Origin of Familiar Quotations Compilation for Galena Gazette
Readable fragments present a long list of famous proverbs and quotations by Shakespeare Bacon Franklin Byron Tennyson Campbell Dryden and others. The passage includes origins and attributions from various authors and eras with notes on writers like Scott and Sterne and a short anecdote about a couple crossing an old bridge.
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Galena Gazette
Thomas
Kempis
Ben Jonson
Franklin
Peter
Paul
Rabelais
Buttler
Coke
Shakespeare
Goldsmith
Henry Lee
House of Representatives
Keats
Byron
Pollock
Old Grimes
A. G. Green
Trope
Zdfiss Wrother
Matthew Pryor
Dryden
Butler
Dean Swift
Campbell
Richard
Colley Cibber
Variety
Cowpers
Christopher Marlows
Edward Young
Bacon
Stee
Paine
Webster
Plutarch
Do Not Waste Time On Worrying About Ills To Come
A couple frets over a dangerous bridge and imagine worst cases until a new bridge appears. The tale teaches not to waste hours worrying about what might happen. It notes that half the troubles people fear never come and anxiety is often unnecessary.
Meteorological Wonders Hit The Nation In A Tumultuous Year
The V Y Sun notes a dramatic year of marvels with earthquakes floods storms and comets. Fireballs exploded over Brooklyn and Newark near the Gen Kearny statue while England reports strange lightning. Scientists link sun activity to terrestrial electric displays and predict further outbreaks through the coming summer.
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Mother Shipton
V. Y. Sun
Brooklyn
Gen. Kearny
Newark
England
Dispute Over Ark Dates Ends In Chalk Talk At Market
At the Central market two men argued the length of time from the Noahs Ark landing to the departure of the people. A passerby produced figures, asserting it was twenty seven days from the ark resting on Mount Arrowroot to the day folks left the ark, challenging either man to call him a liar.
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Detroit Free Press
Central Market
Havn
Chicago
Arrowroot
York attacked by Confederates 1868 Early bonds suit alleged
Story from York claims General Early levied a 100000 contribution on the city but collected only 80000 after cash left. He took bonds from corporation officers for 70000 more, never presented after Gettysburg. Also quoted Darwin on Terra del Fuegans describing them as cannibals and degraded.
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York
Early
Gettysburg
Thomas Kelectric ON Promises Cures for Ailments Big and Small
A promotional claim extols Thomas' Kelectric ON as thorough and safe, curing rheumatism neuralgia burns bruises and wounds. The piece contrasts this with a melancholy note about Boston schools, noting a lawyer rejected many graduates from the High School for poor spelling, implying subpar literacy.
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Thomas’ Kelectric
Boston
Booth reminiscences flash of Shylocks and steamboats
A San Francisco Post tale recalls Edwin Booth’s London triumph as Shylock and a Virginia episode. Booth describes a rushed improvised ending to The Merchant of Venice at Lee's Landing to meet an early steamboat, with Ned guiding a quick finale and a Vir ginia reel. The memory ends with the steamer captain praising Shakespeare. Additional brief notices cover a Waupaca coin toss bridesmaid tale and Bowerton sisters planning Utah polygamy with a max of two wives.
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Edwin Booth
London
Shylock
San Francisco Post
Golden Gate
Point Bonita
Booth
Virginia
Beth
Lee’s Landing
Venice
Chesapeake
Ned
George Ruggles
George
Portia
Shakespeare
Waupaca
Oregon
Bowerton
Mich
Utah
Rail Road Time Table and Chicago lines schedule
Illinois Central and Chicago and Northwestern time cards show trains east and west with passenger and freight services. Timetables list leaving and arriving times for Freeport Milwaukee Racine and Belvidere routes with notes on connections and regular freight specifics. Agent contact: J. A. Colton.
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Seseport
Inati Chicago
Freeport
Ray Rere
Milwaukee
Belvidere
Milwanee
R. H. Holder
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
R’y
Racine
Beloit
Janesville
Lanark Junction
J. A. CoTron
Ag’t
Walker Lake Trout Abundance Defies Soda Rich Water
Walker Lake Nevada spans about twenty nine miles by fourteen at one point and reaches a depth of one thousand feet. The water is highly soda rich yet the northern end holds abundant trout. A resident notes fishing at the southern end yields no catches despite long hours.
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Walker Lake
Nevada
Druggist Testimony and Mill Accident in Milwaukee
Druggist H F McCarthy of Ottawa testifies he was cured of chronic bronchitis by Thomas Eclectic Oil. In Milwaukee Eagle Mills a sweeper named Kircher was fatally crushed after being caught in bolting gearing leaving a widow and five children. proprietor J B A Kern provides a $25 monthly allowance until the youngest child reaches adulthood.
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H. F. McCarthy
Ottawa, Ont
Eagle Milla
Milwaukee
Kircher
J. B. A. Kern
Paris grants cow stalls in public gardens for 15 years
Paris officials gave De Mouncie permission to station cows and sell milk in eight public gardens for 15 years at 80 dollars per year. He bought 160 cows and formed Public Garden Milk Refreshment Company with 480 thousand capital, then the council canceled the contract, accusing him of concealing revocability at will.
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Paris
de Mouncie
Gambetta Maintains Wine Lemonade Routine In Chamber
Gambetta in the French Chamber of Deputies keeps a glass of red wine and a glass of lemonade on his desk. He waters and rings a bell or hammers a paper cutter every minute or two to restore order. An opera-glass rests nearby as he surveys the crowded galleries.
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Gambetta
Chamber of Deputies
Doctor’s witty reply to census inquiry in Washington
A city physician received a Denans Office circular asking for counts of insane and idiotic persons known through his practice. He replied by noting on the back, They are all in Washington, and sent it to General Walker, Census Superintendent, Providence Press.
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Cit
Denans Ofice
United States Senate
Washington
Walker
Providence Press
Burdock Blood Bitters Advertises Renovation System
A vintage advert promises Burdock Blood Bitters as a great system renovator with tones of disbelief and a trial offer. It lists price one dollar and a ten cent size option, urging readers to try and be convinced.
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Burdock Blood Bitters
Journal Republican newspaper offers annual subscriber perks
The Journal emphasizes its status as the county’s favorite Republican family newspaper with wide circulation across towns and into many states. It notes pricing for advance and end-of-year payments, and promises a handsome illustrated Journal Annual to subscribers who settle all arrears and pay for a year in advance, including calendars, reading material, and statistical tables.
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Journal
Union
Prices for Chicago and New York papers listed
To those who desire Chicago or New York papers, we can make the following prices: The JOURNAL and Weekly New York Tribune two dollars eighty two fifty.
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Chicago
New York
the Journal and Weekly
New York Tribune
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