This Date in History and Notable Deaths
This historical snippet notes 1533 Atahualpa's death, 1708 Haverhill fire, 1774 Stephen Watts Kearney birth, 1848 Stephen Watts Kearney death, and Pius VI born 1717. It also advertises Foley's Honey and Tar for hay fever relief from Elam Ordway Houser.
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Elam, Ordway & Houser
Chronology of notable events from 1833 to 1908
A compact timeline lists key moments: 1833 birth lines, 1843 vast Constantinople fire destroying ~12000 houses, 1849 rise of David B Hill, 1884 Russian capture of Fort Aculga, 1884 Ohio river steamer Belmont tragedy with 15 dead, 1898 Czar proposals, 1905 Caleb Powers convicted in Goebel murder, 1905 Portsmouth talks yielding a peace accord.
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Constantinople
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Reading the Tree How the Forester Gets Its History in Detail
The article explains how foresters determine a tree s age and growth by taking core samples and counting rings. It chronicles growth stages from youth to maturity, noting false rings and events affecting growth, with a humorous aside on tree lore.
Ten Years in Bed Recovery With Kidney Cure
R. A. Gray of Oakville Indiana says ten years of kidney disease confined him to bed. He sought top medical care without relief until Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended, which he calls a Godsend. Elam Ordway and Houser are mentioned in the endorsement.
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Foley
Elam, Ordway & Houser
Salt Cure for Epilepsy Supposed by Ambulance Surgeon
An ambulance surgeon at Bellevue notes that in every epilepsy case the patient shows salt on the neck and face. He dismisses salt as a relic of old country superstition and admits the actual cure is unknown.
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New York Tribune
Bellevue
New York Sun
Free Men and Splice Laws Echo in Pittsburg Post
A quotable clash on marriage freedom appears in the Pittsburg Post with a flamboyant citizen declaring all men are created free and a sour citizen agreeing that marriage is a personal choice. The dialogue underscores individual responsibility in wedlock debates.
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Pittsburg
Faux pas at Gottawadds puzzled Mrs Oldenstie
Mrs Oldenstie asks if the faux pas at Gottawadds was noticed. The hostess replies she saw the chafing dish in use but mistook it for Welsh rarebit. The exchange captures a humorous moment from the Chicago Record-Herald vignette.
No Policy on Politeness Holds Back a Good Matter
The note claims that deference has little effect on outcomes and asserts that practical actions often win where eloquence fails, emphasizing results over etiquette in achieving success.
Actor Works When He Plays and Musician Plays When He Works
A concise reflection notes that the actor performs during acting roles and the musician performs during work tasks, illustrating overlap between craft and labor.
Plain Liver Health Pitch Promises Digestion Help
An advertisement claims Burdock Blood Bitterstones liver and stomach products can relieve languor and headaches. It markets improved digestion and blood purification as benefits of the remedy.
Curious Diplozoon Worms Form a Cross Shape
The diplozoon is a singular gill parasite of several fish species, notably the bream. Each creature has two bodies fused at the middle to form a St Andrew's cross, with identical organs in each half including digestive and reproductive systems.
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St. Andrew’s Cross
Men Past Sixty in Danger Prostate and Kidney Warning
An old health ad notes that over sixty and many men suffer prostate and kidney issues. It claims Foley's Kidney Cure corrects irregularities and cites Rodney Burnett of Rockport Missouri, age 91, reporting marked relief after two bottles.
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Foley
Rodney Burnett
Rockport
Flam, Ordway & Houser
The Irish Fairies in Belief and Custom
A Grin d Magazine tale recalls Irish fairy lore linking milk spills to luck and fairies’ delicacy. A County Tipperary mother fears for her three week old, consulting a so called wise woman who advises smearing dirt to attract the fairies. The child recovers when the fairies see dirt, and the treatment is deemed effective by the aunt.
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Grind
Tipperary
Auntie’s Nephew Teases With Playful Demands
A two year old, shown to an admirer, playfully points at items and shouts My rug My dress and My man during a lighthearted visit. Auntie counters with emphatic refusals as the child charms the onlooker with his quick retorts.
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Jin
Bilence
Auntie —Pilgrim
For sale by first class dealers Cincinnati notice
National Lead Company advertises sale of products from Freeman Avenue and 7th Street Cincinnati Ohio. The notice specifies sale by first class dealers.
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National Lead Company
Freeman Avenue
7Th Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
Stove wood for sale with telephone orders available
Readable line offers stove wood in any kind and quantity from 50e upwards with telephone orders to 343. Call for purchase details and delivery options.
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