Montenegro’s Women and War Tales Highlight Balkan Virtues
In Gladstone’s Nine teenth Century sketches, Montenegro is pictured through women’s labor and courage. A Bosnian style portrait shows Montenegrin women lifting heavy loads, tending fields, and serving visibly in family and war life. Tales recount sisters and wives fighting Turks, one woman mortally striking a Turkish aggressor pursuing her wounded brother, and another widow avenging her slain husband by killing the aga and later facing a Turkish rival with resolve.
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Gladstone
Montenegro
Stout
Hhis
Tady Strangford
Cettinje
Cattaro
Gootchevitch
Cephlonia
Goptechevitch
Bulgaria
Tsernagora
Goptehevitch
Aga
Tsernagorine
Quips and anecdotes mix with notices and growth in Wareham
A jumble of humorous reflections on manners and luck sits beside reports of livestock losses and a foreboding disease in 19th century agriculture. Readers encounter a tale of a boy and a dead man, sketches of Massachusetts backcountry decay, and notes on pine forests reclaiming worn lands near Wareham and neighboring towns.
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Apvanxotne
Massachusetts
Wareham
Carver
Rochester
Mation
Trades and professions in a democratic society
A reflective piece argues that pursuing law or medicine as a career was once seen as prestigious but rests on a false social theory. It contrasts aristocratic imitation with democratic equality, asserting every person should be valued by merit, not birth or wealth.
Trade or Profession Should Align With Nature and Means
The author argues against classifying people by wealth or lineage, urging that a boy should pursue a vocation suited to his aptitude. Wealthy parents often push professions, harming capable mechanics, while those with talent in trades deserve access to education and training. He asserts equality of moral worth across occupations and envisions trades as legitimate paths as law and medicine.
Anecdote of a Russian Prince in Paris and a Society Lesson
A Paris anecdote portrays Russian princes as spendthifts with large incomes. One prince borrows 10 000 francs from a moneylender and pays with 20 000 francs after a club debt incident. He later repays with a note and a debt of honor claim. A second prince violently enforces a note with a revolver, later sending money plus a thousand franc bill as interest. An Illinois youth learns to appear well in society with a simple advice: keep your nose clean and don’t suck more than one finger at a time.
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Alwas
Liz
Enny
Dodge
Tilino
Pian
Wier
Tug Her
National Live Stock Journal
France
Paris
Secon
Illinois
New York
Rumors Grow Over Louisiana Returning Board Crisis
Washington dispatch notes rising public interest in the New Orleans proceedings against the Louisiana Returning Board. The piece cautions many rumors are untrue while acknowledging grave concern in administration circles about possible outcomes including President Hayes's possible abdication.
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Baltimore Sun
Wasnixeron
Daly
Louisiana Returning Board
New Orleans
White House
Wells
Anderson
Tilden
Louisiana
Hayes
Wheeler
Mr. Tilden
The Chastity Ritual of Cos Cossack Women
The article describes Cossack soldiers returning from war and the custom of wives presenting a white scarf as a pledge of forgiveness. If the husband covers the scarf, forgiveness is granted and the past is erased. if not, the woman returns to her father's house.
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Gossack
Siberis
A Wedding Race Among the Hazarebs
Describes a traditional Hazareb wedding race in which nine suitors armed on horseback chase a bride on a Furkor horse. The maiden starts ahead, her suitors pursue across a wide plain in a multi mile chase. The scene ends with the bride evading capture and wit about her suitors and their fortunes. The account closes with a quip about a fool and a family remark.
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Feedom
Sand
Neter
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Eighth Ind
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