of Oregon
Mr Thomas Wilkes writes the Portland paper about Peyton Wilkes born 1791 and Anon Wilkes born 1794 or 179? Their ages near 97 and 91. They married in 1815 and settled in Washington county Oregon in 1846 after traveling from Bedford County Virginia to Indiana and Illinois before moving west. They have three sons, twenty seven grandchildren and many great grandchildren. The writer invites word of any older pioneer in Oregon or the United States.
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Thomas &. Wilkes
Portland
Washington County
Bedford County
Indiana
Star of Empire
Iron Horse
Oregon
United States
A California Climate In The Peninsula Of Summer And Winter
Summers and winters are nearly the same, with no summer days above 60 degrees while many winter days reach 70. Surf temperature varies little seasonally, enabling nearly daily sea bathing. Frost is rare on the higher peninsula, appearing only on clear nights, while frost vanishes by sunrise. The sea breeze fades, winter days resemble average summer days, and tropical plants grow vigorously in midwinter.
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Peninula
Wight
Chronic nasal catarrh remedy offer and old medical ads
A 3500 reward offer targets catarrh cures by Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy claiming cure all cases with many listed symptoms. The text quotes testimonials and references to Dr Pierce products and other health claims including Golden Medical Discovery and Lady Love. It cites Barton McGucken earnings and various health nostrums in a period newspaper ad style.
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Courman
Phyins
Dr. Sage
Barton McGucken
Golden
Pierce
Bdgefield
Venn
Lady Love
Binghamton
N.Y
An Easy Cure for Weak Tired and Nervous Feelings
A sensational ad claims Nervura Nerve Tone cures exhaustion dizziness and neural symptoms. It promises dramatic nerve restoration, suggesting thousands are saved from prostration by this remedy sold for a dollar a bottle with dubious testimonials and distribution through local druggists.
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Hood
Benoit
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