Found Dead in Corn Shock Near Portland Indiana
The body of a man found under a corn fodder shock near Portland Indiana remains at an undertaker's and will stay there until at least Tuesday. Telegraphs were sent to Buffalo seeking J H Clark as the stranger may be, but no replies have come. The well dressed man had little money or valuables except a gold tooth filled front tooth and a watch chain.
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Ind
Buffalo
J. H. Clark
Fie
United States
McHannaties
Judge Bell
House
John Bell
Tennessee
Colorado
Illinois
Conolly
Bell
Griggs
Supreme Court
Kansas Pacific
Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Belshazzar
Edward Bates
William M. Evarts
Augustus H. Garland
Wisconsin Woman Ends Life in Farm Well
Racine date line reports Mrs. George Jordan aged 45 killed herself by entering a well on her husband’s Somers farm. A letter blamed years of illness and fatigue for the act, and stated her body would be found in the well. She leaves a husband and four children.
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Racine
Wis
George Jordan
Somers
Laundry Talk Sparks Rivalry in Local Exchange
Hojack asks about laundry chores. Tomdick confirms, claiming three washings suffice to finish the task exhaustively. The brief exchange appears in a Detroit Free Press item, reflecting everyday humor in a neighborhood setting.
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Hojack
Tomdick
Detroit Free Press
The Unexpected
Dialogue from Yonkers Statesman reveals a family scene after Bob proposes to Laura and Lucretia learns papa overheard the moment. The exchange highlights surprise and social propriety in a small town setting.
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Laura
Bob
Lucretia
Papa
Yonkers Statesman
No To Bac Mag netic Life Saver Ad
An old advertisement promotes No To Bac as a cure for tobacco use promising easy, lasting quitting. It claims to make weak men strong and offers a booklet and free sample from Sterling Remedy Co. with Chicago or New York addresses.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Bankrupt law fight stirs national attention in Congress
Champ Clare summarizes a fierce battle over a bankruptcy bill pushed by Republicans. Judge Bell denounces the measure as oppressive and exposes many strict provisions that would place debtors under marshal custody. Bailey defends liberty and opposes harsh involuntary bankruptcy.
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United States
Bailey
The Virtue to Thrift and a Queen's Reclused Life
The text discusses thrift as a pathway to self control, arguing that repeated self denial strengthens character though thrift alone is not virtue. It contrasts thrift with virtuous independence from national manners and cites the need to teach thrift as arithmetic, not as religious virtue. The second fragment notes Viennese society’s reaction to a queen, her riding passion, health declines, and widowhood after Mayerling.
Robert Burns Ends Scots Dialect Dispute in Tale
Mark Twain recounts a debate with Scots over pronunciation. A stormy exchange leads to a Scotch couplet praising Burns. The crowd’s reverence toward Burns halts further argument and underscores the superstition that honesty is best.
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Mark Twain
Robert Burns
Robbie Burns
Empress Elizabeth of Austria Born on Christmas Day
The text recalls Empress Elizabeth born December 24 1857 and notes her marriage to Francis Joseph at age 16. It mentions royal expectations, that she was deemed highly beautiful, and that Austria’s great families favored a bride from a more eminent house than a collateral Wittelsbach branch.
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Austria
Elizabeth
Bavaria
Francis Joseph of
Europe
Wittelsbachs
Kit Carson Follows Buffalo Back to River in Narrow Escape
In a scene likened to a Bengal tiger hunter, Kit Carson hunted a buffalo for the expedition. A bullet from close range sent him over his horse after it hit low on the shoulder. The enraged bull gave chase to the river where Carson swam and barely escaped before a companion finished the animal.
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Kit Carson
Vremont
India
Carson
Kit
Potatoes Fail as Onion-Strong Garden Joke
In this Strand Magazine exchange a French joke about potatoes failing after a neighbor plants a garden full of onions. The punchline notes the onions’ strength making potatoes unable to grow as their eyes water.
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Strand Magazine
Doctor study claims married men live longer in Berlin
In a quirky Chicago News snippet a voice notes a doctor in Berlin who after much study concludes that married men live longer than bachelors, while a character pleads to save a life and questions a lover’s feelings.
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Berlin
Clarence
Chicago News
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Purifier
A late 19th century advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the "One True Blood Purifier" for spring purification. It claims spring months March to May expose blood impurities from winter and credits the remedy with numerous cures and health building.
Cure for Heart Disease Promised by Local Patent Remedy
Ten years of heart trouble described with fluttering and smothering spells ended by Dr Agnews Cure for the Heart. One dose brought relief and one bottle cured the Dropsy and heart. Mrs James Adams of Syracuse credits the remedy. Sold by J D Mel Dowell and D G Higley.
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Agnew
James Adams
Syracuse
N. Y
J. D. Mel Dowell
D. G. Higley
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