Work Keeps Age Active in Notable 19th Century Figures
The essay argues that continued work and exercise sustain virility and health in aging. It cites David Dudley Field at 84, Patti, Barnum, and actors like Mrs. Germon and John Gilbert, praising nonretirement and lifelong labor as preventatives against decay. It contrasts idle loafing with constructive effort and notes public admiration for sustained productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yor
David Dudley Field
Broadway
William
Bismarck
Gladstone
Beecher
Field
Barnum
Land of Milk and Honey description of Puget Sound region
Captain H W K Ayres writes from Tatoosh Washington about the Northwest coast near Puget Sound, praising its vast resources and rapid settlement. He notes rich farming timber and mineral areas, expanding towns along rivers and railways, and the embryo stage of commerce with great future prospects. He contrasts it favorably with eastern lands and highlights the Puget Sound Straits of Fuca country as a major, developing waterway with abundant fisheries and potential industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farnum
Museum
Herald
Tom Thumb
Minnie
Warren
Ture
Tom
Long Grace
Barnum
Jenny Lind
Ripler Hall
Henry Ward
Plymouth Church
Peekskill
Moor Pond
Major Pond
Guovucester
H. W. K. Ayres
Boston
Tatoosh
W. T
W. A. Wilcox
American Fish Bureau
Great North West
United States
Atlantic
Job
Turkey
Estern
Washington
Oreon
Idaho
Puget Sound
Straits of Fuca
Oregon
West
Pacific
Old East
Fuca
Gloucester
Winter Expedition in Yellowstone Ends in Narrow Escape
In a perilous midwinter journey, Professor F. Jay Haynes and Lt. Schwatka's party traversed Yellowstone in blizzard conditions for days. They faced near starvation, frost, and drifting snow, sheltering in an arborescent ice teepee atop Mount Washburn before a daring return via Norris Basin and the Grand Canyon. Eyewitnesses praise Haynes for steadfast leadership and note the party's endurance amid fierce winds and deep snows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ig. I. Henderson
Helena
F. Jay Haynes
Fargo
Cak
Yellowstone National Park
Rocky Mountains
Great Falls
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Mount Washburn
Schwatka
Professor Haynes
Tutherly
Camp Sheridan
Golden Gate
Swan Like
Swan Lake
Alaska
National Park
Sumer
Cnoes
Norris Basin
Glass Mountain
Haynes and
Bosse
Norrs
Norris Hotel
Norris
Jack Barronett
Gibbon River
Golden Ford
John W. Coho
Firehole
James Dean
Lieutenant Seawatka
David Stratton
Charles A. Stoddrd
Mammoth Hot Springs
Ed. Wilson
Nati Nal Park
Haynes
Castle
Century Magazine
Major Lyman
William Thone
Mount Washburne
Mammoth
John Yancey
Truman Cwarts
George Houston
John Evans
W. Ward
Washburn
N. P. Langford
Mr. Gillett
Doane
United States Cavalry
Fort Ellis
Geser Basin
Yancey’s
Yellowstone River
Pleasant Valley
April Mood Poem Fragment From Woonsocket
A handwritten style verse contrasts a bright April scene with crocus and daffodils, then shifts to a dark cloud and rain over Woonsocket Rhode Island. The piece names Isabel Hotchkiss, suggesting a poet or contributor.
Old physician offers free remedy for lung and nerve ailments
An elderly retiree, once a practitioner, claims to have received a simple vegetable formula from an East India missionary that he says cures consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous debility. He offers to mail the remedy free of charge in German French or English with full instructions from Rochester New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India
Rochester
N. Y
U.S
Elecikiy Belt Agency
P.O. Box
Brooklyn
Wydat Jac
Mason
P. O
New York City
Schwyly
Boston woman's bank swindler Mrs Howe flees with deposits
Mrs Sarah E Howe ran a Boston based women's bank since 1878 promising 8 percent monthly interest. She vanished with about 50 000 in deposits after suspicions rose, a district attorney refused to issue a warrant, and reports say she later reestablished the scheme on West Concord Street while hiding near Boston awaiting arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. Howe
Boston
Miss Sanderson
Augusta
Woman’s Bank
Rowe
Howe
Gould
Princess Beatrice sings new song tied to Heines Sunny May
Princess Beatrice, who four years ago wrote an E flat lyric for St George’s Chapel, has composed a song to Heines Sunny Month of May. The melody is tight and pretty and the royal family’s musical interest appears. A German chemist proposes an anesthetic bullet that renders a target insensible for twelve hours, with heart action continuing, enabling bodies to be transported as prisoners.
