Revenge of the Fat Lords in Loamshire Portrait Feud
In Loamshire two rival landowners Lord Stork and Mr John Baggs feud over a caricatured portrait. Artist Skumble paints Lord Stork true to life, sparking anger and a dispute over payment. Baggs later buys the portrait for 1200 guineas, sending Stork to fury when it hangs in an academy exhibition.
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Loamshire
Lord Stork
John Baggs
Peter Gander
Baron Stork
Gander
Stork
Blankton West
Blankton East
Baggs
Dr. Ridge
Thorley
Liebig
Mr. Baggs
London
Raphael Skumble
R. A
Skumble
Mr. Skumble
Lark Stork
D. L
Academy
Carlton Club
Raponer Skumble
Skumbler
Mr. Bages
Skumbie
Thomas
Bages
John
Tie
Posters Drive Lord Stork From London To Loamshire
A grotesque campaign of posters for Baggs’s Food From Blankton-East saturates Lincoln’s Inn, every station, and even Lord Stork’s lodge gate. Desperate, he abandons clubs and accepts a governorship on Rum ti-foo Islands after the relentless campaign.
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Baggs
Bagg
Blankton-East
Lincoln’s Inn
Loamshire
Lodge Gate
Lord Stork
Rum Ti-Foo Islands
Lordoa
Positions That Affect Sleep By Dr Grang Ile
Dr Grang Ile notes sleep is shaped by position. Supine rest worsens heart and brain conditions and can cause dreams. side sleeping, especially right side, aids digestion and lung expansion, reduces snoring, and may lessen head and neck strain. Arm overhead positions may cause cramps, cold, headaches, and dreams during slumber.
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Grang Ile
Which Pays the Best Dairy Farming vs Wheat Raising
A Practical Farmer article argues dairy farming saves freight costs and sustains soil health. It cites Minnesota data: $115 000 freight on $500 000 wheat versus $15 000 for cheese and $7 000 for butter. It warns wheat-focused regions risk declining soil fertility while stock farming improves land and long term yields.
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Minnesota
Balky horse blocks Detroit traffic until hay leads break
A rag-peddler’s horse balked on Gratiot Avenue Hastings Street in Detroit as a crowd gathered. A 12 year old boy fetched hay from a feed store and the horse, calmed, followed him around the corner. The crowd cheered at the resolve and quips about horse feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratiot Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Hastings Street
Montgomery Ward & CO
Michican Avenue
Chicaga
H. H. Green
Marietta Street
Anta
Actresses Vie for Fashion Edge in Wardrobe War
A Life magazine remark notes Ellen Terry, Sarah Bernhardt, and Modjeska risk being outshined by Mrs. Potter unless they upgrade their attire. The line suggests a rivalry in stage fashion among leading actresses of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Terry
Sarah Bernhardt
Modjeska
Mrs. Potter
Witty snippets and jests from urban papers page
A collage of satirical snips from various papers lampoons society, politics, and culture. Bits reference Lerlington Free Press, Chicago Times, Philadelphia Record, and more with quips about birthdays, archists, fashion, vodka, steel, and a famous elephant’s stomach treasure. Names and places appear in fragmentary form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lerlington Free Press
John L. Sullivan
Hts
England
New York
Worl
Binghamton
Ccab
Boston
New York World
Sir John Lubbock
Menton
Detroit
John Most
Jake Sharp
John
Most
Jake
Philadelphia Herald
Boston Courier
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Goodall
Sullivan
Mgr. Mitchell
Chicago Times
Colorado
Pikes Peak
Peck
Barnum
Alice
Wall Street
Beecher Urges Youth to Cheerful Faith in Sermon
Henry Ward Beecher preaches to the young and churchgoers to cultivate a sparkling disposition, pursue courage and hope, and radiate light. He warns against a dark, despondent countenance that misreads Jesus Christ and strains under heavy burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
Jesus Christ
Keeping Her Promise by a Remarkable Railway Missionary
Jennie Smith once bedridden by paralysis in the National Temperance union was healed after prayer. She now dedicates her life to converting railroad workers and influencing conductors porters and brakemen to avoid strikes by following her counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Smith
National Temperance Union
Miss Smith
A Country Editor’s Thanks giving Anniversary Note
A Country Editor recalls twelve years since marriage in a simple home celebration with six at table, plain food, bright eyes and deep affection. He blesses husbands wives children and homes, calling it a grand bill for any wedding anniversary.
