Executing an Elephant Ends Terror of Adam Forepaugh Circus
The Philadelphia report details the execution of Chief, Forepaughs most infamous elephant, at Lehigh avenue and Front street. After nine years in the United States the Asiatic behemoth, weighing over ten thousand pounds and ten and a half feet tall, killed seven men and terrorized towns from Grand Rapids to Topeka before Basil and Bismarck strangled him with a rope.
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Chief
Adam Forepaugh
Philadelphia
America
Forepaugh
Lehigh Avenue
Front Street
Basil
Bismarck
Adam
Carl Stagenbach
Hamburg
Grand Rapids
Mich
Topeka
Kansas
Akron
Ohio
Cincinnati
Vine Street
Cairo
Ill
Mississippi River
Adam Forepaugh, Jr
No More Indian Wars Says General Crook
General Crook argues the winter 1876 campaign broke the plains tribes with heavy losses from exposure and cold. He notes Nelson A. Miles relentlessly pursued the hostiles, defeating Geronimo’s band, and asserts future wars may be unlikely to deserve the term.
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Custer
Crook
Nelson A. Miles
Geronimo
Arabian Babies First Bathing Wrapping custom
A baby in Arabia is bathed and perfumed then wrapped in bandages from shoulders to toes. The infant lies motionless on its back with arms and legs straightened for forty days before the bandages are removed.
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Arabia
Medicine and War Fears Spur Stomach Bitters Endorsement
A historical column argues about possible future wars while praising Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters as a versatile family remedy. It claims relief and cure for indigestion biliousness constipation and extended benefits for nervous ailments rheumatism and kidney troubles.
The World's Greatest Women Vote Prominent Names List
The Pall Mall Gazette presents a ranked list of the world’s twelve greatest women, featuring Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth, Catherine of Siena, Sappho, Maria Theresa, George Eliot, Empress Helen, Deborah, and other notable figures. The Gazette also splits into actions and thought, naming Semiramis and Esther among WOMEN OF ACTION and Sappho and Mme Roland among WOMEN OF THOUGHT.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Aspasia
Mime
de Maintenon
Catherine of Siena
Momict
Emily Bronte
Mra. Browning
Bigther
Empress Helen
Charlotte Bronte
Zemobia
Mme. de Stael
Rachel Russell
Elizabeth Fry
Marguerite of Navarre
Mary Somervile
Bondicem
Mime de Sevigne
Catherine NI
Susannah Wesley Txabela
Castile
Mrs. Stow
Margaret Fuller
Josephine Butler
Mary Wollstonecroft
Miss Willard
Jane Austen
Elizabeth of
Hun
Maria Edgeworth
Women OF Action
Semiramis
Queen Esther
Maria Theresa
Catherine
Rose Isabella of Cantile
Joan of Arc
Women OF Thought
Sappho
Mme. Roland
Mme, de Svael
George Sand
George Eliot
Culinary Maxims from a Housekeeper’s Guide
A compact collection of domestic maxims on kitchen habits and prudent household management. Phrases advise temperance in cooking, frugality in ingredients, timely meals, and careful preparation to avoid waste and disappointment.
Radical cure for epileptic fits offered by doctor
A letter to the editor from H G Root M D of New York claims a positive remedy for epilepsy that cures the worst cases He offers to send a free sample bottle and treatise to any sufferer who provides a PO and express address His address is 183 Pear Street New York.
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H. G. Root
M. D
Pear Street
New York
P.O
T. A. Slocum
M.C
Pearl St
Modest Young Woman Receives Urgent Parcel Request
A Boston grocer offers to wrap a turkey shipment to a young woman who asks for careful packaging. The exchange highlights a modest tone as the grocer probes how the parcel should be sent home.
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Boston Grocer
Life
Dr Pond Cures Cancers At Aurora Hospital
Dr F L Pond reports success in cancer treatment at the Aurora Illinois cancer hospital with several cures recently achieved. He urges afflicted individuals to seek treatment promptly and provides contact details in Aurora. A club scene follows with a humorous reading by Mr Swallowtail and a guest remark about elephant numbers.
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F. L. Pond
Aurora
Mr. Swallowtail
Reading
Guest
A vocation that is a calling A tele phone girl's occupation
A compact note highlights a tele phone operator role described as a calling, outlining duties and the traditional view of the occupation within the era. It emphasizes the personal service aspect and the social perception of women in such work.
Witty Exchanges Across Politics and Stage
Samples of Ready Wit recount quick retorts from a noble canvasser a voter and a stage actor. A French actor tames a goose head gag and Descartes defends philosophers pleasure at meals. The piece cites Chambers Journal for these concise quips and replies.
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Jackson
Descartes
Chambers’ Journal
What will it cost to whitewash my coop
A collection of short humorous vignettes and advertisements quoted from Harper's Bazar style samples mentions Uncle Rastus estimating coop size, strange money values in Russia, and various patent medicines. It ends with a grim line about a man in the gutter not disturbed by whisky pool news.
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Rastus
Unc
Harper’s Bazar
Russia
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C. I. Hood & CO
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Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Sime Ber Landa
Chas. B. Lamborn
Marne
Cerman
It. Schiff Mann
Bt. Pant
Zinn
RK. Bayle
Tewer Wil
Jacobs Oil
Ur. Inc
H. Wall
St. Jacobs
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore
THE
Charles A. Vogeer CO
Baltimore, Md
Brewster Safety Rein-Holder Co
Holly, Mich
Kidder
Csarriestown
Bryant
Buffalo
N.Y
Coney Advanced Yi Centennial Manufacturing Co
E. Ross & CO
Toledo
S. S. S. Pexpieron
Yeary & River
Farmersville
Tex
Swift
H. T. Shore
Rich Hill, Mo
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, Ga
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D. G. Davidson
Boston
Wo Phnard
Prague
Ruggiate
Warren St
Smith & Wesson
Smith & Wesson Arms
Springfield
Curtis & Wricur
Brosdwar, N
True & CO
Augusta
Mains
See
E.T. Hazeltine
Warren, Pa
M. W. Dunhams
Brilliant
M. W. Dunham
Wayne
Illinois
Chieaco Ent
Eilert
Emmettt Proprietary Co
Chicago
Wisconsin
Theo, Dostoievskv
the Chemical Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
C.N. UL
G. H. Ingraham
Amsterdam
N. Y
D. R. Dyche & CO
Lindley & CO
LaSalle St
U.S. A
Inderzoat.s
Ealeen
Niger
John A. Salzer
Chicago Ledger
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