Fragmented Colonial Notes and Curious Observations
A patchwork of antiquated scientific notes, odd anecdotes, and brief remarks covers fur seals in the Pribilof and surrounding islands, a misdirected tale about a builder’s task and a distant outcry, plus curiosities on old English inns, a drowning mishap, and evaporated liquids from condensed milk experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ab' Bani
Innes
Sid
Civ
Albany
Imander Islands
Rushe
Pribilof Telands
Onging
United States
Pete
Priblich Islands
Lonton
A Waste of Powdar and Other Fragments
A mano who never before rock hunting shoots at a duck in the air. The amateur’s friend exclaims with surprise. The amateur responds that the fall would have killed it anyway. Also notes on rice consumption in China and a quip about ages and best foot forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Magazine
China
North
Erridge
Brighton
London Chronicle
Practical Health Hint for Pyorrhea Prevention
Practical health hint urges early dental care. Focuses on teaching children to brush and rinse after meals, remove tartar, and maintain cleanliness to prevent pyorrhea. Notes pyorrhea is local, not constitutional, but can cause health issues and joint problems. Emphasizes regular dental cleanings and thorough mouth rinsing.
Fearsome Indian boar escapes across a nullah chase
An English sportsman recalls a remarkable escape by a wild boar in India. The animal sprinted along a deep cut, turned a corner, then leaped a six foot-high bank to outpace horse and rider, with the hunter’s pith helmet knocked off in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Hydroaeroplanes and strange surname evolutions
The article traces early hydroaeroplane ideas from Hugo Matullath and Glenn Curtiss 1908 experiments at Keuka, noting Curtiss later used boat hulls and won an Aero Club trophy in 1911. It then humorously catalogs medieval surname changes, with examples like Draper from Le Lindraper and Chaplin from Le Chapelnyn, and adds trivia on seals, space travel quotes, and distant Alpha Centauri travel costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Matullath
New York
Glenn
Curtiss
Fabre
Martignes
Seine
Aero Club of
Ag Alice Thepundersstepdoghtre
Mazelina Stabwourchman
Frethesanccia del Countynghouse
Godisman Attestretesende
Thomas Wrangwisshe
Joh Brashew
Alpha Centauri
Aspide
Good Manners and Curiosity in a Patchwork Text
A collage of antique reflections on manners, civility, and education. Quotation fragments discuss shark behavior, Emerson, Sumner, and a host of historical figures, interwoven with obituary snippets and notices of poetry, patriotic songs, and a brief medical tip extolling Bucklen’s Arnica Cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Nina
Chesterfeld
Bert
Sumner Johnson
Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicines for Families and Invalids
An old promotional listing for Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicines claims remedies for a wide range of ailments from crying and wakefulness to diarrhea, coughs, colds, headaches, dyspepsia, croup, whooping cough, and urinary issues. It promotes a long history, claims universal use for over sixty years, and offers a medical booklet and pricing through a drugstore network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
Yin
Eldueya
Plans and claims for Adler-iks laxative and Sloan's liniment
Ackley residents report astonished results from Adler-iks a buckthorn bark laxative mixture that cleanses bowels quickly. Patent style ad claims promise relief from constipation sour stomach and gas within moments while a Sloan's Liniment testimonial highlights rapid muscle relief. A printed note mentions the commissary and a humorous exchange about Walter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
F. D. Weaver
Sloan
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Terry
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ja&Zelion
Jake
Stata
Idina
England
Manon
Aylesbury
Richard Boose
Leighton Buzzard
Seeaniteco
Uncle Sam
Army of Cornwallis
Cornwallis
Campbell
Hell
Tye
Heaven
Woles
Medicus
America
Yossub
Louisville Courier-Tournal
Patrick
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Acta
Byron
John Shermann
New Haven
Jonathan Mitchell
Harvard
Mitchell
Thomas Dudley
Anne Bradstreet
Columbia
Washington
Waughington
Gertrude Gadder
Breningham Age-Therald
Iowa
Shetland
Ohio River
Phineng Fletcher
New Orleans
Legress Red River Plantation
Great Military Band
The
Louisiana
Quartette
Jubilee Singers
Plantation Melodiou R
Steady Worl
Curis
Buwpherys
Homho Mediwine Cb
Ora Wiliam
Au Wirevta Mort Yuck
Ownsen & Merl Lumber Co
S.J. Lieuwen
Mgr. Ackley
Little Walter
Commissary
Walter Ew
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