Curious old liquor bottles in a New York collection
A New York wine merchant houses a curious bottle collection dating from early America. Highlights include the oldest bottle for holding liquor from Nassau Bahamas once filled with snuff, a Madeira bottle from Charleston in 1810, a Viennese bottle 125 years old, and the first American gin bottle in a pouter pigeon shape. The display also features railroad bottles, Civil War era figures, and an apostles bottle once condemned by the pope.
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Perr
Heaan
New York
Naseau
Bahamas
Charleston
Schuchadt
Ste
Lowell
George Washington
Zachary. Taylor
Twhco
Ediet
Armerican Witte Press
England's Sea Gypsies A Strange Little Boat Dwellers
A New York Press profile describes Britain’s sea gypsies a small, isolated population of about 500 who live aboard weathered boats along the coast. They rarely come ashore, fish claw shells when tide permits, and speak little, retaining Norse and Danish heritage and distinctive physical traits from generations at sea.
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British Isles
New York Press
Tried and Convicted Teo in California Politics
In a campaign anecdote a veteran candidate for district attorney recalls his rival as “Worthy and honorable” yet notes he has never been tried. A listener retorts the veteran has indeed been tried and convicted for horse stealing, a fact uncovered after inquiry, contributing to the election outcome.
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Teo
California
Sal
Norway Fairies in Norwegian Folklore and Farm Customs
William B. Curtis describes Norwegian superstition likening forests and mountains to fairies as in Japan. Nissen the farmer’s good fairy tends cattle and milk yields. offerings of porridge on Christmas morning appease him, and the family believes he accompanies them on their way.
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Norway
William B. Curtis
Chicago
Japan
Nissen
Measons For Dislike Over Dress Taste
A quip in Detroit Free Press recalls a husband and wife debating fashion. She notes his friend’s wife wore a stunning gown last night, provoking the remark that it was dreadful. The husband jokes that the man had to pay 500 dollars for a thousand-dollar gown.
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Black
Detroit Free Press
Weing & promising young man Timkine in Chicago News
A fragmentary Chicago News blurb lauds a promising young figure named Timkine, described as more promising than amazing. It hints at a larger feature on a “Weing &” entity and an emerging talent within the local scene.
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Bitkins
Birkins
Ag ‘Weing
Timkine
Chicago News
Five Little Foxes in the Vines
A fragmented poem about a hunter tracking a fox among tender vines. The speaker notes a young fox named Try and describes the pursuit across garden scenes with phrases of hunting and driving the fox away. The text reads like a lyric vignette mixing nature and human endeavor with repeated imagery of vines, hunters, and vigilance.
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Troy
Small Caliber Rifles Cleaned With Water Trick
An expert gunsmith explains a method to keep .22 caliber rifles shooting true by flushing the barrel with water after every ten or twelve shots, then firing a wet cartridge to expel hard powder buildup. He warns against oil in the works and notes the technique allows heavy use without frequent cleaning. Lou is Republic.
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Louis Republic
Anecdote of Sims Reeves Ends With Unexpected Reward
A mid-1860s tale recalls tenor Sims Reeves secretly singing at a seaside hotel. Disguised, he drew a sparse crowd and earned little money until an elderly man recognized him. The man refused a tip, citing his wife’s devotion to Reeves, and Reeves admitted the bet loss. Reeves invited him to the hotel for a drink, and the stranger accepted.
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Sims Reeves
Pretty Jane
Hutin
Lmd
Sling Reeves
Reeves
Regular meals for infants and children advised
A health notice stresses regular meal times for infants and children and warns against feeding at every cry. It explains an infant’s stomach needs food every two to four hours by age, and irregular feeding is a major cause of digestive disorders and infant mortality.
Vast Ocean Currents Deemed Enormous Geysers
Captain B F Sherburne argues in the Cleveland Marine Record that three immense underwater apertures admit Atlantic water into the Mediterranean, maintaining sea level despite evaporation and rainfall. He claims these "mighty currents" are geysers not yet discovered by soundings.
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Atlantic Ocean
Strait of Gibraltar
Mediterranean Sea
B F. Sherburne
Clevelang
Scott's Emulsion promises health and appetite revival
Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is touted as life giving for thousands including men women and children. It claims to restore appetite ease digestion lift burdens and restore flesh making work and life brighter. The ad urges requesting a sample and lists Ott Bowne chemists and druggists locations in New York and other cities.
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Scott
OTT & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Scc
Sound Magic Demonstrated By Wood And Tubes
A Chambers Journal report describes professor Tyndall’s lecture showing sound transfer through a wood tray and a tin tube linking a piano and upstairs harp or guitar. Notes from the guitar or harp appeared via the rod mechanism, prompting the idea of witchcraft to an uneducated observer.
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Tyndall
Chambers! Journal
A Far Look on the Isle of Man Moon Gaze Tale
Three visitors trek with an old shepherd up a sun baked Manx mountain to glimpse beyond distant horizons. After a long ascent they grow weary and the shepherd promises a sight of the moon if they sit still, suggesting reality yields to patience.
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Isle of Man
Snowfell
Manx Mountains
England
Scotland
Ireland
America
Dana of the New York Ban and the value of work day learning
A Sun editor interview reveals Charles A Dana’s belief in practical education beyond university walls. A young man offers to work for no salary if unpaid if he proves useful, claiming training at two newspaper offices. Dana questions his schooling then assigns him to the managing editor.
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Charles A. Dana
New York
Sun
Never Wanted to Be at Home
Quoted exchange from the Boston Transcript where Fannie laments her husband’s absence after marriage and recalls how courting nights were spent apart, while Mr Griffin argues he stayed away as she was away from home. The fragment captures marital strain and social norms of courtship.
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Bone
Mr. Griffin
Fannie
Boston Transcript
Odd Advice On Work From A Pin And Button Tale
A fragment from Loudon Tit-Bits recounts a man seeking work by testing a railroad superintendent with a brass collar button and a digger in Western Australia seeking a doctor’s bill. The anecdotes illustrate crass practicality and misers’ caution in everyday schemes.
Tuberose Gift Sparks Simple Schoolyard Exchange
A Boston public school report recalls a smudge faced student presenting a tuberose to a teacher and the teacher thanking him. The youngster asks where it was placed and the boy answers with a brisk, local dialect quip about obtaining it from a deceased person.
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Boston
Indy
Bohemian manners and a sewing machine mischief in verse
A jumble of notes describes home care for blankets with borax and soft soap, a Washington Star quip about Bohemians, a farmer’s joke about corn on the halfs, and a New Orleans Times-Democrat sketch on a man and an abrupt town trip. Century verse by Elizabeth Sylvester ends with a playful line about her way.
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New Orleans
Times-Democrat
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