Slaves to Morphine Warned by Expert Physician
A renowned doctor declares a large share of physicians and their patients become morphine addicts. He cites Austria and Germany figures and a New England city with nearly half of doctors using opium in some form. He explains starts as medical use, progression to dependence, and why overworked doctors are susceptible, then outlines a cautious cure within about thirty days with supervision and supportive therapies.
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Austria
Germany
New England
Noduan
Shother
Son
Yonen
New York Mail and Express
Information on Shorthand Systems and Prospects
The New York Tribune summarizes common questions about shorthand. It notes no system is vastly superior, progress relies more on the learner than the method, and self-teaching is possible with textbooks though instruction helps. Mastery requires patience. three month claims are dubious. most New Yorkers earn modest wages while expert stenographers command higher pay.
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The
New York Tribune
New York
England
Electric Current Transmission Achieves Fifty Mile Test
Experiments in France demonstrate a large electric current traveling fifty miles with only half its initial force lost. The test shows no overheating of the wire or dynamo despite the tremendous current.
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France
Deadheads and box office fools in theater anecdote
A New York World tale recounts Ned Gilmore at Niblo's Garden where an eager patron sought three seats for his sister, then a clever job-seeker claimed his mother was a star actress and offered an order, only to be reminded the speaker was once a bartender. The narrator leaves.
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Ned Gilmore
Niblo’s Garden Theater
Gilmore
California
New York World
Remarkable Invitation at Eaton Hill Yet Untitled Lady
The lone married woman invited to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales at Eaton Hill was Mrs Arthur Paget, linked to Mrs Paran Stevens of New.
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Prince and Princess of Wales
Eaton Hill
Duke of Westminster
Arthur Paget
Paran Stevens
New
The Czar and His Wife A portrait of Alexander III and Empress Maria
A critical portrait of Czar Alexander III and Empress Maria, detailing his temper, neglect of learning, and autocratic flaws. It notes his private looseness, simple tastes, and dependence on habit, plus the Empress’s tact and frivolity. The piece questions his capability to rule and hints at potential revolution if Russia sinks deeper.
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Russias
Alexander
Alexander III
Princecoa of
Battenberg
Bulgaria
Hohenzollerns
Vladimer
Alexis
Gaichina
Emror
Czar
Russia
House of Romanoff
Czar Alexander
Austria
Danced with Ma at Jack's cabin in the Rockies
A wild holiday hoe down at Jack's cabin in a Rocky gulch ends with a missionary guest forced to dance by Ma and Jack's revolver. The fiddler and guests scream laughter as the room bursts into a chaotic, breathless finale. Detroit Free Press reports.
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Allaman
Armner
Grand
Jack
Rockies
White Cake Gulch
Saltillo Park
Old Jack
Dan Tucker
Andy
Begosh
Jacks
Granny
Feller
Detroit Free Press
An Eccentric Oil Well at Stannard's Corners
An amusing tale from the Wellsville area recalls the Stannard's Corners oil well scare. Townsfolk rallied to drill for oil, tapped gas, and stacked stone-filled boxes on a plug to contain it, only to witness a dramatic eruption of stones before deserting hope of any oil as the well went dry.
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Stannard’s Corners
Wellsville
Stannard’s
Astor House
The Cat Smiled Serenely in a Garden Incident
A Boston Gazette item describes fashionable New York ladies incubating eggs as a risky trend. One girl kept a hundred eggs in a bedroom incubator. eight chicks hatched then outdoors a tabby cat seized the fattest chick. She threw coal at the cat, but the cat remained unworried and grinned.
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New York
Wall Street
Boston Gazette
A Story Illustrating Evarts Wit from Tid-Bits
A tale recalls Senator Evarts and a New York lawyer friend sharing a horse in 1850. The horse was kept at a White Plains livery stable while the lawyer fed it sparingly. Evarts jokes that more rides to Rye occurred than to Oats, revealing his quick humor.
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William M. Evarts
New York City
White Plains
Westchester County
N. Y
Mr. Evarts
Joe
William
Tarrytown
Rye
Noted Quack Doctor Dr Lighthall Dies in Texas
Dr Lighthall, who died of smallpox in San Antonio Texas, was the country’s most famous quack. A handsome 40 year old with an alleged income of 100000 dollars a year from practice and medicine sales, he wore 100000 dollars in diamonds and a 5000 dollar watch. He often spent 500 dollars on crowds of men he had never met. Over the last decade he toured every large town in the South and West.
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Lighthall
San Antonio
Tex
New York
Mr. Moody
Cleveland
Jacksonville
Fla
Baltimore
Florida
Spooner
United States Senate
Labouchere
Great Britain
France
Germany
Massachusetts
Blackie
Kendal
Mr. Gladstone
Dr. Blackie
Gen. Toombs
Georgia
The Preacher and the Landlord Anecdote
Rev Dr Tappen retold an anecdote from Mattawamkeag in Maine about a hospitable innkeeper who refused payment after hosting him. He explained he collects payment in kind from travelers and trades, treating all guests as paying with their line. The tale was recalled by the Lewiston Journal as a favorite from Tappen.
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Dr. Tappen
American Home Mission Society
Maine
Mattawamkeag
Lewiston
Tombstone Inscription in Ohio Cemetery
A tombstone in an Ohio cemetery bears the inscription 1h ie Haag dated February 31. The odd date and name suggest a misread or damaged engraving needing verification.
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Ohio
Fragmented 19th century notes mix people and events
A long collection of brief items covers diverse topics from public notices to quotes about figures like John Gough and Moody. The jumble includes forgeries, church support, livestock on Oregon hills, literary heredity, coffee customs in Guatemala, and European fortifications.
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South
Simmons Liver Regulator
Lewis Grusvuk
Philadelphia
Physicians
L. M. Histon
M. D
Washington, Ark
J.H. Zeilin & Co
Scott’s
Emulsio
Bpherece
Dro Pirrecs
Pierce
Fon' S
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Buffalo, N.Y
Dr. Sage
Sage
Cheney Anvil & Wise‘co
Detroit,Moh
Sai
Our
Feasoans Aep
Saacaaali
the Czar
Senator Evarts
Louisville
John B. Gough
Maryland
Henry
Gid Beecher
Plymouth
William P. Moran
Navy
White House
Justice Miller
United States Supreme Court
Bayard
Chamber of Notaries
Lyons
Salvino Armato d’Armati
Florence
Coos River
Oregon
W. D. Howells
William Black
Justin McCarthy
Guatemala
James Russell Lowell
Boston
Athens
Henry Bergh
H. B. Claflin
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