Eclipse Awe Turns to Streetfence Charlatans and Rustic Wonder
A dramatic solar eclipse tale unfolds with fruit thefts and a pipe telescope hoax on Vino Street while two inebriated printers stage a counterfeit observatory near Fifth Street market. A Cincinnati man shrugs off the spectacle as a countryman watches the sun disappear and reappear, then a Tribune note debunks rumors of a mysterious comet, urging calm about weather.
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How the Greatness and Wealth of the Taboucheres Was Created
An apocryphal tale claims the rise of the Taunton family through a clever clerk's scheme. A London banker and a Dutch partner allegedly joined via marriage, then partnership, enabling the founding of a mighty banking house. The legend blends Hope, Barings, and Amsterdam in a witty, improbable origin.
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Comet Sensation Promised Greater Than Any Known
The passage echoes early press excitement about a spectacular comet across July to September, claiming unprecedented size and potential Earth collision risk. It cites scientists and astronomers predicting close approach and possible planetary changes, reflecting era warnings and sensational framing.
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Embroidery Extraordinary on Broadway Exhibit
A remarkable worsted embroidery on canvas titled Mary of Scotland Mourning Over the Dy ing Douglas is on show in a Broadway window. By Mrs James Bennett of Brooklyn, it measures 86 by 29 inches with 686000 stitches and 168 colors. The piece features fifteen figures two horses a dog trees and a castle in quarter stitch and is praised as among the finest American embroidery.valued at 1500 dollars it was contrasted with a larger coarser copy on Twentieth Street by the Whittemore Brothers.
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Miscellaneous items and quips from an old notice
A collection of humorous snippets and stray notices. Includes wry commentary on worry, odd observations about doors, a playful toothsomeness about wages, and brief moral reflections. Mentions California wages, a candlestick oven gag, and census notes from Alexandria.
Preserving and Self Care Tips From Rural Household Pages
A collage of farm and home guidance covers hair care and hygiene, fruit and berry preserves, corn handling, horse training, tool edges, dyeing flowers, pickling cucumbers and tomatoes, peaches and quinces. It mixes practical advice with recipes and farming notes, citing sources like Jarmers' Club and Country Gentleman.
How to Make Sweet Pickles from Seven Pounds of Fruit
Instructions for sweet pickle preparation using fruit, sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. Step by step layering in a stone jar with cider vinegar, heating slowly, then cooking and cooling. An alternative method boils vinegar with sugar and spice and pours over fruit for successive days. Suitable fruits include pears peaches plums cherries and quinces with quinces boiled to tenderness and the leftover water used for jelly.
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Jarmers’ Club
Ventilation of Bee Hives Says Air-Tight Hives Best
The Bee Journal argues bees thrive in near air-tight hives with one adjustable opening. It warns that free cold air circulation harms brood, noting spring warmth prompts widespread egg laying but cold snaps cause clutching and larval loss. Tight frame fit prevents vacant space and preserves warmth for early activity.
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Bee Journal
Odd Fellows unite 300000 members in 8400 lodges
A letter to a New York paper reports about 300000 contributing members of the Order of Odd Fellows across the continent in 8400 lodges. It notes two year receipts totaling nearly 5090000 with about 2000000 spent on relief burial widow pension and orphan education.
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Order of Odd Fellows
The Noursery and Atlantic Monthly Advertisements and Contents
The excerpt lists details for The Noursery magazine including price 1.50 yearly and 16 cents single issue, with specimen copies. It also previews contents of the September number of SerremoEn and The Atlantic Monthly for September, noting numerous articles, authors, and pricing for subscriptions and multiple-copy deals.
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Boston
A Radical Shift in Medicine Reforming Practice
A period piece declares physicians now avoid torture and aggressive cures. It lauds preventive care and praises Hostetler’s Stomach Bitters as a famed remedy, claiming moderns value health improvement over old brutal methods and crediting the reform to the veterinically named tonics of the era.
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A New Malaria Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An article discusses a malaria cure claimed to be effective for intermittent and remittant fevers, diarrhea, and dysentery. Dr Saxe is cited as discovering a perfect catarrh remedy, with Dr. Pierce offering a $600 reward for an uncured catarrh case. The remedy is described as mild and pleasant, available by sending sixty cents to the proprietor or to any druggist.
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Lunas 18 tit Great LAnaRATony oF THR I[uMAN System
Describes lung health, urging removal of harmful substances to prevent consumption. Promotes Ariin's Lona Barsam as a timely preventive check for chest pains and breathing difficulty. Ends with ad for Hazard Caswell Cod Liver Oil claiming purity and effectiveness.
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