Dream of a slender bridge and a golden ridge
A long dream tale unfolds with a young man in a boat, a scarlet rose, and a hopeful romance. A courtship unfolds amid a hotel setting, a cameo jewel reveals secrets, and a dramatic confrontation ends in tragedy as love and guilt collide.
Catalog of Medicines and Remedies Listed
A brief list of remedies includes medicines labeled as au German Bitters German Tonic Podophyllin Pill Greek Oil.
Hoofland's German Bitters touted as pure vital principle extract
An advertisement extols Hoofland's German Bitters as a non alcoholic tonic made from vital principles of rats herbs and farks. It claims the preparation uses only active ingredients grown in Germany with no adulterants or spirits. The copy asserts large medicinal virtue per bottle and denies intoxicating effects.
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Germany
Cis
The Prison Surgeon and the Hidden Treasure
In a dim penitentiary infirmary a navy surgeon encounters convict Cranon who feigns a crime tale to gain freedom. Cranon claims a 100,000 franc cache in Saint Michael’s sandy flats and offers aid in a daring escape, stirring Launay’s greedy suspicions.
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Mr. Burns
Edward
Launay
Miss Morpeth
Afr. Burns
Europe
Brest
Brittany
Saint Michael
Irglas
Ile
Ife
Peter Uranov
Saint Michael’s
Ikglas Rock
Cranon
Hoofland's German tonic described as liver tonic and stimulant
An advertisement extols Hoofland's German Tonic as a liver and digestive remedy. It claims benefits for liver complaints dyspepsia nervous debility tauntice and kidney disease with a long list of symptoms and asserts the tonic will restore health.
Dr Hoofland's GerfeK Oil Lightning Cure Ad
An 19th century advertisement promoting Dr Hoofland's GerfeK Oil as an external remedy for pains and aches. It claims to cure rheumatism neuraglia toothache chilblains sprains bruises frostbite headaches back pains joint pains sting relief and other ailments with no internal use.
Dr Hoofland Pedophyllia Pill Advertisement
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Hoofland's Pedophyllia as a substitute for mercury pills with two pills per dose. It claims rapid cleansing of the liver stomach and bowels using Pedophyllia the alcoholic extract of Mandrake, and recommends German Bitters or Tonic to accompany the regimen. The ad urges readers to buy from the German Medicine Store in Philadelphia and notes wide distribution through druggists and dealers.
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Hucland
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Chas
Evans
Horse carries 1838 American quarter found under skin
A San Francisco hostler carrying a horse owned by a street car company for three years noticed a hard object beneath the horse’s skin near the right shoulder. A veterinary surgeon made a small incision and removed a quarter bearing the year 1838.
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San Francisco
Local Rockaway hotel keeper runs steam powered fowl killer
Report describes a hotel keeper at Rockaway using a steam driven machine to kill and boil birds freshly alive for the table. Elsewhere in New Orleans, accusations claim malicious colored women spread lard on neighbors’ doorsteps at night.
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Rockaway
Advertising rates and terms from the local paper
The column lists annual and half year rates for display and hall columns, with 1 year at 81, 6 months at 60, 3 months at 35, and similar rates for other columns. It specifies cents per line for local novices, and transient ads at one dollar per square for the first insertion and fifty cents for each additional insertion.
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Coltumn
The Antediluvians and a Long Lifespan
A humorous meditation on antediluvian life imagining lifespans of 560 and 969 years. The piece jokes about endless years, grandfathers guiding toddlers, and archaic notions of social timing, life insurance, and long time horizons.
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