Oregon official named Consul General to Canada
The 1877 newspaper item notes J Q Smith former Indian Affairs commissioner appointed Consul General to Canada. Other snippets include Peruvian health news on Henry Meiggs, Mount Athos monk expulsion, and various political notes from Nebraska and nationwide events.
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Tne
J. Q. Smith
Indian Affairs
Canada
Rpgiers
Peru
Henry Meiggs
Tre Porte
Mount Athos
Personal Literature and Habberton’s Grandmothers Debut
The piece notes John Habberton’s new book Grandmothers as part of a trend in American literature toward personal family portraits. It traces a wave of “Baby” titles and jokes about publishers tiring of Baby biographies, while warning against overreaching with future family-centered works. It also mentions Dr. Weir Mitchell’s treatment methods for nervous diseases and the drift toward rest, seclusion, and milk-based regimens to restore strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Putnam
John Habberton
Helen
Darling
Habberton
Twoke
Ecstacy
Billings
fTelen
Hfabil
Weir Mitchell
Philadelphia
A Nuisance and a Marriage Wish in Berlin
The Turkish Ambassador Aristarchi Bey sought a Prussian general's daughter in Berlin. General Bonin offered many daughters, misreading the ambassador as Muslim. Aristarchi clarified he was Christian and wanted only one, prompting the general to mutter about the nuisance and offer any he liked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristixchi Bey
Berlin
Bonin
Aristarchi
Mussulman
Vampire Women and the Medical Folly of Debility
A 19th century critique targets the idea of a "vampire woman" as nervous fatigue and debility among American wives and daughters. The piece cites Dr Holmes and other physicians proposing cures, condemning vague diagnoses while urging practical treatment to aid worn-out women and reform domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell T.folmes
the Tribune
Rich mining areas and political moves in Pennington county
Reports note rich cement deposits near Whitewood, a large hay crop, and a planned transfer of Pennington county seat from Sheridan to Rapid City. Rapid City thrives with new blocks, mining activity, and thriving trade. In Washington, Lt Greene’s assignment to Russia draws mixed views from Russians and U S officials amid war concerns.
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Elvis
Holton & Malote
Whitewood
Keets Mining Company
Tridden Treasure Gates
Main Street
Central
Iills
Wambold, Gunderson & Co
Lead City
Pennington County
Sheridan
Rapid City
Geo. Br. Spencer
Alabama
N. G. Spencer
Watertown
N. Y
Grand Central
Washington
Rania City
Deadwood Vines
Colorado Clippings and Local Notices From Fort Collins
The San Juan Sentinel prints in Ouray by McKenny & Dowling. Fort Collins papers complain drunkenness and Denver gamblers taint the town. J P Wurmer sells ninety percent of year’s beef steers to John Hutson of Deer Trail. four to five hundred head over 1100 pounds each. price over three cents a pound live weight. Fort Collins licenses two liquor saloons to reduce debt, costs 35 dollars monthly, plus two policemen at 150 dollars monthly. A Carion City lady trout fishing insults a Mexican. she hooks him, keeps him back until he begs mercy, then he leaves the country.
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J.P. Wurmer
John Hutson
Deer Trail
Surimer County Express
Fort Collins
Carion City
England
Leavenworth
Kansas
America
Rocky Mountains
New York
Henry Meigas
California
New York Evening Papers
Conkling
Geo. Wm. Curtis
the Express
Post
Autumn Quiet on Hills and Vales
A lyrical meditation describes summer fading on hills and valleys. Autumn fills glades with incense as sunlight rests on grassy banks and misty radiance drapes the scene. Nature keeps a dreamy vigil, and the whole landscape glows in tranquil beauty.
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Penalyo
Smuggling of races, gamblers, and a Paris bankers shop tale
A column of assorted items notes two freedmen who once were enslaved in St. Louis escorting a pair of state senators, a tale of smoky rooms in Tolland, a waiter separating faces by bellows, and a bishop near a gambling hall. Other items include Meigs’ War Dept columns, a late Erie train joke, and varied international curiosities and political tidbits from New York and London.
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St. Louis Hotel
Odd Tales and Local Anecdotes From The Age Of Steam
The text recounts Dahomey folklore about a man claiming power to harm enemies through fetish and joy at British setbacks, a tale of an Auburn girl who married a circus performer and later saw him dying with her gains, and a comic incident at Oakland where a passenger asks to ticket a puppy, sparking amusement.
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Dahomey
England
Auburn News
Auburn
Oakland
Jerry
Alameda
MexicAn Mustang Liniment Praise
An 19th century advertisement extols MexicAn Mustang Liniment as a universal cure for pain and injuries. It claims it heals burns sprains cuts and banishes aches, boasting it has saved lives and restored livestock to usefulness more than any other liniment.
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Aneeshly Weyeat, Son
H. Guafore
Sateen
Ochueyennt
Wyoming
Nebraska
Przyna
Christans
Mussulmans
Wm. M. Upton
Oregon
Plevna
Rubaninski
Guy
Joan W. Anes
Ames
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Wfair
Genzkan PrRem Mono
Tim New York San
Louisville
Charles A. Dana
Randall
House of Representatives
Col
Scott
Gambetta
Hayes
Steinberger
Samoa
Valentine Baker
Hobart Pasha
St. Paul
Tobartasha
Munthrop
Watonwan County
Minnesota
New York Evening Post
Rochester
Platt
Grant
Suyes
Evarts
Schurz
Congress
Congressional Library
Union
Library of Congress
Ampire
Mwe
Sume
War Department
Europe
Hazen
Austria
Chambers
Turkey
Lieutenant Greene
United States
Greene
St. Petersburg
Gieene
Acustria
Russia
Wir
Bucharest
Ani
San Juan Sentinel
Ouray
McKenny & Dowling
Colorado
Denver
Tolland
Whitaker
Keno
Pont Neuf
Paris
Virginia
Meigs
Pennsylvania Avenue
Arlington
National Cemetery
Erie
Tornellsville
Constellation
Newport
London
Liverpool Daily Post
King Gelele
Rarus
Bleetwood Park
Pesth
Sir Banqued
Gen. Grant
Sheffield
Wuerke
San Francisco
Turee
Methodist Episcopal
Brooklyn
McCumman
New Jersey
McClellan
Tweed
Jefferson
Curtis
Cincinnati Gazette
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Henna
Costa Rica
Gen. Guardia
Soerman
Victoria
British Columbia
Puget Sound
Samuel GG. Robson
Augusta
Maine
Piccolo
South Carolina
Patterson
Senate
Syracuse Stars
Chicago
Indianapolis
Alleghanies
Stars
Tim Cabinet
Darkey
Jedge
Vienna
The
Atlanta Constitution
de 'Lenium
Peter
den Risa
Marsial McMahon
Thiers
Chicago Times
ADA
Washoe County
Supreme Court of the United States
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