Fragmented historical notes and anecdotes from a 19th century page
A collage of odd quotes, discoveries, and social scenes. The text mentions India exporting goods in 1840, a joke about appearances, a museum or theatrical festival with named performers, and various reminiscences about figures like Longfellow and Washington. It also cites scientific notes on Cam wood extract and milk coagulation, plus a will leaving legacies to cultural societies and a town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James’ Medical Institute
Washington St
Chicago
James
Mathushek
Ilinoly
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Indiana
Domestic and culinary notes on pipes perfume and poultry
A mix of household tips covers cleaning lead pipes with potash solution and a milk scented rice serving. It also details a Cologne-style perfume formula, a salt anecdote with nuts, and French guidance for preparing poultry to maximize weight color and shelf life with careful feeding, plucking, and storage.
Tea and its effects plus London street accident totals
The text discusses how lemon juice or acids make tea more stimulating while aikali reduces it. It notes tea’s effects on heart rate sleep and digestion and cites Arctic praise for tea. It lists ten year vehicle fatalities in London with cart, cab, omnibus, car, saddle horse and velocipede deaths and injuries and rising street accidents from 1868 to 1877.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Kane
London
The Porcelain Tower of Nating A Glorious Tower Ruined
A traveler recalls the Porcelain Tower near Nating China, an octagonal nine story brick pagoda clad in porcelain tiles. It stood 261 feet high with 152 bells and a 36 foot iron ball, built 1430 over nineteen years costing 3,313,078, destroyed by Taiping rebels about twenty years earlier, leaving only a marble tortoise statue guarding a tablet and a lone priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nating
China
The 6 o'clock Whistle Interviewed at a Party
A quiet young man at a party is asked his preferred instrument and modestly calls himself the whistle. When pressed for details he blushes and says the whistle is the 6 o'clock kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope
Also Mentioned on This Page
India
Iadio
Espeare Memorial
Strato-Avon
Barry Sullivan
Ore Martin
Kate Field
Osgood
Mme. Antoinette
Arabella Goddard
de G
Pelss Jerold
Jerrold
Ted
Longfellow
Saritt
American Society
Boston
John Justee
New Britain
Hayoy
Ridence
Eau de Cologne
Cologne
Farina Cologne
Julich’s Platz
Dr. Abernethy
France
Hunt
Bright
D. D
Bop North
Ainiste
T., Phila
Penn
KE. Clarke
Anthony Atwood
Dence
R.I, van Schaack, Stevens & CO
Clarke
Swarts & Stocking
Popular Drug Store
P.S. Thomson
J.D. Bethel
Fm, Thomson
Thomson & Sons
Broadway
New York
Yarine Coats
the Journal
Journal Bindery
German Insurance CE
Freeport, Ill
Asco Debdbbaaedes
Cecose
NetSurplus
Western Union
Learge
Day Pass
Freeport
Mil
Racine
Milwaukeen
Iive Stock Freight
Fraight
Sea Daye Pass
Chicago & Northwestern
Goreng West
Ere UO
Winona & ST. Peter R.R. CO
Great
Wheat Belt
W. & St. P. Railways
H. MM. Burchard
MansHatt, Minn
Chas. E. Simmons
Carcaco, Inu
M. Hettinger
F. Gund
New York City
Erie Railway Company
Uggage
Castle Garden
Europe
Jersey City
Erie Company
Ocrney City
Illinois
Beckx
Grant Bros
Breeport, Ill
Pelton & Pomeroy
State St
Most Reliable Railway Corporation
Great West
Chicago, Council Bluffs & California
Chicago, Sioux City
Yankton
Clinton, Dubuque & LaCrosse
Freeport & Dupeang
Copany
Council Bluffs
St. Paul
Green Ba
Lacrosse
Winona
Dubuque
Meregor
Milwaukee
United States
Canoas
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Court House
F.N. B
Emmert
Rom
Rkshop
Burrell
F. A. Lehmann
Washington, D.C
Dexter Spring Buggies
Jacob Kline
The
van Buren and
Bridg Streets
Willy
U. S. Patent Department
Washington
D. M. Key
F. D. Power
German- American National Bank
U. S. Patent Office
Congress
Union
Canada
C.a.snow &8 CO
Patent Ogice
Washington, D
Nson & Co
Portland
Maine
van Buren
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