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Montreal
Prince of Wales
Alatelphia
New York
Europe
Guy
Neia
Patti
Ip Quates
Aronson
Mrs. Germon
Francis Wilson
Scrnp
Forrest Home
J. G. Munting
Leonard Marshall
E.H. Bailey
le Bon Ton
Petere de Matin
Streablog
T. H. Kulick
Carl Feinecke
Kirmesse
C. Gurlett
Beatrice
St. George’s Chapel
Heine
England
Prince Consort
Duke of Albany
Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Beatrice
North America
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Vailar Dog Poetrified Notice of Puppies for Sale
A post office notice describes the Vailar dog or vallar dog breed as an extinct New England guard animal. The text lists qualities such as guarding homes day and night, keeping intruders out, and helping with cattle and poultry tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelehbertown
Springfield Homestead
New England
Important Work Opportunity Offers Profit at Home
Hallett and Co of Portland Maine advertises at home work for all ages and both sexes. Asa P Rand of Westboro Massachusetts claims daily profits of 6 to 25 dollars or more. No capital required, workers operate from home, fall particulars free upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallett & Co
Portland
Asa P. Rand
Westboro
Mass
Wonderful Hop Bitters Popularity and Proven Cures
A promotional letter from Coshocton Station New York dated December 28 1884 touts Hop Bitters as the world’s most famous curative, claiming rapid relief for a elder bedridden patient and improved wellbeing for the writer’s family. The testimonial asserts the remedy builds debilitated systems and credits personal observations over advertising.
Enthusiastic Indorsement for a Nerve Remedy
Gorham New Hampshire July 15 1886 a grateful testimonial praising a compound in an era of adulterated medicines. TIM BURCH recalls a palsy four years earlier and credits one bottle of bitters with stabilizing his nerves and restoring handwriting, urging continued honest manufacturing to bless humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham
N. H
Tim Burch
A Husband's Testimony on Hop Bitters Remedy
A Syracuse, New York resident reports his wife suffered years with blotches patches and pimples. After trying numerous ineffective cures she used Hop Bitters and one bottle yielded a smooth fair face and improved health, described as a miracle by a Canadian Parliament member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Health travels fail to restore vigor
A Lady from Augusta Maine relates her fruitless journey through Europe and other lands seeking health. She says her return was discouraging until she regained real youthfulness health and spirits with less than two bottles of Hop Bittere. She advises others to stay at home.
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Europe
Augusta
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Howards Letter
Mankind
David Dailey Field
Puch
Leen
Academy of Music
Brunete
Gilvert
John Gilvert
Wallack
Ayers
Somerville Journal
Yellowstone Park
Rocky Mountain
Arbora
Tower Creek
Cottage Hotel
Baynes
Guletin
Des Tee
Isabel Hotchei8s
THE
Boston Woman's Bank
Royal Musical Composers
Beegher
Norwood
Slein
New
Eula
Fords, Howard & Hulbert
Mr. Beecher
Plymouth
Ressau Sey
Isaac
Neeser
Coshocton Station
N.Y
Ex. Co
Waterbury
Wilcox
MFG
Barclay St
N.Y. Wylst
Stephens
Lebanon
Ohio
AW Man Ubpacturing Company
Brewster
Holly, Mich
Norvita
Postan
A. G. Olin CO
Washington St
Chicago
Lil
Rowell CO
Ratland, Vt
Henry Ward Beecher
Thos. W. Knox
Park Pub. Co
Hartford
Conn
Chicago Scate Co
Ill
India
Brittania
the Weekly Globe
Boston, Mass
National Standard
United
Grover Cleveland
Henry B. Corey
New York Bar
Charvel
Transafer
Stoc
Aera
Booston, Mass
Department of Human Knowledge
Danelson
Wis
Ands Pew and
Hamaels
West 31St St
Marston Kennedy Co
Park Pl
Craigis
Craigie Medical Clinic
Nassau St
Orleans
Ind
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