Ex Senator Fair and the sugar cane boast in China
A San Francisco tour shared by Ex Senator Fair and business men reveals his uncanny sugar knowledge. He boasted a 25000 acre patch in Southern California and a plan for 150000 acres, impressing a skeptical English owner and stoking talk of California’s sugar potential. The piece shifts to India, exposing a famed devil extractor in a Madras court who cites spiritual cures. A Boston wart-talker and a Santiago Catholic pilgrimage to Cobre cap the column with tales of superstition, wealth, and corrupt amusements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Globe-Democrat
Fair
San Francisco
China
Hawaiian Islands
California
India
Madras
Small Cause Court
Times of India
Dangerous experiments on steam power and kidney science
The text recounts Arago and Dulong’s dangerous steam experiments with a 27 atmosphere pressure boiler, noting the peril and their calm perseverance. It shifts to warnings about water quality and kidney health, claiming impure water causes disease, praising Warner's safe cure, and detailing kidney as blood purifier. It ends with anecdotes on old age and various medical products, including Foote's Health Monthly references and cures for cough and rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arago
Dulong
M. Jamin
Irago
Omicron
Soice Monthly
A. Lattimore
New York State Board of Health
Warner
British and Forsian Medical Review
London
Foote
Pierce
Logan in Chicago War Story With Staff and New Sword
A Civil War anecdote recounts Gen. Logan arriving in Chicago with two or three staffers and a sword. An Irish attendant blocks the ladies car, offers a seat in the smoker, and quips about the general’s staff. Logan told the tale in army circles, distinguishing brute courage from principled intrepidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beyan
Cincinnati Enquirer
How Your Uncle Helped Johnny Learn G Letter
A schoolroom anecdote shows Johnny finally recalling the letter G after being reminded of his uncle’s cattle discipline. The piece then discusses kidney disorders and lauds Hobetter’s Stomach Bitters for urinary, digestive, and overall health, claiming it aids kidney activity, purifies blood, and wards off age-related decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerbee
Johnny
Yesum
Johnny Ana
Bright
Hostetter
New York nabob offered quick JP rise in Missouri town
A New York nabob visiting Southern Missouri was befriended by a village crowd. The tavern-keeper bribed roughs to stop quarrelling, the undertaker offered 40 percent off, the postmaster lamented no mail, and the crowd invited him to settle as a Justice of the Peace, joking he’d be elected faster than Jack Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Missouri
Law Band
Jack Robinson
Wall Street News
Common Sense Remedies and Patent Medicine Claims
A collage of health claims and advertisements citing Moxie Nerve Food as a cure for nerves and exhaustion, plus methods for smallpox pitting masks, various patent medicines, tonics, and ointments. The piece reads like a jumble of medical tips, cures, and promotional lines for Elixir of Calisaya, Dr. Sage remedies, Rough on products, and eye waters, with exhortations to buy and use.
Winter Life of Habitants Described by Farnham
Harper's Magazine account contrasts peasant life with gentry amid broad contentment. It details winter routines of men and women, including rising early, wood cutting, threshing, milking, spinning, and social visiting. It notes limited reading and local parish divisions, ending with festive butchering before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pacome
C. H. Farnham
Harper’s Magazine
May Queen tribute and patent cure ads reflect era
The notice recalls Tennyson and a young woman’s death, praising Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female ailments. It endorses various patent remedies including Dr. Harter’s Iron Tonic, Liver Pills, and Rough on Rats and Corns. It touts Rough on Dirt for cleaning and general household uses, urging public endorsement by local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Harter
St. Paul
Also Mentioned on This Page
Senator Fair
Boston
N. B
New York Tribune
Santiago
West Indies
Spain
Cobre
Cornwall
England
Madrid
Knock
Ireland
Cuba
Italy
Cor
Philadelphia Record
Rascal
John
Norristown Herald
Logan
Gazette Des Hospitauxz
Dr. Sage
Brown
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard & Co
PretzeVa Weekly
Connecticut
Jett & Co
Portland
Maine
Isaac Thomperon
Eaven
Hayfever
ELY Brothers
Owego
W. Y
Europe
America
Mo Phy Lane & Drugg Ie
Iseles
Vinta Kuky
Johnson Priet
D. Puephens
Lebanon
Ohio
Fitzgerald & Powell
Indianapolis
Ind
Marter
DR. Harter Medicine CO
ST. Louis
Gogeri Iron Mining
Milwaukee Mining Exchange
Milwaukee
Wis
A & Colet
Asthma, Kidder’ 8 Pastilles
A Stowell & Co
Harleslwway
CC. G. Cox
MONEK
F. Kink & Co
Brewster
Kinzie
Chicago
Lil
Hood
C. I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
CGI
Hood & CO
Dr.Louis
Kansas
Crre
Koln
Hares N.J
T. Hazelrive
Warren, Pa
Port Jervis
N. Y
Franx McKenry
Chichester
Chichester Chemical
Madison Square
Hiladse
Ohlchester
Penny Borane
A. F P. Lacey
Patens
Washington, D. C
Teske
Procter & Gamble
Lenox
J. A. Sherman
Broadway
F. W
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