Brave Officer Bleil Receives Life Saving Medal
The 1878 notice from Washington honors New York patrolman Philip C. Bleil for saving eighteen lives from drowning across six rescues between 1875 and 1878, with corresponding acknowledgments from Secretary John Sherman and officials. The medal, awarded under the June 20 1874 act, lists rescues prior to 1874 as memorial notes. Mayor Ely is noted on the reverse.
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Bleil
New York
Philip Sekouted
Treasury Department
Washington
Et Teganih Department
Philip OC. Burm
Metropolitan Polico
New
ITV
Department
Jonn Suerman
Congress
Philip C. Bleil
United States of America
Mayor Ely
Three Spiders and a Huge Tooth Tale from Far Lands
A quirky excerpt describes a Amazon spider that venomously traps birds and lizards in a tree hole, a Turkestan spider that can jump feet despite tiny size, and a long legged hairy spider with a vast footprint. It contrasts fearsome creatures with a sensational tale of a massive tooth weighing twelve pounds extracted from a white elephant in Ceylon under chloroform.
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Amazon River
Kara- Kurt
Turkestan
Miss Maffet
Nicholas
Waa
Ceylon
New York 1877 Personal Crisis Records Rise in Self Destruction
New York Bureau of Vital Statistics reports 148 deaths by self harm in 1877 in New York City. Of the deceased 123 were male and 25 female. 51 single, 70 married, 10 widowed, 17 with unspecified status. Most common male ages 35–40. females 30–35 and 40–45. Pistols caused 49 deaths, 26 with brain wounds. hanging 20. poisons 47, Paris green 15. Nationalities include 47 male and 12 female German, 40 male and 4 female US, 11 male and 6 female Irish, others from England Sweden Austria Cuba France Scotland and more. Comparative native and foreign-born rates are given, with occupations listed for many cases.
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New York
Bureau of Vital Statistics
New York City
Paris Green
Germany
United States
Ireland
England
Sweden
Austria
Cuba
France
Scotland
Belgium
China
Holland
Norway
Poland
South America
Wales
New York State
Mothers as Doctors: Practical guidance for child care
A seasoned mother offers plain rules for healthy children focusing on four basics: sleep, air, food, and clothing. Regular bedtimes in a quiet cool room, plain nutritious meals, free bathing, and avoiding sweets prevent many illnesses and reduce feverish fussiness.
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E. Ingraham
Con
Dmsekoapers
Hunt
Providence
Han and
Beast
Esvanussep
Sevs
Soston
Vegetine
Xeomoves
Paing
Vecetine
J. R. Stevens
Boston, Mass
GUNNS
Eve Tet
Tan
Agente
Wascod
Rees
Nay Bronson
Detroit, Mich
Ryoar
Sam
Collot
Raddrees L
Sherman Aco Maraball, Mich
Auauata
Maine
Catalogus Free
J. H. Heston
J. A. Dacus
Murphy
Reynolds
Guinelia Everything
Ddresa Ees T
Belknap
Hantronp
Conn
Pianus, Dunham &,Sons
East 14Th Street
York
National PositsHive Co
Philadelphia
Everett
Rew Ss
Nion Square York
Kerner & Weaver, Proprietors
Ters
Dundas
Graeme Bert Cop
Wooster Street
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