Navy reports damage to Chicago and Atlanta drill mishap
The Army and Navy Register notes the Chicago suffered heavy damage after an order to start was given before anchoring. Signals during Toulon port movements ordered Atlanta’s arrest and Commander Couden to take command, with Atlanta reportedly off course. Captain Howell reportedly seeks court martial. Separately dentistry notes mark rapid pain reduction from anesthetics, with cocaine hailed as most impactful.
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Army and Navy Register
Washington
Navy Department
Chicago
Toulon
Atlanta
Couden
Odd Church Music and a Russian Improvisation
A sophisticated Russian musician once bankrupted in St Petersburg travels to New York after years of wandering. In New York he plays an organ solo hailed as a dreamy improvisation. He then bursts into Johnny Get Your Gun in a slower version, revealing the familiar tune behind the charm.
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St. Petersburg
New York
Johnny
Chicago Herald
Mind Concentration and a Daring Lord Brougham Anecdotes
Reminiscences recount Lord Brougham measuring success by mental focus insisting he would not think of a guillotine time even if sentenced to one o clock. It notes his humor at the Trafalgar Inn, France's heavy public debt and emigration to the United States, vast British imports into London, Clara Barton praise for Louisville relief, and Sahara railroad feasibility along with a Nebraska baby rescue and kangaroo propagation in England.
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Serajgunge
India
Serajgungge
Calcutta
Zurich
Switzerland
East Java
Blackwood
Lord Brougham
Lord Lamington
Trafalgar
Greenwich
Brougham
France
Europe
Berry Journal
United States
Brazil
South America
Australia
British North America
Africa
Asia
Warrake
O’flynn
Jim
Jones
Mattie
Dot
Emma
iIt
Mamma
Charley
Wit and Warnings in Humorous Verses and Jokes
A compact collection of quips and short vignettes on manners, wit, and social foibles. It mixes wry observations about fashion, romance, and daily life with sharp one liners from a bygone era. The humor touches on pride, deceit, and modest prudence.
Mourning Woman in England Becomes Indispensable
A New York letter notes a mourning woman who coordinates every detail after a bereaved family telegrams. She takes measurements for the family, secures mourning fabrics and attire, selects handkerchiefs and note paper, and ensures proper decorum in mourning attire. Her role may fade as fashion shifts and black mourning ends for intelligent women.
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England
Deer Bring Winter Visitors To Downieville Streets
D L Gaffney reports Downieville is home to a herd of deer captured during the past two storms. The animals wander the town, grow tame to residents, and even approach children for food. A group of fourteen rested by the river, then were tagged and brought into town, with some kept in stables as others roam freely. The town dogs ignore them.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Polly
Bird
Aid
D. L. Gaffney
Downieville
Nevada City
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Riverside Park
Vienna General Hospital
Paris
Tokio
Japan
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Waite
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Sahara
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Sarah
State of Ohio
Treasury Dept
St. Jacobs
Seai
John P. Slemwon
Charles A. Vogeler CO
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Ayer
Dr. J
Ayer & Co
Lowell, Mass
DR. Schenck
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Sehene
Schenck & Son
Philade
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