Telephonic and Telegraph Use on New York Central Line
An innovation on the New York Central between Utica and Albany allows a single wire to carry telegraph and telephone messages simultaneously. Operators can tick Morse while a second person speaks without interference. A separate note cites Thorndike reporting greater female impressibility in perception memory and spelling, with girls nearer the median vs boys.
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New York Central
Utica
Albany
B. L. Thorndike
Taking Feminine Revenge On Front-Seat Comment
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt recounts a public remark about a woman blocking the stage view. The exchange contrasts rights to hair height with objections to visibility, provoking reaction from the front-row observer.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Rufus Young A Life Spent in Horse Theft and Prison
The Rutland Herald profiles Rufus Young a lifelong horse thief who led a gang and spent about thirty two years in prison. He died in Rutland county jail after a twenty two year term ended recently and critics argue for medical treatment or institutional care over punishment.
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Rufus Young
Rutland County
Rutland Herald
New York State
Young
Plumbs Courage Highlighted As Smallpox Mark A Badge Of Honor
The piece recounts Preston B. Plumb defending a smallpox patient in 1860, aiding Abel Polley and Joseph Bratton, then contracting the disease and bearing its branding. It also notes Caspian Sea level shifts contradicting evaporation theories and discusses irrigation debates and alkali hazards in arid lands with potential chemical fixes.
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R. Snyder
Kansas
Preston B. Plumb
Joseph Bratton
Plumb
Lawrence
Emporia
George Bratton
Mr. Bratton
Abel Polley
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Caspian
Mesopotamia
Agricultural Department
George Hepeats Himself in Cleveland Motr Te nee
Fragmentary dialogue shows a character named George in trouble and a conversation about speaking to a father. The text repeats advertising copy about Mrs Winslow's Boot ng Syrup for children in a seething period, with garbled spellings and likely OCR errors.
Cure Deafness and Cough Remedies Ad Exploitative Claims
An 19th century advertisement style excerpt touts deafness cures by constitutional means and claims Hall’s Catarrh Cure cures catarrh caused deafness. It promotes Piso’s Cure for coughs and Allen’s Foot Ease free samples, with general drugstore pricing and substitutions warned against. The text blends multiple patent medicine pitches and home remedies.
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Allen
Roy
N. Y
Age mystery unfolds in Mary and Ann claim
The text asks how old Ann is after Mary denies being twenty four and accuses Ann of lying about age. It presents a logic puzzle about ages and truthfulness amid uncertain statements.
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Mary
Ann
Admiral Schley Endorses Peruna
Admiral Schley, famed nineteenth century hero, endorses Peruna the national catarrh remedy. He reportedly uses it in his family and says it cures catarrh in all areas of the body. The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co. of Columbus Ohio offers free literature on catarrh.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dmiral Schley
Admiral Schley
Peruna
Annals of Medicine
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co
Free Peruna Almanac 1904 Sauce Holland Piece
Recipe snippet describes making a sauce with a yolk egg mayonnaise like base and lemon juice, then a tomato sauce with onion parsley bay leaf tomatoes paprika and sugar. Directions include boiling butter browned onion and straining mixture.
Remarkable Ear Catarrh Cure Reported by Satisfied User
A Watsontown reader credits 8.8.8 as an excellent remedy for chronic inner ear catarrh. After years of discharge and impaired hearing, the medicine restored listening ability and ordinary conversation. Another note from Erebs Indiana Territory says 8.8.8 cured his catarrh after thirteen years of trouble. T. Millweb also endorses the remedy.
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Watsontown
Notog
Erebs
Ind
Ter
Sirs
T. Millweb
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Boston
Mass
USA
Canadian Co
Toronto
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Buckingham
Nis
Byarr-Bovd Alding
Seattle
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George
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Chen
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Jay
Suse
Recline
Herve
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Peruna Almanac
Comune
S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
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Thable House of
Ee Sea
Spokane
Boise
Salem
Medford
Prussian Remedy Co
St. Paul
Minn
F. W. Groome
Flynn
Neb
Portland Seed CO
Portland
Oregon
Coast Agenta
S.N.U
Sesd
Lilly Bogarduss
Watsons
West
Puget Sound Nursery & Seed CO
Seattile, Wash
Ee Keistelws Ladies’ Tailoring College
Keister’s Ladies’ Tailoring College
Fourth Ave
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Second
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Western Av
We Bn
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John S. Beall
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Bailey Building
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