Swordfish Attack on British Schooner Origin
Captain Amery of the British schooner Origin reported an encounter with a swordfish on the last voyage from England. The sword penetrated the hull, broke off, and the fish somersaulted before sinking or fleeing. A 18 inch sword fragment remained in the hull. Before Newfoundland the ship took on over a foot of water, and the crew believe withdrawal would have caused the vessel to founder.
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Amery
Origin
England
Newfoundland
Quote shows Clarence deflecting criticism after Bob Slugard kick
Judge notes Clarence responds to Bob Slugard with a brief deflection quoted as Great men 're not sensitive to criticism and he walks away asserting composure.
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Willie
Clarence
Bob Slugard
Algy
Ear and eye cure advertisements from dubious patent remedies
A jumbled colonial era ad page touts cures for deafness through constitutional remedies and catarrh treatments. It includes illegible claims of tube problems, nostrums like Hannon's Magic Con Salve, and smoking products, with many misspellings and promotional lines embedded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pop Cheney
Cee
Jefferson’s legacy fades as tenement dwellers take over
The house once associated with Jefferson is now a tenement. A Florentine casts dealer left, replaced by a barber’s pole at the side window and a Russian peddler’s stand at the door. The dwelling is occupied by the lower class of Poles.
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Jefferson
Hestetter’s Stomach Bitters Promoted for Vitality
An old newspaper blurb extols Hestetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for weak digestion, poor appetite, constipation, and various ailments. It claims the remedy renews digestion, appetite, vigor, and even supports nervousness and rheumatic pains with minimal detail. It also oddly references Christian ecisuce faith and oyster hoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hestetter
Unadilla Man Claims Cure After Tobacco Addiction
The report discusses Fred J. Joyce who allegedly overcame a long tobacco habit after a mysterious cure. It notes Joyce had suffered nervous strain and cravings but credits a treatment that reportedly freed him from smoking. The piece references broader controversy about the treatment’s efficacy and mentions New York society context.
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Unadilla
N.Y
Fred J. Joyce
Joyce
Lyon
Dayee
Gould
Fragmented notes on farming crops and trade practices
A stream of archaic text describes farmers in the UK and US exploring crop yields, feed stocks, and provisional trade values. It references potatoes, barley, hay, and various seeds, with scattered notes on labor, prices, and harvest guidance. The material reads like a randomized collage of agricultural queries and anecdotes.
Paralysis Case Prompts War Veteran Recovery Tale
From New York City Morris Preslaner a civilian real estate agent at No 1 Pitt Street recounts a severe spring cold that settled on his kidneys. He describes months of intense pain and near helplessness before a recovery aided by a doctor and patient perseverance. He notes his Civil War service with the Nineteenth Infantry and his status in Koltes Post.
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New York City
Morris Preelaner
Pitt Street
New York
Bertin
Nineteenth Lfiness Infantry
Sherman
Koltes Post
G. A. RB
Post
Preslaner
Firat
Enidd
Athens
Po Williams
Frost Fishing Returns as Winter Season Opens
The New York World notes frost fishing returns along East and North river shores and the sound. Simple cheap gear catches slender silver frost fish near docks with a wire rig and round stick. No bait needed, easy to fish from piers, providing a fun outdoor pursuit for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
North River
Tony
Waller
Turing
Crete
Sally Ayer
Upper North Pyer
Mayer
Costly South African coal sets record price per ton
Due to freight, landing charges, and carriage to the port of delivery, coal from the Glamord mines in Seerh Africa reached a record average price of £36 per ton. The coal cost 16 shillings at the pit mouth, with the previous high price for coal to England around £2 12s 4d per ton.
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Esa
Mbherley Glamord
Seerh Africa
England’s High Earning Governess to the Spanish King
A young Englishwoman serves as one of Europe’s best paid governesses guiding the Blue King of Spain. She earns 4566 dollars annually and some observers believe she earns every cent.
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Mens
Spe Dial Padi Bois
Cetia
Hannon
Ft Die Cocentrie
Hepgenaa
Ily Cortie
Aine Winkiow
Metropolitat Soeiery Wi Beere
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
Aww
York Society
Pennnsylvania
Parmer
Lutter
Trey
Pennsylvania
Bron, Pratic Wad Businens
Ayer Saeoy
Scott
Colorado
Tyld Mines
Bing Ds Ferrer
Molhers
Payerne Seow
Bagie Dbeertiin
Baewa
Eopeidereisen
Virginia Geontipmpin
Dlonep
Athline
Joop
Wil
Ff Gerts
Phrewirge Mpa
Mary Geerg
Paar
Filver
Farley
Alta
Froiffepoot
Polis
de Counesel
Robert Louis Stevenson
Ayer
Mame Ayer
South Africa
St. Jacobs Oil
Seneral Harrison
Ohe
Len Gatafning
The
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
Tye
Salzers Seeds
Batley
Kunigere Bartley
Baca
Capek
Rene As
Edad Em E LaostsaTh
Ernie Hine
Eshouth
de Kalb Fence Co
High Street
DE Kalb, Ill
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