How the Advertising Medicines Are Made in Almanacs
A correspondent writes about the immense labor behind nautical and American almanacs. The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac, prepared in Washington under Navy supervision, spans five hundred pages with detailed sun moon and planetary data, longitudes, star positions, and time calculations.
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United States
Cleveland Leader
France
Washington
Department of the Navy
Greenwich
Weather Bureau
George von Burback
Vienna
William Bradford
Ben Franklin
Richard
Spofferd
Librarian of Congress
Office Seeker From Back County Makes Long Shot
A rustic man wearing a worn paper collar and faded clothing travels to a city seeking office. He boasts decades of tax payments and Fourth of July leadership but leaves with only twenty seven cents after attempting jobs from minister to customs official, pension clerk, and more.
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Ise
Grand Rover Avenue
Washington
Custom House
Pension Office
Siege of Gibraltar Chronicled in British View
Belgravia recounts the 1779 1783 siege of Gibraltar with 40 000 French Spanish troops and a 7 000 strong garrison. It notes a night raid by 500 Spaniards via the Silleta, heavy fire from 47 ships, red hot shot, and a heroic rescue by English marines. The fleet suffered thousands of losses, but the fortress withstood and Britain retained control.
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Gibraltar
Eliot
Britain
Queen Anne
Archduke Charles
George Rooke
Spain
England
Dover Castle
Bass deception on the river boat prankster caught
A young man claimed to weigh a dead black bass at two pounds with small scales aboard a steamer. After a tense wager, the crowd paid $10, the fish weighed an ounce more, and the man admitted he used seventeen ounces of birdshot to fake the weight before the shot spilled on the wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Disobedient Parents and Celebrity Jealousy on River Trip
An Austin school scene features a reading on parental obedience, warning that indulgent children invite sorrow. A Detroit Free Press note then tells of a dramatic river voyage in which a jealous husband and Bill the Conkerer provoke spectacle aboard a boat, ending with a cavalier landing at a club house.
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Johnny Fizzletop
Texas Settings
Austin
Marm
Old Hercules
William
Mary
Bill
Detroit Free Press
Break-O'-Day Tonic and Cautions on Life's Path
A collection of aphorisms on labor, envy, religion, wisdom, and human nature. It contrasts quick wealth with steady effort, notes quacks in religion, praises practical virtue, and laments vanity. Credits Jud Lafagan of the Chicago Ledger for many lines.
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Ashare
Wood
Lafagan
Chicago Ledger
Electricity in the Menagerie Tamer’s Electric Stick Makes Animals Subdue
An ex change describes a tamer who uses a charged stick to shock unruly beasts. Lions tremble, the tiger becomes docile, the bear and boa constrictor show varying responses, the elephant enrages then calms but breaks chains. The electroshock proves instantaneous for some and lasting for hours.
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Cayenne
Nears
Poem of Enduring Love From Brooklyn Magazine
A lyrical meditation on longing and divine presence, contrasting night and sun, with imagery of roses, angels, and a distant beloved. The speaker yearns for intimate contact and wonders if heavenly beings share in the vision of love, praising love as the eternal jewel and fountain of bliss.
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Brooklyn Magazine
Lavalles and Perron Agree to a Quiet Farm Divorce
In a French village, M. Pierre Lavalles and Mme Julie Lavalles seek separation after seven months of marriage. Notary Antoine Perron guides the process, offering legal options and a peaceful settlement to end the union within months while the couple renews cordial relations at home.
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Pierre Lavalles
France
Julia Gouchard
Monsieur Pierre Lavalles
Mme
Lere
M. Antoine Perron
M. Pierre Lavalles
M. Perron
Neighbor Lavalles
Pierre
Julie
Madame
M. Pierre Layalles
Monsieur
Mme. Pierre Layalles
M. Lavalles
Heaven
Ees
Mme. Lavalles
Ademoiselle
Madame Julie Lavalles
Monsier
Madame Jul’e
Monsier Perron
Madame Julie
Monsieur Lavalies
Mme. Julie
Chinese dining customs and stereotypes described in a Cardiff Mail note
A Cardiff Mail note summarizes perceived Chinese eating habits and social norms. It claims the stomach is linked to intellect, notes meals vary by class, with well to do families eating more meat and foreigners coming to China to eat. It describes tableware, etiquette, and a tradition of storytelling at dinners.
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China
Swift
James Mann
Ivy St
Atlanta
Swiift Specific CO
Atlanta, Ga
Storms and lightning in the country described with superstition
In a rural reflection residents observe a storm with awe yet calm. Lightning is seen as grand but not fearful as trees act as shields from strikes. Anecdotes include a wagon struck near a lone steer and locals debating whether lightning or thunder does the damage, noting they often appear together.
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Nabor Freeman
Cobe
Milk toast for babies and older children
A detailed method for preparing round milk toast pieces for babies over two, using stale bread, toasting, dipping in salted boiling water, buttering, and serving with salted hot cream or milk in a covered bowl. The author notes the dish is more appealing than ordinary dip or soft toast and suggests richer milk combinations for nutrition.
