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Newspaper
Branford Gleaner
Location
Branford, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1879
Page
4
A discussion on nervousness describes fidgeting habits in both genders, from pacing and chair nibbling to spacing the deck. It cites Napoleon as an archetype, notes how fidgets spread nerves to others, and argues cure requires tact, patience, and gentle methods, with varying outcomes by stage.
An Indian paper reports on King Theeban of Burmah’s family. Of 110 children, 59 survived, with 53 wives at his death. 12 wives died before him, four were expelled or imprisoned for plots, and 37 remained as wives. Many children and grandchildren were massacred or died. several wives and princes are confined in Mandalay or in India, with only a small number free or alive.
A reader blasts sensational writing in newspapers arguing against persistent alliterative style. The missive from Baan Franscrigt laments literary excess and urges editors to purge outlandish phrasing from modern columns.
The readable text is severely garbled with no clear events or identifiable entities to summarize into a coherent news item.
The item surveys legal and political shifts including constitutional amendments, a Massachusetts Democratic convention, and New York voter registration. It notes deaths of William H. Powell the painter and Edward Seguin the singer, plus various criminal verdicts, riots, and a major yellow fever update in Memphis.
In a night disaster near Jackson the wrecked emigrant cars collapsed as engines derailed. More than twenty people died and about thirty were wounded, with Willie Rice the four year old among the victims. Rescue crews worked slowly but persistently as police and citizens aided survivors and authorities organized transport to city hospitals.
Dee Malcolm of Tulare county found a man near death from thirst on an untraveled stretch of the San Joaquin plains. He revived the man with water and nursing, then carried him to Shaw's on the Panoche where fresh water restored him. The victim had not tasted water for forty eight hours and spoke of seeking sheep shearing work at White's Ferry.
A New York Journal of Commerce correspondent condemns trade dollars and clipped coins fueling losses in circulation. He blames small manufacturers, workers, brokers, and esmen who buy, discount, and recirculate damaged currency, while urging government action to trace and stop the unlawful practice.
The text extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a preventive and cure for malaria related fevers, praising its efficacy against paroxysms and endorsing its use among emigrants and travelers. It also cites Dr. Wm. Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs as a proven remedy for lung and throat diseases, with physicians’ endorsements, and notes Brown’s Bronchial Troches as a trusted relief for coughs and throat ailments priced at 25 cents a box.
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