Mystery and peril on the Liverpool to London ride
A £12,000 cheque drives fear through merchant Mr Brand as Lake, the trusted clerk, must face danger after a late night return. Tom Lake recounts a bank delay, a billiards foe, and a rail journey where two ruffians attempted robbery. An old gentleman detective and Mary’s steadfast love shield them, ending with Lake’s near escape and the bridal dowry saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brand
Lake
Tom
Liverpool
London
Papa
Mary
Tom Lake
Express
Temple
Fleet Street
Felf
Temple Gate
George Vixen
Vixen
St. Paul's
Islington
Brand & Lake
Chambers’ Journal
A Health Monthly Writer Reflects on Living Well
A writer in Dr Foote's Health Monthly recalls an old gentleman who urged enjoying God's bounty through good living. The piece contrasts this with enduring questions about whether future reward hinges on present restraint and contrasts hollow earth theories with memories of chaos from fifty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxp
Symmes
Sheep Shearing by Razors Noted in Dictionary Entry
Sheep are described as being sheared by razors. The dictionary entry outlines methods used by sheep-raisers, noting traditional practices and terminology.
Fragmentary vanished romance scene
A bystander recalls a scene of affection as smoke from a pipe wafts upward. A woman exclaims the scented smoke is a fact, notes the man’s graceful smoking, and watches him with concern as she grips her hands in agony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers Gazette
Detroit Press
Detroit Free Press
New York
Yonkers
N. Y
Iowa
Graham
Edison Phonograph Exhibit At Ining Hall Exhibition And Edison Visit
A Brooklyn event featured an organ from Rome and an Edison phonograph demonstration. Prominent figures Mr. Hilborne Roosevelt and Mr. Edison attended with Morgan and Whiteley, showcasing the instrument, phonographs, and demonstrations of voice reproduction and duets. The evening included a playful display of Edison’s device and a large audience, ending with Edison sharing a dog howl into the machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ining Hall
Rome
Italy
St. Paul
Hilborne Roosevelt
Joni
Messrs. Morgan
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Whiteley
Zion Church
J. Morgan
Edison
Rory O’ More
Levy
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Edeson
Mr. Edison
Bingen
Rhine
N. Y
Akron Widow Dies After Opiate Pain Relief
A Akron resident Mrs. George Wermer died the night of the 2d from an opiate given to ease pain. In Columbus the Columbus and Indianapolis Central Railroad directors were elected Adrian Iselin and others. Various Ohio society events and misfortunes are reported, including murders, elopement arrests, and postmaster confirmations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wermer
Akron
Columbus, Ie & Indianapolis Central Railroad Com
Columbus
Adrian Iselin
F.R. Fowler
Henry Morgan
John B
J. W. Kirk
Alex. Taylor, Jr
John and
B. Thompson
New York
J. T. Thomas
Philadelphia
J. N. Converse
John S. Newman
Omar Newman
Indiana
B. E. Smith
John Gardiner
William James
Ralph D. Smith
Ohio
Ho Meen i Macwren
Hon. Miller
Buck
Toledo
Loren Prentiss
Cleveland
Heade
Cambridge
H. A. Thompson
Institution For the and Dumb
G. O. Fay
H. C. Filler
N. R. Coleman
Miss Filler
Webb
Mansfield
Tat Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Ohio
Circleville
Order of Hibernians
Order
John Haggerty
B. T. Mullin
D. I. Ryan
Tate
O’ Morton
Sacott Harrison
Medical College
Richland
Ashland
Morrow
T. S. Kenney
Tuhe
Edward Mertz
Allentown
E. D. Mink
Havin
Globe-Democrat
Gray
Custor
S. B. Willey
San Francisco
Willey
Farr
Newark
Williams
U.S. Senate
James B. Storer
Allen Seidel
Hudson
New Portage
Lida Murphy
U. S. Senate
Lake Erie
Ashtabula
Fairport
Vermillion
Huron
Sandusky
Sinking of Grosser Kurfurst recalls Vanguard Iron Duke collision
The article recounts 1875 in the English Channel where the Vanguard and Iron Duke collided in dense fog near Kingstown. Vanguard sank after a ram hit and life was saved by transferring all aboard to the Iron Duke. It also notes past naval disasters and includes a long cable from James Gordon Bennett about a meeting with Mr May, describing the Toronto era incident and May and Bennett's reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
N. Y
George Primrose
Long Island
Brooklyn
Connecticut
Ellow
New York Herald
la Riva
Isabella
Spain
Henry IV
Ravaillac
Queen Victoria
Francis
Bellington
Mr. Percival
William
English Channel
Kingstown
Vanguard
Iron Duke
Kingston
Cork
Spithead
Indmiral Kempenfeldt
Baltimore Sun
James Gordon Bennett
New York
Baltimore
Mr. May
Paris
America
New York Times
Times
Wilkes
Mr. Bennett
Frederick May
May
Bennett
Peril of Firearms in Children's Reach
A sobering editorial argues parents must keep guns out of kids reach. It cites two fatal incidents where children playing with firearms caused deadly injuries to siblings or friends, urging parents to prevent dangerous play to avert further tragedies.
