Townsend's Letter on Our Country Forty Years Ago
Carriaco July 2 report on travel from Blaine era roads to Washington Penn and New York. The writer compares past and present hotel food and manners, critiques American college influence, and notes social roles, democracy, and travel anecdotes including Captain Marryat and Mr. Webster with vivid, period social commentary.
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Carriaco
Blaine
London
West
Old Town of
Washington
Penn
George Combe
United States
Dr Channing and Burr head notes from Townsend’s lecture
George Alfred Townsend reviews a 1840 lecture on Dr Channing and the Burr case. He describes Channing’s physique and alleged abolitionist stance affecting popularity, plus observations on New York politics and universal suffrage. The piece ends with an anatomist’s critique of Burr’s head and character.
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Lr. Channing
George Combe
Newrah
Unite States
New York
Europe
America
Spring
Scotland
Atlantic
He Had Them All Counted But One
A country grocer tells his assistant he will count stock of fruit cans. An inquisitive old woman questions flour prices, prompting a realization that the count was nearly complete but interrupted, forcing a restart. The scene ends with the grocer noting the disruption by the meddling customer.
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Godkin
Albany
Delavan
New England
James
Jones
Sle
Richards
Egypt
Buna Ile
Lonorit
A Little Three-Year-Old Wanderer Found Safe
Newburyport Massachusetts July 7 The Rowley community searched for three year old child of James Kent after she wandered away Saturday night. Bells rang and hundreds scoured the woods from 6 am Saturday to 6 am Sunday until Edward C Smith located her. The child was swollen from mosquito bites and kept awake crying but no serious injuries are feared though she is unwell from exposure.
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Newburyport
Mass
Rowley
James Kent
Edward C. Smith
Asiatic Cholera A Dreaded Plague Warns of Its Return
A historical warning on Asiatic cholera tracing its origins to Mecca pilgrim crowds and its spread across continents. The article urges universal precautions, emphasizes epidemic nature, and cites Boston 1866 as a warning. It details quarantines, fumigation, sanitation, and draignage as defenses, and recalls Dr. John Jeffries advocating cleanliness and temperance.
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Far East
Asia
Europe
Mediterranean
England
America
Mecca
West Ward
Boston
France
Board of Consulting Physicians
The
Cty
John Jeffries
Pee
A Cure for Cholera in Toulon Inhalation Leads in Treatment
A Toulon physician Dr Trouchin employs oxygen inhalation to treat cholera with many lives saved. Reports from Paris describe cholera reaching rural areas and rising deaths in Toulon. Lyon and Marseilles report cases, with Marseilles nearly shut down and ticket bans to Italy. Plummeting confidence and mass exodus noted as telegraph tampering allegations surface.
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Toulon
Trouchin
Paris
Lyons
Marseilles
Italy
France
Marseilers
Oxygen as Cure Lowers Cholera Deaths at Toulon
Reports from Toulon and Marseille show a marked drop in cholera deaths with only two fatalities in the last 24 hours at Toulon and five in Marseille. Dr Frouchin’s inhalation oxygen treatment is credited for curbing fatalities as sanitary officials continue vigilance and train fumigation. Berlin confirms Koch’s arrival to assist, and Paris proceeds with national fete amid fears easing.
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Paris
Toulon
Frouchin
Marseilles
Doctor Koch
International Cholera Commission
Berlin
France
Germany
Millionaire's Death Sparks Cholera Panic in Toulon
Toulon. The death of a well known millionaire from cholera today caused intense consternation and led to the immediate flight of over six thousand people from the city. An entire family fled, leaving doors open and possessions unguarded as business slowed and newspapers struggled for readers.
