Veiled Client and a Clever Imposture Unmasked
A young solicitor recounts a perilous case involving a veiled rich client Miss Howard who wills her estate to a favored man. The executor uncovers a conspiracy with Simpson and a clerk, leading to arrest, trial, and restoration of the rightful heir Edward Howard. The tale blends prudence and a dramatic legal gambit with a cautionary ending.
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David Simpson
Stafford Street
Mr. Simpson
Miss Howard
Edward Howard
Simpson
Yoke of wrongdoing breeds hate and personal downfall
Miscellany quotes warn that self-made sin invites hatred even from kind hearts. The piece argues perseverance and decisive will are needed to achieve life success, citing Bishop Horne on speaking truth without offense.
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Bishop Horne
Neatness and order as health and happiness
The piece urges generosity in friendship and broadened sympathy. It warns that neatness and orderly living affect family health and moral outcomes, noting how neglect harms children and husbands. A homemaker with orderly care wields a transformative, almost magical influence.
Superstitions and their grip on daily life
A Park Avenue physician surveys common superstitions, noting how beliefs arise from birth and education. He cites examples from a printer fearing cross-eyed strangers and an organ grinder, a Baltimore farmer fearing Sunday pig squeals, and a dancing-master whose slips doom a dance to popularity. He argues superstition robs nerve and offers practical advice on handling daily routines, including a detailed guide to shoe shining.
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Park Avenue
Baltimore County
Baltimore Street
Durfey Recovers From Foot Jam With Electric Oil
S. B. Durfey, mate of the steamer Arizona, injured his foot severely. The article notes Thomas' Electric Oil as a cure, claiming it provides quick pain relief and that nothing equals it for fast comfort.
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S. B. Durfey
Arizona
Thomas
A Duck of a Man Makes a Goose of a Husband
A witty line suggests a humorous judgment on marriage roles, describing how a person with a quizzical, ducklike manner tends to produce a foolish or bungling husband. The remark plays on animal imagery to critique domestic performance.
Electric Bitters Cures Kidney and Liver Ailments Now
Can anyone bring a case of Kidney or Liver Complaint that Electric Bitters will not speedily cure. Thousands cured permanently and daily recommended. Bright's Disease Diabetes Weak Back or any urinary complaint quickly cured. They purify the blood regulate the bowels act on the diseased parts. Every bottle guaranteed. For sale at 50c. 3 bottles by J. H. Young & Co.
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Bright
J. H. Young & Co
Remark on Crook in Elbow Affecting Knees
A concise note observes that bending the elbow often leads to knee weakness. This quirky link is presented as a curious fact without further context or supporting details.
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Relief for Catarrh
A century of progress is touted for Ely's Cream Balm as a safe non liquid remedy for catarrh and hay fever. It claims immediate relief and cures even long lasting cases at 50 cents, with user testimonials praising dramatic results and calling it magic.
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Ely
Clarence L. Huff
Biddeford
Maine
Sulphur Bitters Credited With Family Health Boost
Knott, a Waverly Iowa postmaster, reports that two years of using Sulphur Bitters reduced medical expenses and illness in his family. He states that three dollars invested has kept health in their household and eliminated doctor bills.
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Knott
Waverly
Iowa
GooD FOR THE Girl: Domestic Receives 20000 Settlement
A Rochester domestic, employed by a wealthy mistress, diverted a steady stream of letters to herself. After the mistress burned several letters and jested about the issue, the couple settled the dispute with a $20,000 payment to the girl to avoid litigation.
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Rochester
Europe
Rochester Chronicle
A Brave But King Sopter Soldier Hero Tale
Lord Charles Beresford, famed for fearlessness, once saved a wounded trooper in South Africa by offering to ride away alone or, if refused, to dismount and knock him down so they could both escape together.
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Sopter
Lord Charles Beresford
Colonel Burnaby
South Africa
Charles
Lord Beresford
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted by Experienced Lowell Firm
Hood's Sarsaparilla is prepared by C I Hood and Co Apothecaries of Lowell Massachusetts. The firm boasts thorough pharmacy knowledge and years of practical experience. It is prepared with skill and care under the direction of the originators. The product is presented as pure honest and reliable medicine.
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Hood
C.I. Hood &Co
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Can a bell without a clapper be a dumb bell
A bell lacking a clapper is not rung for sound, but the term dumb bell is used in different ways. Historically a dumb bell refers to a bell without a clapper or a weight used for exercise. In proper usage a silent bell would still be described as a bell without a clapper rather than as a dumb bell unless context marks it as a weight.
