Italian Woman Cures Husband With Toad Poison
An Italian wife attempted poisoning her husband with a toad's venom to treat dropsy but the active principle revived him instead. The remedy resembled dig Italia and proved to be an effective cure for heart disease related dropsy.
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Leonard
Italy
Melancholy Days Prompt Bitters Claims Relief
The piece discusses seasonal sadness and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for a list of ailments. It claims to regulate the liver bowels stomach and kidneys while relieving malaria rheumatism and nervousness.
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Public life and health notes from a New York column
A New York uptown scene notes many rosy babies and crowding by nurses on sidewalks. Col James W. Jones, once a tobacco user, credits No-To-Bac with curing his habit and gaining weight. A description of Green River fish beds spans hundreds of miles. Salvation Army exposure in Ogdensburg sparks a major local boom.
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Syrup of Figs widely advertised as health tonic
The text promotes a fig syrup remedy claiming gentle action on kidneys and bowels, cleansing the system, curing colds fevers and headaches, and improving digestion. It emphasizes pleasant taste and reliability, noting it is sold by druggists and that substitutes should not be accepted.
Fellowship of Grain Distributes Funds to Members
The historic fellowship once had 2,500 members and a surplus that rose to £31,000 in 1832. Docks and metage abolition ruined its prosperity, leaving the society languishing. A recent arrangement will distribute the funds while members receive weekly payments of shillings each.
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Thames
Irrigated farms praised as reliable long lasting cropland
The article extols irrigated farms as durable, high yielding land unlike non irrigated plots. It cites examples in New Mexico Arizona and along the Nicola Railway with centuries of productive farming and notes that irrigation boosts output and stability despite periods of drought. It also mentions agricultural development costs and the broader impact on local economies and crops.
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Arizona
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Ives
Seerethaf
Morpuu
Deeson
Congress Swears in New Forty Niner as Frye Resigns
Congressman Dingley of the Forty-ninth Congress, following William Frye’s resignation, is advanced to the Senate as replacement. The transition comes amid party statements and a brief ceremonial sequence.
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Wiliam P. Frye
Senate
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Lady Wilken Named Lord Mayoress of London Town
Lady Wilken wife of the Lord Mayor of London Town, daughter of Henry Ridley Dole, is described as gracious and retiring. She plans to postpone occupying Mansion House until after Christmas and will manage civic duties with dignity while supporting charitable relief efforts.
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Glovceeter Square
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Weare land deed recorded in Nashua not filed of record
The notice reports a land deed from John Hodgdon to Abel Peasies conveying land in Weare for 59 pounds. It was never recorded due to neglect and both parties were prominent Weare residents. The item notes confusion over local offices in Tawas Michigan and a village official holding multiple paid roles.
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Hamilton
English
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Smith
America
Hyeyge Ba Beari
Hyn
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Andover
Waterville
Waterville College
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Usdo
Newton
Massachoselty
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Weare
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Tawas
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Weathering Words in An Indianopolis Journal
A fragmented 19th century snippet shows a dialogue about heat expanding and cold contracting, referencing an ice man and a twenty pound bank as conditions shift with temperature. The text hints at practical observations from Indianapolis journalism, with character dialogue and quirky spelling.
Novel traveling exhibit for Salzer Seed Co. car
The John Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin uses a lavish $1 000 advertising car to showcase northern grown seeds across Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Minnesota and other states. Three seed experts guide visitors through pages of grasses for fodder crops and heavy cropping varieties including Silver King barley and Russia imported potatoes. The display attracts large farmer crowds and aims to attract buyers to the firm for quality seeds and catalogs offered for six cents postage.
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Catarrh Cure Advertised Amid Odd Epidemic Tale
A disjointed newspaper fragment narrates a man believed dead being taken to a dead house then shifts to a physician ad for Vialle Catarrh Cure claiming internal action on blood and mucous. It promises $100 if it fails to cure and lists testimonials while naming Toledo Ohio and druggists.
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WO Cheniy & CO
Toledo
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