Cholera Fear and Oddities in a City Carriage
A chaotic cholera era scene in a Brooklyn streetcar shows a frightened woman applying carbolic acid and lime fumes, then transferring to a seat beside a child while a bystander helps a boy and a mother secures a neck pouch. The piece blends medical caution with urban anecdote and includes unrelated notes on a new dance, a railway engineer’s death, London sewage ships, and a fraud at a store raffle.
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Brooklyn
New York
County Council
London
Barrow Deep
Meador
Barona
Thudblin
Barking
Sarpen
Thames
Nore Light
Disorders and car chase disrupt a crowded street scene
In a chaotic incident on a busy street, a group of youths fled in a car pursued by a pursuing female driver. Police and bystanders watched as wagon barriers and onlookers failed to halt the runaways while a mortar-like weapon and shouting added to the confusion. A spectator clung to a hat while others tried to intervene as the crowd scattered.
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Chicago News
The Waby's Substient and Shakespearean Notes
A fragmentary tale about a famous auctioneer once from Walnut Hills now in Mount Auburn, his reckless return home, and a clumsy attempt to hide the scene from his wife. The piece pivots to Shakespeare criticism, comparing contemporary playwrights’ methods and destiny in Romeo and Juliet. It then shifts to miscellaneous items: a Three Years’ Contract note, a Chinese cemetery story, Bruce robe, Oregon banana tree, and Russian affairs with cholera and nihilism.
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Walnut Hills
Mount Auburn
New York
Cincinnat! Commarcial Gazette
Fragmented Portland Death Story Affects Leighton Family
A Bangor Maine paper recounts the death of New Haven man James T Leighton who collapsed in Monument Square Portland after seeking his son missing for months The father and mother learned the son was in a Free Street boarding house and returned with him to find Leighton dead What followed is described as a heartbroken tragedy with a physician attributing the loss to excitement The tale is presented as a pathetic real life episode from the city.
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James T. Leighton
New Haven
Monument Square
Portland
Boston
Preble
Free Street
Leighton
Bangor
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Wall and Wincomt Paper
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J. G. Shur & CO
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Donato
Covent Garden Theater
D Ware
Covent Garden
Richard van Horn
Jackson
Mich
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St Marshall
Carny Pantons
Miranacod
Te Pee Sanat Tote
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Ie Teste
Boninea
Toot Tong
Tio
Kelly
Phise Mts i
Frans Hol
Washington Star
Wouian
R. H. Pettit
Miss Clifford
Sacramento Bee
Monroe County
W. H. Thurman
T de Var
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Ferent
Griffin
Dea
Henry County
Oro
Obie
Ly Treaare
Jaty
Erence Lerma
Et Np
Ea Cohen Engthy Sr
Pleurt
Olgate
R. Aptsal
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Govaleigh Fund
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Peete
Ieriron
Raehoat di
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Hepalooe
Magi Ion
Spee
Baba
Fkidge
Ane
U.S
Washington Township
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J. C. Groll
Cherwell
J. G. Bagnell
Traver
Runsell
Nea
Ohio
Union Bohol Dut
Neheer
Hoelas
London News
Mr. Bruce
Kinross
Robert the Bruce
Oregon
Dy ‘van Horn
Albany
Boxee
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M. Ge Giors
Alexander II
Beosues
St. Petersburg
Russia
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Jackson Park
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Kpop
Giro
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Tyler Block
Washington
Chicago, Ill
Baltimore & Ohio B. BR
Baltimore & Ohio
Sheoh
le Sian
Gee Pusey
DJ Humphrey
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