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East River
Amsterdam
Bristol
England
William H. Seward
Luther Bradish
Utica
Toulon
Liel
Cholera Deaths Reported in Toulon and Marseilles
Official notices from Toulon and Marseilles record twelve deaths in Toulon and ten in Marseilles over the last twenty four hours. One telegram claims the situation in both infected cities is worse than official statements indicate, possibly as dire as earlier dispatches suggested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Toulon
Marseilles
Cholera Spreads Across Europe As Sanitary Warnings Grow
Reports from Marseilles and Toulon detail rising cholera deaths amid heat, with 15 and 19 deaths in 24 hours and a second local case. Aix records a death and new cases as fears mount. Dr Loeb now predicts spread across Europe, urging immediate continental sanitary precautions.
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Paris
Marseilles
Toulon
Koeh
India
Aix
Koel
London
Times
Despot
Loeb
Germany
Europe
France
Heat Drives Record Tourists to Berlin Europe
July 6 Berlin reports unprecedented tourist rush as intense heat across the continent pushes travelers toward the city. Railways run extra trains, all inbound lines crowded, hotels at full capacity. Officials note this influx surpasses any prior memory.
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Berlin
New England Crop Outlook Mixed Amid Drought Pressure
Indications for Maine New Hampshire and Vermont show a dry spring hurting hay and potato crops with yields well below last year. Grains look late but promising, corn and beans delayed by frosts in some areas, Vermont sees overall below average output though oats wheat and barley appear stronger. Potatoes near average in parts, with overall cereal expectations around 85 to 90 percent.
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Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Coos
Curing Black Eyes by a Quack Healer in West End
An upstairs West End figure claims to cure black eyes with a self made preparation. He dismisses regular doctors and says his method, with English ingredients, depends on injury extent and time. He cites varied patrons including Indies and women, charging from 2 to 5 dollars for minor contusions and higher for longer, more skilled procedures.
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Fomance
Blackwell's Island
Wenelghboring
West End
England
Cheese it fellers the cops crowd mob against two men
A group of about twenty youths gathered near Eliot and Warrenton streets last evening and attacked two men in eye wear and tan canes. The crowd pursued them toward Providence station until a slap fight erupted. A shawl of blows followed before a police alarm sent the mob fleeing, leaving the hoodlums scattered and the two men safe.
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Eliot
Warrenton
Prince of the Bootblacks
Gamin
Resurrection of the Body at Plymouth Church Sermon
In Plymouth Church Brooklyn a sermon centers on Hebrews and Joseph’s bones, arguing faith surpasses scientific view of the body. Beecher defends belief in bodily resurrection via imagination, praises memory and associations, and urges reverence for the body as a moral influence amid modern materialism.
Busy Bagcageman Handles Vast, Mistake Free Baggage
A Cambridge express wagon overflows with Harvard trunks and bags from the New England Conservatory of Music as baggagemaster Lane reports handling nearly a thousand pieces daily. Turnbull at Boston and Lowell tracks baggage to prevent loss with strict checks. only one lost case last year.
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Bagcagemaster Lane
Eastern Railroad
Cambridge
Harvard
New England Conservatory of Music
Rye Teach
Halifax
New Sud
Turnbull
Boston
Lowell
White Mountains
Canada
Wnh
Chicago
Weat
Mr. Trumbull
Tien
Sciuoin
Sudken
Uié
Baysawe
St. Johnsbury
Bethlehem
Littleton
Ucket
Tia Dluck Deess
Sterher
Charlie
Rai
Parting in Faith and Love at This Realm of Yearning
A poetic line speaks of fitting farewell in a realm of faith and love. It contemplates parting in a season of longing, suggesting a moment of quiet departure in a shared spiritual or emotional space.
Wax matches and sliding boxes shown at Nice exhibition
The exhibit by M Perrier of Marseilles features two wax match production machines. One builds wax coated wicks, cuts them to length, and assembles up to 40 000 pieces per operation. The second machine forms and gums sliding match boxes using a drying wheel with grooves to hydrate gum before ejection.
