A Forgotten Festival of St Catherine’s Day in Midland England
The article recalls the 25 November St Catherine’s Day festivities in Midland England, especially Katherine Processions by workhouse children who dressed in white and carried crowns. They sang a ballad, begged for funds for dinner, and the Peterborough procession lasted until the Poor Law reform ended it. Spinning was the women’s occupation behind the feast, and meals varied by region. The piece notes the festival’s decline and its faded memories.
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England
Katherine
Catherine
Peterborough
St. Catherine
Kattern
The Stinging Tree of Queensland Scrubs
A traveler warns of deadly stinging trees in tropical Queensland scrubs. The plants range from small bushes to towering trees, emitting an unpleasant odor and causing maddening pain without a mark. Animals and humans react severely, with cases of horses charging, dogs biting at the affected area, and prolonged tenderness even after touching the plant. The trees grow among palms and have jagged round leaves with four pointed lobes.
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Queensland
Sympathetic Hawkeye laments winter misery of a wasp
The Burlington Hawkeye quotes a sympathetic man who calls this cruel season one of the most pitiful spectacles. He notes a shivering wasp who fooled around in autumn sun until his house closed for the season and he looked out without a key.
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Burlington Hawkeye
A Great Lawyer with a Weakness
Luther Martin, a famed lawyer of his era, stood a touch above medium height with a slovenly dress and broad tobacco-stained ruffles. Judge Taney noted vulgarisms in his speech and a habit of strong drink that undermined his cases, culminating in a paralytic stroke and penury before his death on July 10, 1826 at age eighty-two in New York after aid from Aaron Burr.
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Luther Martin
Taney
New York
Aaron Burr
Richmond
Literary thief exposes poem misattribution in Scribner's Monthly
Dr J G Holland editor of Scribner's Monthly reveals he was duped by a literary thief who presented Sidney Dobell's poem The Song of the Milk-maid as by H S Kellogg in the January issue. The impostor sought five dollars, and Holland names and shames the pretender.
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J. G. Holland
Scribner's Monthly
New York Tribune
H. 8. Kellogg
Sidney Dobell
Wisconsin
Health Tonic Urges Early Use of Hostetter’s Bitters
A 19th century plea extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a preventive for liver and stomach disorders and a remedy for nerve disturbance. The piece touts Dooley’s Yeast Powder for superior bread and grocer endorsement, linking quality flour-based goods to domestic wellness. It emphasizes timely treatment to avoid medical costs.
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Dooley
Honor in His Own Land and Public Welfare Figures
In The History of New York State Sara Comely lauds Dr R V Percedas as a benefactor and rising leader whose wealth funds public institutions and whose integrity anchors his fame in Empire State memory. The piece also notes Dr Stereo as a nationally noted Senator with renowned remedies that have benefited ten thousand households.
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Sara Comely
New York State
R. V. Percedas
Dr. Perce
Empire
Stereo
Caution and Patent Remedy Adverts Warn Readers
Cautionary note urges readers to beware of diphtheria influenza bronchitis and colds this season and to keep Johnson's Anodyne Liniment ready for distant use claiming it may save lives. Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders advertised to prevent ordinary diseases in horses cattle sheep hogs and fowls and to improve appearance and value.
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Johnson
Sheridan
Untidy fragment about getting tea from a package
An unclear note references Filippe Get and a packet of Quirk's Irish Tea with a stray price term. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks coherent events or dates.
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Filippe
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Margaret Blount
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