Oddities and notices from a distant paper
A scattered mix of local items from a 19th century newspaper including prices, fines, and oddities. Notable mentions: Cantrornis peaches at $20 a ton, a New York court fine for a dentist, a War department bid for red tape, a Hawaiian language Bible translation, a 78 room cottage near Bar Harbor, a $200 fine for editor’s action, a Lincoln county Missouri wedding, a Fredericksburg Virginia iron cage find, St Louis brick density, a man’s cry at Norton, Illinois Central v Chicago $100,000 damages suit, a Vermillion Kansas jail term, and apricot yields in Southern California. Also parish notes on a Chicago wedding, an international fair in Canada, a Maine powder request, and crime sentences in Falls City, Kansas. Weather notes from Ohio and publishing suspensions at Marietta and Pomero. Ends with advertisements for Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Dr Pierce’s discovery.
Extraordinary Wagers Across History and Society
A survey of strange bets from history describes odd wagers by diverse people. Tales include Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth weighing tobacco, a Yale football bet, a London bridge man wearing coins, and a New York businessman promising not to look in a mirror for twenty years.
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Walter Nateizgh
Queen Elizabeth
Walter Raleigh
Elizabeth
Castle Yard
York
Thomas Hodgson
Samuel Whitehead
Hodgson
John Bull
Whitehead
London Bridge
Westminster Abbey
Ir John Pakington
Lusty Palkington
Elizabeth Ey
New York
Scientific Progress and Public Notices in Midwestern Briefs
In Uniorville Mo a man claims saltpeter cures snake bites citing personal tests while a French savant argues humans revert toward primate forms. A London divorce course critiques marriage laws and societal ills. Worlds Dispensary offers medical mailings for ten cents. Youngstown dealers fined for Sunday fruit and cigarette sales. soda water and ice cream deemed necessary.
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Uniorville
Latonce
la Revue Scientifique
Nuxer
Hanover
Burl Enooll
London
England
Youngstown
Ohio
Republican State Platform At Zanesville Ohio 1806
Ohio Republicans adopt a platform praising national and state leadership, demand bimetallic money, tariff protections, and pension care. They denounce Democrats, support McKinley for president, Foraker for Senate, and John Sherman’s colleague, while expressing sorrow for Walter Gresham’s death.
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Zanesville
Ohio
America
Democratic National Administration
Hawaii
Pension Bureau
Veterans of the Republic
William Mcciinley
General Assembly
Nicaragua
United States
Congress
United States Senate
John Sherman
Oho
Joseph &. Foraker
William McKinley
Walter
Gresham
Stee
Lightning Hot Drops Funny Name Prompts Pain Relief Claim
A quirky product nickname sparks discussion about relief claims and varying perceptions of efficacy. The piece notes bold branding and raises questions about consistency between marketing language and user experience.
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Herb Medicine CO
Excursion to Columbus by Ohio Lines for State Convention
Excursion fare deal offered for a State Convention of the People's Party. Round trip to Columbus from all Ohio stations July 31 to August 1, with return by August 3. Special one and one third fare to Lancaster camp grounds via C H V T RY, with $1.00 from Athens. Tickets limited to advance return.
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Columbua
Columbus
Ohio
People’s Party
Ohio Central Lines
Lancaster Camp Meeting
Lancaster Camp Grounds
Athens
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Grorda Q. Gaxnow
Apy
Bar Harbor
Lincoln County
Fredericksburg
St. Louis
Norton
Illinois Central
Chicago
Vermillion
Kan
Stoddard County
California
Pomona Valley
Canana
Montreal
Maine
Falls City
Kansas
Mason City
Iowa
T. de Witt Talmage
Hood
MoxiorCrry
Missouri
George Lucey
Ohio Weather Bureau
Jane
Daily Dispatch
Marietta
Daily Telegraph
Pomero
Pomeroy
Osio
Pierce
Samuel Pitcher
Castoria
Dis. G. C
Osgoon
Lowell, Mass
J. F. Kincerevor
Conway, Ark
T. A. Ancnxr
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Oxford St
Brooklyn
Children’s Department
Unizxo
Tlostrian Axp Dispensary
Boston
Mass
Allen C. Surtn, Pres
the Centaur Company
Murray Street
New Yok City
New York World
Kentucky
Henry Clay Wau
Harvard
Yale Foothall
Mr. Gilbert
Mark M. Sykes
Baronet
Bonaparte
Seasped
Gilbert
Lonswarte
Co Worlds Dispensary Medical Association
He Main Street
Buffalo
N.Y
Republican State Platform
Springfield
ARM and Hammer
Church & CO
the Messenger and Herald
Athens County
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Supreme Court
Knowlow
Landford and Tenant
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NEW York Weckly Tribune
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