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Mamma
Marion Harland
Hungarian Sneezers and a New York Blessing Ritual
A Hungarian family in New York shows a custom of blessing sneezers. At supper a child’s sneeze triggers everyone to bless her five times. The child thanks each relative by name and receives extra food. They warn that ingratitude may bring death by choking.
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Hungary
New York
Aunt
Louis
Geysa
Paul
Stefano
Showed How his Fields were Won at Portland
The Boston Record recalls a past reunion scene where veterans competed in wounds. Col Rickaby a Chicago lawyer displayed a perforated suit marking wounds from Pittsburgh Landing Vicksburg Port Hudson and Fort Wagner. A country veteran asked about a jaw shot provoking Rickaby’s sharp glare.
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Boston
Portland
Chicago
Col
Rickaby
Pittsburgh Landing
Vicksburg
Port Hudson
Fort Wagner
Exultation and Alarming Storm on a Trans Atlantic Steamer
An eyewitness recounts a mid ocean alarm when a ship’s rudder was lost after a negligent maintenance let its working mechanism fail. The crew faces wind and waves as the captain’s constitution declines due to overwork and stress. Warner’s safe cure is praised as reclaiming vitality and vigor. Also noted is Miss Mary Flynn’s conversion to Buddhism in Bombay after studying world religions and selecting Buddhist esoteric philosophy.
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Warner
Traveler
Mary Flynn
Bombay
India
Miss Flynn
Our English Cousins Londvon Trade Rumors and Remedies
In a trade mark case sworn evidence showed over nine million bottles of St Jacobs Oil sold locally in recent years. Leading chemists declare the remedy the best pain cure, with remarkable results in curious rheumatism. The London Standard urges an England Turkey alliance and Sir Henry Drummond Wolff’s likely success. A Berlin envoy quotes Turkish opposition to such an alliance against Russia. Emperor William was advised by his physician not to attend Potsdam ceremonies due to weather. he says a king unable to go to his soldiers should resign. The rumor of a cold was denied.
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Londvon
St. Jacobs
London Standard
England
Turkey
Henry Drummond Wolff
the Standard
Berlin
Russia
William
Pottsdam
Emor
Arkansas man wins second prize in Louisiana Lottery
Mr J D Jinks of Brookland Ark traveled ninety miles to the city buying liquor and cigars. He held one fifth of ticket 45954 which drew the lottery's second prize of 25000. He plans to add the 5000 to his sinking fund and keep his old business. The 5000 was collected through the German National Bank. Also noted Admiral Kennedy of England, who served in the American Civil War, has died.
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J. D. Jinks
Brookland
Ark
German National Bank
Jinks
Memphis
Tenn
Pills and powders for liver cure and a legal suit in Portland
An old-time ad jitter with claims for Dr Pierce and his Golden Medical Discovery praising liver purification and curing ailments while warning against salivation from calomel. It notes Mrs Sadie Wilson suing Mrs Dr Murray for 10000 over abortion. It promotes Wells Richardson butter color as essential for top butter color and price via dairies.
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Frederick the Great
Pierce
Dr Graves Heart Regulator and patent remedies boastings
Advertisements for Rheumatism of the heart and all heart diseases cured by Dr Graves Heart Regulator with a free pamphlet. F. E. Ingalls Cambridge Mass offers $1 per bottle. Caswell Hazard Co New York markets Purr Cop Liver Oil from select livers praised as pure and superior. Junker Tar Soap claims to heal chapped hands pimples and rough skin.
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DR. Graves
F. E. Ingalls
Cambridge
Mass
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Caswell, Hazanp & Co
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L. H. Bailey
Michigan Agricultural College
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Lneck
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Cardinal Guibert
Paria
Sadie Wilson
Dr. Murray
John H. Reaggan
Texas
Francis Jordan
Hunt
Winship
Providence Police
Laycock
Eau Claire
Allen
J.P. Atlen
St. Paul, Minn
Carl Schurz
Elberon, N. J
Henry Clay
Perry Davis
Julius Converse
Vermont
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Cent
N. Y
Reo Star
Trade Are Star
Mark
Charles A. Vogeler
Baltimore
Haryiend
Dakota
Canning
C. F. Hilgenbaker
Resolvent
Porrin Drug and Chemical Co
Losroy
Myron
Note
Catarch
Ely
Riel Ferris
Spencer
Tioga Co. N.Y
Droggiste
Cires
Gatarrh
Seoneney Turner
M. D
Fiat Rock
Mich
Hops & Walt Bitters CO
Cermor, Mica
Tutt’s
Murray St
Joseph Cillotts
Soto
Thoucuu
Pain Killer
Hagan’s
Minnesota State
Agricultural Society
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Band of Chippewa lLidians
P. C. Ride
Lexington
Autioneer
R. C. Jobson, Hamline
P. O
N. P. Clarke
Pamphress Br
B. Golley
Milwaukee, Wis
Ds. J. Siephens
Lebanon
Chis
Northwest
J.b.ames
Minnational
Amoy
London Co
Mass- ES Bien
U. S
Hisse
Cure Territory
R. A
Lorillard
F. Kennedy & Bros
Iain
East Third St
Minnesota
Drs. Whittier
St. Past
Minn
America
Mailer Express
Express
K Wilsos
Chio
Toomis & Human
Youth Pub. Co
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Red Tower
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