General Breevities Reflect Odd Bits From Far Afield
Correspondi ng from Sharbned China notes no legal code exists for the wealthy to buy immunity. In India snakebite deaths may exceed twenty thousand annually with more women bitten than men. A Kentucky anecdote recalls a ghostly séance in Terre Haute and a servant saving his master with a dinner fire. A Jackson Tenn merchants’ ruse provokes a legal joke on agency. A Florida chameleon, ducIs principalis, changes color and makes a curious dining table pet tale.
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Acre
Thirlwall
England
Maysville
Eerne
Eerne the Period Between 1803 and 1833, Which Has Been Ren Ao
Chin
Kentucky
Simpson County
Dreamland
Lees Washington
India
John Forster
Henry
Mr. Forsters
Jackson
Tenn
Rev. S. Lockwoop
South Carolina
Florida
Keep the Boys at Home. Mothers, do you know where your
A Burlington Hawkeye call to parents warns against letting boys roam after nightfall. It urges keeping sons at home after seven, arguing unsupervised nights lead to trouble, damaged property, and moral decline. The column stresses parental responsibility and vigilance to protect neighbors and streets.
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Seventh
Walnut Streets
Someody
Ninth and
Maiden Lane
Calaboose
Burlington
A Missourian in Cuba. Correspondent's vivid Havana impressions
A Missouri observer in Havana describes Cuba as hot and moist with few water features yet richly tropical in mood. He contrasts crowded streets, Moorish architecture, and Spanish influence with American notions of home, noting Cuban women’s bold beauty and the social scene around bars and plazas.
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Cuba
Havanse
Havana
la Habana Bonita
Granada
Constantinople
Spain
Nero
Volante
Frome
Oldest Scottish china brought to Indiana exhibit
A crippled Indiana woman showcases two ancient pieces of china from 1634, a small pitcher and dish, claimed to be the country’s oldest. The items, originally from Scotland and once owned by the McGruder family in Baltimore, later moved to Ohio in 1836 and were hidden in feather beds during the journey westward.
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Ndiana
Scotland
McGruder
Baltiore
Ohio
A Terrific Fall of Cats Shocks San Francisco
A New York Times account describes a surreal cat shower on Van Ness Street in San Francisco. Cats rained from the roof during a single night, impaling themselves on fence spikes and filling yards with lifeless bodies as residents, including an Eastern guest, watched in disbelief.
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California
van Ness Street
San Francisco
Weather Bureau
Sodom and
Gomorrah
New York Times
Egyptian Heirlooms and the Cairo Market's Sad Realities
A New York Evening Post correspondent in Cairo observes a society where nearly all is for sale. He describes a poor woman with a gold nose ring bearing coins, possibly a dowry, selling a cherished heirloom to survive. The scene contrasts wealth and extreme poverty, highlighting personal loss as a social consequence.
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New York Evening Post
Cairo
Egypt
Adventures of a Defunct Alligator in a Drug Store
A humorous tale unfolds in a drug store as a dead alligator is passed around by pranksters. An East-end druggist recalls a Louisiana friend, mishaps with the creature, and a chain of misadventures ending with the alligator found in a coat pocket and used by a wary old man to test curiosity.
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Louis~Ledigat
New Orleans
Bath County
Darky
Louisiana
Recovery of a Daughter Lost for 23 Years
Mr E C Mahony of South Windham Conn found his daughter after 23 years, abducted as a child and raised west. She married a Berry. he and his daughter returned home with her, her husband reportedly not joining them. Also notes a Nevada Silver State item about a determined woman with revolver and flat iron protecting herself on a train, and a Rice Custany recipe.
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Windham
Conn
Walnut
Mendota, Til
Berry
Nevada
Idaho
HOME INTERESTS RECIPES FOR INFANTS AND DESSERTS
A selection of old fashioned recipes includes infants food made from rice flour and milk, several creams and pies with eggs flour and sugar, corn cakes and fried sweets. Dishes feature coconut pudding, lemon pre, and honey recipe with elm decoction to improve texture.
