Vast global figures reveal timber, industry and demography
The record lists California redwood timber at 25.825 billion feet and North Carolina forests covering 40,000 square miles. It notes St Petersburg with 272 periodicals, Boston dividends totaling 8.144 million in April, and New York Bullletin's March gains of 1 million over last year.
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California
St. Petersburg
Boston
New York Commercial Bulletin
North Carolina
New Jersey
Paterson
Berlin
Wit and Wisdom Gossip Filler Sparks Moral Quips
A collage of quips and anecdotes from period papers features wry proverbs on virtue luck and marriage. Bits include George Eliot on sowing and reaping and a clerkly parson joke about a penance before marriage. The selections mix humor tragedy and social observation from early 20th century press.
Sassing a Witness Provokes Court Backlash and Fraud Claims
A veteran judge and prominent attorneys are cited on the privilege and pressure of cross examination. An anecdote from a New York reference case features Joseph H Choate and Lawrence trading barbs over alleged fraud. A Liverpool Mercury London correspondant recounts a Lancaster dissection scare story about a biologist and a head, ending with a vengeful graveyard scene.
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New York
Joseph H. Choate
Lawrence
The
Stock Exchange
Choate
Detroit Free Press
Colonel Fanning Reveals White Horse Mystery After Battle
In a Confederate veterans’ gathering at the Hotel Brunswick in Austin, Colonel John Randolph Fanning recounts the capture of a Federal battery at Chancellorsville and an astonishing change in his horse Black Hawk from black to white after a near miss. The tale ends with a nod to Washington and Tom Ochiltree.
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Brunswick
Austin
John Randolph Fanning
Rangoon
North Carolina
Chancellorsville
Colonel Fanning
Black Hawk
Job
Washington City
Tom Ochiltree
Capital
Texas
Female Hallucinations and Self-Deception in Hysterical Women
British Medical Journal recounts cases described by Legrand du Saulle and Tardieu showing hysterical women fabricating attacks or injuries. Examples include a woman claiming armed assault after self-inflicted wounds, a maid fabricating a burglary, and a Courbevoie resident feigning political conspiracy, all disproved upon investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charcot
Bourneville
Paris
M. Tardieu
Courbevoie
British Medical Journal
Presentation Watch Praised By Sea Commander
An letter from the Gordon Castle commander, awarded a Gold Keyless Waltham Watch by the U S President via the London Local Marine Board, notes the timepiece stayed six seconds fast from London to Singapore and only three seconds slow at arrival, performing as well as chronometers despite rough service.
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Waltham
Gordon Castle
United States
London Local Marine Board
London
Singapore
England
World Growing Better, Beecher Says
A W FY quote notes belief in improvement as sign of personal progress Graphic cites half of England’s 7 500 bar members in practice per Pall Mall Gazette correspondent.
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Beecher
W. FY. Graphic
Pail Mall Gazette
Leaves as miniature plants and their shapes
Grant Allen in Nature notes leaves are the essential plant organs acting as mouth stomach heart lungs and more. He argues each leaf is an individual unit shaping the whole plant and calls for evolutionary study of foliage forms guided by simple principles of carbon absorption and photosynthesis.
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John Lubbock
Grant Allen
Nature
Queen Recovery Hints on Cable Man and Stairs
The Washington Republican voices cautious humor as the Queen recovers, suggesting the cable man should report progress on the stairs. The remark reflects a gentle, sympathetic tone about ongoing repairs and public works.
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Washington
Granger Bob Shield Claims St Jacobs Oil Healed Bite
A verse notes Bob Shield was bitten by a snake while mowing and claims St Jacobs Oil healed the bite. The poem mocks a Chinaman seeking remedies and promotes St Jacobs Oil as a great mineral discovery and soap mine in California.
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Granger
Bob Shield
St. Jacobs Oil
Pacific
California
Boston Star
GMD A Medley and Mystery in a Dream Chronicle
The article explores the blend of marvel and miracle in a dream tale by GMD A Medley. It traces themes of wonder, imagination, and belief across a narrative weaving mystery with personal insight.