Notable maritime disasters since 1811
A list of shipwrecks and loss of life across oceans from 1811 to 1877 and a disaster in 20th century noting Eurydice with over 900 lives. Entries include the Birken off Simonstown 1852, Lady Nugent 1854, Radetzky 1869, Oneida 1870, Captain 1870, Huron 1877, and Eurydice March 24 this year.
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Atés St. Georgerge
Jutland
Birkenhead
Simon's Bay
Cape Town
Africa
Lady Nugent
Radetzky
Adriatic
United States
Oneida
Bombay
Span Sea
Gene Finistere
France
Cowles
Tragic Deaths Of Two Daughters In Dixon Trunk
Mrs Amelia Moench, a Franklin School German teacher, mourns as two of her daughters aged eight and five are found suffocated in a trunk at a four mile distant farm. The tragedy occurred after the father Moench ran back from town and located the trunk. heat is blamed for the quick suffocation. Neighbors were distant, delaying discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Moench
Franklin
Dixon
Moench
St. Louis
Chicago Tribune
The Curious Case of Bill Joseph in Ackley
The Eldora Ledger recounts grain buyer Bill Joseph of Ackley losing all his hair in a single hour after shaving on a Delaware sea shore visit. He awoke to a bare head with eyebrows moustache and chin whiskers gone, prompting astonishment from friends as he reappeared among them. The peculiar event remains unexplained to this day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Joseph
Ackley
Delaware
Neptune
Mr. Joseph
Ike
Fashion waste prompts harsh warning in Norristown Herald
A Norristown Herald fashion item condemns excess adornment puffs and false bootwear, prefacing a stark moral anecdote about rescuing a drowning woman. The piece uses a vivid, shocking example to suggest limits to vanity and the value of practical aid over cosmetic furor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown Herald
Historical Home Baking Tips and Techniques
A collage of recipe notes and kitchen advice covering frosted lemon pie, pickled cherries, raspberry jelly, sweet potato pies, poached eggs, horse and cow grooming, and strawberry shortcake. Includes methods for meringue toppings, jelly stiffness, egg shaping, and tips to keep dough light and handling minimal for best texture.
Potato Bug and Currant Worm Remedies for Farms
The Massachusetts Ploughman advises two effective pest controls for 19th century farmers. For potato bugs use Paris green mixed with flour or plaster and dust vines at dawn. for currant worms dust with powdered hellebore early in the morning. A simple tin dusting box aids application, and caution is urged since Paris green is dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Green
Massachusetts Ploughman
Detroit teachers urged to model ideal school and daily discipline
A Detroit meeting quoted practical tips for teachers: envision a model school, study how to extract thoughts from books, teach pupils to focus and manage time, stay enthusiastic, punish out of school if needed, end day on a positive note, foster self respect and self government, and maintain dignity to elevate students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wilhort's Fever and AGUE Tonic advertised cure
An 19th century tonic claim asserts Wilhort's Fever and AGUE Tonic cures chills and protects against future attacks. It boasts simple composition, no poison, prompt, permanent effects, and low cost, marketed as proven by reputation. WuHEE Lock, Fixtay & Co., New Orleans, promotores. For sale by all druggists.
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People’s
Common Sense
Aaron Allen
Vernon
Ohio
Prentce
Buffalo
N. Y
Aucustt
Wilhort
Proprietors
New Orleans
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Defiance Co. Express
Frank C. Culley
C. Culley
Defiance
Parsons
Florida
H. R. Palmer
Boston
Wayne County
Jennie
New Orleans Picayune
Fred. May
I Sensiake
Grand Lodge of
Michi
Congress
Austin
Nev
Tilton
Judas Iscariot
Nevada
Nebuchadnezzar
Danbury
East
Absalom
Dooley
Write Co. L. Brxcham & Co
Washington, D. C
Graefenberg Marshall
Graefenberg Co
N.Y
Pulvermacher Galvanic Co., Cincin.,o
Pittsburgh
Cece
Megara
H. R. Stevens
WM. McDo
Wm. McDonald
M. E. Church
H. H.d.fowle &S A
Hunt
Drop
Hust
WM. E. Clarke
Providence
K. L
W. H. Thompson
Harbour Grace
Newfoundland
Clay
Pugwash
Simmons
Jd. H. Zeilin & CO
Philadelphia, PA
All Druggista
Clough & Warren Organs
Clough & Warren Organ CO
Detroit, Mich
Pond
Pond’s Extract Company
Maiasa Lane
E. Pratt
Jackson Street
Chicago, Ill
EFORI
Allan
Hippocrates
Adres Botanic Medicine Coo
Teaeyt
H. G. Root
Pearl Street
Iowa A. KR. Land Co
Randolph Street
Cedar Rapids
J. B. Calhoun
Beir
Eggleston Truss CO
Ill
Saab
Mason & Hamlin Organ CO
New Y
Soldiers’ Bulletin
MILO
Stevens & CO
Aera
Brice
S. J. Spaulding & CO
Washington St
Dat Bronson
Mich
J. H. Bufford’s Sons
Washington, R.J
True & CO
Augusta
COE, Yonge & CO
St. Louia, Mo
Zerdanathone
Roth
Corrine Tous
Hoch Seater
Hallet&Co
Portland
Reese
Stent & Co., Publishers
Nassau St
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