Interesting Letter from Lieut. Norton on Swiss Trip 1881
A lengthy dispatch from U S Steamer Nirsio dated Oct 12 1881 recounts Lieut C F Norton’s ten day journey through Switzerland from Geneva through Milan Arona and the Simplon Pass. He notes tolls delays and weather with vivid scenes of Alpine scenery crossings and a stormy night at Simplon and ends with reflections on customs and a Shakespeare line.
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U.S
Nirsio
Switzerland
Geneva
Custom House
Arena
Milan
Exhibition
Arona
Lake Maggoire
Streona
Garfield
Moltare
Domo Sosola
Domo Ogsola
Dome Ossola
Simplon Pass
Napoleon I
Lake Shore
Chicago
Rhine
Gondo
Alps
Hotel de la Poste
Simplon
House of Refuge
Rhone
Schonhorn
Napoleon
St. Bernard
Boigne
Benisal
Valois
Martigny
Ruskin
Lausanne
Palpitation Relief Reported From Burdock Bitters
J M Might of Syracuse New York reports relief from fluttering and palpitation after using Burdock Blood Bitters. He says weakness and numbness disappeared and his heart no longer troubles him. Price one dollar, trial size ten cents.
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J.M. Might
Syracuse
N.Y
You Sweet Thing as Parasol Fistfight On Sixth Street
A curbstone broker Fuller insults a young woman on Sixth street. She strikes him with a parasol, shatters his cigar, then delivers repeated blows as he flees toward a horse stall. She leaves him beat, while onlookers cheer and applaud the dramatic scene. The second item notes Sir Thomas Wade learns foreigners cannot attend a Chinese funeral.
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Curbstone
Fuller
Sixth Street
San Francisco Chronicle
Thomas Wade
Peking
China
Burdock Blood Bitters Promoted as Diuretic Purifier
Described as valuable by scholars for its root, Burdock is promoted here as a diuretic purifier. The advertisement touts Burdock Blood Bitters with all its virtues, priced at 81 and trial size 10 cents, appealing to those who recognize its benefits despite past weed stigma.
Experts estimate 100000 insane in United States
Experts place the number of insane persons in the United States at about 100000 and say that from 10 to 20 percent are curable by present methods, according to authorities.
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United States
Liquid Gold Dan's Plank of Brooklyn Tale
A Brooklyn man recalls riding thirty miles to obtain Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming the remedy cured a crooked limb in six applications, calling it worth more than gold. The account highlights popular patent medicines of the era and their trusted status among rural readers.
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Brooklyn
Tioga Co
Selfish General and a Damaged Beauty in Odd Notices
A spring 1862 anecdote depicts Gen Richardson quizzing a 2d Michigan captain on defense plans, prompting the captain to claim Old Rich feared his company could gobble the whole army. Also reports Louise Montague suing for damages after a Bowling Green wreck damages her leg and career. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as a cure for headaches and malaise.
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Rich
Louise Montague
Lalla Rookh
Forepaugh’s
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Bowling Green
Adam Forepaugh
Loudisville
Pearls From Gulf Shores Draw Divers To Coast
The Pearl oyster-rich Gulf of California shores attract thousands to dive for pearls. Divers bore holes into each pearl, but many fetch only modest sums in proper markets due to hole damage.
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Pacific Coast
Gulf of California
New Orleans Times
Willing Endorser Recommends Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
Milwaukee resident Mrs. Ann Kelly writes in July 1881 praising H. H. Warner & Co. for Safe Kidney and Liver Cure and offers to let her name be used to endorse the product.
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Milwaukee
Wis
H. H. Warner & Co
Ann Kelly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lieut. C. F. Norton
MEN OF the Hour
Quiteau
Guitean
Mr. Scoville
Pompey
Onondaga County
N. Y
Ohio
Albany
Ill
Guiteau
Freeport
Frances M
India
C. M. Birdwood
Titian
Western India
Dakhan
George Soville
Frelport Journ
Stephenson CO
OUR Portrait Gallery
Kendall
Freeport Journal
Journal
Inter Ocean
the Journal
Freeport, Lll
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