The Dress Train Courtroom Comedy In Moscow
A refined Moscow promenade scene leads to a court fight over a torn dress train. An officer pleads poverty while a rich wife demands two hundred rubles. A prince lends money, and the judge orders immediate return or sale of the dress, sparking a dramatic public scene.
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Russia
Moscow
Cpur
Lam
Jis
Indy
Offcer
Bey
Tam
Uou
Officers of Justice
SSS
Dreas
New York Supreme Court
Last Words of Whit ing and Civil War Letters Printed
Fragment from Philadelphia Times includes a letter by Whit ing written on his hospital bed before death. Braxton Duncan endorses Whit ing’s reputation and recounts the Fisher and Bragg engagements, noting heavy bombardment, naval fire, and wounds. May reference Captain Cowper Coles and Admiral Porter.
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Philadelphia Times
Whiting
the Times
Europe
England
London
W. A. C. Whiting
Braxton Duncan
Louisville
Loprral
Col
Blanton Duncan
Duscay
Wilmington
Lee
Lamb
Old Reilly
Bragg
Pensacola
Cowper Coles
R.N
Admiral Porter
Ex Senator Clingman Hails Zircona Light Patent Claim
Ex Senator Thomas Le Clingman of North Carolina promotes a zircon patent as a new light source. He describes corundum found near Asheville and a 316 pound crystal now at Ambert College, claiming zircon's indestructibility and potential to power uninterrupted Edison-scale electric light. The Baltimore Gazette notes anticipation of a patent and societal impact.
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Thomas le. Clingman
North Carolina
Clingman
Asheville
Aleady
Edison
Menlo Park
Clinemankes
Leeon
Baltimore Guaette
Uses of the Lemon as a Natural Remedy
A nostalgic treatise extols lemon use across health benefits from curing seasickness and fevers to whitening skin and preventing scurvy. It praises lemonade as the simplest cure, notes antiseptic and digestive aids, and urges daily lemon juice for sailors and general health.
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Ghorus
Asia
Italy
Portugal
France
Europe
Shortened Services Debate and Clergy Obedience Cited
A discussion on shortened church services notes no authority to alter the prayer book without General Convention approval. Canon 22 remains in force, urging clergymen to follow existing law, with bishops ensuring obedience.
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Sam
Louse of Deputies
Ans
Loase
General Convention
Llouse of Deputies
Euen
House of Bishops
FO. Tabbut
Decadence of Exter Hall and its evangelical links
The Exeter Hall London Strand once drew vast crowds for annual May religious meetings but now yields insufficient revenue. The English press notes a quiet revolt as attendance wanes and trips to the venue move to Memorial Hall near Fleet Prison. The piece recalls Hulls of past edifying oratory and the era of dramatic platform lights and stage piquancy, alongside tales of speaker intrigues and patent quips about sermons reproduced by others.
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England
London ‘Strand
Exe Er Hall
Exeter Ball
London
Memorial Hall
Fleet
Tall Cologne Cathedral Towers Claim World Height Record
The Cologne Gazette places Cologne Cathedral towers as the world highest, five feet above Hamburgs St Nicholas and marking a total height of fifty one feet ten inches above ground. Other listed structures include St Peters Rome 469 feet 7 inches, Strasbourg 465 feet TL inches, and Notre Dame Paris 333 feet 11 inches, with various European spires shown. Further topics describe hand gestures meanings and a few witticisms about Demosthenes and a New York judge.
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Cologne Gazette
Cologne Cathedral
St. Nicholas
Claret Lamburg
Colt Cathedral
TL Inc
Cldterr
Hamburg
St. Peter's
Lome
Strasburg
Cheops
Stephen's
Vienna
St. Martin’s
Landshut
Friedburg
Ant Rp
Florenc
St. Pauls
London
Cologne
Magdeburg
Berlin
Notre Dame
Paris
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Ginston Sentinel
Geo. M. Mathes
Sentinel
N.C
Gaston
New Berne
R. Street
SQN
the National Hotel
Staie House
Raleigh
Preston Roan
Winston
I. W. Durham
Practical Marble Worker
Winston, N. C
T. Vogler
Practical Jeweler
Merchant's Hotel
Crutchfield & Stedman
Back & Moore
N. C
T J. Brown
J.B. Vaughn
Brown's
Vaughn & Prather New Hardware Store
Iknown & Vauaan
James D. Patton
Cary Street
Richmond
P. O. Box
Hesry
Foy
Lath
JsQuen & Cimcinaail
Bart Fishes
W. HC. Waiting
Exter Hall
Bacon
Ball
Demosthenes
Diogenes
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