Bill Nye Saturates His System With Mineral Water
Bill Nye delivers a humorous homily on drinks in various states arguing moderation and health while critiquing the advertising industry as a fiend and exploring moral reflections on consumption.
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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1885
Page
5
A Squaw With a Poetical Name Three Lines Long
A traveler writes of visiting Falls of Min pekaha and enjoying nineteen mineral waters in Wisconsin. He notes Wisconsin and Minnesota summer hotels were crowded this season and more rooms will be added before next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minpekaha
Wisconsin
Minnesota
The Man Who Did Fee the Waiter and Wisconsin Water
A humorous tour of Wisconsin mineral waters contrasts Waukesha Palmyra and Kankanna springs. Kankanna’s water shocks observers with a dangerous claim of living water and a local “blind pig” near Minnehaha. The piece notes Col Watrous’s skepticism and warns about deceptive flavors and effects of certain waters.
Prohibition debate on liquor sales and licensing
The speaker traces temperance experiments from Maine to Iowa and Minnesota. They argue a high license may curb whiskey sales, while calling prohibition too abrupt to erase a generation of drinking culture. The note reflects a practical stance on how to handle the liquor issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Iowa
Minnehaha
Minnehaha falls hotly debated ad scene and tale
A writer critiques signboards near the Minnehaha falls and lampoons a prairie advertising prank. He describes the blind pig joke, defends the natural scenery, and notes a Sioux name rendered humorously as Birt Nyg.
Confident of Victory in New York Gubernatorial Fight
General Martin T. McMahon United States marshal for the southern district of New York speaks in Washington at the Riggs House about the gubernatorial contest. He says he has no idea who the Democratic nominee will be but expects the ticket to be elected. He praises President’s civil service reform and notes some dissatisfaction in its first year that will fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martin T. McMahon
United States
New York
Riggs House
Eveland
Custom House
Mahon
McMahon
Chicago
Liverpool
Genesta
Stock Exchange
Sheepshead Bay
Brother in Murder Plot Tells A Grim Tale In Canada
In St Catharines Ontario Mrs Easterly's body was found buried beside the Effingham home. Her husband had disappeared earlier. John Easterly, brother of the missing husband, was arrested on suspicion of murder. He alleges the pair were unhappy and that Alexander killed his wife and then attempted suicide, after which John helped bury the remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Catharines
Ont
Alexander
John
Toledo Cincinnati St Louis Bondholders Visit Receiver
J M Quigley chairman of the bondholders committee and D H Hobbs John McNabb H G Boardman and C T Harbeck arrived in Toledo to confer with Receiver McNulta. He said reports of abandoning the property are false and creditors will be paid only if just according to court orders. The meeting is considered important to the creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis
ToLepo
J. M. Quigley
D. H. Hobbs
John McNabb
H. G. Boardman
C. T. Harbeck
McNulta
Quigley
GLOBE
Cattle Drives Exceed Hundred Thousand In Indian Territory
An Indian Territory despatch reports more than 100000 head of cattle driven from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation in line with the President proclamation. About 70000 remain and a fresh hulk of the cattle will be taken West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srrrte Rock
Ark
Cheyenne and
Araahoe Reservation
Presisane
Leonard Gardner the box maker who solved celestial puzzles
Leonard Gardner a Louds mill box maker from South Weymouth, born July 18 1809, turned misfortune into a lifelong pursuit of astronomy. After injuring his foot in 1849 he studied trigonometry and labored evenings to compute eclipses and planetary tables, eventually producing 830 page volumes and later updates on Venus transits and planetary orbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Gardner
Loud’s Mill
South Weymouth
South Hingham
Gardner Street
Gardner
Flint
Cambridge
Pierce
Profester Sheent
Davis
Sural
RIGIOLOS TALK ON STOCKS AND YACHT RACE OUTLOOK
A dull week in New York markets ends as stock speculation remains lackluster except for adverse moves in Jersey Central and Reading. The coming yacht races, potential Iberian tensions, and Indian wheat trends shape fear and opportunity for traders, with Puritan favored and Genesta seen as capable of shocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Exchange
