Pinora Class Etiquette and Royal Dining Folly
An English note on modern German table manners describes fingerglasses after dinner and a Bavarian court joke. Artists trick a novice invited to dine with the prince regent at Munich by instructing him to drink a ceremonial bowl and toast the sovereign, provoking subdued laughter among guests.
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Sehe Finzged
Rosa Zable
Mause
Germany
England
Bavaria
Echloss
Munich
London Telegraph
Little Early Risers Ease Constipation Says MacFarlane
An ad claims De Witt’s Little Early Risers relieve constipation and remove the cause of troubles. The bilious tired nervous man is urged to choose the famous pills, with attribution to MacFarlane.
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de Witt
MacFarlane
Forty Years in Hospital Secluded Woman Content on Blackwell's Island
Mary Smith, 69, has remained bedridden at the Hospital for Incurables on Blackwell's Island since 1861. Paralysis from typhoid fever and partial vocal cord failure have left her immobile except for the right hand, yet she shows no complaint and seems content, with doctors believing she may live many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell's Island
Ce Vity
Mary Smith
Les
Ulty
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevire
New York Sun
Primitive African telephones claim rapid long distance reach
People in Africa use two types of telephones made from hollowed elephant tusks or tam-tins. A bark slice on the tusk mouthpiece allows seven notes to be transmitted, enabling sound to travel miles and messages to be sent up to 200 miles in a day.
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Africa
Hair Styling Guide From A Troublesome Text
The article provides a garbled step by step method for dampening and drying hair with a brush and curling iron. It mentions applying a product, using a curling method, and securing the style with heat, noting the process continues across strands.
Mexican Indians' Traits and Influence on Mexican Society
Chicago Journal notes a hopeful view of Mexico’s Indian peoples highlighting Mestizo blends with Spanish and Zapotecan strains. It praises Indian resilience, loyalty, and intellectual potential while contrasting social distance in the United States and imagining a future where Indian culture contributes to national identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oaxaca
Mexico
United States
Nietsche
Sierras
Gesser Cid
Chicago
Jousnel
Portsmouth man cured by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve
Mr James Brown of Portsmouth Virginia suffered facial sores with no relief from physicians. He was permanently cured by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, according to MacFarlane.
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James Brown
Portsmouth
DeWitt
MacFarlane
Powder a Surprise Found It Out
An alchemist discovers a powder of reduction from sulphur saltpeter and dried toads. The vessel explodes, revealing blasting powder instead. He notes its power to move wealth and even sway battles and oppressors, warning against its dangerous potential.
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Aline-lee
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Relief for Coughs
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as a safe and sure remedy for stubborn coughs after doctors reportedly failed to relieve Norris Silver of North Stratford. The copy claims thousands have been cured and encourages readers to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weilman
Norris Silver
North Stratford
MacFarlane
Ventilation Innovation Aids Berlin Memorial Church
A new combined warming and ventilation system by Prof. Fischer for the Berlin memorial church uses hot air chambers up to 30 feet high with four air strata. Upper zone warming and multiple heating coils drive fresh air downward while a dome coil aids ascent and exhaust through the lantern, improving air quality for worshipers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fischer
Prof
European Travel Features Show European Leisure and Order
The article notes European travel habits such as strict train departure windows with closed trellis windows five minutes before departure and requiring travelers to be at the station thirty minutes early to manage baggage. It also highlights ticket offices offering little help for tickets and inquiries while trains run smoothly for immediate use.
Woman Sells Signatures of Notables in Historic Assent
A Missouri woman known as the back venlisso has collected the signatures of about 16,000 persons on order blanks over ten years. The list reportedly includes presidents, Supreme Court justices, congressmen, governors, and other prominent figures, though the authenticity of some names is uncertain. The article notes claims of signatures such as Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain, with the collector insisting she merely asked for payment without providing further details.
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Missouri
Chanritn Beck
Supreme Court
Cgrover Clavehing
Wbonkamiai Poirizan
Wd Hillam Mesinhy
Theocers Roosevelt
Mark Twain
Russi S.g2
C. Poweets Smith
Unclear OCR fragment hints at health terms and names
Fragmentary text mentions stomach, foreman, Pinepstreamed, atoms, Mos, and Vato. Lacks clear event, person, or place details to form a complete item.
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Sam Hone
St. Mnt
Baested
Untitled Fragment on Fortunes and North America
Fragmentary account traces a fortunes tale across North America with references to Mackintosh and governors, noting a will amid churning events and a distant banking failure. It mentions a vast empire extending from Montana to Alaska and a claim of 350,000 as a sum involved.
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Gow
cChaises Mackintosh
North America
Wien
Thor
Inv Wood
Anda Bank
Lairgest
Montana
Alaska
Mantes
Natives in South Africa Described by 19th Century Observer
The article discusses racial labels used for African peoples, noting bushmen as dingy yellow with non gendered language, and Bantu groups like Bechuan and Zulu as pastoral and warlike. It explains social positions, linguistic traits, and the persistence of bushmen within Transvaal and Orange River colonies.
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India
South Africa
Africa
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Unclear court order fragment affects estate case
Fragmentary OCR of a probate matter involving Curtis Taek and Axel John som. The text references a court order date in aTac Went and bidding procedures, with notices required to be published in a newspaper and served to interested parties.
The Way of Muat Disarters The ill repute of Monday
A study based on German official data analyzes 9 948 weekly accidents and disasters. It finds 1 674% on Monday, 1 551 on Tuesday, 1 03b on Wednesday, 1 517 on Thursday, 1 633 on Friday, 1 685 on Saturday, and 2¢9 on Sunday. The results show uniform distribution across days and Monday emerges as the day with the most disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lunday
Germany
Chancery Suit Against Magnus Berggren Initiated in Gogebic County
In Gogebic County Circuit Court a chancery suit is filed by Slina Bergaren against Magnus P. Berggren. The order requires the defendant to appear and answer within four months, or default will be entered. Publication of the order is mandated weekly for at least six weeks in Bennet Herald newspaper.
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Satoof Michieus
Gogebic
Slina Bergaren
Magnus BP. Vorausen
Gogebig
Ino
Bessemer
Jiu
Magnus 2. Berggren
Toothes
Alesauediitt
Minnesel
Pleinant
Sud
Magnus PL
Bergsren
Bennet Herald
Lea
Northern Wisconsin Development Promises Opportunity and Growth
The piece touts northern Wisconsin as in a developing stage with growing schools and roads and cheap land. It promotes the Wisconsin Central Railway for transport and offers contact points for land and industrial prospects. Also mentions a digestive remedy advertisement with dubious claims and odd wording.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Central Railwar Schedule Cuts Trains Daily
Wisconsin Central Railway announces new daily cutbacks effective February 190, reducing service on multiple trains. Train 208 departs Bessemer at an as. for Milwaukee Chicago and Minneapolis, with updates to other numbers and departure times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winconsin Central By.Co
Bessemer
Bescemeer
Hi Pema
North Western Time Table Details And Schedules
A fragmentary time table listing daily and Sunday service variations with multiple route numbers and times. Mentions Nos 22 24 13 23 and freight services, with several unreadable entries but shows morning and afternoon departures and exceptions for Sundays reconnecting to Northern Western routes.
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