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Washington
Pre
American Insurance Co of Chicago praised for stability
The American Insurance Company of Chicago is defended against smear campaigns, with officers and stockholders named as reliable and moral. Officials from Ohio Missouri Iowa and Illinois endorse its financial safety, assets, and prudent business practices. The piece notes strong cash income, large insurance written, and favorable long-term policies.
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Chicago
H. N. Hibbard
M. Bailey
W. II
W. D. Hill
Ohio
American Insurance Company “of
Col. C. P. Edterbe
A. Harvey
Missouri
Cattell
Iowa
Kellogg
Ilinois Department
United States
Cnion
Xantippe and the Favorite Prescription in 19th century view
The piece questions harsh judgments of Xantippe, notes physical factors behind irritability, and endorses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for women’s ailments. It cites domestic virtue, references Socrates, Pestle & Mortar's Drug Store, and claims widespread druggist approval. It ends with a wry remark about family history and offices.
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Xantippe
Socrates
Senate
Gymnasium
Atheneum
Pestle & Mortar
Dr. Pierce
Dr Schenck Remedies Publicized for Lung Diseases
The notice advertises Schenck remedies including Pulmonic Syrup Mandrake Pills and Sea Weed Tonic from Dr J H Schenck of Philadelphia. It claims these medicines cleanse the stomach and liver, promote expectoration, improve digestion, and restore health if care is taken against cold. Consult at his Philadelphia office Mondays. meds sold by druggists nationwide.
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Schenck
Bchenck
Dr. Schenck
Not a Wonder That We Live and Its Remedies
An advertisement extols liver and nervous system symptoms described as widespread and painful. It promotes Shaker extract of roots as a radical cure, claims no relief from doctors, and notes A. J. White of New York selling it with agents wanted. Also mentions Levi W. Downs representing Star Island in the New Hampshire Legislature and Star Island’s clean election result with Democratic majority.
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M. Hantian
Conilly
France
Appleton
A. J. White
Pearl Street
New York
Levi W. Downs
Star Island
New Hampshire
KK. L, Fletcher
Chambers St
Peo
Kimball & CO
New Orleans
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Home Interests
the American Insurance CO. OF
Hoffmann’s
Kansas Land
Will Rey
Couch Farm
W. H
Denver
Cotorady
Uy G. J. Capewield
Cheshire
J. B. Massey.& Co
Louis, Mo
Aceon
Boston
Mass
Yonge & CO
St. Louis
U. S. Piano Co
Broadway
New Yorks
Stinson & Co
Portland
Mfc O
Michigan Av
Sudccail Stamp
J. H. Follen & Con Bik Centre
Iion
N. P
Parkesburg
W. H. Chidester
N. Y
Buffalo
A. H. Fuller & Co
Brockton, Mass
J. Worth & CO
St. Louis, Mo
Serapers
Chicago Ditcher
Sauer “Ditcher Co
M. B. Kuehnemundt & CO
Produce Commission Merchants No
America
Novgertr PainTine Works
Ashland
Sass
C. F. Wingate & Co.limited
Duane Sty
N.Y
Chine
Owditc
Dow
Nassen St
E. Spangenberg & CO
Louis
GEN VG Sured
Tor
Inn
Ehzanweig
OMS
Altire
Sting
Ullman Se Cos
Harsford
Cry Chicago
Ime
Mnual
Madame de Corset
Boas
BT Viris
Jor Ers
Troy & Harmon
New Haven
Bend
Kirand Mill Company
Cincinnati
U. S
Thia
Agente
Dress Nationnal PasLisuine Co
Mhicaco
Edger
West
Ledger
Wornbrock & Fattmann
Sixth St
N. E
Isa Lal le
Mike Lore
Reniars
Addrnes
Miston
NS. E
Dulbar Sale
Bromfield
Bowton
Mase
American Olograph CO
AM. Pilograph Co
Walnut St
Cincinnati, O
Pe-Corportus Cerrificata
Ecoooocostacsooos
Ax. Orlograph Co
Vanbuskirk
Oh. Bude
Resine Opera
Fineer
E- K
Yank
Vnetreet
Tia
Nashville, Tennessee
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