The Numbered Checker-board. Position No 912
Chess column from Boston January 25 1882 lists communications to Charles F Barker at Cambridgeport Mass. and designates chess and checkers HQ with game labeling by B J Hamm. Position 912 presents Game 1836 Fife.
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Boston
Charles F. Barker
Houghton Street
Cambridgeport
Mass
B. J. Hamm
New England Chess and Checker Rooms
G. D. Bugbee
James Reed, Jr
Reed
Notices and queries from readers and editors
The page records reader messages and contributions, noting discontinued publications, requests for scores and games, and confirmations for forthcoming items. Names and places include Chicago Illinois Derry Depot New Hampshire Boston Massachusetts Paxton Michigan and Brooklyn New York along with a request for Barker's American Checker Player.
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John A—r
Charles H——r
Chicago
Ill
L. M
Derry Depot
N. H
Boston
Mass
Paxton, Mich
Barker
Brooklyn
Checker News From Old Games in Maine and Portland
The piece reflects on a worn checkerboard past its prime and the players who moved pieces across king rows. It lists game results in Bridgton and Portland, noting totals for Maine and various players, with references to Janvier and Anderson and a draughts manual.
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St. Jacobs Oil
F. B. Ryder
Main Street
Springfield
Sinderhof
St. Jacobs
North Attleboro
Mass
Henry Kaschop
George E. Miller
Worcester
Andrew Anderson checker book revised by Julian Darragh Janvier
A review praises the edited extensive work by Julian Darragh Janvier on Andrew Anderson, noting 205 pages 3 games 2084 variations 34 positions and corrections to editions. It endorses the value for checker players and lists publication details Cambridgeport Mass and price 76 cents postpaid.
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Andrew Anderson
Julian Darragh Janvier
Janvier
Anderson
McCulloch Anderson
J. LD. Janvier
Newcastle, del
Messrs. Wardell and
Lyman
Charles F. Barker
Houghton Street
Cambridgeport
Mass
Grist Mill Puzzles and Winners Displayed
The Grist Mill column lists puzzle numbers 51 through 701 with an array of anagrams rhombi and other word games, plus citations to contestants from Boston and San Francisco. Prizes include Globe subscriptions and hour-glass shapes, with credits to Trebor Korn Kake and others for correct solutions.
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Notion
Trebor
Boston
Mass
Skeleton
W. T. Klein
Arthur F. Holt
Korn Kake
Myrtie
Don Carlos
Ransier
Grove
Mr. Fred. W
Ada Gray
Grinder
High Chair
Baby
Miraculous Cures and the Flower phenomenon debated
A Fitchburg reader recounts his investigation into Dr. Flower of New York famed for diagnosing diseases by sight and promising cures. He visits Flower’s institute, hears testimonials from patients and a church minister, and travels to Philadelphia and Boston to corroborate reports, concluding Flowers’ methods inspire both awe and skepticism.
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Hartford Post
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New York City
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Schoals
New York
Fifth Avenue
Flower
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R. ©. Flower
Madison Avenue
New England Academy
Tom
Chicago
Joe Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Mr. Jefferson
Jefferson
Swwenty
Newton Village
N. H
Union
Newton
Walter Addison
Josepha Addison
Hotel Vendome
Boston
Philadelphia
New
J. R. Buchanan
New York Eclectic Medical College
Ft. W. E
C. Lester
New Church St
Hygiene for aged vitality and infant feeding notes
Article stresses strict health rules for old age, warns against alcohol and neglect of bathing, urges cleanliness and proper outlets. It also covers infant feeding with cow or goat milk, cautions against lead vessels, and mentions sore throat prevention, whooping cough remedies, and a heat-retaining sand bag for sick rooms.
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Fife
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