General Briefs Reflect Wide Ranging Curiosities
Random notes cover marriage odds Prince Milan Servia and a century of literature with George Sand In Paris a hospital study on misery and a Jersey City theft A wide array of small items from lapland customs to cobalt ink surprises and a Virginia Nevada social splash at the Silver Palace plus satirical mining company antics and a colorful anecdote about McNabb in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Chinaffen
China
George Sand
F Dore
Paris
Jersey City
Prince MiLan
Servia
Servign National Assembly
Old South Church
Worcester
Mass
Col. John, Chandler
Church of Christ In
Charles Reade
London
Lapland
Virginia
City
Nevada
Silver Palace
the Chronicle
McNabb
O’flynn
Yellow Cat Go! Silver’ Mining’ Company
Dennis McNabb
Steinway Grand
Lanigan
San Francisco News Letter
Shooting in Santa Fe Plaza Leaves Marks and Injuries
In Santa Fe yesterday two residents Joseph Stinson and Van Smith fought in the plaza after a liquor-fueled dispute. Stinson fired a navy revolver and Smith a Winchester rifle, wounding Smith twice but leaving both unharmed on the whole. The confrontation caused glass and gate damage around the area and prompted medical aid for Smith. Both men later expressed regret and said they acted under liquor in a heated moment.
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Joe Stinson
van Smith
Mr. Smith
Soldiers’ Monument
Colonel Willison
Amy
Smith
Road Gauge
Dr. Gordon
Hig
Plaza
Messrs. Fisher & Lucas
Lucas
Broad Gauge
Santa Fe
Joseph Stinson
Stinson
Winchester
John E. Murphy
Gordon
Baldy Mountain
A California Romance: Dennis the Porter at a Mining Firm
Dennis McNabb the porter at a California Street mining firm keeps desks tidy and makes a winter fire. Earning ten dollars weekly, he endures a scowl from a secretary earning four hundred a month while awaiting a stock report. He dreams of Whit tington and McCullough and, after patient toil, hears of a pay-rock lode discovery and discusses it with McCarthy the saloon keeper.
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Dennis McNabb
California
Dennis
Whittington
Franklin
John McCullough
McCarthy
Hoolihan
Pastry Craft Hints From an Early Rural Paper
The article offers detailed guidance on making puff paste and pastry, stressing cleanliness, butter preparation, and temperature control. It covers winter and summer adjustments, oven management, and techniques for folding and rolling to ensure light, colorfully baked products.
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Pactic
Portrait Day at Centennial Press Gate
A Vicksburg Herald correspondent recalls his centennial pass trial day. He endures heat hunger and a rough photograph session that distorted his look and earned skeptical gatekeeper jokes before finally gaining entry via the press headquarters.
Destructive cedar worm infestation reported in Maury and Marshall counties
The Columbia Tenn Herald notes a new worm species attacking cedar forests north of the river and in northeast Maury County, with millions of cocoons on cedars as well as eggs and damage to nearby apple orchards. The text warns many acres of red cedar timber are dying and seeks entomology expertise to identify the pest.
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Marshall
Maury County
Columbia’Tenn
Herald
Why Do Physicians Differ in Diagnoses and Treatment
A patient suffers dull pain dizziness sour taste headaches and digestive distress. Doctors propose liver or kidney disease or dyspepsia or consumption, yet relief comes only from a remedy claiming to act on all organs at once. SHAKER EXTRACT OF ROOTS is marketed by A J White of 319 Pearl Street New York with agents wanted.
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A. J. White
Pearl Street
N. Y
Schenck Sea Weed Tonic Promises Natural Digestion Aid
An advertisement extols Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic as a cure for summer lethargy and dyspepsia, claiming it mimics gastric juice to aid digestion and restore appetite. It notes the product is sold by druggists and contrasts it with corrosive minerals. Also covered is a court tale of Calfarini Cordano and Giagini over a $1,000 offer and habeas corpus dispute.
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Schenck
Stefano Giaciu
San Francisco
Calfarini Cordano
Irl
Taly
Giagini
Paoli
Giugini
Wilbott's Anti Periodic and Shhallenberger's Pills Promoted
An old advertisement touts Wilbott's Anti Periodic as a universal remedy for malaria and related symptoms, claiming health gains and elimination of chills. It also promotes Shhallenberger's Pills as a one dollar cure for ague, and mentions new Prussian cannon updates by Aveia.
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Winnorr
Our Lakes
Rivera
Wilbott
G.R. Inlay &Co
New Orleans
Stop Shaking Asetre Claims Fever Cure by Pill
Fragmentary OCR text asserts a bold remedy claim for Fever and Ague. It mentions directions and agents collecting money, but the exact details are unclear.
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Asétre
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