Misdea’s Execution Captivates Naples Court Martial Crowd
A Calabrese soldier Misdea is executed for slaying eight comrades amid appeals for mercy. Doctors cited epileptic fits. king and church fail to grant clemency. The sentence, carried out with a staged firing squad, sparks debate over military justice.
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Italy
Misdea
Naples
de Luca
Via Guglielmo Sanfelice
Passanante
Misden
Vedremo
Assay
Yellow Fever Epidemic Discussed With Governor Blackburn
Ex governor Luke P. Blackburn explains cholera not contagious but infectious, with past Kentucky outbreaks in 1832 1835. He stresses quarantine only helps if disease is infectious, notes season has no effect on cholera and urges boiling water or green tea to protect families in Louisville.
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Blackburn
Louisville Courier-Journal
Luke P. Blackburn
Frankfort
New York
United States
Kentucky
Versailles
Hopkinsville
Moscow
Tropics
Ganges
Equator
France
Louisville
Palmer House proprietor builds castlelike Lake Shore residence
Potter Palmer of Chicago is erecting a Lake Michigan villa along Lake Shore drive near Lincoln Park. The structure mimics a medieval Alsatian castle with a round forty foot tower, battened battlements, and narrow lighted windows, blending old world style with American setting.
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Potter Palmer
Palmer
Chicago
Lake Michigan
America
Vanderbilt
Lake Shore Drive
Lincoln Park
Edwin Forrest
Hudson
Mount St. Vincent Society
Alsace
How to Beat the Summer Heat with Clothing and Diet
The article advises on body temperature control in hot weather noting how air moisture, activity, clothing, and environment affect heat elimination. It recommends light meals with minimal fat, raw or lightly cooked fruits, cold milk or lemonade, and loose woolen clothing, plus cooling cloths on wrists, hands, and arms.
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The
Philadelphia Times
Witter
The Lost Key Misadventure in a Methodical Marriage
In the Philadelphia Call a couple, Jane and Philip Walter, quarrel over a missing key to the iron safe. Jane’s prank with a found key exposes Philip’s pedantic control, leading to ink spills and financial woe before Jane quietly relinquishes the lesson.
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Philip
Jane
Walter
Mr. Walter
Smithson
Phillip
Jane Walter
Philadelphia
Horse with urinary and digestive disorder treatment
A Rural New Yorker note suggests the horse suffers bladder disease likely catarrh, with white urine and reduced appetite. Recommend linseed oil, then daily chlorate of potash for 10 days, bran and linseed mash, powdered gentian or Peruvian bark, and rub swollen legs with a rough cloth then alcohol.
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New Yorker
Rust Preventive Mixture For Farm Tools
A historical tip advises farmers to mix kerosene two quarts linseed oil one gill resin one ounce and apply to all bright steel tools after use or before winter storage. Melt resin into linseed oil then blend with kerosene and coat plows mowers and reapers to prevent rust and save cleaning time and labor.
Reminiscences of Malvern Hill by a Confederate Private
A Confederate private recounts Malvern Hill battle details from the Malvern Hill battlefield near Richmond. He describes Kemper's brigade refitting after a rear-guard defeat at Frazier farm, the right wing assault, heavy artillery from river batteries and gunboats, and the brutal casualties observed. He notes McClellan's strong fortifications, the harrowing aftermath, and humane Union surgeons aiding wounded Confederates.
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Washington Republican
Republican
Kemper
Longstreet
Frazier
Marye
Fredericksburg
Jackson
McClellan
Malvern Hill
Idle boyhood pranks surge as summer ends school term nears
In Macon the idle period between letting out and taking in school spawns a wave of boyish antics. Kite making, hose-cart chases, walking and hurdle races, stuffed snakes, cat wetting, and pantry pilfering fill streets and homes as youths improvise ways to kill time. The piece warns the town will be turned upside down once school resumes.
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Macon
Satan
Academy Square
They Went West Two Loyal Friends and Two Fateful Trades
A New York City pair, Frank Walden and James Carr, leave fortunes behind to seek riches in the West. Walden squanders savings on a flashy opening, loses crops, and ends up gambling. Carr travels via the Northern Pacific, works as a Pullman porter, then a sheep ranch hand, finally buying land in Southern California and becoming a prosperous small rancher.
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New York
Frank Walden
James Carr
Fourteenth Street
New York City
Frank
Denver
Colorado
Northern Pacific Railway
California
Long-distance Flight Archery Claims and Yardage Debate
A Longman contributor questions ancient bow legends and cites personal flight-archery results. He states using eight arrows and a 62 pound bow, he shot 286 yards last April with little wind. suggests 300 yards is achievable with practice and stronger bows, noting the difficulty of tracing a flight arrow to earth and the need for keen eyesight.
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Longman’s Magazine
Peppermint Production and Uses Highlighted in 1880s Notes
The piece notes the United States as a top peppermint producer, mainly in Michigan and Wayne County New York. It cites 1878 yields of 160000 pounds dropping to 35000 in 1883, mentions rising plantings, price increases amid lower stocks, and world consumption around 100000 pounds with expected rise due to cholera fears. It describes cultivation, oil yields per acre, uses in medicine confectionery and perfumery, testing joints, and adulteration with castor oil turpentine and pennyroyal.
