Aunt Hannah's Hearing Sparks Ambition and Chaos
A Yankee wife hatches a plan to charm her deaf aunt Hannah who arrives rich and sharp tongued. The narrator overplays hospitality and nerves as she schemes to win her aunt’s favor for a lucrative inheritance while pretending a loving welcome. The scene sets comic miscommunications and household tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Caspar
London
Beg Pandon
Britain
Lottie
Hannah
Casid
Aunt Hannah
United States
Spain
Julia
Monta
Portraits Cut on Thumb Nails in Philadelphia Record
A Philadelphia Record report details a novelty manicure offering to cameo portraits on thumb nails. The operator, a young woman, explains charges from twenty five to fifty dollars and notes customers include engaged couples and a wife gifting a birthday portrait of her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad and Walnut
Ilad
Atlantic Monthly
Miss Jones
Paris
Philadephia
New York
Paladelphia Record
Deaf Aunt Hannah and a Cockney Mishearing
In Detroit Free Press reminiscence, Mrs. M. L. Rayne recalls a comic miscommunication with Aunt Hannah during a family visit. A brash attempt at English conservatism clashes with a deaf ear trumpet and a cockney pronunciation, ending in social embarrassment and a mocked misunderstanding. Caspar quips about hearing while the aunt remains unamused, and the aunt leaves, forever affecting the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia
Caspar
Hannah
Aunt Hannah
Lottie
M. L. Rayne
Detroit Free Press
Argument Between Bobus Smith and Dr X Over Professions
The text recalls Robert Smith, brother of Sydney and known as Bobus, a lawyer and former Advocate General. He argued with an eminent physician about the merits of their trades, as Dr X urged him to admit that their profession does not make angels of men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Smith
Sydney
Bobus
Dr. X
Greenwich Brother Kill Shocking Parody of Justice
William H Field shot his brother at Greenwich Connecticut believing his spirit was stolen at age fourteen and could be restored only by his brother’s death. The man was taken into custody as prosecutors assess his mental state and motive in the fatal incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Field
Greenwich
Conn
Home and Garden Tips From Various Papers
A collection of household guidance including recipe notes for jelly cake and jam tarts, advice on dairy calf feeding, the folly of buying second hand farm tools, table linen ideas, melon cultivation cautions, and a ginger candy method with sugar and Jamaica ginger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Boston
Make haste slowly in farming seasons and soil warmth
William H. Yeomans argues in New England Farmer that delaying labor harms yearly yields. He warns against early seedings in cold soil and favors warming the ground with manure and sun to ensure timely germination and robust growth for early vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William HH. Yeomans
New England
Protecting Trees from the Canker Worm Threat
The article urges immediate pest control of canker worms on apple cherry and elm trees. It advocates tarred paper and sticky substances as low cost protections, stressing autumn setup and winter reapplications until buds expand to prevent infestation. It calls for universal owner responsibility to shield shade and fruit trees.
