A Bulletin Read At Sea About Lincoln Death News
A shipboard account recalls the Catherine signaling news of the Civil War ending. A mariner painted the message The War's Over Lincoln filled Jeff Davis Ran Away with the honey. The Catherine pulled ahead and soon disappeared beyond the horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Baltimore American
India
Mauritius
Catherine
Rangoon
Burmah
New York
America
Grampus
Jeff Davis
Teeth Use and Dental Health Across Lifespan
A New York Mail piece presents a dentist arguing that teeth decay results from inactivity and soft diets. He urges early use of hard foods for stronger teeth, notes dangers of tobacco chewing, and compares racial dentition tied to habitual chewing.
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New York Mail
Reader puzzled by editor’s choice to publish essay
A young writer asks Charley if he read his piece in Bazoo Monthly. Charley confirms, noting the editor’s decision to publish left the writer pondering what inspired such publication. The exchange highlights intrigue over editorial judgments in literary magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bazoo Monthly
Charley
Harper’s Bazar
Ex Senator Davis was a B&O brakeman in West Virginia
Former West Virginia figure Davis, noted for wealth, previously worked as a brakeman on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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Davis
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Trinidad's diverse society under strong colonial rule
Dr William F Hutchinson in The American Magazine notes Trinidad is governed by white control with a balanced mix of East Indian, Hindu, Muslim and Black populations including a large Spanish element. He argues for a firm government, division into counties, and state authority supporting all denominations impartially.
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Trinidad
Barbados
Church of England
Wm. F. Hutchinson
American Magazine
Anecdote of Breckinridge and the Mexico Campaign
The tale recalls John C. Breckinridge as mayor of the Third Kentucky Volunteers who went to Mexico, avoiding battles, and later ran for Fayette County Attorney against his uncle. A crowd quip and Breckinridge reply framed the political clash and gossip of the era.
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John C. Breckinridge
Kentucky Volunteers
Mexico
Fayette County
John
Breckinridge
Ben
Uani- Sala
Miss Crushington Discloses England Tour Recollection
In a Merchant Traveler excerpt Miss Crushington lauds a successful England summer tour and notes mixed feelings about the voyage. She recalls some seasickness yet enjoys the return trip despite wishes to retreat from the assignment.
Cure for Rheumatism Allcock Porous Plasters Endorsed
West Granville resident G G Treat describes Allcock's Porous Plasters as highly effective for rheumatism neuralgia back pain coughs colds bruises and local weakness. He claims neighbors reported happy results and that many would be crippled without the plasters.
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G. G. Treat
West Granville
Mass
Allcock
Radway
Light in the Dark Continent exploration article
Dr Supan traces the opening of Africa over the last century noting pioneer exploration continues. Some regions have been surveyed, others sketched, while vast areas such as parts of the Sahara remain blank to civilized man.
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Supan
Sahara
Arkansaw
Isaac Thompson
John L. Thompson, Sons & Co
Troy, N
Genteel Quacks and a Fifty Thousand Dollar Practice
A lengthy quack advertises a physician boasting a $40 000 yearly practice and $10 per woman visit while promising his Favorite Prescription cures for women. The piece contrasts "genteel quackery" with genuine care, denouncing harmful sales tactics and urging skeptical scrutiny of such claims.
Fisherman Grins Through Tall Tales in Editorial Flow
In a piquant letter the Boston Post mocks a trout fisher who plans to reel in his line and reel off his lies while other papers reference cures and trusts. The New York Tribune casts a wary eye on a nostrum and a maxim of luck.
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Boston Post
Notable Biographies Highlight Presidential Candidates
The campaign features acclaimed biographies of leading figures. Lew Wallace writes the Republican candidate’s life while W A Hensel expands the Cleveland biography, each including a Vice Presidential sketch. Both works showcase self-made men rising to national prominence.
