Whitman in Town Aboard Pure Magnetism for a Friendless Boy
J T Trowbridge recalls meeting Walt Whitman at a stereotype foundry as he helps a friendless boardinghouse youth. Whitman explains he aims to cheer him with his magnetism while proofs for a new edition lie nearby. A Detroit Free Press note on pine tar cures also appears in the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Trowbridge
Atlantic
Walt Whitman
Stereotype Foundry
Socrates
King Solomon
Whitman
Detroit Free Press
Points About a Good Horse
The head should be well proportioned with a large eye and fine eyelid. The lower jaw must allow the head to form an angle with the neck for free movement and graceful carriage. Small erect ears twitch quickly, while a lop ear signals dullness or stubbornness.
A Curious Boat From Ancient Canton Legend
A Chinese tale from two centuries before Christ tells of Lim Kao Poung, an artist who carved a boat from a bean pod with full rigging and sails. The hull bore Confucian maxims. the Emperor Tsi Fou supposedly paid 1,000 taels for this landmark craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Lim Kao Poung
Confucius
Tsi Fou
Belle’s Brute Courage Stuns Philadelphia Record Romance
In a playful Philadelphia Record item, Belle blushes as she hesitates to marry, declaring she is a brunette and the suitor pressures with a boastful line about courage. The brief exchange highlights social charm and bridal nerves in a light entertainment note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Belle
Philadelphia Record
Lightning flashes at weather change from cave on Jorend fjord
A cave on the Jorend fjord in Norway allegedly emits flashes of lightning with every weather change, a phenomenon noted by locals and described in reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jorend Fjord
Norway
Berg's Sweet Laxative Chips Purely Vegetable Candy
An old time patent remedy from Loughran and Bauer promotes Berg's Sweet Laxative Chips as a mild vegetable laxative. Claims to relieve constipation and bowel complaints, improve blood quality, skin, and beauty. Prices 10 or 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berg
Loughran & Bauer
Winter coughs and consumption warned in medical notice
A brief health warning notes winter coughs risk developing consumption if ignored and suggests Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy. Loughran and Bauer are cited in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loughran & Bauer
Safe cough remedy for children endorsed by Loughran and Baver
The notice states mothers can safely give Foley's Honey and Tar to their children for coughs as it contains no opiates or poisons. The endorsement comes from Loughran and Baver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Loughran & Baver
Attleboro Pharmacist Endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
M S Mead a leading Attleboro Mass pharmacist reports relief from dyspepsia belching and sour stomach after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He states he can eat pie cheese candy and nuts again without pain and endorses the product approving its digestion aiding claim. The clerk recommended the cure and Mead urges readers not to diet and to let the preparation digest their food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Mead
Attleboro
Mass
Loughran & Baver
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Promote Health
Constipation dulls the system causing depression headaches and general ill health. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers stimulate the liver open the bowels and relieve this condition. Safe speedy and thorough. They never gripe. Favorite pills. Loughran and Baer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Loughran & Baer
Gar-Gol antiseptic promotes throat cure claims
An OCR snippet promotes Gar-Gol as a scientific antiseptic that cures sore throat tonsillitis and hoarseness. It claims prevention of diphtheria croup and whooping cough. Loughran and Bauer are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loughran
Bauer
Seal of Minnesota Flour Never Faileth
An item notes Seal of Minnesota Flour Never Faileth by T. J. Mier & Son. The short line phrases the product name and the maker in a compact trade card style. The OCR yields limited readable context about usage or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
T. J. Miier & Son
Young man excused from jury duty after legal brief
In a New York Times report a young man before a city court sought release from jury duty claiming knowledge of law far beyond his years. The judge initially refused but relented after the man argued the court’s moral conscience would be offended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
The Scorpion's Wonderful Ear
The article notes scorpions are highly sensitive to delicate sounds and that their antennal structures, under the thorax, act as hearing organs. It asserts that these antennae respond to vibrations beyond human hearing, enabling scorpions to detect danger and recognize conspecifics. The London Spectator is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Spectator
Railways In Argentina The World Class System
The railway system of Argentina is described as second to none with frequent punctual trains, excellent rolling stock and luxurious long distance travel. Sleeping cars dining cars and permanent ways are praised for comfort and low fares, making travel easy and cheap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
London Tet
Rainsea Luxury
Lucky Finger Rings Made From Horseshoe Nails
A New York Herald note describes finger ring charms crafted from nails torn from horseshoes. The ring must come from a nail found by the wearer, bent to fit the finger, and trimmed. The ring is not welded, and the nail head marks the setting. Proponents claim luck with no proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Rosemary at a wedding and funeral links in Greek tradition
The article notes rosemary in Crete tied to marriage and death, echoing Greek associations with hyacinth. It suggests rosemary’s dual use stems from cultural perceptions of luck and remembrance across ceremonies and mourning.
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Crete
The Color of the Eye Examined
The iris color is never uniform. Eyes show spots, stripes, and blotches of white green blue yellow and black. Eye color reflects the predominance of a hue. Gray eyes mix black and yellow. brown eyes appear very dark red with yellow or blue spots.