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Philadelphia
Nice
M. Perrier
Marseilles
Boston Markets Daily Trade Report July 1584
The Boston Market page shows varied commodity pricing from butter cheese and copper to eggs, flour, fresh meat and lumber. It notes light butter trade with easier prices, dull markets for cheese and indigo, steady potatoes, and firm beef with lower hay and straw demand. Market breadth spans copper, corn, eggs, feed, flour, meat, wool, lumber, naval stores and tin plates with multiple regional price points.
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Boeran Daily
Piaeres County
New York
Vermont
Worcester County
Lake
Baltimore
Moe
Rene
New_York
New Brunswick
Tom
Nova Scothe
Prince Edward Island
Spring Wheat Bakers
Minnesota
Winter Wheate
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
St Leuis
Trois
St Louis
Manila
Cebu
Calcutta
Mitalo
Buenos Ayres
Rio Grande
Montevideo
Gamble and Bissau
California
Madras
Cape
Vaney
Guatemala
India
Ienton
Vo Pallla
Buffalo
Beach
Clock Runs 400 Days Without Winding On Exhibition
A European 400 day clock on display in a New York window uses a brass rotary disk to wind and unwind, replacing a pendulum. The simple, plain design contrasts with earlier attempts, which ran only a week or two. Passers-by show interest as a salesman notes its accuracy and novelty.
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New York Mall
Connecticut
Huygens
Closing Quotations of Stocks and Bonds
Furnished by Evans and Doane Bankers and Brokers at 23 State Street. Lists land companies railroads mining firms and utility equities with bid and asked prices for Boston Brookline and regional issues. Includes Mexican Central Union Pacific Osceola A T&S and Franklin among others with varied offerings and percent notes.
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Evans & Doane
State Street
Brookline
Fitchbure
Boston Land
Iowa
H&s
Boston Wl
Lr&fs
Mar
H&o
A. T&sf
A&p
Sl Inyan
ASK
Lr& Kts
Ruthauel Pr
Union Pac
Bom
Wis Ventrat
Lu Mexpant Inc
Tle — Mining Companies
NY &Nets
OS Ta — Jatlantic
Ny& Negs
Cal & Hevla
Sonora
Franklin
Turon
Osceola
A. T&s. Oey
Maine
Er'n Bell
Live Stock Markets at Brighton and Watertown Week Ended 1884
Arrivals of cattle sheep and horses reported at Brighton and Watertown for the week ending June 3 1884. Beef cattle priced per hundred pounds ranged from 450 to 7250. Second and third quality beef and hides and tallow listed, with various weights and grades. Wool and skin prices noted for country hides and pelts.
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Brighton
Watertown
Haifskins
Brighton Callow
Quiet Market Sees Small Lot Fish Sales In Week
Special Correspondent reports a quiet market week with small lots meeting immediate needs. Mackerel sold in limited quantities at varied prices, large mackerel fetched higher bids out of pickle and rim, while fresh fish showed modest gains. Prices cited for codfish, halibut, haddock, and other varieties reflect limited demand and regional quality differences.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Gane
Michigan
Sunday Globe
Lecester
Torrae
Hall
Wis
New Shore
Halibas Bosd
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Mr. Combe
Marry
States
Martineau
Captain Marryat
Joe Millers
Massachusetts
Edward Everett
Ain
Great Western
Victoria
Robert Purvis
Trishman
Charleston
Dan
Webster
United States Senate
Simle
Nantucket
Ure
Aaron Burr
Colonel Burr
Hamilton
Braunerhassett
Burr
George Alfred Townsend
Pacific Coast
Dr. Kooh
Dr. Koch Saya
the Police
Mr. Beecher
Joseph
Brooklyn
Plymouth Church
Beecher
menWon
Israel
Heroigs
Jericho
National Gallery
Aly Ie
Nile
Jordan
Trever
Heavenly Land
Greenwood
Heaven
Indianapolis
Christ
Commercial Matters
Boston Markets
Dimension
Euleas
Heart Phys
Houston
Aroostook
Burbank
Peerless
Boston and Western
Brighton and Watertown
Marketa
Gloucester
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