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Rooial Baking Powder Co
Wall-st
N. Y
Natural Gas Awakens Pittsburgh Allegheny City
A lively letter extols natural gas in western Pennsylvania, detailing gas pipe installation chaos, heated grates, and labor savings from coal. It praises cleaner kitchens and less ash but warns of risks like leaks, explosions, scorchs, and fragile safety. The writer notes costs and initial uncertainty while embracing the new utility's promise.
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Allegheny City
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Venetian romance ends as English lord hid in plain sight
A young Engi haan courted a shop girl in Venice's grand cigar shop, presenting a visiting card bearing Lord Rainey. He claimed to stay at the Grand Hotel and arranged a secret, immediate marriage, fearing English kin. The woman notified her employer Signor Alberti who checked the Grand Hotel and found the lord quietly cleaning boots in a white cravat.
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Venice
Engi-haan
Signor Alberti
Vo Fara
Lord Rainey
Grand Hotel
England
Heaven
Sgt
Or Albert
Go to the ant thou sluggard echoes in a child’s errand
A five year old slips from breakfast to his aunt’s house blocks away after being told by his father to go to her. The boy recalls the Oversimplified command and his aunt questions whether it was an errand or a scolding. The exchange reveals a miscommunication and the child’s misinterpretation of parental instruction.
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Fred
Boston Girl Declares No Order After Menu Confusion
A Boston girl and Clarence discuss the menu as the girl declines to order, noting the misspelling of beans on the menu and wondering if the confusing wording hides something about the dish. The snippet preserves the dialogue style and character names.
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Boston
Clarence
Penelope
Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup Slogan Ordinary War Campaign
An old ad style piece extols Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup to strengthen lungs and ease headaches and neuralgia. It frames the product as a fortifying force in a battle against illness, likening the remedy to a general marching with Salvation Oil against a cringing foe.
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Dr. Bull
Ayer's Sar saparilla praised for health benefit
Mrs Eliza A Clough of Arlington Street Lowell Mass writes that every winter and spring her family uses several bottles of Ayer's Sar saparilla. She says experience proves it a powerful blood purifier and health enhancer for the season.
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Ayer
Eliza A. Clough
Arlington St
Lowell
Mass
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Promoted for Scrofulous Troubles
Claims the blood purifier is superior to other Sarsaparilla preparations. Endorsed by J. W. Starr of Laconia Iowa who says it cured his scrofulous complaints after trying several remedies. Credits two bottles with complete relief and lauds the medicine as the best.
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J. W. Starr
Laconia
Iowa
Ayer
Purifier of the Day Promoted by Local Letters
Letters from C E Upton of Nashua and J Harris of Creel City Ramsey Co Dakota describe relief after using Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Upton reports years of eye humor relieved after several bottles and calls it the best blood purifier. Harris notes three years of dyspepsia and six months of use.
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C. E. Upton
Nashua
N.W
Ayer
J. Harris
Creel City
Ramsey Co
Dakota
Public Laws Rhode Island 1886 Amendment of Soldier Relief Act
The act amends Chapter 488 of the Public Laws to appropriate ten thousand dollars for relief of disabled and needy soldiers and widows and children. The State Auditor is directed to issue orders on the General Treasurer upon vouchers from the Secretary and countersignature by the Commission chairman. The act takes effect from passage.
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General Assembly
Commission
Amendment to Public Statutes on Executions Passes in 1886
Law details an act amending Chapter 222 of the Public Statutes Authorizes that when a defendant is released from arrest and bail in original writ actions the execution may be sought against the defendant's property rather than the person Repeals inconsistent acts and states the act takes effect upon passage Signed by Secretary Joshua M Addeman with certification of true copies
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General Assembly
Joshua M. Addeman
Old Temperance Pledge From 1837 Almanac
A reproduced pledge argues ardent spirits are needless and harmful. full abstinence would improve health virtue and happiness of the community. Signed by James Madison Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, underscoring early federal leaders endorsing temperance.
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United States
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
What Surgery Can Do Marvels of Modern Cure by Nussbaum
A Munich surgeon treated a crippled boy for eleven years with nine operations, bone breaks, joint extensions, sinew cuts, and nerve stretching. Weights and massage gradually enabled walking, then cane use, and finally dancing and riding. The case shows dramatic recovery through skilled surgery.
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Nussbaum
Munich
Cat Taken From Butcher Sparks Debate on Dignity
A fragment argues that anyone can take a cat from the butcher without diminishing dignity. The remark prompts questions about social norms and animal handling, reflecting public sentiment on everyday ethics.
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