Savage Tahitian visit and court scene satire mix
A Tahitian encounter unfolds with a barefoot host offering fruit, tobacco, and shelter, described in vivid detail. The piece shifts to a Pickwichian court scene in White Plains where Miss Green and Mr Hyatt clash with Mrs Heilman over a property memorandum, escalating to threats and a heated adjournment.
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C. W. Stoddard
The
Atlantic
Dickens
White Plains
New York
Mills
Miss Green
Hyatt
Ms. Heilman
Mrs. Heilman
Murray
How Tacks Are Made In Nineteenth Century Factories
The article describes tack production from iron sheets to final round-headed tacks. It covers sheet preparation, cutting, forming the tack body, head shaping, and head setting with a lever, along with machine speeds and the scale of U S output. It notes 1700 tack machines nationwide and contrasts with older hammering methods.
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United States
Two Noblemen in a Transatlantic Passage
Mary A. Livermore compares two noblemen among Scythia passengers. An English Earl receives fawning shipboard homage, while Samuel Morlery, untitled but a genuine nobleman, is met with warm respect and philanthropic praise for his temperance and charity work.
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Scythia
Europe
Samuel Morlery
England
Mary A. Livermore
Troy
A Scotch Subaltern and the Gibraltar Guard Error
A Scots officer on Gibraltar guard fails to report a fellow officer’s fatal 400 foot fall. The Brigade Major questions the omission, and the subaltern argues the accident was not extraordinary. The tale highlights Irish humor and guard reporting quirks.
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Gibraltar
N. B
Health Elixirs Promise Purified Blood and Strength
An advertisement touts Seavill's Sarsaparilia and Stillingia as a blood purifying healer restoring health. It claims benefits for syphilitic disorders, kidney weakness, liver and stomach diseases, erysipelas, malaria, and nerve ailments with a pleasant, strengthening syrup. It also promotes Baker's Pain Panacea for pain and Dr Roger's Worm Syrup to kill worms.
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Seavill
Only Daughter Cured of Consumption Excerpt Ad
An ad claims Dr H James cured his daughter of consumption using Calcutta herb. The doctor offers the recipe free, asking only two or three cent stamps to cover expenses. The herb allegedly cures night sweats nausea and breaks a fresh cold in twenty four hours. Address Craddock & Co Philadelphia with paper name.
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H. James
Calcutta
Craddock & Co
Race Street
Philadelphia
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