The Old Practice and the New Debate in Medicine
In Brooklyn a committee pressed Police Commissioner Jourdan to study homeopathic appointments and nominate a physician. The piece argues medical schools compete, not deny truth, and cites editorials on allopathy versus homeopathy, urging acceptance of differing medical views as public reform advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Jourdan
Beecher
Church of Rome
Rome
Public Health Association
Board of Health of
District of Columbia
Europe
RapeLais
Mouiero
New York
Sanitary Association
Senate
Friends of Homeopathy
Sydney Smith
Harpens Weekly
Sensation of Starving Describes Stages of Hunger Suffering
The account outlines the progression from acute cravings in the first two days to weakness, nausea, and hollowing cheeks by day seven. It details the brain’s fixation on food, the body’s faltering strength, and fluctuating urges as hunger intensifies and recedes, ending with a frail impulse toward relief.
A Bridegroom's Troubles in an Odd Parlor Wedding
A letter to the Council Bluffs Nonpareil recounts a prairie wedding gone awry. A nervous newly elected Justice of the Peace officiates with a borrowed form as whiskey, jigs, and a chaotic bid to strip the groom erupt. The crowd clashes, a rope is used, and a ladder aids a late ascent to the bride’s room at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Pinkney's Rooster A Danbury Misadventure
The Rev. Mr. Pinkney of Slawson bought a Danbury rooster not knowing it was game. A street battle between the birds drew a crowd of ruffians and provoked Pinkney’s panic as neighbors watched, some shouting approval and bets. The scene unfolded on Sunday morning near his deacons and prominent members’ homes.
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Danbury
Pinkney
Slawson
Baldy
Mr. Pinkney
Eld Codger
Widow Bird Heist Triggers Clergyman’s Resignation
A one eyed man and rough crowd trick a minister during a church event, grabbing Mrs Rathburn's fowl and causing the clergyman to faint and resign. Deacons witness the scene as the minister faces public humiliation before the church body. The resignation is later deemed unblameworthy and not accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkney
Wild Horses in Kansas Letter Warns of Thieves Threat
A Sargent Kansas letter to the Topeka Commonwealth details large numbers of wild horses on Kansas prairies between the Arkansas and Smoky Hill Rivers. It describes their behavior, escape, and the difficulty of catching and convicting horse thieves, noting emigrants and settlers increasingly defend themselves against outlaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargent, Kan
Topeka
Arkansas
Smoky Hill
Pacific
Chicago Mining Company
Silver City
Hero of Highland recalls Civil War clash and steadfast farmer
The Middletown Maryland Register reports the death of a respected Highland farmer aged about 80. He earned the title Hero of Highland for a 1864 defense against a cavalry raid, recounting a night of rifle fire, capture of enemies, and burial of the wounded, ending with praise for soldiers and divine guidance.
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Middletown
Highland
Catoctin
Blessing
Harmon
Walker
Cole
Col
Vernon
Buessine
Rothschild’s Paranoia and Threats Haunt London Banker
The essay details Nathan Rothschild in his later years living in fear of assassination. He receives threatening letters demanding money, suffers nightmares, and fears poison, knives, and guns. Two strangers arrive seeking introductions, Rothschild panics, and clerks restrain them as Polish bankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Rothschild
London
Exchings
Rothschild
England
Nathan
Harper's Magazine
Remarkable Danbury Man Loses Luggage On Boat
A Danbury hatter, Mr. Robinson, rode a Norwalk boat with a heavy bundle and valise. He attempted to identify the correct vessel from a lumber pile, but both boats sailed away, leaving him red faced and breathless as he watched his bundle and valise depart on separate ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury News
A. Robinson
Danbury
Mr. Robinson
Robinson
Distressed man stalks to the depot after crowd gathers
A crowd watches with keen interest as a man descends from a pile, smashes his hat down, and moodily heads toward the depot. The scene emphasizes his distress and the public's attention to his plight.
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Pinkney’s
Rooster
Kansas
Centaur
Swarts & Stocking
Weon
Curtis & Perkins
All Medicine
BROWN
Curtis & Brown
Fulton Street
Liniment
Sparks Randal
Freeport
Stephenson &T
Court House
Silver Creek
Stephenson County
Aso
Elisha Freeman
A. B. Land
Mount Joy
Peny
Chicago
F. Taylor
Middleditch & Por
Bourbon
Middleditch & Potty
North West
Railway
Detroit
Cleveland
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York, East
New England
Canada
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Orleans
Omaha, Lake, San Francisco
All Points
Chicago & North-Western Rail
M. Hughitt
W. H. Stennet
LOW Pri
H Jbne
Havin
Fae
Messrs. A. Carlipp & Evo
Freacy
Jewey
Ness
Fifield & Braine
A. Carlupp & Bro
Fifield
Frank W. Braine
Chicago and
Bridge Streets
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