Cured a Comrade of Cholera Morbus at Washington Trip
A comrade from Elgin, Illinois, near Washington City, was gravely ill with cholera morbus. J E Houghland of Eldon Iowa credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life. He says he has used it for ten years in immigration work and always carries the remedy. For sale by Toaghran and Baur.
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Washington City
Elgin
J. E. Houghland
Eldon
Iowa
Toaghran & Baur
Headless, Yet Alive: Insects Survive Varies After Decapitation
Historical note details Professor Conestrini experiments on insect vitality after head removal. Beetles show immediate distress while ants bees and wasps linger for hours. Butterflies and flies exhibit surprising endurance with some species living days headless. Myriapods show high tenacity. last life signs appear in hind legs.
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Conestrini
The Horned Italian Monster of Ravenna
Descriptions by Licetus and Zahn recount a monster born in Ravenna in 1511 or 1512. A single leg ending in a large scaled claw supported by wings, with feathers from hip to knee and a barnyard scaled lower leg. A woman’s head with a horn atop the forehead, large low ears, and a mixture of scales feathers and hair. The fate of the creature remains unknown.
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Licetus and
Zahn
Ravenna
Italy
The Changing Tides
The article explains the dominant role of Earth's rotation and lunar gravity in tides. It notes the Sun's smaller tidal effect modifies lunar tides, increasing them in spring tides and decreasing them at neaps, with further timing effects on priming and lagging.
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Neaps
Holmes on Recovery and Death’s Warning
Oliver Wendell Holmes notes protest against telling someone they cannot recover. He argues people generally grasp recovery is impossible and usually does not need such reminders. He compares death to sleep, suggesting the warning is rarely needed.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Teacher-Evil Communications Corrupt Good Manners
A short dialogue shows a father receiving a dressmaker note that prompts him to use bad language. The line contrasts proper behavior with the corrupting influence of improper communications on a child named Johnny.
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Johnny
Misfortunes Restore Moral Tone After Prosperity
A reflective aphorism notes that misfortunes act as moral bitters, refreshing the mind after extended prosperity and cloying ease. It frames adversity as a corrective for excess, sustaining virtue and balance.
Ames Bank Officers Named in City Listing
The Ames bank directory lists W. M. Greeter as President E. W. Slayton as Vice President Henry Wilson as Cashier and T. A. Copps as Assistant Cashier in the local financial page.
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W. M. Greeter
E. W. Slayton
Henry Wilson
T. A. Copps
T. Cashier
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Modest Claims of a Remedy Echo Proven Convictions
The passage notes Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy makes modest claims and relies on user statements. It asserts the remedy will positively cure diarrhoea dysentery and stomach pains and has never been known to fail, with Loughran and Bauer selling it.
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Maxim
Loughran & Bauer
Tipping a Waiter Defies Balance Theory
A light moment in a diner turns into a humorous study as a tipped waiter stays steady while a customer jokes about balance. The incident highlights dining room etiquette and crowd reaction.
Bowel Troubles in Children Prompt Attention urged
Summer illness in children calls for care at first looseness of bowels. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is praised for quickly controlling the disorder in both children and adults. Sold by Loughran & Baur.
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Loughran & Baur
Remarkable Surinam Toad Carries Young in Its Back
A Surinam description of a female toad whose young develop in honeycomb like cells in the thick skin of her back. The male receives eggs, cells them in his mate’s back, then after about eighty two days the young toads emerge. The mother sheds the cells to reveal a fresh spring appearance.
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Surinam
Washington But Not High Mightiness Title Chosen
The article recounts debates over how to address the U S president with options like his excellency or high mightiness. Congress debated, newspapers weighed in, and Washington was ultimately titled simply the president of the United States.
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United States
Congress
Holland
Washington
Muhlemburg
Muhlenburg
Wynkoop
Pennsylvania
Washington Post
Friendship Among Fishes and Sea Hosts
The sea cucumber shelters small forms called messmates that live within its body and feed on digested food. Sea anemones likewise trap tiny fish within their tentacles and briefly release them, showing playful captivity. Similar life occurs with fish swimming inside tropical starfish arms.
160 Acre Howell County Farm for Sale in Missouri
A land offering in Howell County Missouri lists 160 acres in the Big Red Apple region with 65 acres in cultivation and a large family orchard plus modern improvements. Seller E L Gilmore Freeborn Minnesota invites inquiries for particulars. Also notes Rev J N Fry and Susan E Fry Brookline Station Missouri.
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Howell
County
E. L. Gilmore
Freeborn
Minn
Tf Pd
Manx oath on the book swearing fair law enforcement reference
An old Isle of Man oath read in courts invoked divine witness and marvel at God’s works. It pledged to execute laws without respect for friends or family and to act impartially between parties, likening impartiality to a fish’s backbone.
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Isle of Man
The Bright Spots Quote Reflections on Strength and Endurance
The piece reflects on how occasions reveal a person’s strength and weakness. It suggests pride in memories of overcoming injuries temptations and difficulties through endurance.
Plain Talk on Truths With Friends and Enemies
The text argues that friendship does not permit insults and that truth and courtesy must govern near relationships. It states unpleasant truths should come from enemies, not intimates, except in rare necessary cases.
Pygmalion and Galatea audience moment by Miss Anderson
Miss Mary Anderson in the play Pygmalion and Galatea turns toward the audience with outstretched arms as she cries The gods will help me The gallery roars in unison We will supporting her hopeful appeal to heaven reflecting the theater’s lively response of the era
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Mary Anderson
Mme. Navarro
Pine-Ules and King's Dyspepsia Tablets Ad
An old advertisement claims Pine-Ules clear kidneys and bladder with a single nightly dose and King’s Dyspepsia Tablets remedy indigestion symptoms. It notes sales by C A Gamble and OC A Gamble. The tone resembles a period medical patent testimonial.
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C. A. Gamble
OC. A. Gamble
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