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George C. Osgood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Lewis Dennis
Moody St
St. Jacobs
Orrin Robinson
Grantville
Dennis
Messrs
Osgood
George C. Osgood
Diseases of prominence and uric acid theory in 19th century ink
The piece argues many leading men die from common disorders linked to uric acid and kidney function. It endorses Warner's safe cure as a public remedy, cites editorials and anecdotes, and contrasts sensational attention to famous deaths with ordinary mortality, mixing satirical notes with medical speculation and newspaper banter.
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Bright
Telegraph
Warner
Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup Advertisements Attributed
A collection of testimonials from Rev. J Roberts of Fremont Mich and O C Pemberton doctor praising Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and Plasters. Includes Rev Berry Morley and Mrs Harrington Altona outcomes and Maud’s eleven week recovery from inflammatory rheumatism. Kansas City Times anecdote follows.
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J. Roberts
MM. E. Church
Fremont
Mich
Jackson
Hibbard
J. Berry
Morley
Harrington
Altona
O. C. Pemberton
Maud
M. E. Church
Fremont, Mich
Hibbard’s Rheumatic Syrup Marketed As Blood Purifier
Advertisements tout Hibbard’s Rheumatic Syrup as a superior blood purifier and family remedy for dyspepsia biliousness and constipation. It promotes accompanying plasters, lists prices, and notes endorsements from W. W. Thomas. Mentions “Brown’s Brenetual Tradies” for hoarseness and a report on English apprenticeships and Moxie Nerve Food. Includes a medical testimonial from Dr I L Gorsuch and a claim of Hall’s Catarrh Cure efficacy and a Russian church project on the Mount of Olives.
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Hibbard
Jackson, Mich
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Mr. Bagg
Charles
Bage
Scotland
St. Pancras
Lincoln’s
Beecher
Tlavatory
Chicago Tribune
Kansas
Court House
Episcopal
Dave Johnson
Weather Bureau
Mary Jane
Mahogany
Crested Butte
Bar Mills
Albany
Negro Methodist Episcopal Church
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
J. B. Steinberger
Connecticut
Wallace
Pennsylvania
Cochran
Washington
Pittsburg
Mexico
McKeesport
Riverton
Elliott
Chattanooga
Lake Superior
Congressman Scott
Abraham Burbank
Pittsfield
Gladstone
Lord Wolverton
M. Ribot
Isaac N.burch
Chicago
Mr. Burch
Burch
Johnstown
United States
Augusta
Marion
8. C
Winchester
Tenn
Kansas City
Fort Smith
John W. Neil
Hich
W. W. Thomas
Maine
Sweden
America
Brown
Christian World
Eny
Anniston
Pensacola
Toledo, O
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
I. L. Gorsuch
M. D
Summit St
Props
Toledo
O. Seid
Mount of Olives
New West Commission
Castoria
Salvation Oil
Noah
The
Ark
Ham
Dr. Bull
Main
Expres
P. O
T. A. Slocum
M.C
Pearl St
Mensman’s
Hazard, Hazard & Co
Hood’s
C.L Hood &O
Apothecaries
Pettit
Woevran Pubing Co
Nassau St
Rein Holder Co
Holy
Mic 3
Wil
F B.golley
Milwaukee, Wis
Fonth
Bronson
Detroit, Mich
Kicber’s Pastilles
Browell & Co
Chirlestown
Apatches
Aiaison St
Chicaze
Sue l
SeCorenie
Ngton
Ncinnati
Piso
Hazeltine
Warren
Merchant Oenty
Ofer No
Menetaxis
R. W. Tansiur & Co
State Street
Evans Checical Co
Ohio
G.m.ingraham
M.D
Amsterdam
N.Y
D. R. Dychfe & CO
Draggis
Osterbrook
Fens
Esterbrook Steel Pen CO
Camden
N. J
John St
Wizard Oil CO
Cricaco
Radway
Hadway
Sadway
Chas
Robinson
D.D
U.S
T. J. Morrow
Minneapolis, Minn
Ieee Pagifis
Raiload
Manneota
Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Chas.e
Marx Twary
Richard Proc- Tox
W. W. Aston
Japan
P. BianJauty
Mixon
Columbia Law Uients
Meriden S
Norwich
Lin College
University of
Prospectus II
Loisette
A. J
Iavid
Nore
Wabash Ave
Pierce
Piercee
Dr. Pierce
Br. Pierce
Drugygista
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