Rigolo
Jersey Central
Reading
Bradstreet
Atlantic
Pacific
New York Herald Property Buyout Rumors
The Tribune reports John W. Mackay may purchase the Herald with plans to appoint John Russell Young as editor in chief. Mackay and Bennett are linked to a commercial cable project with about 8,000,000 invested, and Mackay holds possible substantial stakes and securities in related ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Tribune
John W. Mackay
Bennett
The
Herald
John Russell Young
Mackay
Ft. Bennett
Mackay i Pepeek
D Ay
Wealthy financier rumored to back Herald with millions
The chatter surrounds a financier with large holdings in U.S. four percent bonds French rents English consols and state bonds, plus American city investments bearing 5 to 8 percent. His portfolio includes a cable stake and interests in the Bank of Nevada. Rumor says he could back the Herald with thirty million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bank of Nevada
The
Herald
City Council Backs Vaccination Drive to Halt Smallpox
In Montreal on September 6 a large meeting of influential citizens and business leaders urged decisive action against smallpox. Mayor Beaugard presided as figures including Sir William Dawson Bishop Usher Dr Leprohon and others backed vaccination in hot spots, with hospital quarters for isolation and strict disinfection plans to curb the outbreak. Deaths reached 29 and new cases 49 with 14 verified so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Northeimer
Beaugard
Board of Health
Willian Dawson
Usher
Leprohon
J. Duhamel
G. Macomber
Q. C
James O'Brien
Secretary Manning visits Tarrytown amid party tensions
Secretary Manning arrives in Yonkers at 10.25 am and visits Greystone, as Democratic strains between Tilden and the administration loom over the New York State convention. A Greystone source says Tilden is angered by administration’s stance on his protegees and may push for a truce to avert divisive polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrytown
N. Y
Manning
Yonkers
Greystone
Tilden
J. Edward Simmons
Smith M. Weed
Butler on His Critics and Civil Service Power Dispute
Gen Butler addresses criticisms from Herald and Advertiser about his civil service views. He argues Congress can appoint classed clerks but not select individual officers, cites a 1877 postmaster case, and defends disabled soldiers’ preferences as nonmandatory. He denies Congress can abolish the Advertiser and stresses constitutional limits on congressional power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Groner
Herald and Advertiser
General Butler
Herald
Congress
Lis
R. B. Hayes
Methuen
Hoar
Hayes
Case of
Representatives
House
Senate
Committee of Judiciary
JT Ld
Supreme Court
Mcderald
Jackson
Advertiser
Con
Everyody
Shes
The
Adveriser
Ribbon Wrestler’s Courtship Ends With Escapade
A San Jose Herald tale depicts Cholly and Julia planning a private elopement aided by a rope rendezvous. Anxious father Joblots objects, an injunction is issued, and a late night rope drop leads to a bungled escape as Julia slides down and strikes the window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose Herald
Cholly
Julia
Rope Rescue Ends in Tragic Fall
An old man awoke to a noise and saw a rope shaking at the window. He cut the rope with his razor to save Julia who was climbing down. Cholly stood beneath and was crushed when the rope parted, dying beneath her weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cholly
Julia
Playing the Sawdust Man Swindled by a Youth Tale
Bradford reports a tall tale of a clever oil country youth who feigns expertise in bogus money schemes. A brash plan targets a New York scammer, using a doctored sample packet to lure the con artist, but the scheme falters when a Bradford bank exposes the counterfeit notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Sun
Chatham Square
New York
Bradford National Bank
Tam
Oh my darling I killed him a dramatic confession
Julia declares murder in a harrowing scene as alarms ring and neighbors react. Old Soviots rush downstairs to help while Cholly lies mortally wounded at the boarding house. The young woman's father may relent on opposition if the man survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia
Soviots
Cholly
Coded Money Sparks Family Faith and Fever Folly
A narrator recalls money branded as bogus gifting a cure for a fever but failing to mend the rift with a father. The father suspects deception, believes in hidden roots, and misreads funds from the sawdust man as genuine, never getting a chance to spend them.
