Grant and Sheridan anecdotes from Governor Sheldon
Governor Lionel A. Sheldon recalls a firsthand account of General Grant praising Phillip Henry Sheridan as the ablest military man and the wish to place him in command in a future war. The tale unfolds during a Cape May Congress Hall visit and a later meeting with Sheridan in New Mexico.
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Shevidae
Grant
Lionel A. Sheldon
New Mexico
Los Angeles
Congress
General Grant
Vicksburg
Sheldon
Sheridan
Phil
Congress Hall
Cape May
Philadelphia
Washington
Phillip Henry Sheridan
Europe
United States
Los Angeles Tribune
Earth age estimates by geological ages
Geographical calculations place Earth's minimum age at 21,000,000 years since primitive soils formed. The primordial formation spans 6,700,000 years, the primary age 6,400,000, the secondary age 2,600,000, the tertiary age 400,000, and 100,000 years since humanity appeared.
Diverse 19th Century Snippets Span Politics to Humor
A miscellany of items including a New York Times call for Democratic free trade support, commentary on consumption linked to damp subsoil in English towns, a quip about dining excess, an ad pitch for a phonograph, a joke about a man in Omaha, and Irish labor humor on weather.
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THE
New York Times
United States
London
Simon
Faces Not Symmetric Often Across the Upper Features
A German professor notes facial symmetry varies, with the left and right halves of the face uneven. The brain’s right side tends to dominate, the nose tilts, and eye and ear positions show regular asymmetry.
Maps and miscreants in a stream of old news
A sympathetic visitor and a repentant burglar discuss fate and work, noting life in vice has shaped him. A minor social exchange follows about finding honest labor. The piece mentions a Providence bank defaulter arrested in Montreal with 700000 in securities and cash. It also notes a mica ledge near Moscow Idaho yielding annual fortunes for a Chicago firm. A ColneEdTicuT colt is described feeding pears by rubbing against a tree.
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Pitcher
Union Bank of Providence, R. I
Montreal
Allin Line
England
Kellert
Moscow
Idaho
W. A. Woody
Chicago
General Harrison Rally Sparks Blue Banner Support
General Harrison fought bravely for the red white and blue and the boys to blue who prefer the star spangled banner will rally enthusiastically to his support.
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Harrison
Massachusetts man hides parlors in house as family cooks in cellar
A Massachusetts man with six marriageable daughters has converted the kitchen and dining room into temporary parlors and the family now cooks and eats in the cellar. A teacher asks a math riddle about distributing fruit, but pupils respond with a stomach ache in chorus.
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Massachusetts
Detective Pinkerton Trails in Canada as Boondoggle of Boodlore
In a mixed up column of oddities a Pinkerton count of 138 American boodlore in Canada is cited, claiming many would sacrifice to return home. Jokes about a farmer finding zinc while digging potatoes and a labette county farmer’s digressions appear, with remarks on Republican fashion and old bandannas.
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Pinkerton
Canada
Labette County
Kan
Duel memories and a billiards tale from Lexington crowd
In Lexington Kentucky at the old Broad Way Hotel Thomas F Marshall and Judge John Rowan played billiards with a corner-pocket table. The exchange recalls a duel years earlier and Rowan's noted skill while Marshall jokes about past blows and shared humor amid social reminiscence.
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Lexington
Mr. Marshall
Rowan
Tom
Marshall
Electric Bitters praised as malaria and liver remedy
A Texas county attorney lauds Electric Bitters as a life saving malaria, jaundice and digestion cure. Kentucky resident D I Wilcoxson reports a similar cure, claiming the medicine saved his life. The ad claims the tonic wards off and cures malaria and kidney, liver and stomach disorders. A separate dialect joke ends the clipping.
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E. Bainbridge Monday
County Atty
Clay Co
Tex
D. I. Wilcoxson
Horse Cave
Price Svean
Death toll from consumption cited with reward offer
The item notes high death figures from consumption described as a child of catarrh. It mentions a $500 reward by Dr. Mare Catarrh Sedgv proprietors for an incurable case. The remedy costs 50 cents and is sold by druggists. It also references the Tippecanoe Club in Indianapolis and a ratification meeting at Danville led by Harrison with a large attendance.
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Dr. Mare Catarrh Sedgv
Tippecanoe Club
Indianapolis
Danville
Harrison
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Epson
Omaha
Jr Tee
Hogy
Nebraska Journal
Indiana
Omaha World
Cleveland
Hood
Smith
Brown
Josse Carroll
Birdseye
Ind
Walla
Adolphus
Taurman
Horace
Dr. C. McLane
C. McLane
Fleming Bros
Pittsburgh
H.K. Dorr
New York City
New England
Boston
Points East
Via
Niagara Falls
City Ticket Office
N. High At
Columbus
Ohio
A. J. Smith
Ag’t
James de Wolfe
Columbus & Hocking Valley
R.R
Funein
Pitta
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Washington Phi
New York
All
Dayton
Louisville
St. Loutea
Kansas City
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas, Nebreka
California
Territories
Pullman Palace Cars
Ipeen Catena Toa
Pupingstpateum
St. Louis
Bienee
C. I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Elwood
Clann
BIG Mone
Cincinnati
Pelace
Too
St. Lewis
Union
Athens
West
W. Scott
C. W
B.R. R
Otton. E. Patton
Tray
Pass
Chillicothe
O. J
Columbdus
Hocking Valley
Toledo
River Division
Lv Pomeroy
Gallipolis McArthur Jr
Keenes
Hocking Valley Division
Logan
Lancaster Ar
Toledo Division
Delaware
Marion
Sandusky Carey
Fostoria
Sunda
Ly Columbax
Lancaster Lagan
Ly Mearthar Je
Coalpoole
M. Ya
Ile
Dilly
Cotombes
Tedede
Elemebes
Tolumbus
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Caiee der
Tetede
Ter Deere
Saeed
St. Teer Carr, Ou
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