Wealth, health, and a mysterious medical monogram
A long homily on money as a catalyst for good and harm, a tale of a consumptive man named Jones who dreams of G M D and P P P as cures, and a sensationalized pitch for Golden Medical Discovery and related remedies, with a satirical aside about a Bermuda princess and Auntie.
A Remarkable Tribute And Advertising Tidbits
A mixed page of reader notes praising Hall's Balsam for lungs and other products. endorsements include Dr Wall and various medicines, plus jokes and ads for celery pills wine brandy salve and shoe stiffeners. The snippet lists consumer tips and humorous quips with local business mentions.
Patent Medicines and Advertised Cures From Hale and Co
A Colonial era ad brief lists remedies including Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar to ease coughs, Pike's toothache drops claimed to cure in one minute, Dr Isaac Thompson's Eye Water for sore eyes, and Usr Wise's Axle Grease for wagons, with prices noted.
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Hale
Pike
Isaac Thompson
VouTaic Belt Co. Promises Trials of Belts for Health
The VouTaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers Dr Dye's Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on a thirty day trial to men affected by nervous debility and related troubles. No risk is incurred as a full thirty day trial is allowed with a guarantee of restoration of health and vigor.
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VouTaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
No Gangs No Banners A Summer Idyl Providence Testimony
A Providence fruit dealer Mr George H Davis at 297 Westminster Street testifies to Hunt s Remedy curing his kidney inflammation and blood in urine. He says the treatment quickly relieved pain restored his ability to work and strengthened his health. He endorses Hunt s Remedy for others with kidney ailments.
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George H. Davis
Westminster Street
Mr. Davis
Hunt
Enthusiastic Michigan resident hails Hunt's Remedy cure
East Saginaw's Josua TuTHILL testifies that after twenty years with kidney disease diagnosed as Bright's disease he followed Dr Haven of Hamilton New York and used Hunt's Remedy. He reports rapid improvement after a few doses and full recovery, praising the medicine and its distributor.
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Josuua Tuthill
East Saginaw
Mich
Iunt
Bright
Dr. Haven
Hamilton
New York
Haven
Advertising Cheats and the Hop Bitters Endorsement
A historical note extols the Hop Bitters as a virtue filled remedy praised in many papers. The text urges plain honest promotion to win trials and asserts the Hop plant’s virtues drive broad sales and outpace competitors.
Did She Die Hop Bitters Cure Her Suffering
The fragment notes a woman lingering and suffering for years while doctors failed to help, then being cured by Hop Bitters. It reflects historical medical sensationalism and public belief in a patent remedy's cure.
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London
Liverpool Mercury
Lancaster
Lancaster Castle
Parents praise Hop Bitters relief after long illness
Eleven years their daughter endured a bed of misery from kidney liver rheumatic and nervous trouble. They say the remedy was simple Hop Bitters, tried after years of avoiding it, and now she is restored to health by its use.
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Jones
F. P
Ream
M.G. D
John Robinson
P. P
TuHr
Father Is Getting Well With Hop Bitters
A Utica resident reports improvement in her father after using Hop Bitters. Her daughters note his long suffering from an alleged incurable disease has eased and express gratitude for the remedy.
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Utica
Mustang Liniment Ad Claims Pain Relief and Healing
An advertisement touts Mexican Mustang Liniment as a universal remedy for internal pain, sores, wounds, and lameness in man or beast. It promises deep penetration to the bone, expels inflammation, and heals diseased parts, claiming two generations of success.
