Lincoln and Milroy in Wartime Command Reproached
Passage from Lincoln's habit and Lippincott's Magazine recounts Milroy, an Indian officer, fallen from grace. Lincoln pressed Grant to consider Milroy, praising his sincerity and courage while noting his failure at Baltimore depot and the Indiana delegation’s push for restoration. Milroy later received another command.
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Lincoln
Lippincott’s
Leslie J. Perry
Milroy
Indiana
Congress
Grant
Tennessee
A. Lincoln
The Medicine Taken and the Drugging Habit Explored
A prominent physician criticizes the overuse of medicines by family doctors and urges simplifying medical texts for pocket use. He cites foreigners underprescribing and praises three doctors Have-to Diet and Quiet for their cautious, targeted approaches. He notes these specialists avoid procedures like setting bones or treating typhoid, yet their prescriptions carry strong concern.
Columbus Idea of the World and His Motives
The article discusses Columbus belief that the world was larger by its solid part than its waters and underestimates the distance to the East Indies by the sunset route. It argues these errors spurred his drive to sail. had he known the vast oceans and risks, he might have abandoned the western voyage to Asia.
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Columbus
East Indies
Europe
Antarctic Pole
Oriental Indies
Voices in an Electric Car Story with Royalty Reference
In a fragment from Lippincotts Magazine, two women discuss royalty and marriage while an electric car carries their overheard chatter. The dialogue touches flirtatious remarks about the Prince of Wales and general remarks on husbands and modern men. A second portion mentions Japanese fishing nets and vast catch imagery.
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Prince O’ Wales
Averidge
Lippincotts Magazine
Chimberlain’s Stomach & Liver-Tablets Claim Superiority
Fragmentary ad copy proclaims Better Than Pills and The Questips praising Chimberlain’s tablets as superior to pills. It asserts they are stronger and more pleasant to take, invigorate the stomach, and restore natural bowel function.
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Elliot and
Thet
The Waterloo Ball and a Crisis on the Continent
At a Brussels ball hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, guests danced as dispatches from the front reached Wellington. He conferred with generals in a private room, then departed before 10 in a cautious escape, while many feared Napoleon’s advance and the outcome for Europe.
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Ima
Duke
Duchess of
Richmond
Rue de la Blanchissore
Society of
Briceols
Brenseee
Wellin
Brussels
Duke of Richmond
Antwerp
Napoleon
Duke of Wellington
Wellington
Europe
Trick riders and cabmen clash over New York women
A New York Press article quotes cabmen complaining about women who use cabs to pose and shop, arguing upscale women ride long distances downtown then switch to cars to appear affluent. They condemn the behavior but call it not criminal and say cabmen have no legal recourse.
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Pera of
New York
Ehiny
Twenty-third Street
New York Press
Persians Punishment Practice and a Tailor's Fault
A court case in London involves payment for a tailor's dress where one sleeve is longer than the other. Erskine questions a witness about whether a sleeve could be shorter, provoking laughter as the witness contradicts himself. The piece also notes a Persian punishment for repeat theft: bastins on feet, hand amputation, and finally decapitation, with a quip about fashion and decorum.
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London
Erskine
Persia
The Curious Excerpt on Pearl Nacre and Ocean Gravitation
The text discusses mother of pearl from neu tilus, its cephalopod-like shell, and air-filled chambers. It shifts to a note on continental gravitation pulling seas toward shorelines, describing mid ocean depth and cross-ocean travel. It ends with a critique of English rulers' language.
Truffles Described As Rare Underground Food Delicacy
The note explains the truffle as a rootless fungal tuber that grows just under soil. It praises its scent and mentions France using swine to locate it and England employing trained dogs for the search.
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France
England
The Most Costly Bible Ever Sold in Gold
In 1512 Pope Julius II refused to sell the Hebrew Bible for its weight in gold. The claim portrays the Bible as the world’s costliest book, highlighting its value and legendary status amid monumental prices.
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Vatican
Julius II
A Valuable Medicine For Coughs and Colds to Children
Charles My Cramer of Colombo Ceylon touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a trusted cure for chest colds and hoarseness, noting quick relief for adults and especially effective for children. He recommends it to friends and customers by Orr Gray Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Colombo
Ceylon
Orr-Gray Drag
Fragmented Historical Rant on Reputation and Taste
The text appears as a garbled pastiche about reputation and consumption. It mentions political figures and manners of living, but is not a coherent report or event. No clear entities or events are discernible to summarize as a news item.
Whitman and Ingersoll Tale of Immortality Debate
In the waning year of Walt Whitman a circle of admirers included Col. Hubert Ingersoll and a leading English professor. Ingersoll’s radiant talk of souls’ immortality prompted Whitman to listen, then respond with a quiet retort about nearing the end and changing views. The scene reflects the poet’s venerable age and his intimate circle.
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Nostle Ingersoll
Walt Whitman
Camden
Hermitage
Hubert G. Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Whitman
Capeare Hy
Sam
Tholl
Philadelphia Ledger
Handel Appetite and Mysterious Charm in Brief Tales
In brief anecdotes, Handel is famed for a prodigious appetite as a child composer of three operas by age fifteen, ordering meals for three and quipping that his hosts must bring it up with the company. A girl named Madge, who writes letter by letter, jokes that a joke might be hidden in what the paper doesn’t spell.
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Handel
George Frederick Handel
Madge
Lim
H-m-m
New York Press
Rattlesnake Protection and Patent Remedies in Odd Ad Copy
A fragment from a 19th century page mixes folklore on rattlesnake defense with dubious patent medicine ads. It touts a hair rope barrier around camps as protection, then veers to Brepp the Cough and a Quinine tablet cure, followed by a quip about a baseball catcher and a promise of blood purification with Prickly Ash Bitters. The tone resembles a miscellany of public notices and advertisements.
Fragmented Prose Reflections On Honesty And Marriage
A fragmented reflective piece explores pride in women, tongue control, and advice about married life. It touches on honesty, social perception by bachelor friends, and the tension between living and learning while quipping about forgetfulness and wit.
Voltaic Pile Invention Birth of Electric Currents
Volta’s experiments with silver and zinc and moistened paper formed the Voltaic pile or battery. He showed that two or more metals with a moist separator produce electricity comparable to friction methods. Later iterations placed metal disks in water, yielding grand results. Very little improvement has occurred since its first invention.
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Volta
Obeyed Orders Johnny Chops Wood While Eating Cake
A Philadelphia North American item tells of Johnny who eats cake while chopping wood to follow orders. His father forbids eating and working together, and later discovers the hatchet and cake. Johnny insists he is obeying orders, saying he cannot both eat and work at once.
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Johnny
Philadelphia
Why Indeed Why A Dog Runs Sideways Indialogue
A pee ager asks why a fine black Newfoundland runs sideways or diagonally. An investigator answers that the dog has been brought up that way. The speaker likens the quirks to a chicken roosting on one foot an owl keeping watch all night and a rooster crowing at dawn. He compares these to astronomical problems.
Fragmentary aphorisms on virtue and fortune
The text presents fragmented reflections on religion as power, misfortune and restraint. It muses that those who endure hardship with faith may be unlucky, and that a wise person hoards valuable knowledge. It also quips about money and aging friends deserting a man with no funds.
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