The Wheel That Would Not Go Round
A mystified woman stalls on the street as sparks fly from a tire. A stranger diagnoses the real issue as the axle or its box, not the tire, ending the trouble in minutes. The tale laments overfixation on treating symptoms rather than root causes. It then praises Dr. R V Pierce and his medical works and remedies, noting widespread sales and a promise of free advice for curable cases.
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America
R. V. Ree
Buffalo
N. Y
Invalid’s Hotel and Surgical Institute
Pierce
Free Half Million Copies of Remarkable Medical Library Offered
A publisher offers 500000 free copies of a comprehensive medical library in one volume. Readers pay 21 cents for postage and packing, receiving a 1000 page book with 300 illustrations, identical to the $1.50 edition but in manilla covers, available while supplies last.
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Meui
Cyclomania in Paris The Velocipediste Essay
The Paris Figaro essay describes the cyclist as velox communis, a rapidly moving danger on streets. It notes the male's drab appearance and the female’s striking beauty, cites the rise of cyclists and medical concern, and mentions Esquiboul and Ovid as references to cyclomania.
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France
Paris
Academy of Medicine
Esquiboul
Blacksnake in His Pocket Scares Hudson River Worker
Charles Miller a trackman at Tarrytown on the Hudson River railroad, while lunching Sunday, slept and felt a black snake in his pocket. The reptile crawled from the pocket tearing fabric. Miller screamed and struggled as the snake coiled around his leg. A companion freed him. the three foot six inch black snake was killed. Miller remained shaken for hours.
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Charles Miller
Tarrytown
Hudson River
Miller
Why Folks Shake Hands In Historical Greetings
A compact discussion traces the origin of handshakes from glove removal as a peace gesture and notes the custom’s decline. It recalls how removing the glove signified trust while the right hand symbolized potential danger in hostile meetings. The piece cites Sir Herbert Maxwell on President Carnot and mutual surrender of the right hand.
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Carnot
Herbert Maxwell
A Word in Season on Champagne and Stock Brokers
A satirical note urges stocking champagne before prices rise as the stock market thrives. The writer mocks the broker who, when things go well, spends freely on champagne and pâté de foie gras, signaling a lifestyle change from beer and sandwiches.
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Boston Commercial Bulletin
Keep All Food Covered to Protect Health
Do not leave any food uncovered. Milk and butter must be kept in airtight covered vessels to avoid odors and airborne bacteria. Uncovered jelly is a health risk, and many pantries hold half used jelly dishes uncovered for hours.
Bank Con man tries to open account with loud plea
A small grim man in a First National bank deposits a roll of greasy bills and declares I want to fine the bank, provoking puzzled silence before the teller. He seeks to open an account amid anxious suspense and a crowd of customers.
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First National Bank
The
Chicago Tribune
Bob and His New Watch Becomes County Treasurer Tale
The judge recalls Bob, a county treasurer-to-be, who bought an $80 watch with $20 down and $5 monthly payments. He soon pawned the watch for $20 to pay his board, then paid $5 monthly plus $5 interest, ending up $10 a month poorer and watchless. The lesson on finance anchors the humor.
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Texas Colony
Gresham
Austin
Bob
Free burial for all in Swiss cantons
The Boston Transcript explains that in some Swiss cantons deaths are funded by the state. Coffins, services, and grave plots are provided at public expense with uniform terms and ten year grave maintenance. No gratuities are allowed for burial staff.
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Switzerland
Canton of
Glarus
Boston Transcript
Shell game hustlers plague Belmont crowds in shelling spree
Following Belmont steeplechase spectators, shell game manipulators spread through park corners and stables. A man lost 32 dollars and accused a shell man of cheating as tempers flared. The favored dupe fought back and forced the winner to surrender his winnings amid scuffles and fleeing accomplices.
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Belmont
Philadelphia
Fate of the Man Elocutionist
College men chase oratorical clubs but elocution ruins careers. Reciting at amateur shows tends to push men toward reformer or Walking delegate roles and, in general, toward worthless public speaking and ruin.
Remarkable Lifespans of Birds Across Centuries
The note surveys long living birds including an English song lark that survived twenty four years in captivity and French ravens reported over a century. A Paris parrot died at age one hundred three, and a Philadelphia cockatoo in 1888 was recorded as over eighty five years old.
