collective inquiry in medicine aimed at disease causes
The movement seeks to centralize and analyze scattered medical observations from Britain to create a basis for preventive study. Promoted by Sir William Gull and Dr Mahomed, it uses inquiry cards to collect data on diseases from physicians, aiming to reveal true causes and improve early treatment.
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New York Sun
England
British Empire
William W. Gull
Committee For
Mahomed
Humphrey
Cambridge
Birmingham
Nina Aan
Pia
Raglesenge
de. Paget
Paat
Hippocrates
Demorest’s Monthly
Adirondacks
Dr. Johnsons
Bulwer
Goose progeny and habits from a folk tale fragment
The fragment describes a goslin as the old female goose's young offspring, mostly yellow and able to swim with ease. It notes annual May births, exceptional longevity myths, and compares geese to humans in feeding, with odd diet and living habits. The passage includes dialect spellings and culinary details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwaz
Workingmen Here and Abroad in Knight’s Paris Tale
A Knight story contrasts European and American workers. It recalls a Paris scene where rain-soaked groundsmand and a labor change reveal how class and fortune shape opportunity. The piece argues European workers are kept down by structure, while Americans see doors open for self advancement.
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Mr. Knight
Paris
Faton
Chester
Westminster
A New Land Ern Pacific Seeks San Francisco Supremacy
A new land and the ern Pacific scheme challenge San Francisco’s dominance in iron coal timber and precious metals. The article argues regional wealth and strategic resources will shift power as new routes and imports emerge.
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San Francisco
Speculators and Brokers Dominate Chicago to New York Options Trade
A long discussion recounts how Chicago brokers push grain options and futures into New York, draining capital from towns like Ottawa Illinois and Louisiana. It details commissions, broker misconduct, and the spread of telegraph and blackboard trading, warning of repeated cycles of boom and bust driven by speculation.
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George Alfred Townsend
Telegrapps
Chicago
Ottawa
Illinois
Louisiana
iIt
Egusiade
United States
Produce Exchange
New York City
New York
Chicago Board
New York Stock Exchange
Jim Keene
Can Spans A
Gath
Estock
Stock Board
Tey
The
Stock Exchange
Keene
Wall Street
Seney
Philanthr
Nickelstisie Ranegad
Gould
Uri Pacific System
Georgia
Carolinas
Norfolk
Shenandoah V. S
Pollen mistaken for sulphur showers in far regions
Col St Louis Globe Democrat notes a Cairo DL telegraph item about a shower of sulphur over Paducah Kentucky. The pollen from blooming forests explains how airborne pollen can drift and deposit in showers across distant areas, a meteorological mystery beyond the writer's scope.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Cairo
Paducah
Texas
Indian Territory
A St Louis romance satire mocks a fabled life tangled in fiction
A New York Tribune tale recounts a reporter’s wild ascent into faux aristocracy, naming Sir Archibald and Lady Alicia De Vere, a phantom convent, and a gypsum cave linked to Jay Gould, exposing the hoax as a tall tale with belated moral about mannish women and gender roles.
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New York Tribune
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
American College
Rome
England
Jay Gould
St. Louis
Alexandria
New York
James Chester
Sir Archibald
Alicia de Vere
Aubrey de Vere
James
Alicia
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Liverpool
The
Times
Archbishop of York
St. Paul's Catheral
William Lawrence Hyde
Earl of Clarendon
Cardinal Antonelli
Palazzo Borgnesi
St. Stephen's Church
East Twenty-eighth St
Convent of the Visitation
Forty-second St
the Alexian Brothers
Father Chester
Mary Dolores
K.C. B
St. Stephen's Church In This City, and $25,000 To the “Convent of the Visitation
Paris Sanitary Inspectors Probe Illicit Coffee Bean Craft
Paris inspectors uncovered an operation where workers pressed ground acorns and burned wheat into a stiff paste, stamped into coffee beans, colored with spirit solution of coloreone to mimic mocha, and packed for sale.
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New York Sun
Paris
Russian florists race for Moscow Kremlin decorations
New York report states Russian florists arrived in San Remo and Ventimiglia to contract for all flowers in the principal gardens for Moscow festivities. Flowers will be sent each morning to Moscow by a special train of eyeing cars for Kremlin decorations.
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New York
Suan
San Remo
Ventimiglia
Moscow
Kremlin
Fragments of a Poem in Fragrant South Imagery
Fragmentary verse evokes a sultry southern scene with lyrical imagery. The speaker describes a radiant figure amid fading light and delicate touches of sweetness, hinting at affection and aesthetic allure.
Woman calls for abolition of all government and prisons
Paris dispatch reports a woman urging anarchy and self rule, demanding no emperor king or president, no laws or punishments, and proposing government by individuals. She travels Paris and Fabourg St Antoine guiding workers to rebel for bread, promising to lead them.
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Paris Cor
Chicago Tribune
Mai
Fabourg St Antoine
Paris
Povern
Women in Journalism Speech at Indianapolis Honors Mrs. Garri son
Mrs. May Wright Sewall hosts a luncheon for Gertrude Garrison new Yorker. Garrison notes the sacrifices of women in journalism and defends pursuing the pen over domestic roles, despite criticism, jealousy, and gossip.
