Vast 19th Century Notes Span Notables and Events
A sprawling column lists figures from politics and society. Mentions Conkling in the Senate wing, Oscar Wilde shaving his ringlets, the Prince of Wales in obesity treatment, Rev. Thomas Harrison in New Jersey, McCosh's Princeton retirement, Milton's cottage sale, Elizabeth Cady Stanton's US return to Omaha, and numerous financials, health, and cultural items. A Woodward Avenue car tale and a Chinese language note close the fragment. The piece hints at public notices, literary figures, and upcoming New York centennial plans for Washington's inauguration.
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Booth
Conkling Pever
Senate
Capitol
Kila Wheeler Wilcot
Oscar Wilde
Prince of Wales
Thomas Harrison
Elizabeth
N. J
Gien
Terry
St. Augustine
McCosh
Princeton College
Milton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
United States
Omaha
Duke of Westminster
William
Duke of
Argyle
Princess Louise
Lorne
Henry Trying
Boston
Burdett-Coutts
Senator Stanford
California
John Boyle O'Reilly
James Redpath
Mary Grant
Izaak Walton
Anglers
England
Winchester Cathedral
L. A. Reavis
St. Louis
National Capitol
Manhattan Liberal Club
New York
Ideal Republic
John Jacob Astor
Newport House
Kinderhook
Hudson
Francis Scott Key
James Lick
San Francisco
Italy
Story
Catarrh suffererList praises Ely's Cream Balm remedy
Mary C. Thompson of Cerro Gordo II credits Ely's Cream Balm with curing years of catarrh affecting her eyes and hearing after several physicians. She endorses the product, noting its sales surpass other catarrh remedies as recommended by Franken, a local druggist in Sigourney, Iowa.
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Annegee
Ely
Mary C. Thompson
Cerro Goredo
Ae Franken
Sigourney
Owa
A Woman Better Off Outside Marriage Relations
A columnist argues that a woman free from an unhappy marriage fares far better than one trapped in a bad union. She imagines grim alternatives to wedding symbols, suggesting nettles, nightshade, and even a Dead March as mournful contrasts to a wedding.
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Saul
Sodom
Hood's Sarsaparilla for Catarrh Relief
Ringing noises in the ears and roaring sounds are described as caused by catarrh a common disease. Loss of smell or hearing can result from catarrh. Hood's Sarsaparilla, a blood purifier, is presented as a remedy that cures by purifying the blood and unifying it. If suffering from catarrh, try Hood's Sarsaparilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Scotland
Baith
Woman Keeps Eggs Warm In Bed To Prevent Freezing
An Iowa woman spent the day with a friend and tucked two dozen eggs in a warm bed to guard them from freezing. She returned late, disrobed, and jumped into bed, triggering a neighborhood alarm as she exclaimed. The eggs survived the cold. Salvation Oil advertised at 25 cents a bottle for neuralgia and other ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Shriek
Salvation Oil
Juvenile Residents Remain Healthful at Home
Report notes that the children at the Children's Home remain unusually free from ailments common to youths in the district, despite widespread illness among local youngsters.
Insect Exhibition in Paris Ties to Toad Cuisine
At the Paris insect exhibition Prudhomme explains to his son that Providence made insects for toads to eat. The father notes the role of toads and insects, with the boy asking the purpose of toads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Prudhomme
Iroquois Colony in New York City
A group of Iroquois people from Canada settles on Bleecker Street near South Fifth Avenue in New York City. The colony includes men women and children who live there and are described as reasonably intelligent. Women craft bead work sold by the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Canada
Bleecker Street
South Fifth Avenue
Curvature Limits Sight From Distance Claims
The item humorously notes that a six foot object is invisible at ten miles due to Earth's curvature and that a ten foot fishing pole in a Sunday school setting cannot be seen beyond five miles, playfully blaming curvature for both observations.
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James
Fragmentary Miscellany Mixes News and Oddities
A collage of short items includes a defiant salesman and his cyclopedia, old Bangund church in Norway with runic carvings, a Maine baby named Anna Versary on a grandparent’s anniversary, a wood pulp railroad car invention, world end predictions, a New England church fair with side shows, and a note on protectionist politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangund
Norway
Maine
Anna Versary
Curiosities and Parisian Wit in a Patchwork Page
A miscellany blends proverbs with travel notes and gossip. It recalls a Florida boiling spring in the Atlantic near St. Augustine, warns about diphtheria aftereffects, and mixes quips about baldness and a Pope’s toe with ads and brief anecdotes from newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Atlantic Ocean
St. Augustine
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Woodward Avenue
Detroit Free Press
George Washington
Congress
Childrens’ Home
Mr. Gethere
Kansas
N. Y
Tartar
Nicholas Crean
Long Branch
Brigsby
Capt. White
Newburgh
Ghild
Orlando
Fla
Dayton
Ore
Norristown Herald
Fort George
Albany Express
United States Senate
A Warren
The
New York Tribune
Scott
William Egeman
Aurora
Old Country
Nebraska
Wildcat Station
Athens County
Advertisen Mets
Dr. C. McLane
Dr. C. McLanes Ce
Fleming Bros
Pittsburgh
United Tes
France
Germany
Munn &Co
Scientific American
Mos
O Ientiic Americana
Broadway
Railroads
Cincinnati
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Vavorite
Indianapolis
Chicago
Kansas City
Union
Athens
Acotit
New England
Via
Niagara Falls
City Ticket Office
N. Mighst
Columbus,Ohilo
A. J. Smith, Gen’ Pass
Ag’t
James DeWolfe
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Toledo
River Division
Pomeroy
Gallipolis McArthur Jr
Hocking Valley Division
Logan
Lancaster
Eisen
Ly Columbus
Lancaster Logan, Arathe
Mearthur Je
Cgiallipelis Pomeroy
Slesver
Fostoria
Detroit
Union Dep
Newark
Zanesville
Pits Nore
Wheeling
Cincvnne
Lackville
Petro
Michigan
H.j.faleer Bach
Agen
A. BR
Columbus & Hocking Valley
R.R
Pitts Poresarrisburg
Louisaville
St. Louiisa
Missouri
Nebreka
Territories
Pullman Palace Cars
Coisbus
Louisvihie
Locimuapolia
Pom Ibd
Tien
Pirrsntwan
JAS
McAra Gererel Mapeger
Pirvarteae
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