Lighting by roughened glass window facades idea from Brewster
An Edinburgh based method by octogenarian Sir David Brewster could illuminate narrow urban streets in New York and other cities. By replacing window panes with roughly ground outer facets flush with the wall, light from the sky and opposite walls is reflected into the room, making the entire window illuminate the interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Brewster
Edinburgh
New York
N. Y. Evening Post
Cost of the Capital cited as exceeding one hundred million
The article summarizes congressional findings on the capital’s costs since the start, noting total outlays over $100 million with annual District of Columbia expenses often exceeding $1 million. It lists major permanent improvements in Washington including the Capitol, Patent Office, Treasury, streets, State Department, Navy, and White House grounds. It also references floods in the Ohio valley and critiques by so called wise men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
District of Columbia
Washington
Capitol
Patent Office
Treasury
Washington Streets
State Department
Navy
White House
D. C.) Republic
Ohio Valley
Burlington
8. C
Swift
H. E. Heinitshh
Exvita Tinsley
Tar Swift T*zctric Co
Atlanta, Ga
Troy
David Kennedy
Rondout
N. Y
James Andrews
D. Kennedy
Marshal St
Ida Hill
Ancient plow still used in Mexico echoes Egyptian design
A description notes that Mexico's common plow mirrors the ancient Egyptian model from five thousand years ago. It comprises a crooked stick with an iron point, rawhide tie, a small steering handle, and a pole for yoking oxen. The tool can scratch a furrow about three inches deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla Promises Female Health
An advertisement urges women to use Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla to restore blood health and strengthen the body. It claims to improve nerves digestion and urinary function, reduce pimples and sores, and relieve monthly pains, urging readers to consult their druggist and avoid substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guysett
Dairymen Endorse Improved Butter Color and Remedies
The notice praises Wells, Richanpson & Co. for their Improved Butter Color, noting dairymen find it superior and non rancid, with higher market prices. An 1882 Vermont date and a series of brief ad-like items follow, including Ely's Cream Balm claims and Dr Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Wells
Advertisements note patent medicines and jokes from era
An assortment of medical patent ads and quips includes Dr J W Hamilton praising Warner's White Wine Tar Syrup for coughs and asthma, Leap Year satire about women whistling to stop a horse, Mother Swan's Worm Syrup for fevers worms and constipation, a Memphis woman’s scissor joke, Rough on Corns 15c for corns warts and bunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hamilton
Merrillan, Wis
Warner
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Prairie
Earth
EZ. Barr
Boston Globe
Cleveland
Jamaica
N. Y. Post
Ohio
Ohio Dairy
Cincinnath
Lataam
Pittsbergn
Philadelphia
Georgia
Ely
Cork
Absort
William Hall
Wat. Hall
Mr. Archer
Brown
Mother Swan
Memphis
Isaac Jewel
Covington,Ky
tLor
Hale
Pike
Wit
Cme
L. Smith & CO
Palatine
Yate Silk Works
N.tiaven.c
Montit
Goa
P. W Ziegler & Co
Tod
C. McCurdy & Co
Cincinnati
Keyser Men, Co
Jouis,Mo
Hostentel
Robert A. Roney
Dickson
Tenn
Cate
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
N.Y
Bet
Eambal
Tavr
Jacfever
ELY Brothers, Druggista
Owego
Walnut Leaf
Gruggist
Breyton, Meyers & Co
C. N. Crirrentox
Wilbor
OIL and Lime
A. B. Wilbor
Terie
Hop Taster Company, Proprietors
Mass
Lawley
Beeson
Dreydoppel
North Rent Street
Wick Eegle
Samplia
F. Gleason &Co
Summer Street
N Truss CO
Dearborn St
Gelesae
Hess
Wilson Sewing Machine CO
Chicago
P. G
R. T. A. Slocum
Aultman & Taylor Co
Mansfield, Ohie
A. Detz
Chambersburg
Catarra
E. T. Hazeltinf
Warren, Pa
Twombly Knitting Machine Co
Tremont Street
Maes
Ial Ladies
Aea A -G
Pare
Wseex Street
Bos Ou
R. Boln Ham
State Street
Moody' S New Tailor
Moguy & CO
Gaciuaatl
Valentine Bros
Janesville
Wis
IVMAN
Ota Sven Rats
ataThousands
Dr.s.a.richmond | Medical CO
St. Joseph
Gorqueror
Lord, Stoutenburs & C
Chica
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington, Vt
Esa
WMA
Rock Island & Pacific R
Kansas City
Council Bluffsworth
Atchison
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Union
Atlantic
Horton
Pullman
Missour
River Posts
Fan— Cago
Minneapons
Pani
Pampage
Albert Lea
Seneca
Kee
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Omaha
Mines
Clis
Canada
Great Rock Island
R. Cable
E. ST. John
Chicacs
Middlesex
Middlsex Company
SeLing
Wendell, Fay & CO
Middesex Company
Srt
Franklin
Chestnut St
Russell & CO
Las Paler
Russell A
Aera
Senee Powers
Address CO
Massillon
G. Root
F. Lh
POND
Aurora
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