Cholera Epidemics Through History and Chicago Saga
A historical survey traces cholera origins from Goa to Armenia and Europe, noting outbreaks in India, Persia, Syria, and Egypt and the 1865 to 1866 spread to New York and Chicago. It highlights mortality figures in major cities and confirms Koch's bacillus theory as the current consensus.
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Chiesgo News
Toulon
Europe
America
Daily News
India
Ita
Ganges Valley
Goa
Linschot
Mandelsloe
Delion
Holy Inquisition
Jessore
Ganges Delta
Calcutta
Bombay
Madras
Deceber
Itbad
Ceylon
China
Persia
Caspiat Sea
Armenia
Syria
Turkey
Arabia
Europa
Caspian
Russia
Mediterranean
Egypt
Paris
England
Holland
Prussia
Hungary
Austria
New York
Atlanta
Ward’s Island
Virginia
Brooklyn
St. Lous
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
Savannah
New Orleans
United States
Potomac
Lord Brougham
Hamburg
Leibnitz
Fensacola
Mobile
Mississippi
Indian Territory
St. Loui
France
Captain Jackson
W. H. Rice
Tabernacle Baptist Courch
How Criminals Disguise With Hair And Stage Make Up
A New York article reports Inspector Byrnes debunking the idea of false beards as a standard disguise but notes criminals use hair growth changes and color shifts. A barber who aided disguises during bounty days now helps criminals obscure likenesses known to police, enabling altered appearances and multiple personae.
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New York
Cers
A Garter Snake Plays Piano at Soho Home
A two foot garter snake named Cleopatra lives in a Soho home and is adored by a family. The reptile slithers to the piano when music plays and, after practice, can perform tunes such as Sweet Violets Yankee Doodle and Hail Columbia. It feeds on milk and crackers soaked in sweet tea and is considered highly intelligent.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Soho
United States
Cleopatra
Columbia
A Strange Fowl at Eleventh Street Curio Exhibit
Captain James Seary on Eleventh Street near Lawrence displays a rare hatchling. The bird hatched last Friday from a brood of eight and lacks eyes, with deformed wings. It is healthy and fed near the mother, with museum offers of 310 rejected.
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James Seary
Eleventh Street
Lawrence
Fools of Trade in a Philadelphia Column
A humorous exchange between Mrs. and Mr. Winks discusses a China birth superstition involving a sieve and objects signaling a child's future. They joke about moving to Chicago as the infant’s fate. The item ends noting the Kenosha grape crop appears promising.
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Philadelphia
Mrs. Winks
Mr. Winks
Chicago
Kenksackere
Mushroom miracle in Nevada camp with giant toadstools
BiN Hinbiv and Jack Tyler quit prospecting near Lovelock after a night shock and bed lift by a mushroom bloom. The pair awoke to a crevice rising from under blankets as earth wheeled and a vast mass of mushrooms sprang up. They theorized heat and body warmth woke dormant spores. Mushrooms later rolled them from bed and even moved tents, with reports of enormous fungi near Eastern Nevada mining country.
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Virginia City Enterprise
bin Hinbiv
Jack Tyler
Lovelock
Bil
Jack
Bill
Lord Harry
Jack Go
Bull
San Francisco
Nevada
Mexico's Woman Bandit La Coramboda Dead After Farewell Firefight
La Coramboda, the famed Mexican woman outlaw, was killed during a pursuit near Connindad while her band fought pursuing troops. Described as beautiful yet merciless, she led robberies on stages and abducted wealthy farmers, often deceiving victims before striking. Her death ends years of daring crimes and elusive investigations by authorities.
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Landita
la Coramboda
San Juan Tco
Don Circlo Vasquez
Connindad
Advice to a Marrying Young Man in Hardin County
A Hardin County youth asks a Youngstown friend for marriage advice noting he found a girl with funds to start housekeeping. The counsel urges marrying a mule-driver who will work to support her rather than a mate who cannot provide. Hog cholera spreads in Fayette County with several herds lost to the disease and high fatalities.
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Cleveland
Shre
Hardin County
Youngstown
Vandalla
Fayette County
Pike County Poverty and Land Tax Auction Tale
A Pike County legend shows a man with only a half acre digging rock to prove poverty while taxes sell over 100000 acres of land every two years. The land, mostly unsold, funds auctions due to arrears, sparking thoughts on wealth and opportunity in the region.
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Pike County
Old
Milford
Pace
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Milwaukee
Br. Koch
Inia
Pew
Berlin
Becker
M.ning
Mexico
Philadelphia Times
Merino
OF Coods
Matteson &Co
Lion Street
Arived
M. Loeb
Third Street
W.c. Alling & Co’s
W.g. Alling & CO
Lion Street Hardware
Oakley
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