President Garfield Condition Fluctuates Amid Hopeful Reports
Washington July 4 to July 9 chronicles a series of bulletins on President Garfield. Reports show his condition varying from critical to increasingly favorable with doctors noting falling fever and pulse, improved mood, and cautious optimism for recovery as Mrs Garfield receives broad public support and a fundraising effort gathers momentum.
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Victoria's Gift to a Sole Survivor Sailor Ridger
The Queen sent £15 to George Ridger the sole survivor of the British ship Nonantum wrecked off Newfoundland last winter. Nine men reached land but perished from starvation frostbite and exposure after a brutal march. Ridger survived with both feet amputated and was rescued in a near death state by fishermen.
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Youngest daughter scolds sister over new pen
A child pleads for a pen and is told no by her sister. The younger complains the sister is meaner this year, and the sister replies she is a year older. The exchange ends on a humorous note about age and generosity.
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Mathieu
Honored and Blessed by Discoverers of Hop Bitters
A board of eminent physicians and chemists announced a wondrous combined remedy that would cure a wide range of diseases, dispelling doubt after actual trials. Today the discoverers of Hop Bitters are honored and blessed as bene factors.
Wearin' on the Green: Irish protest ballad excerpt
A historical verse recounts Ireland under law banning wearin g of green. The speaker recalls Napper Tandy, laments executions for wearing the green, and calls to keep the shamrock as a symbol until unjust rules end.
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Iowa Homestead Feeds Weeds With Plow Up Plan
The Iowa Homestead article urges farmers to plow under uncultivated acres due to late spring and labor shortages. It recommends planting Mil let, Hungarian grass, buckwheat or turnips to outpace weed growth and notes forage prices may rise next winter benefiting stock raising and butter production.
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Iowa Homestead
Pasture Stocking Suggestions For Dairy Regions
The article notes specific forage needs with figures for red top red clover white clover and vernal grass to improve milk quality. It urges discourse among readers and requests views from experienced farmers on pasture stocking practices to protect dairy output.
Making Things Over in a Domestic Comedy
A Detroit Free Press humorous vignette follows Mr. Jones urging Mrs. Jones to revive worn clothes for the children. She repurposes items, including a silk hat used as a hanging plant basket, provoking his exasperation as he discovers new uses for his wardrobe. The piece riffs on thrift, domestic mischief, and comic misunderstandings.
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Madison boys plan a local beast show after menagerie visit
The Lacy brothers of Madison Wisconsin imagined a creature show using patchwork animals. They painted a pony to resemble a zebra, shaved a Newfoundland to mimic a lion, cut a calf’s forelegs to resemble a kangaroo, and planned a tailless cat before their father interrupted the project.
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The Enfant Terrible Advises Shawl For Dress
A fashionable sister on the town debates tightening her gown while her young brother suggests a shawl to cover bare shoulders. He quips that someone might see her, highlighting his blunt, humorous warning.
Died Poor Yet Triumphant In Dreamlike Funeral
A discussion at a funeral turns on Edmonson who died poor after a life of struggle. Speakers praise his patient endurance, noble deeds, and Christian faith, arguing his wealth was in virtue and legacy, while critics claim nothing tangible remained.
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Edmonson
The Painlessness of Death in History and Science
A Popular Science Monthly essay contends that death is a painless physiological process, not a cruel struggle. It contrasts ancient beliefs of death pain with modern views, recounts historical cruel practices aimed at hastening death, and argues that pain at death is not inevitable.
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Popular Science Monthly
Europe
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The Tur Nip Theft Tale and a Farmer’s Quest
A farmer accuses a poor Palmer of stealing turnips based on a chain of equivocal testimonies from Molly Saunders Dame Hodson Jenkins Tom Slack Barnes and others. The tale ends with a joke about a single complaint against a fast railroad train and a stubborn horse.
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Moonlight Trade Sparks Hidden Romance
Turisch the Littauer and Mareilis woo under a moonlit lie. He persuades the man in the moon to lend light by night to reach the castle and win Mareilis. After a daring ride and a lantern redress, the lovers wed. The moon’s beams are managed by celestial officials, and Littau lore grows.
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Kidney-Wort Sale Urges Help for Sick in London Times
An appeal notes thousands suffer from kidney and liver diseases and promotes Kidney-Wort as a remedy available from all druggists in liquid form. The London Times references its sale to aid the afflicted.
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