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United States
Michigan
Wayne
N.Y
What Might Have Happened to the Greely Explorers
An ex naval officer told a Philadelphia Record reporter that Engineer Melville proposed an urgent rescue plan after Greely's party, suggesting the Yantic be loaded with provisions and Melville and eleven men sail to Cape York then Cape Sabine to retrieve Greely. The Naval Board rejected the plan, allegedly due to jealousy, and Secretary Chandler was persuaded to abandon it.
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Record
Greely
Garlington
Yantic
Melville
Chandler
Hoffman House
New York
Cape York
Cape Sabine
Naval Board
Cape Sabomne
Philadelphia Record
Lady’s Oath Dilemma At Custom House
A New York Times story recounts a woman who balked at swearing to the facts for imported goods. After being told the oath was required she sighed and said she would proceed but cursed under her breath. The deputy explained the oath’s nature.
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New York Times
Custom House
The Cheekiest Servant Girl in Brooklyn Court
Bridget Gildea an eighteen year old servant sued Mrs Edward Ayer for ten dollars one month’s wages before Justice Courtney. Mrs Ayer described her as lazy and cheeky claiming losses from ironing washing and missing items. Judge Courtney awarded Bridget the remaining five dollars after noting the five dollar offer.
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Brooklyn Union-Angus
Troy
Bridget Gildea
Edward Ayer
Courtney
Ryer
Judge
Heed the Warning on Burdock Blood Bitters
A warning urging readers to heed nature signals before illness worsens. Lists symptoms of dyspepsia and kidney disease and claims Burdock Blood Bitters will relieve these symptoms and improve health, warning that neglect leads to deeper disease.
Train Ride Scene Sparks Debate On Insanity
An elderly man and his daughter ride the St. Louis Express toward an asylum after she pleads with the conductor to take her home. The father explains she has been driven to attend a distant seminary but her health failed, and he seeks care for her. The piece links rising insanity to overtaxed nerves and touts Warner’s Tippecanoe as a pure, effective stomach tonic.
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St. Louis
New York Central Road
Haneyhead Gaon
Shakspeare
Ophelia
America
Warner
Tippecanoe
Harrison
The Candidate and the Orphaned Children
A political candidate flirts with a woman at her gate asking to kiss her children claiming they are hers. The woman denies having a husband and reveals the children are orphans, exposing a ruse and the candidate's mistake about paternity.
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Marm
Asyone
White Beaver Opens Medical Office in Paul Minnesota
Dr Frank Powell known plainsman and author opens clinic in Paul Minnesota. He will practice during the second and fourth weeks each month. His success in treating female diseases has spread his name widely across the Midwest.
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White Beaver
Frank Powell
Paul
Minn
Marth Wes
Forgotten Favorites. Popular books fade from memory
The critic argues that high sales do not confirm lasting value, citing Fanny Fern and Ruth Hall as examples. Fern Leaves sold near 100000 copies, Shady Side 46000, and Alderbrook 33000, with biographical sales. Also noted are Cummins Lamplighter at about 100000 and Doesticks plus Bentons and Kanes works.
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Fanny Fern
Ruth Hall
Fanny Forester
Fanny Ferns
Fanny Forresters
Minnie Myrtles
Alderbrook
Miss Cummins
Ceylon’s Fifty Years of Growth Highlights Population and Trade
The island has seen major progress over 50 years. Revenue rose from £372,000 in 1837 to £1,300,000 last year, population from under 1.5 million to about 3 million. Cinchona bark exports jumped from 19,000 to 7,000,000 pounds. Religious groups include Buddhists 1,700,000 Hindus 600,000 Mohammedans 200,000 Roman Catholics 220,000 Protestants 50,000.
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Ceylon
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N. Y. Graphic
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Lee
Gen. McClennan
Harrison's Landing
Army of the Potomac
Georgia
Anthony
Monroe County
Amon
Jefferson Davis
Frazer Axi Gnease
Dr. C
William
Manitoba
Paria
Ruggists
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Vogeler & CO
Porter Cage and Cheemscal Co
Boston
Mass
Physicians
Bright
Hunt's Remedy CO
Providence
Lebrated
Tutt’s
Tutt
Murray St
Y Street
New Tutt
A. W. McCormick & Son
Cincinnati
Ohio
J.C. Hoffman
Jefferson, Wisconsin
Pete
Lynn
Guipf
Rsonas
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Spinney
R. Spinney & CO
Minneapolis
N.W.N. Y
J. W. Morey
Buffalo
Noyes Bros. Cutler
St Paul
P Davis
Poleme
N. Y
Shakespeare
Pierce
Navy Department
Itia
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
A. T. Stewart
Judge Hilton
Allen
J.P. Allen
St. Paul
Bartholdi
Davidson
Evansville
Caswell, Hazard & Co
W. Cole Jie
Black River Falls
Wis
J. Starnes
Lebanon
Ghia
Revol
Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
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