Dusters priced and feather grades explained by dealer
A Globe reporter questions why pedler dusters sell cheaper and learns that price differences reflect feather quality. Older feathers wear out faster while higher priced dusters use larger, finer quills and longer down. Feathers mainly come from vultures in South America and are often reused from millinery stock when demand drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GLOBE
South America
President Jacksons Cane on Milk Street
A cane once owned by President Andrew Jackson is on display at a jewellery store on Milk Street near Washington. Owner E N Bagg of the Highlands acquired it during a Virginia trip this summer from Jacksons former body servant. The spiral cane of old hickory bears a steel ferrule and an inscription praising Jackson as a defender of his country against bank monopoly and unequal tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milk Street
Washington
Jackson
E. N. Bagg
The
Highlands
Virginia
Andrew Jackson
St Louis swindler sentenced to two years in prison
A St. Louis banco swindler was sentenced to two years' imprisonment after a fraud scheme devised to avoid guilt. During the trial he grew silent then shouted at the judge, threatening to cut out and eat the judge's heart, reflecting his stunned reaction to the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
St. Louis Banco
Money market steady as Massachusetts borrows cheap
Finance and commerce report no change in money conditions with loanable funds plentiful and cheap for acceptable borrowers. Massachusetts borrows 400000 on three months at 2 percent. Clearing exchanges reach 9477.57 yesterday and 67440013 for the week. New York funds sell at premium, foreign exchange steady, bank statement shows large loan growth and reduced reserves. Stock markets listless with no notable news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Frederick
New York
Wallstreet
Wall Street
Boston Markets Report on Breadstuffs and Commodities
Orrick of the Broxton Daily Glor, Boston markets note little change in breadstuffs with wheat and flour dull. Corn and oats steady, mackerel prices firm with a fresh trade, butter up on grades, cheese improved but cautious buyers. Apples scarce, evaporated varieties vary, beans firmer, coffee steady though demand tepid, eggs firm, milk products mixed, gas rates steady, fish receipts light but prices steady, fresh meats steady to weak, flour dull with no improvement and varied patent prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrick
Broxton
Williams and Gravensteins
Enat
Vermont
Northern Cream
Franklin County
New York
le Incos
New York Extra
Worcester County
Cumberland
Clearfield
Acadia
Sydney
Sochi
Rio
Java
Maracaibo
hagDiea
Jamaica
Clee
St. Domingo
Nearby
Cape
Aroostook County
New Brunswick
Lee Igo Boz
Nova Scotia
Hiitkin
Prince Edward Island
New England
Coutian
Georges Large
New
Bath
Jekle Enred
Dry Dank
Dry Shore
Hake
Haddock
Dollock
Mackerel
Shore
Nod
Ocelyn
Minnesota
New York Markets Report Wheat Corn and Cotton Prices
Market summary for New York on Saturday September 5 notes dull general activity in flour and meal and firmer cotton early then dull. Wheat futures declined with large total of 6.545 million bushels traded. corn and oats steadier with notable spot activity. lard and pork futures firmer amid modest demand. coffee weak on spot and options. petroleum futures show mixed movement. Receipts at ports totaled 6236 bales of cotton. Prices cited include September cotton at 9.7 le, October 9.58c, November 9.60c, December 9.0 6c, January 9.0e, April 9.8c. Continuous notes include large sales volumes and fluctuating market signals across grains and provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Lée
Sogotte
Uiedde
Simwrat & Lee
Meethams
Igre
Kawattyars Strong
Oite
Live Stock Market at Brighton and Watertown Week Ending Friday
Arrivals of live stock at Brighton and Watertown for the week ending September 6 show totals across cattle, sheep, swine, and horses. Western cattle 1405, Eastern 260, Northern 647, total 2353. sheep and lambs 5980 western, 121 eastern, total 28,4. swine 13,508. horses 486. beef cattle dressed weight $450 to $500 per hundred pounds. prices by quality range from extra $609 to poorest at 300. Hides, tallow, and skins prices listed. calfskins and lambskins noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Watertome
Fourney
Gloucester Fish Market activity and mixed monthly receipts
Gloucester September market report shows active week with large wholesale sales nationwide. Codfish receipts for the month about half of last year, halibut and other fresh fish slightly higher. overall supply steady, prices likely to advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloverston
Funnlss
Ashe
Georges Vodtish
Western and Grand Bank
Nova Scotia
Labrador
Otlowa
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Bill Nye
Waukesha
Palmyra Springs
Kankanna
Fox River
Colonel Watrous
Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph
Niagara
Birt Nyg
General McMahon
York
John Easterly
Hingham
Mars
Newcomb
Neptune
8. Newcomb
Professor Newcomb
Board of Assessors
Europe
Danubian
Germany
Italy
Russia
Danube
Spain
Bismarck
Heald Property
Will Bonanza Mackay
Pat John Russell Young
Sage
Ribbbon
Sawdust Man
Bradford
Tom Davis
Texas
Option House
Tim
President Jackson
Hunnery
Finance and Commerce
Money Matters
Ballroads
Aaked
Boston Laby
Hitehbure
Fa&su
A & Pine
KCS
Nyane
Cale Hee
Avegies
Frais
Smyrna
Stern
Faury
Buenos Ayres
Rio Grands
Montevideo
California
Akilis
Madras i
Huenos Ayres
Hove
Chotee
Port Iiteu
New Orleans
Harley
New Hampshire
KR. L
Tome
Choice Canada
Pembroke
Huron
Mayhawk
Hyson
Young Hyson
Twankuy
Jones Rouchong
Boston Markets
Western
Southern
St Louis
Ilinois
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Western Nue
Famey
NEW York Markets
Brighton and Watertown
Gloucester Fish Market
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