Conversation Over Medication Decision at Home
A tense exchange shows Mr. Frank refusing a doctor’s order for medication while Mrs. Frank urges compliance. The dialogue reveals concern about the drug’s effects on a male patient and a warning from a relative named Joan in Philadelphia.
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Frank
Desperate Resolution in a Neck Tie Gift
Rivers wears the tie his wife gave him and Brooks asks what he will do with it. Rivers replies he will try to live it down, a moment captured in a Chicago Tribune cartoon caption.
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Rivers
Brooks
Chicago Tribune
The Sinful Brother
A church meeting scene shows a bishop questioning Brother B about spiritual condition. The lay delegate says the people are religious, some keep family prayer, and he implies a brother without family prayer is better, to which he calmly replies that his brother has no family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brother B
Tle
Harper's
The Great Basking Shark and Its Ocean Habits
The basking shark grows near forty feet, feeds on small fishes and crustacea, and rarely attacks humans. It flaunts a tall back fin, earning the name sail fish, and lies at the surface before diving when hooked. Its livers are harvested off Iceland for oil used in cod liver oil.
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Iceland
Revivalism in Jamaica Tragedies and Comedies
A Cornhill comment condemns Jamaican revivalism as animalistic and backward. It cites a doctor who witnessed a woman dying during a frenzied spiritual dance and recounts a Black woman who stayed on a neighbor’s roof for two days in a public display of religious ecstasy.
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Jamaica
Cornhill
The Hidden Life of Kid Gloves From Goats to Fashion
The article explains that true kid gloves are made from goat skin raised in a mountainous region of France. Kids are pampered, milk-fed, and kept in pens so their skin remains soft before killing and processing. It notes that sheep, deer, and colts also supply skins for gloves.
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France
Early potato cultivation across the Americas and wild varieties
Humboldt notes the potato was cultivated in temperate South America from Chile to the coast at the time of the discovery of America. Spaniards first observed it in Peru. European and North American varieties grow wild in Chile, with multiple wild species reported across South America and possibly Mexico and Arizona.
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Humboldt
America
South America
Chile
Peru
Europe
North America
Mexico
Arizona
Bananas Comfort Wildlife and Humans in Tropics
The article notes bananas with six foot leaves torn by strong winds, praising their beauty. It observes beasts, birds, and people enjoy bananas, and suggests owners in sparsely settled areas fence plantations with thorny plants to protect them.
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Tropics
Dinner at Mrs Gatterson's House
Mr Tutter accepts an invitation and praises the house for its good company. Mrs Gatterson asks if he will attend despite a sparse guest list. The exchange hints at social proprieties and recurring visitors in Ilarlem Life.
A Dangerous Tree
A curious note questions genealogy and ancestry with a dark hint of a man hanging from a tree, attributed to the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ptack
Boston Transcript
Scott's Emulsion Supports Child Growth Against Ills
An advocacy framing compares child health to blighted fruit trees and argues Scott's Emulsion strengthens children who lag. It claims the product helps children grow, eat, sleep, and play, urging giving the weak child a chance to catch up.
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Scott
Undefined Train Timetable Fragments
Disjointed schedule items show multiple times and routes including east west north south connections. Entries mention trains No. 12 18 24 32 with varying departure times and days, but many details are garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capend
Voce Bet Ee
Lenden
Eaves Co
Colege
Cles
Night Alarm Prompts Croup Cure Advertisement
A brassy cough signals croup and immediate relief is urged with Foley's Honey and Tar. A Mrs P L Cordier of Mansinasan BY credits the remedy with saving her three year old daughter's life after a doctor said survival was unlikely. Substitutes are urged to be refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
P. L. Cordier
Mansinasan
Loughran & Bauer
Polar Star Flour Advertisement and Insurance Reference
An Iowa advertorial notes Polar Star Flour from GROVE and promotes Bankers Accident Insurance Co claiming broad claim payout in Iowa. It directs inquiries to agent 43 F. L. Merepiras for references on insured accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Grove
Banker's Accident Insurance Co
Iowa
F. L. Merepiras
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mystic
Jersey
Mutual
Miller & Son
Uaghran
T. J. Minter & Son
Mr. Frank
Fao
Underwood
WER
Sinful Brother
the Kid Glove Kid
Mark Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
New York
Ames
I. A
Sandey
W.m. OS Greey Pace K. Smith
Loughran & Bazer
M. Bosworth
Plymouth Rock
W. J. Freed
Madison Madison Co
L M. Bosworts
M. Hemstreet
Real Estate & Insurance
South Side
Main Street
Ames, Lows
West Main St
Sali
Read’s Market
Ames, Iowa
Union National Bank
W. M. Greeny
Henry Wu
Son
Gro. H. Tripem
Caubier
Doe
Bankers’ National Bank
Chicago
National City Bank
Valley National Bank
Des Moines
Meat Market
Thompson & Graves
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