Boston's Tewksbury tour exposes grim tanning of human skins
Joaquin Miller describes his visit to the Tewksbury Almshouse and hospital, detailing the grim practice of tanning human remains for leather used in shoes and goods. He notes Harvard students involved, public indifference, and local skepticism, contrasting Boston’s “advanced thought” with graphic evidence of the cruelty.
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A Radiant Romance in Louisville Dispatch
Lucien Alexander a Louisville druggist retells a curious tale of a water moccasin and a water dog living together in a jar. The pair fight over food and end up killing each other by scalding, leaving only grease on the jar as proof.
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New Cooperative Telegraph Firm Aims to Cover U S and Canada
The Citizens and Telegraphers' National Union Telegram and Cablegram Company plans to build independent telegraph and cable lines in the United States and Canada and across the Atlantic. Capital stock is $6,000,000 with a 50 year charter and a board split between citizens and telegraphers.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin sold over three hundred thousand copies first year
A Chicago Inter Ocean letter recalls John P. Jewett explaining why he published Uncle Tom's Cabin. He notes strong anti slavery sentiment, a down payment offer, and states that over 320000 sets of two volumes were issued in the first year with profits reaching about ten thousand dollars for the authors.
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Blowing Up a Druggist at Corner of Broadway and Harvard
A woman bought a dangerous prescription for a horse at Dr. Caldwell’s drug store. The pharmacist mixed nitric acid mercury and turpentine, causing a massive explosion that burned his face and may blind him. The bottle and contents were destroyed and the woman and a man fled the scene.
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Praying Against Time and a Sleepless Night Tale
A child in Brooklyn recites prayers to reach Aunt Margaret and family, asking protection and safe travel in an omnibus. The passage blends domestic bedtime devotion with a later literary reflection on Alphonse Dandet’s description of Algerian Twilight and distant memory of a dazzling Provençal sky.
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Barker's American Checker Player published and praised
In Cambridgeport Charles F Barker announces the forthcoming Barker's American Checker Player volume with 179 pages 22 openings 534 variations and 35 critical positions. The ad notes price 75 cents postpaid and ships from Cambridgeport Massachusetts.
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