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Lew Wallace
Ben Hur
Harrison
Cleveland
Dorsheimer
W. A. Hensel
Democratic Party
Ben Harrison
Gen
Goyo
Porter
Ind
Sedts
Hubbard Bros
Clark Street
Chicago
Illinois
Infantile Poser Ponders Gender Spellings in Newspaper Snippet
A child asks why the word she lion ends with ess to mark female. The reply explains it signals sex while noting the joke about a she man. Kentucky State Journal prints the playful exchange.
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Kentucky State Journal
Galileo's tormentors and discovery in the old world
The piece lauds discovery and progress over false authorities. It extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a national, painless remedy for liver stomach and bowel disorders and claims it cures fever and ague rheumatism and kidney trouble.
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Galileo
Copernicus
Hostetter
Radway
Back Ailment Exchange Between Patient and Doctor
A patient asks if a back issue is serious and the doctor reassures with a minor muscle lesion and a prescription. The patient notes a three week backache while the judge comments on the scene.
Time Brings Changes in a Cigar Loving Couple
A humorous Time quotation depicts a husband teased by his wife about smoking. He recalls fondly a wife's remark that a young lady values such scents as part of her capital. The exchange ends with a light note on changing attitudes within marriage.
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George
Shocking Accident and Disease Claims in Headlines
The column reflects on sensational accident stories and the persistent battle with consumption, urging readers to try Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy claimed to arrest consumption’s ravages. The tone imitates early newspaper rhetoric praising a patent remedy.
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Dr. Pierce
Heal Yourself at French Lick and West Baden Springs
West Baden and French Lick Springs in Orange County Indiana offer sulphurated hydrogen waters with strong tonic and alterative effects. The Monon Route highlights daily through trains and electric lighted facilities, with picturesque valleys, music, and modern baths.
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West Baden
French Lick Springs
Orange County
Ind
Louisville
French Lick
West Baden Springs
Lost River
Lick Creek
West Baden Rings
W. H. McDoel
E. D. McCormick
Chicago, Til
Moxie lauded as greatest Excitement beverage in two years
The text praises Moxie for energizing nervous exhausted women in days, reducing appetite for liquor and tobacco, and aiding old paralysis as a food. It notes a baseball field benefits from occasional flies and mentions Lyon's Patent Metallic Stiffeners preventing boots from tearing and wearing at heels.
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Moxie
Lyon
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New York Tribune
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Washington
S'Jacobs OF
Newton, Ill
Br. Jacobs
DODD
Maple Hill
Mich
John J. Smith
Ensley
Michigan
St. Jacobs Oil
McCreary
Bruce
No. Branch
Rt. Jacobs
J. H. Vandecar
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore
Grant
Sheridan
Warner
Sarsaparilla
Crivic
Hood
Wm. R.D. Threekry
East Main Street
Wiggoneville
Ohio
C. 1
Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Bank Free
DR. Walker
Walnut Street
Charn
Moody's New
Moody & CO
Cincinnati, O
Bryant’s Business College
Buffalo
N.Y
Glek Co
Halsted St
Winnen
Kidder
Charlestown
SS Eor Ene
Sala
Montgomery County
Tennessee
W. P. Johnston
Hampton Station
B. F. Johnson & CO
Main St
Richmond
Northwestern Military Academy
Highland Park
Ill
Winchester
Ballard Gallery
Bce el
Catal Marlin Fire Arms CO
New Haven
U.s.standard
JONES
Binghamton
Jon Scales
Bingheatem, N. Te
Westerninger
M. BR. Scullin
W. Lake St
West
Southwest
Northwest
S. Eustis
Pass
Agt
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Frazer Axle
Pat
Ward Oil Company
Evans Chemical Co. Cincinna
C.N.U
G. H
Witten
McDermott
15Th St
Monarch Laundry Works
Wabash Av
Usham
Tavuz & Co
Augusta
Maine
Gunn & Jordan
Moors & Co
Od Publishers
Oak Park
KR. Schiffman
St. Paul Bey
Eee
Fisu Tate
Oflooyek
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Tower
J. Tower
Simmons St
Boston
Chicago Ledger
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