Multum in Parvo The First US Ore Shipment and Other Notes
The article surveys varied items from 17th to 19th century topics. It notes the first cargo of iron ore from the United States to Europe in 1608, a Redbrand girl found in Eastern Maine, rail safety in Britain, and vast Thousand Islands sales at $122 per acre. It mentions brickmaking innovations, a Chinaman’s death linked to a pigtail, greenhouse ventures on the Hudson, mushroom and violet farming for New York, and California preparing to cut whalebone, a process previously done in New York and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Redbrand
Maine
Great Britain
England
Thousand Islands
St Lawrence
Northfield
Ore
Hudson
New York
California
San Francisco
London
Jim
Tommy—Paw
Figg
Grains of Gold Aphorisms on Virtue and Luck
A collection of short maxims on character faith and society with reflections on love patience gratitude and integrity. The piece contrasts true merit with loud displays and notes backsliding signs envy and the value of faithful humble work. It presents timeless observations in a reflective tone.
Hall's Catarrh Cure claim in a period ad notice
A mixedOCR fragment promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh, claims internal use heals blood and mucous surfaces, offers 100 dollars for cures that fail, and lists testimonials and contact. The text also contains random ad lines and miscellaneous quotes unrelated to the cure.
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Health Benefits
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and aids kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. It claims universal medical approval and notes availability in 50 cent and 81 cent bottles, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Palaces of India in Dr. Tal mage's Delhi sermon
Rev Dr Talmage delivers a round the world sermon from Hogelyn on Delhi and Amber. He portrays the 1857 siege led by General Nicholson at Cashmere gate with heroic sacrifices, and contrasts empire valor with Christian missions in Delhi. He extols Amber as an abandoned marvel and urges enduring study of India's splendors and perils.
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Hogelyn
India
Delhi
Babylon
Nineveh
Christ
Father
Delhi Gazette
Wagentreibers
Madras “Atheneum
Charlemagne
Jumna
Nicholson
John Nicholson
Cashmere Gate
Cashmere
Salkeld
Home
Burgess
Carmichael
Staith
Lieut
Lord Napier
Magdala
Gladstone
Hawarden
England
Great Britain
Qreaua
Humayun
Renny
Campbell
Reid
Grant
Modison
Bengal Artillery
Nelsi
Zion
Amber
Jeypore
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Joy Singh
Earth
Heliopolis
Mediterranean Sea
Tyre
Mount Vesuvius
The Secret of Long Life Revealed by Aged Hints
Speculations on longevity cite varied cures from famous figures like Saint-Hilaire Gladstone Holmes and Lesseps. The article notes daily routines temperance exercise and sound constitutions as common threads, quoting Shakespeare and Carlyle to illustrate enduring health versus mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trarthelemy Saint-Hilaire
Gladstone
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Knox Holmes
P. Ui. van der Weyde
Longago
Ferdinand de Lesseps
James Payn
Grand Francais
M. de Lesseps
Larine
Meester
Carlyle
Adam
Shakespeare
Bits of Banter And Advertisements In A Nebraska Page
A collage of short exchanges and quips on work honesty and city council lies. A tourist excursion ad touts Burlington Route trips from Chicago and Omaha to California with comfortable, affordable amenities. Dairying in Nebraska is promoted as profitable with low land prices and easy terms, urging readers to write for details.
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California
Burlington
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Omaha
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Beaver
Salt Lake City
Sacramento
Rocky Mountains
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Albia
Osceola
Afton
J. Francrs
Gen
Neb
Eustis
C. B.&qrr
Chicago, IL
Rock Island
Des Moines
Inos Sebastian
RI &P. Ry
Great Rock Island Route Playing Cards ad
An old promotional ad offers Great Rock Island Route playing cards for 15 cents with free steel engraved Whist Rules. It includes multiple other self-promotional claims and various product blurbs, some nonsensical or promotional in tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Rock Island
MNO
Sedeastain
Gen's Pass
Chicago
Whistles in Iceland and a Banished Reporter Tale
A collection of curious items noting whistling in Iceland as a violation, Portland Maine as a winter Canadian port handling over 50 million in goods, a Brooklyn libel suit over bunco, and a five cent women’s restaurant in Boston. Also mentions AD 42 Nile flood deaths, a Florida farmer’s tramp relative, a NY husband returning window fasteners for cash, worship in Japan with a water font, and Claude Wetmore’s Hawaii banishment and brief NY journalism career tied to Johnstown flood coverage.
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Iceland
Portland
Canada
Supreme Court of Brooklyn
Boston
Africa
Egypt
Rockledge
New York
Japan
Claude Wetmore
Hawaii
Pittsburg
Johnstown
Lil
Famine's toll, insurance talk, and odd notes across reports
A scattered collection of figures and anecdotes spans a European famine death toll, Wisconsin insurers for druggists, a Boston athlete's fatal fall, new German fish sausage, Mudie's vast library, Fort Garland dryness, rainfall statistics by region, Great Britain record rain, Siberian leather use, Missouri to Texas temperatures, a Gardiner peace guardian robbed, and church missions funded in New York with a whale and Jonah quip.
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Mudie
London
Fort Garland
Col
United States
Atlantic States
Pacific
Great Britain
Argyle
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Arkansas
Maine
Texas
Gardiner
Fith Avenue
Civil case summary with unclear wording and scattered phrases
An unclear civil matter references a teen and a department, mentioning a sun related phrase and duties. It notes a response about accuracy, interference with duties, and a government related tele communication phrase. Overall, the text is fragmented and does not present a clear, complete event or outcome.
Plain Language Book Promotes Treatment of Diseases
A 136 page book on nature symptoms and curability of sexual and nervous ailments is advertised. The World’s Dispensary Buffalo Association offers the volume sealed and mailed for fifty cents in stamps upon receipt. Physicians claim many have sought advice and medicines by letter with permanent cures and renewed vigor.
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Sis
J Goss
Buffalo
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
C. Fe
Brown
Lews
Piso
Louisa Linpaman
Bethany
Palaces OF India
DR. Talmage
Mohammed
Florida
Norway
Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
Wall ST
Nebraska
The
Se. C.G. Clark Co
New Haven
Hanson
Wisconsin
Jonah
St. Jacobs
Scott
Scott & Bowne, N
Fitz Maurice
Terrapio
Allen
Thomas P. Atlapsome
Washington
D.C
Inventora
Spiderer Uriton
Patrick Otarrell
W. W.L. Doulas
Caliskanaaam
W. L. Douglas
W.N
D.m
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