Death of Mrs Monahan at One Hundred Three in City
The oldest city resident, Mrs. Mary Monahan, died suddenly at age 103 in New York after a long life, including over fifty years in Ireland and New York. She lived actively, recounting events from the eighteenth century, married during Bonaparte’s Tuscan campaigns, and left eleven great grandchildren and twenty grandchildren. Calvary Cemetery burial recorded, with many details of her long, robust life.
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Metropolis
Mary Monahan
Ireland
New York
Calvary Cemetery
Mine
Typelagy
Bonaparte
Mra Skelly
Mornalay Journal
Embalming Advances and Consumer Demand Rise
An experienced embalmer discusses modern techniques and equipment, noting embalmings can be done with minimal mutilation when started within hours of death. He highlights a portable folding table, canopy drapes, and new fittings, plus a growing trend of preplanning funerals and prepaying.
ILL FATED THEATERS AND FIRES ACROSS HISTORY
A long note surveys theater fires from 1760 to near 1900, citing Dr Choquet on 682 theaters burned, with yearly totals nationwide and notable disasters in Vienna Nice Cape Mistria St Petersburgy Canton. It cites deaths, lists years and places, and warns of recurring fire risks among grand venues. Additional passages describe Havana milk carts and assorted Peru voyage tidbits and a murky Congressional Direct item.
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Choquet
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Detroit
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Canton
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Nice
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Portato
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Louse
Edgar J. Wakeman
Chicago News
Quack Cures Promoted in Early Medicine Ads
A collage of guaranteed cures and dubious remedies is promoted, touting Shiloh’s Cure and Suilon’s Cure, with free nasal injections and 0 cent price. The piece lists Star cough cures, King’s discovery potions, and Hop Bitters, noting endorsements, fake testimonials, and warnings about counterfeit products. It references March 1856 notices, Vancouver-like stories, and various profits from patent medicines.
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Arkansas and national notes blend in odd column
Reading through a jumble of items from the era, the column highlights a state agricultural society linked to colonial figures, a Philadelphia horseman valuing long-ago stock bits at over 5.5 million, and anecdotes of notable figures such as Miss Fanny Mills of Ohio with remarkable shoe sizes. The piece also mentions business fortunes, a New Orleans opinion on piling, and various health cures like Kemp's Balsam and Electric Bitters.
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Queena
Princusius
Evening Post
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Philadelphis
G. . Thompson
Ready
Fanny Mills
Ohio
New York
Chicago Journal
David Sivon
Irg
Big Botanills
Pittsburgh
Tay
Webster
Contwion and health remarks by Lincoln era figures
A compilation of historical excerpts discusses Lincoln’s quip about public health, Sir Andrew Clarke’s definition of health, letters treasured in the National Museum, early American territorial treaties, and a Florida correspondent’s harsh portrayal of Southern “crackers.” The items date from early U.S. history and reflect contemporary views on population, governance, and social conditions.
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