Amiable Barbarians and the Third Section Chief
A Theodore Child essay in Harper's Magazine recounts two Russian anecdotes about General Loris Melikoff. The first shows Tolstoy deferring to the novelist and ordering two mujiks to eject Melikoff from Tolstoy’s country house. The second describes Melikoff burning two plague villages to halt an outbreak after securing a 50 million ruble line of credit, then claiming only 200 rubles were spent.
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Russia
Loris Melikoff
Lorselikoff
Melikoff
Count Volstoi
Tolstoi
Father
Theodore Child
Harper's Magazine
Novel Way of Preserving Venison on Lake Superior
A hunter describes using shifting sand dunes by Lake Superior as a natural refrigerator. In winter winds cover deep snow with sand piles, preserving venison and trout beneath the surface through warm months. The technique keeps meat fresh by cooling with buried snow and sand.
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Lake Superior
Curious Fire Saving of Spokane Falls Books
A Montana Territory fire at Spokane Falls leaves books charred and unreadable. Wetting pages with a damp finger and a brush reveals legible figures. Two bookkeepers preserve accounts by transferring them to new volumes in a few days. A stray dialogue line ends the item on a sermon.
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Spokane Falls
Montana Territory
Real estate pitch on river land shows best soil
A sharp real estate agent touts a tract of bottom land as ideal and safe from flood while a skeptical buyer notes a driftwood high in a tree. The agent argues the soil is richest and land sunward, despite the stream’s potential overflow and odd debris.
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Prosperiurchaser
Chicago Tribune
Rheumatic Syrup Cures Severe Sciatic Rheumatism
A Van Wert reader reports a year of disability from sciatic rheumatism cured by Hibard's Rheumatic Syrup from Hines and Son druggists of Van Wert. Four bottles allegedly ended the suffering and the writer claims permanent relief. The testimonial is certified by Hives and Son, Druggists.
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van Went
Ohio
Jackson
Mich
GeEntis
Hibbard
Hines & Son
van Wert
Apert King
Hives & Son
Sir Andrew the Beggar Turns Eminent Physician
A fragment from the Toronto Globe notes Andrew Clark entered London Hospital as an ailing assistant with six months to live. He later rose to become Sir Andrew Clark, a renowned English physician of long and eminent service.
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Andrew Clark
London Hospital
Sir Andrew Clark
England
Toronto Globe
Breathing the Germs of Disease and the Bitters Cure
The article extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe defense against malaria and related ailments. It claims the remedy eradicates disease when developed, restores regular bodily functions, improves circulation, and combats bilious habit, with benefits for fever and ague, rheumatism, neuralgia, gout, kidney and bladder issues, constipation and indigestion.
John Henry’s Calm Readies for Serene Confrontation
In a domestic scene, Serena scolds John Henry who calmly retrieves his mask and gloves from the boot closet. He lights a lamp and stands ready in his famous mid floor pose, inviting her to speak as preparations proceed.
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John Henry
Serena
Sockdologer
The Home Foundation and Dr Pierce Remedies Mentioned
Marriage, family and home underpin the nation. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription claimed to cure many female ailments with money-back guarantee. Dr. Pierce's Pellets advertised as a vegetable remedy for stomach and bowel regulation. A Chicago woman found a $10 gold piece in a chicken’s crop. poultry men note such finds are rare.
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Pierce
Chicago
Kemp's Balsam for Throat and Lungs Offered Free Trial
An advertisement invites the homeliest and handsomest in town to obtain a free trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs from any druggist. The remedy is advertised to relieve and cure chronic and acute coughs asthma bronchitis and consumption with large bottles priced at 50 cents and 1. The note also mentions a New Orleans Picayune quip about a hotel waiter’s right hand thumb.
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New Orleans Picayune
Hibbard's Pills and a Jap Cucumber Note
An 1860s style advertisement touts Hibbard's Rheumatic and Liver Pills as safe for adults and children, claiming relief from headache, constipation, dyspepsia, and biliousness, and notes a Japanese cucumber over three feet long with a joke about a lion of society. It also promotes Dobbins' Electric Soap, claiming big clothing savings and 24 years on the market.
