Vicksburg Rejoins Mississippi River Channel Restoration
Leslie's Weekly reports Vicksburg Mississippi again sits on navigable water after Congress funded a canal north to the Yazoo. The rejoined channel restores river traffic, reviving a former steamboat port and boosting local trade as crowds celebrate renewed commerce along the banks.
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Vicksburg
Mississippi
Miss
of Waters
Ulysses Grant
Grant
Erevt
Sime
Congress
Yazoo River
Chaanel
Leslie
Naming a Yacht Dilemma and Family Reaction
The article discusses yacht naming as a serious issue of originality and possible confusion. It cites a British cabinet minister who named his yacht Filrt, prompting his daughters to object to the risqué label when ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liis
Advice from the Stable Hurts the Liveryman
A Hickman Kentucky Courier item recounts a couple of girls relying on a livery stable man's warning to keep a horse safe. They used an umbrella to shield the horse from rain while driving out of town and claim no trouble, though the liveryman wears a dazed look.
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Hickman
Kodel Dyspepsia Cure Promises Broad Digestive Relief
Kodel claims to strengthen digestive organs to digest assimilate and transform wholesome food into the blood that nourishes nerves feeds tissues hardens muscles and recuperates organs. It says Kodel Dyspepsia Cure cures indigestion dyspepsia catarrh of the stomach and all stomach disorders and is sold by Grover's City drug store. An immense wall paper line is offered at Hirkbeck's with the latest patterns and low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover’s
Oity Drug Store
Hirkbeck’s
Grover
Inspired by a Skeleton The Story of Chopin's Funeral March
A New York World tale of Chopin composing at his piano with a skeleton nearby. He removes the cloth, places the skeleton on his knees, and, wrapped in white, plays as the music grows. The scene ends with Chopin fainting and the skeleton broken on the floor, the march found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chopin
Ziem
New York World
The Origin of the Diamond Unveils Deep Source Theories
The article explains the diamond’s emergence in South Africa within magnesian breccias rather than Indian or Brazilian contexts. It notes mingled minerals like diopside and zircon and debates whether diamonds formed where found or were ejected from a deeper source, citing gas traces and carboniferous rocks as supporting clues.
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India
Brazil
Poets and Their Dogs Across Literary History
The passage recalls how poets from Landor Byron Cowper Lamb Browning and Rogers cherished dogs. It notes Byron’s Boatswain epitaph and Scott declining a dinner after his dog’s death, highlighting the deep bonds between writers and their canine companions.
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Walter Savage Landor
Giallo
Byron
Cowper
Charles Lamb
Mrs. Browning
Artificial Limbs Then and Now
The article explains advances in artificial legs and arms making them nearly indistinguishable from real limbs. It notes legs mimic real foot action and fit the Rameaize shoe, with wear differences linked to heat from the real limb. It also mentions hands capable of picking up a pin and a magnet at the end of the artificial hand.
Amusing Anecdote of Tea Omission by Jowett and Dean Stanley
Augustus Hare recalled a humorous incident showing the absentmindedness of Dean Stanley and Dr Jowett. Both, fond of tea though lacking smell and taste, drank eight cups each before Jowett suddenly exclaimed that he had forgotten to put in the tea. They had not noticed the omission as they drank.
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Augustus Hare
Dean Stanley
Jowett
Stray Stories Quote About Johnnie and Mother
A mother warns her son Johnnie of punishment at home claiming his father will whip him when he returns. Johnnie pleads that his father is always tired after work, reflecting a domestic mood in the Stray Stories excerpt.
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Johnnie
Mamma
The Best Sort Willie-Pa What Is a Preferred Creditor
A terse quip about a preferred creditor in a Philadelphia context. The line suggests a rhetorical view on one party, Pa, being a less troublesome creditor, with playful wordplay on bankruptcy or financial terms. The note references a local Philadelphia press as a source or platform.
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Willie
Philadelphia Press
Proverb Snippet Refers to Business Traits in Old Quote
A Detroit Free Press fragment notes a proverb about character and luck, mentioning a man named Pitebh and a tale of turning misfortune into gain. The passage compares debtor creditor traits and ends with a quirky line about happiness and giving, ending with the word Desmalua.
Hermie and the fire train rescue in a rural tale
A boy Hermie notices smoke near a railroad and warns a burning bridge. He flags the approaching train with his red blouse, saving passengers and helping firefighters battle the blaze. He returns home with money to buy a steam engine.
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Herman
Hermian
Hermie
Father
Mother
Hermule
Hermile
Getting an Egg In China and playful verse snippets
An English traveler notes eggs are universally available, recounting a China episode where he mimicked a cluck to obtain eggs. The item also includes childlike poems and snippets about lost and found innocence and a mother’s love, with lines attributed to Mildred Hansen.