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Indianapolis
May Wright Sewall
Gertrude Garrison
New York City
Forecasts of Summer Fashions in Cincinnati
Ciara Belle reports in the Cincinnati Enquirer on summer fashion trends featuring checks and Scotch plaids in two color pairings, youthful round waists, and heavy use of faille fabrics. Velvet summer dress materials return in smooth light mousseline, with plain or figured patterns and embossed or ciseless designs.
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Ciara Belle
Cincinnati Enquirer
Directoire
Out of the Boarding-House by Jennie June
A young wife recalls six boarding houses as dreary and gossip filled. She and her husband moved to a flat where he fixes a mantel clock and shelves, finding happier home life and less club social pressure.
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Jennie June
Demorest
Ius
Preventing Mould on Jellies by a Melted Layer
A reader from The Continent shares a method to stop mould on jellies. Instead of covering with brandy-soaked paper, melt a lump of wax on the hot jelly to form a protective, air tight layer that prevents mould and keeps the surface dry for future use.
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Continent
The Business of Barbarians and Quarrel in Families
A conversation between two mothers reveals that quarrelling among children is widespread and a sign of immature minds. The piece argues civilized life aims to stop quarrelling, elevate self control, and foster harmony as a test of civilization and rank.
Good Cheer Hint for the Careful Housewife
A fragment advises repurposing worn red tablecloths into nagadette shapes for food or craft use. It suggests cutting the good part, preventing fraying by overcasting, and notes family members may not notice the reused, unbought fruit item.
Hands Treated With Starch Cure Chapping
A 19th century home remedy suggests dipping hands in water then applying finely pulverized starch with a knife blade. The starch treatment is described as highly effective for curing chapped hands.
Kiss and Keepsake Exchange Amid Whispers
Fragmentary OCR shows a childlike exchange with possessive phrases about a kiss and a kept token. The lines imply a playful or intimate moment labeled by a youth magazine style, but lack complete context or clear participants.
Holder for Baking Day in Arthur's Magazine
Advice from Madge Carrol suggests two large holders for baking day use. Tie one on each side of the apron to keep hands free and ready. A piece of leather inside the iron holder prevents swelling and blistering during hurried kitchen tasks.
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Madge Carrol
Arthur’s Magazine
Modjeska Reflects on Tour and Future Plans
Madame Modjeska speaks with a Tribune reporter at the Clarendon Hotel about her travels from Baltimore to Canada and the United States. She notes enjoying Canada’s enthusiasm, planning to perform Imogene and Ther a, and intends to tour England next year then return to Poland and Germany before managing by her husband.
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New York Tribune
Madame Modjeska
Clarendon Hotel
Tribune
Baltimore
Chicago
Cincinnati
Canada
States
Imogene
Henry Ibsen
Thera
Sardon
Sarah Bernhardt
Miss Davenport
Lean’t
London
Poland
Germany
England
Ginset
Czarina's Coronation Mantle and Imperial Regalia
Chicago Times reports the czarina will wear a cloth of gold mantle bordered with armorials and silk embroidery. the crown used at her coronation is valued at three million rubles and set with diamonds. The scepter features a great diamond larger than Kobinor by eight carats. procession includes thirty three carriages drawn by eight white horses.
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Puget Sound
New York Sun
Pacific Coast
Tacoma
Pacfic
San
California
San Francisco
Globe
America
Wilkeson
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Green River
Cascade Range
Sandwich Islands
Tatoma
Wilk
Pacowwa
Ellenville
Mount Tacoma
United States
Pacific Ocean
Tuchiia
Straits of Fuca
Commencement Bay
Portland
Columbia River
Columbia
Columbia Bar
Oregon
Cascade Mountains
Puget
Washington Territory
Idaho
Cascade
Columbia Plains
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
Dolphia
Baltimore
Louisville
St Tis
Japan
Uget Sound
Oe of
Sen
Chicago Times
Catherine I
Elizabeth
Berlin
Frederick the Great
Boston Letter on Joseph Cook Lectures and Deficit
The Boston Letter reports Joseph Cook closed the year with a $2,500 treasury deficit from Monday lectures. Management aims to raise the amount by collections. The piece notes Cook’s free, fresh style and quotes his views on war, Christian governance, and reform, citing John Bright.
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Boston
Joseph Cook
Joseph
John Bright
John Mele Spee
William Oe
Gee
G. Weeketons
Statue at New York harbor sparks Liberty World statue bid
A syndicate of French capitalists proposes a gigantic statue at the entrance to New York harbor. They request a pedestal costing about a quarter of a million dollars. The project has lingered for years, only one third of the foundation funds subscribed, and it raises questions about America’s liberties being imitated elsewhere.
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George Alfred Townsend
William Vanderbilt
Eocnes
New York Central
Central
Sam
Geo
Mr. Vander
New York General
Eine Ik
Relidentia Ok Bic
Demorest
New York Harbor
Liberty
Dea
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Women In Journalism
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