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Hibbard
Chinese Endurance and the Pekin to Shassa Courier
A government messenger must cover 4500 miles from Pekin to Shassa in 36 days. He travels ~125 miles daily, uses new horses every few miles, keeps a strict diet, sleeps four hours per day, changes clothes weekly, and never removes his yellow mail-bag except to work.
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Pekin
Shassa
Triennial Reunion Travel Offer for Knights Templar
Rock Island and Pacific Railway offers one fare round trip tickets for the Knights Templar Triennial Reunion in Washington DC from Oct 8 to 11 1889. Fares from stations east of the Missouri River Oct 3–5 return by Nov 2 1889. Kansas Nebraska Oct 3–5 return Nov 3 1889. Colorado Oct 1–4 return Nov 8 1889. Sleep accommodations by C R I & P Ry require prompt booking. Includes stop overs only on return coupons east of Buffalo and Pittsburgh. Additional $10 for New York routing. Contact Rock Island agents or J Sebastian Chicago.
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Washington
D. C
Caica Go
Rock Island & Pacificc Railwayy
Missouri River
Ashington
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado Points
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
New York
Rock Island
Sebastian
Chicago
Five Excursion Trains to Tennessee and Deep South
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Evansville Route will run five personally conducted excursion trains to southern states. Dates are August 6 20 September 10 24 and October 8 with one lowest first class round trip fare from Northwest railroads. Tickets are valid returning thirty days. Contact J B Morrell or William Hill for details.
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South
Florence
Ala
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Evansville
Northwest
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
J. B. Morrell
BE. LR. N
First National Bank
Chicago
William Hill
Bea’iful Picture Free With 2 Cent Stamp
Advertises a free panel photo gravure titled Kissing at Seven, Seventeen, and Seventy offered by J. F. Smith & Co. of St. Louis Missouri. Readers are asked to mail a 2 cent stamp to receive the item and to address the makers of the anti bile remedy Rile Beans.
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J. F. Smith & Co
St. Louis
Missouri
Oregon Immigration Board Promises Abundant Crops At Paradise
Promotion piece touts Oregon as a mild climate paradise with sure crops, claiming best fruit grain grass and stock country. Offers full information free from the Oregon Immigration Board in Portland. Advertisment for Tan sill's Punch pocket mirror 5c cigar.
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Oregon
Oregon Immigration Board
Portland
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Amiable Barbarians
Tolsoi and
Dr. Verbose
Sir Andrew
Somerville Journal
Conclave
Knights Templar
Bea'iful
Hood
CuxsEpro
Stonington
C. I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Ely
Children OF Catarrh
ELY Bros
Warren St
N.Y
Highland Park, Ill
Northwestern Military Academy
Government
Chadwick
Theodore Holland
Philada
B. F. Johnson & CO
Main St
Richmond
M. B
MOODY
Moody & CO
Cincinnati
Bradfields
Bradfield Regulator CO. A
Atlanta GA
Mark
Remeor
Charles A. Vogeler
Brewsater Safety Rein-Holder Co
Holly, Mich
J. L. Stephens
Lebanon
Adess
American School of Telegraphy
Madison, Wis
F. A. Lehmann
Washington, D. C
E. Ross & CO
Toledo
Emedy Co
Omaha
Neb
Wesw
Idtertisnes
Oreate, Medical von
CATON
Caton, Bestom
Piso
E. T. Hazeltine
Warren
Jones
WACO
Tana
Binghamton
Cirediem Ibjfree
Bryyant
Ollege
Kidden
Srssa
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin
Popham
Gleghorn, Gardner
Philadelphia
Saint & Wesson
Smith & Wesson Arms
Smith & Elson
Smith & Wesson
Springfield
Scott's
Sorofula
Scott
Vboys
Currtis Pustisuine Co
Philadelphia, Pa
Rones
A. J. Tower
Boston
Nass
Chicago Ledger
Express
la Ae
Franklin Street
Chichester
Chichester Chem’! Co
Madison Sq
Phila
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cc.n. U
G. H. Ingraham
Amsterdam
D. R. Dyche &C
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