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China
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Copper's Cyprus Link and Old Opera Tomfoolery
Copper came from Cyprus and the term copper likely derives from the island famed by ancient Romans. The piece notes Cyprus and Rhodes as historic copper districts and mentions newly found blue and green ores in the Mediterranean islands. It then shifts to quips about grand opera and a joke exchange between a teacher and Tommy, ending with a pun about who told whom.
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Cyprus
Rhodes
Cornwall
Mediterranean
Chambers’ Journal
Advertising Pays In Paper Says Editor
The editor asserts advertising works citing Smith the grocer whose ad helped a boy get hired. The piece notes a second smallpox case in Coaldale with patients treated at Lansford pesthouse. The attending physician bills £20 a day, split by Lansford borough and Rabn township. Coaldale schools close as epidemic precautions begin.
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Smith
Coaldale
Lansford
Rabn Township
Remedy Cure Claims to Heal Kidneys Stomached Liver
Fragmentary clipped item cites sensational claims of a doctor named David Kenne Favorite offering a universal cure. A prisoner’s interview and banter between inmates are paraphrased, with additional quotes from Chicago newspapers.
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David Kenne
David K
Quotations and Witty Remarks From Old Newspapers
A collage of humorous and reflective quips from 19th and early 20th century papers. The snippets touch on life’s meaning, domestic helpers, food supply, and social satire, with lines attributed to the Philadelphia Press Detroit Free Press London Saturday Review and the Atchison Globe.
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England
United States
London Saturday Review
Pleasure. Dance and parade events at local halls
Community notices advertise a St Anthony’s dance at Krell’s hall with 25 cent admission and a July 4 parade and picnic by the Citizens’ Hose Company at the Public Park. An ad promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for stomach issues sold at Grover’s City City Drug store.
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St. Anthony's
Krell’s Hall
Citizens’ Hose Company
Fair at Laurytown Almshouse aids two inmates
A charity fair will be held at the Laurytown almshouse on four Thursdays afternoons to benefit inmates Andrew O'Donnell and Patrick McCain. Proceeds from selling fancy articles aim to buy artificial limbs for the men.
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Laurytown Almshouse
Andrew O'Donnell
Patrick McCain
Do You Enjoy What You Eat Kohol Digestant Ad
An advertisement promotes Kohol as a universal digestant that enables eating any time without discomfort. It claims restoration of digestion, complete digestion of all foods, and tonic rebuilding effects. The ad lists price 1.00 for regular bottles and 0.50 for trial sizes, from Grover's City Drug Store in Chicago.
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Dewitt & CO
Chicago
Ill
Grover’s City Drug Store
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Freeland Tribune
TD. &. Hoeckley
Enrron
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
D. S. Buckley
P. A. MecTighe
Thos. A. Buckley
Ourich
Freelan
Tribune
Freeland
Kodel
Detroit Free Press
Pitebh
Nile
Desmalua
Raymond Scott
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Warren Avenue
Camden
Haddon Avenue
Raymond
Sadie
Alice
Antionts
Little Chronicle
Mildred Hansen
Jim
Sunny Jim
Tommy Brown
Tommy
Hin
Chicago News
Chicago Record-Herald
Correet
Clarna
Marty
Harriet
Atchison Globe
Birkbeck’s
Citizens’ Bank of Freeland
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania
Otter
Ted Batkert
Luverne
Davis
Bob Davis
A.A. VanAken
Tors
Resources
David
W. H. Howell
Houston Tex
Lob Moore
Lafayette
Ind
DeWitt
Barly
Olty Drug Store
High Valley Railroad
Jeddo
Lumber Yard
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Easton
Philadelphia
New York
Buffalo
West
Hazleton
Delano
Mahanoy City
Shenandoah
Mt. Carmel
Sandy Run
Hazleton and Lumber Yard
Baston
Aston
Delaware
Susquehanna
Servyixinn
RaRoap
Drifton
Borley
Hazle Brook
Stockton
Henyer Meadow Road
Kean
Hazleton Junction
Harwood
Cranberry
Tomhicken
Darcey
Dlifton
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Oneida
Sheppton
Deringer
Unday
Wilkesbarre
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Jeanesville
Audenried
Traction Company
Luther, Smith
Ilkesbar
Yoming Valle Traction Company
Ashley Junction
Wyoming Wileley Traction Company
Court House Square
Hagieton
Dutty
Havleton
Ashley Juneton
Alvan Markle
G. W. Thompson
Hanger
Hasleton
Tombicken
Dercinger
Care
Hagleton
Nelda
Beaver Meadow Road
Eckley
Sunoay
Wilkes, Barre
Pittston
Scranton
Catasauqua
Licket
Ala
Munn & Co
Scientific American
All
Yorrand &Co
21St
Wm. Wehrman
Watshmakler Centre Street
Gough Cura
Goughs
Croup
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