Memoirs of a Man Hung and Escaping Justice
A first person account recounts a Lausanne grocer who poisons with adulterated honey, is hanged, survives due to a vital throat condition, escapes, rebuilds life in Liege, and later faces bigamy charges when his past is revealed. The tale ends with a surprising moral pledge and a humane legacy to hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huxperto
Roberto
Bern
Robert
Lausanne
Goring
Butt
Rhine
Maates
Ll Sena
Hermanthia
Holland
Trudie
Piatron
Thomas Cronme
Batavia
Crommo
Terman
Thomas Cromme
Amersterdam
Germany
Thad
Strasbourg
Indies
Langanne
Claude Pochinet
Cromme
Ehallander
Poeliitiet
Cho Caytain
Alvo
Madame Pochinet
Sam
Amsterdam
Capt
Eulagia
Coane
Anvers
Yittie
Taiege
Liege
Mark Twain Abroad In 19th Century Correspondence
Amwens Hartford Courant correspondent describes Mark Twain’s global presence from London to the Nile. He recalls Twain’s writings and sales in hotels, bookshops, and ships, noting two yellow volumes widely sought across Africa and the Middle East during travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amwens
Hartford Courant
Mr.Twain
Acropolia
Mark Twain
London
Pyramids
Pakin
Palestine
Murray
Byzand
Constantinople
Hom
Smelting Iron Trials With Oil Fuel Highlighted
A report notes major fuel savings by replacing coal with oil in smelting iron. Oil costs for producing a ton of iron are estimated at seven dollars versus seventeen for charcoal. Experiments show oil-derived fuel as safe and viable for blast furnaces, with ongoing projects in Pennsylvania oil regions and a Notre Dame bell-related note from South Bend, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courmon Busst
Dame University
South Bend
Ind
Nonks for Farmers and Constipation in Horses
This piece urges farmers to consult standard works to avoid routine drift, stressing active inquiry and reading to improve farming profitability and respectability. It also discusses horse constipation, noting causes from bile issues to dry fecal mass and recommending diet adjustments and rock salt for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leazth
Galus
Gerdleman
Curious Household Recipes From An Old Manuscript
A garbled collection of kitchen tips and home remedies lists ingredients and steps for several dishes and beverages. Included are measures for breads soups desserts and a healing meat jelly. Phrases reference egg whites butter lemon sugar and barley among others in a diffuse ancient culinary note.
Cure for Sow That Eats Her Young
The article recounts a method to stop sows from attacking and eating their young. It describes using a camphor and opium tincture applied to the ear to induce a stupor, after which the sow remains calm and tolerant of her offspring. It also notes brandy rubbing to prevent cannibalism and to wake the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Preserving Cider With Lime Treatment Plans
A New York Tribus correspondent outlines two lime plans to preserve cider. Plan No 1 prescribes one fourth ounce per gallon of sulphate of lime added after pressing by mixing with a small batch then pouring into the barrel. Ten ounces per ordinary barrel is advised and racking is optional unless transport is needed.
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Geruda
North Pole
Loka
Sweden
Gillon
Croton River
New York
Schuylfall
France
England
Parka
American Naturalist
Europe
Boissons
New York Tribus Angst
Sowing Corn for Solling and Drought Preparations
The Journal of the Farm notes farmers drill Indian corn to oil cows during droughts when pasture is scarce. This season is anomalous with continued drought, but mid-summer showers may yield late pasture. A Delaware county farmer fed cows rye sown last fall, cutting high to allow a second plentiful crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tola
Delaware County
Tomato Culture and Garden Ventilation Notes
The text discusses pinching tomato heads for heavy fruit crops and warns against careless growth. It covers bed maintenance after vacancy, stressing air circulation and frequent ventilation, except in extreme weather. It also mentions Osage orange wood use and a dye extract from a Texas plant.
Fragmented 19th Century News Snippets From OCR Text
A mosaic of historical notes covers costs of ice, ocean cables, and state finances, along with climate anecdotes, agricultural claims, and railroad milestones. It mentions New York impeachment talk, Alaska coal, and California grape potential, plus a tale of Indianapolis origins and a Russian emigration to Nebraska.
