Delirium Tremens and Temperance Tales
A report on delirium tremens and temperance lectures includes a doctor’s account of treating a delirious patient who believed a witch shot him and a man haunted by monkeys, snakes, and devils. Police recounts describe cold nights, a man chained on a stair, snakes in clothing, and a rescue that led to sobriety.
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Dr. Thiley
Drememe
Cumming
Dye
Tom
France
Jim
Stroud
Alabama Street
Broad
Jond
Atlanta Constideeloone
The Hereditary Taint and Dr Sax on Alcohol
A Lambeth court case shows a married woman and child accused of tavern glass theft, the father weeps at his wife’s drinking burden. Canon Purrar notes drunkenness as hereditary, while Dr Sax claims alcohol hosts parasitic life and delirium tremens bring hallucinations and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambeth
Sax
France
Iron and Wood in Britain's Naval Rise and Fall
Sir Ewart Best, writing in Harper's Magazine, contrasts the transition from wooden to iron shipbuilding, noting oak reserves exhausted and forests sought for framing timbers. He praises early naval builders yet warns Britain’s modern fleet suffers from feeble administration and urges a stronger, safer naval leadership under a decisive reform.
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Great Britain
British Admiralty
Westeran
Admiralty
Hhor Majecaty
Great Arry
Charles
William
Nelson
Howe
England
Royal Navy
Duke of Sea
Naval Service
Eutcry
Eiwart Best
Harper's
Insect Mimics and Leaf Like Protectives Across Species
A San Francisco callout notes butterflies and moths that mimic leaves and twigs to avoid predators. Examples span California to Central and South America, with beetles, spiders, and even a butterfly showing mimicry of poisonous models. The piece ends with a local note about Mrs. George M. Vauuil’s 105 year old wedding suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
South America
Central America
Belt
Wall
San Francisco
Cailee
Running a furnace and keeping warm by Jones misadventure
A humorous tale recounts Mr. Jones who installs a new furnace and battles roaring flames and dense dust. He overwarms the house, endures shivering neighbors, and learns running a furnace is harder than it seems. The piece blends domestic mishap with local quips and a short Boston Transcript note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Thompson
Quotations and Quips from Old Time Humor Columns
A disjointed collection of witty exchanges and comic fragments from 19th century papers. It includes jests about marriage, manners, and social pretenders, with references to Josh Billings, General Shields, and Harper's Bazar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Billings
Burlington
Jim
Charlie
Samuel
Shields
San Francisco
Philia
Mr. Fauxpas
Miss Charmante
Harper's Bazar
Curran's Wit and Courtroom Antics Highlight Irish Orator
A portrait of John Curran famed for wit and unorthodox court behavior. Anecdotes recount clashes with Judge Robinson and Lord Clare, Curran quips about study, and a Chancery bench distraction by a Newfoundland dog during a pivotal argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curran
Robinson
Aaid Robinson
Curren
Hoase of Commons
Boyle Roche
Car
Lord Clare
Cure Ran
Chancery Court
Chire
Newfoundland
Temple Lar
Great Inducements at Mose Schaumburg Boss Clothing
On New Year's Day 1886 Mose Schaumburg, owner of Boss Clothing Emporium, argued with clerk Tom Snickerson who threatened to quit over seven dollar weekly pay and harsh treatment. Schaumburg refused raises, offered odd digressions, and claimed possible increases would occur only through a joke of New Year gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose Schaumburg
Tom Snickerson
Boss Clothing Emporium
Kermit
Mose
Mr. Schaumburg
Mishter Snickerson
Snickerson
Man
Mose Schaumburg von
Teaas Giftinge
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B. T. Jogbbs
Powell
Cheap Cash
Brookhaven, Miss
Famil Groceries
A. Lewenthal, Jr
Taw
Brookhaven
Mississippi
Lincoln
Wdjo
Sturn Building
C. G. Chrisman
Liaw
Wrookhaven
Wil Price
Mick AE
A. C. McNair
Mississipps
Supreme
Commies Federal
G. S. McMillan
Attorney At Law
Brookhaven, Mississippi
Lion
R. H. Thompson
J. W. Bennett
Brookhave, Orrick —Daughtry & Smylie
Drag- Hore, Mississippi
E. J. Bowen
Missisippe
Orvice
Daughtry & Smylie's Dragstore
J. O. Frilick
Cherokee Street
J. B. Daughtry
Phoenix
Hartford
Home
New York
Oulu Phoeniz
Brooklyn
Jermania
Crescent
N. Orleans
Western
Toronto
Factors & Traders
N. O
Tosures Country and
Liverpool
London and Globe
J. Warren
Sam Lightfoot
Brook Maven
Front Street
Ieee
Nik
Pislag Contractaaay
Priebatsch's
NAW Goods
Milburn Wacons
Max Priebatsch
R. K. Ledbetter
Pearl and
State Streets
Jackson
Johnson
Aason & Us
Boslén, Mass
Temperance
Wll
George M. Vauuiel
Houston County
Georgia
Mes. Daniel
Mr. Crow
Mr Crow Wat
Opade the
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