Dennison and Columbus Rail Schedules for Daily Trains
Notr accommodation train from Dennison toward Newark Columbus and Newcomerstown leaves daily at 5 40 a m except Sunday arrives Newark 8 20 a m Columbus 9 45 a m meetings include Coshocton Dresden Junction and Chicago through service with Pullman Sleeping coach departs Columbus or Sunday at 5 00 p m arriving Chicago 7 15 a m baggage checked to main points east and west Ford general passenger agent Pittsburgh and James McCrea manager Columbus Ohio
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Tae
Tm - Ag
Colmbus
Ae Ly
Columbus A.M
P.M
A.M. A.m
Newark
Dresden Junction
Coshocton
Newcomerstown
Ar. Dennison
Lv Dennison
Bowerstown
Sclo
Cadiz Junction
Steubenville
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Nory
Columbus
Ewark
Dennison
Bowerston
Sefo
Wheeling
Notr
Scio
Chicago Express
Pullman Palace
Chicago
R* Ford
James McCrea
Ohio
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Wales
Imperial Treasury
Buffalo
Antwerp
Nethe
WIT and Wisdom
George Eliot
N. O. Picayune
Boston Transcript
Norristown Herald
Jack Adam
John
Brooklyn Eagle
Sassing
Pau
Cleveland
Ohio Dairy
Cincinnati
Heenan
Peter En Benes
Ittsburgh
GMD
Smith
Mr. Jones
P’s
America
R. V. Pierca
Association
People’s
Common Sense
Bermuda
Louise
Chile
Auntie
Detroit Post
Sidney Ourchandre
Wall
Hans Balsam
Hall
Joxe
Britain
C. W. Benson
Stannps
Rochester
Brown
C. B. Wainwright
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dr. Benson
Steve T. Harrison
Louisville Courier-Journal
St. Patrick’s
Russia
Lyon
Quinn
Charles A. Vogeler Co
A. Vogeler & CO
U.S. A
N. K. Brown
Jamaica
Usr
Wise
Providence
Sostetcr
Auburn Collar CO
Auburn
T. A. Slocum
Pearl St
National Publisu’g Co
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R
Kansas City
Council Bluffs Leavenworth
Atchison
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Union
Atlantic
Pacific Oceans
Pullman
Missour River
Chic Tago
Lafayette
Omaha
Canada
Great Rock Island
Cable
Chicaco
Henis Busierbos
Loffer
Capitol
Main Street
Nebraska
Mae
Platte
Merrilies
Lou Terrers
Lubr. R
Lincoln
GEO
W. Frank, Jr
Corning
Iowa
Europe
H. Hill & Co
West Main St
Ee R,ill
Jones OF
Binghamton
Ontario
A.n. Bd Schenck
J. He Scmence
Moody's New TaiLor
Moody &Co
Johnson
Don’t Ohnson & CO
Mass
Iss
Sore, Kane Co
Aultman & Taylor
Mansfield
Dra Seists
Maud
J. D. Lighthouse & Ieed
N.Y
A. W. Hamrox & Co
Ann Arbor, Mich
Dr.Chase
Bok
B.m.woo
Ley
Atlanta Ga
Valentine Bros
Janesy
E. Warniam
State Street
Economy Printing Co
Newburyport
Stinson & Co
Portland, Mo
Cnown
Arsenal St
St. Louis
Town
L Hallett & Co
Portland,Me
the Sun
Yes
I. W. England
New York City
Wobbly Knitting Machine Co
Tremont Street
Jonn
C. Stockwell
Ann St
New York Daily Papers
Yone
Millil
R. W. Montross
Queen City
Queen City Suspender Co
Cincinnati,o
Gansevoort St
Bu. J. Stephens
Lebanon
Coleman Business College
N. Vrice
Coleman & Psalms
True & Co
Augusta
Fittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway
P.m. Ly
Alee
Ot Ware
Esas Owe P.M
P. M A.M
Coshocton Wesc Ases
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A. M
Ar. Dayton
Cincinnati Setae Ewes
A.M
P. M
Louisville
A.M. A
Richmond
Indianapolis
Baltimore & Ohio
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Ohio River
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A.M. P
Sandusky
P.M. Pr
Zanesville
Cambridge
A.M Pp. Lv
Barnesville
Bellaire
ALM
City
A.M. Barnesville
BBC Eelecame
Ieee
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C. Lord
B. Dun
Wheeling & Lake
Ene Raiload
Cleveland & Marietta R. RB
Woiorg
Fremont
Monroeville
Massillon
Homer
Canal Dover
Kimbolton
Beg Crediders Caldwell
Marietta
Val Marietta
Reess
Weaeae
Caldwell
Pleasant
Codecas
Remont
Toledo
Haven Marietta
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Valley R. R
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