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Duaine
New York
Bunard
Inpland
Mt. Wasington
Massachusettia
Texas
Waco
Aniston
Washington
United States
Cambridge
Musa
Unite States
Nebraska
Gol. Ndeware
Indiana
Prussia
Rusia
Queen Catharine
Omaha
Multiform 19th Century Dispatches and Oddities
A long, fragmented column reports diverse items from arrivals abroad to domestic curiosities. It notes assorted figures on population, industry, and war decencies, including English and Italian data, a Berlin death, a Paris pastry garden, a Dover Boulogne mirage, and various local incidents with sparse names and dates.
King Augustus Smith and the Sicilian Duchy Lease Case in 1831
In 1831 London an unnamed man Augustus Smith allegedly leased the Sicily Islands from a duchy. The record notes local residents and relatives had long interwoven claims and expectations. The fragment hints at conflict over the title and authority and mentions a disruption of a longstanding practice.
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London
Augustus Smith
Sicily Islands
Duchy of Gorawati
Ana
Smieri
Remarkable tale links Illinois physician to distant fortune
A Chicago Inter Ocean note recounts a sensational 1866 tale of Dr. T. D. Matchett of central Illinois who aided a stranger mother’s sick child in Chicago. The story claims the grateful mother later died in Aberdeen, Scotland, leaving £20,000 to Matchett, with potential future recognition or a rise in status if true.
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Bot Insley
T. D. Matchett
Illinois
Matchett
Bringfield
Obiongo
Burlington and Quincy
Indy
Matchatt
Afuila
Abe
Mr. Matchett
Aberdeen
Scotland
Ibin
Texeon
Mareschal College
Chicago
Inter-Ocomn
Family Paper: Steelville Mirror Describes Woods Printing
The Steelville Mirror, Crawford County Mo, touts its rugged setting and self owned press. It notes four miles northeast of Steelville and eight miles from Scotia Iron Works, with a two hundred thirty acre farm. Six children work type, oldest daughters Nallia and Dollie set type at a thousand ems per hour and edit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steelville Mirror
Crawford County
Snys
Stealville
Scotia Iron Works
Lessburg
Cuba
Steelville
Lensburg
Nallia
Dollie
Disturbance at Meeting Over Mr Henry Call Outs
An unsettled crowd hounded a speaker as a man kept shouting Mr Henry Henry and similar phrases. A young orator began, while the disturbance persisted until the chairman urged restraint. The scene ended with the crowd demanding Mr Henry, sparking mutual reproaches. Irrelevant notes on washing woolen bed clothing and microscope revelations follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Mr. Henry
Henry Henry
Henery
Fragmented Victorian humor and misread tales from Danbury era
A jumble of comic scraps and dialogues recounts misheard quotes, misunderstandings, and social quirks. The piece wanders through jokes about patience, ladies fashions, household advice, and a rural theater mishap in Danbury with a lemonade twist, ending with a Mobile tale of two unidentifiable suspects.
Railways Pace and Speed Limits in England and America
The article compares railway speeds in England and the United States, noting Britain’s few passenger trains exceed fifty miles per hour and most travel averages stay around thirty to forty, with wide gauge services occasionally reaching sixty yet facing wear and finance limits. It highlights slower speeds for freight and general passenger traffic, and laments limited infrastructure salidity affecting American rail travel.
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England
Misconceptions On Curare Death Then and Now
The text debates the belief that curare kills by painless sudden paralysis. Dr Claud Bernard refutes this, explaining paralysis is gradual and does not affect intellect. Respiratory paralysis leads to death by suffocation as oxygen supply drops and the body remains aware until the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woorall
Clauds Bernard
Neaag
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Ieee
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Qirlad Pass
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Mobile
Indianapolis Journal
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Parle
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Bisuakox
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Veux Vrororta
Helen of
Denmark
Tord Joaw Russert
Ireland
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Genxany
Paris
la Belle Jardiniere
Trouville
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Amaza
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Pan
Berlin
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Amiens
James I
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John Bull
Dover
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Calais
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Tennesee
The
Union
House Wen
Longfellow
New Mexico
Masachusetts
B. G Noarupor
Japan
America
Europes
Macon County
Alan
Faoge
Australia
la Plata
Corcken
J. W. Kelly
Shelby County
Clayton County
Las
Ling
New Jersey
King Augustus Smith
E. A
Matnain
Dean
Varietlers
Teargranss
Kansas
Norman
Partington
John
Avad
St. Louis
Rose Hill
Roman Csadle
Danbury Neto
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