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France
Paris
Philadelphia
German Colonising Company Formed in Saxony
A German colonising company with a capital of $200,000 for establishing agricultural settlements in German southwest Africa has been formed in Saxony.
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Africa
Saxony
Memphis Circus Train Under Construction At Car Works
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports the Memphis Car and Foundry Works is building a six car circus train. One elephant car and five flat cars are nearly finished with oversized timbers and heavy ironwork. Jumbo may view the Mindscape through reinforced double walls as keepers secure the enclosure.
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Memphis Car and Foundry Works
Memphis
Brunswick
Jumbo
Quotes and wry reflections appear in old Rochester column
A jumble of wits and aphorisms titled CURRENT NOTES from a Rochester Dem ocrat Chronicle page. It parodies poetry, justice, barbed-wire merits, and a joke about Kosciuszko noting his Polish heritage in a risible theatre exchange.
No-To-Bac Sale Probe Stirs Chicago Trust
A Chicago report says a syndicate offered a large sum for No-To-Bac the tobacco habit remedy. The inquiry shows No-To-Bac was not for sale to the trust. No-To-Bac claims nationwide success as doctors and druggists back the guaranteed cure or refund.
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Chicago
America
Railroad Trip Through Texas Inspires Northerner
Catterson reveals a Texas railroad journey while Hatterson jokes about fatigue from overhead work as they discuss hanging pictures. The exchange blends travel and daily work banter in a lighthearted scene.
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Catterson
Hatterson
Texas
Silver ticket congress bid mocked by wary settler
A new settler teases a political run on the silver ticket as the old inhabitant recalls a violent incident the day before. The major allegedly attempted a killing at ten yards and only injuring the target’s left leg.
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Congress
Curious 19th Century Fragments and Ads Spotlight
Irregular column riffs include gossip about a neighbor’s goodbyes, market tips from Thomas & Co, a jewel ring proposal scene, a 3 850 square mile volcanic area with geysers, a scenic railroad book offer, patent medicine pitches, mortality stats, teething remedies, and odd trivia on immigration and foods.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Oscar Vanderbilt
Dist. Pass. Agt
Northern Pacific R. R
Poe Tamerlane Auction Fetches 1450 Dollars First Edition
A Poe Tamerlane copy sold at auction for 1450 dollars as the first issued book with only one other copy known. A Frank Walton Complete Angler from 1653 brought 1825 dollars as the first edition. Dodd Mead & Co. led the bids, likely representing Cornelius Vanderbilt, who accumulates rare books as Lenox’s death widens the market.
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Poe
Frank Walton
Pope
Dodd, Mead & Co
Cornelius Vanderbilt
James Lenox
Notable European and global figures in brief notices
Emperor William plans no Norway visit this year and will cruise the Baltic before visiting Sweden and Stockholm. A gray oak is gifted to Berlin's Gray Friar's school from Sache senwald. Archaeologist Dr. Hirschfeld, 48, died at Wiesbaden. he taught at Königsberg University. John W. Foster may stay in China weeks longer amid talks of a $100,000 fee. Achmed Wotelegel, aiding Slatin Pasha, was hanged at Omdurman by order of the Kalipha after betrayers confessed. Red Thunder, linked to Turtle Mountain, is 88 and resisting capture by Maj. Hale. Maj. Heros von Borcke, who died in Berlin, served with J. E. B. Stuart in the Civil War.
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Emperor William
Norway
Baltic Sea
Sweden
Stockholm
Prince Bismarck
Berlin
Sachesenwald
Friedrichsruhe
Hirschfeld
Olympia
Wiesbaden
University of Koenigsberg
John W. Foster
United States
Mr. Foster
Achmed Wotelegel
Slatin Pasha
Omdurman
Slatin
Red Thunder
Turtle Mountain
North Dakota
Maj. Hale
Maj
Heros von Borcke
J. EB. B. Stuart
Mascot Proposal and Ringing Lesson in Stuttgart Rosebush Tale
A man kneels to tie a girl’s shoe laces and offers a nickel as a mascot request while a family trio named Jim Crip and Mike choose the prettiest young lady for their mascot. A Stuttgart rosebush covers 230 square feet.
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Pwm
Jim
Mike
Stuttgart
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