A wild mix of notes from a distant era on politics crime and wonders
A sprawling reel of misprints and anecdotes includes election counts in Congress with dozens of states named, Paris police moves on poison sales, a Boston or Philadelphia graft tale, a Minnesota clock trick, and a Leadville figure shielding an ex wife on the stand. The piece also mentions a mad dog cure, a cider poison scare, and a warning to Guiteau by Dunmire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beidiwas Medical Journal
John Buxton
Amry Medics Department
Wen
Guitean
Mr. Dunmire
Washington
Guiteau
Scoville
Leadville
Dunmire
Growth gap widens as Germany outpaces France in population
Across wars and eras the German population climbs while France grows slowly. Germany gains about 4.5 million people to France’s 612 thousand, births per 1000 favor Germany, and emigration drains France while Germany maintains large families. Projections suggest France near 40 million versus Germany at 60 million by century’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
United States
Frelinghuysen's kindness in a winter storm
A reminiscence portrays Ex-Senator Frelinghuysen as unexpectedly compassionate during a severe sleet storm five years prior. He offered a poor Irish widow a seat in his carriage and directed her to be taken home, displaying courtesy beyond his cold reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frelinghuysen
Arthur
Diod
Many a Lip Twixt Cup and Lip in Slippery Austin Ave
Gus De Smith slipped on a slick Austin avenue, skidding into the pavement and bending it. Gilhooly teased Gris about drinking, while Tye boasted multiple slips before a hoped sip. The scene shows street talk and a humorous mishap with local characters.
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Gus de Smith
Austin Avenue
China
Gilhooly
Gris
Tye
Zeras
Gossip for the Ladies in the Kitchen Lore
A Victorian verse celebrates women in the kitchen as the true post of women. It exalts cooking, sauces, fish and fowl dishes, bread and desserts, urging ladies to mastery in culinary arts within the household.
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Mrs Mend
Alice
What Nasty Things We Wear
Clara Belle describes a garment made from monkey skins worn on Wrealway, noting two hundred Brazilian monkeys used for a fur dolman. She laments the gruesome materials in fashion, mentioning monkey heads and other animal-derived adornments, and imagines morbid contrasts.
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Clara Belle
Wrealway
Dolman
A Young Lady in a Scrape at Church
A fashionable Sunday service tale recounts a beautiful young woman kneeling in prayer when her high heels and hoop skirts trap her, leaving her unable to rise. A gentleman observer notes her distress as workers untangle the fabric and garments, revealing a comic misadventure in refined society.
John Flaxman and the birth of a great artist
A narrative on John Flaxman, famed English sculptor of Paxman Hall works, his long cherished designs including the Shield of Achilles and Homer illustrations, and a tale of marriage to Ann Denman that influenced his artistic drive.
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John Flaxman
London
Paxman Hall
Achilles
Homer
Flaxman
John Fman
Ann Denman
Ann
Tom
John
Rome
Florence
Will and Rome spark a great artist and a talkative client
A tale intertwines Flaxman and his wife Ann Denman as they pursue study in Rome to become great artists. A Brooklyn widow visits a lawyer to arrange her will, priding herself on talking while revealing quirks and social reflections. The lawyer suggests returning on a day with more time.
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Wil
Brooklyn
Risin
Care of the Hands for Farmers and Workers
The article urges every worker to keep hands clean and well kept using a nail brush and soap. It explains correct nail cleaning, paring, and care to prevent hangnails, and advises rubbing the skin away from the nail base after washing to maintain comfort.
Prize Money and Naval Prizes in Seventeenth Century Warfare
The article discusses privateering and prize rules under the Paris Declaration, contrasting past captures of enemy treasure with modern constraints. It recounts famous naval quarrels over prize money, including Rodney-Arbuthnot, Nelson-Orde, and Jervis, noting large disparities in shares and the corrosive effects on officers and seamen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prasar's Magazine
Cape
Australia
Paris
Censtom
Hengist and
Horsa
Harry Page
Drake
Trobisher
Lancaster
Commodore Wager
Anson
Rodney
Arbuthnot
North American
St. Vincent
Nelson
Sir John Orde
Lord Howe
Sir John Jervis
the Nile
The
Nile
The Terrible Cabbage Habit Rouses Prohibition Plea
A satirical plea from Peck's Sun warns of a growing cabbage addiction among the public. The piece likens cabbage to a vice, urges temperance societies to rescue citizens, and even suggests an anti cabbage political ticket. It laments harm to health and morals and calls for legal action to curb cabbage consumption.
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Peck
Fragmented lore mix spans silk worms to ancient heroes
The text compiles scattered notes on historical trivia and figures. It mentions Eyranor Justinian introducing silk worms to Europe, early diving bells in 1664, Dutch thimble origins, and varied tax and population figures. It also recounts Mississippian era travel phrases, Missouri politics, Salt River myths, and Queen Artemisia of Halicarnassus with disputed legends and Xerxes era exploits.
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Eyranor Justinian
Europe
Herculaneum
Nuremburg
England
John Lofting
Charles Pinckney
United States
New York
Washington
Valladelph
Newark
Dhrooklyny
Chicago
Toston
Detroit
Florida
Salt River
Mississippi
Pike County
Davy Crockett
Kentucky
Antemista
Lygdamis
Halicarnassus
Xerxes
Salamis
Christ
Abydos
Daardanos
Leucadian
Artemisia
Mausolus
Caria
Campaign against squeaky boots stirs reader remedies
The New York Herald spurs a public exchange on squeaky boots prompting various cures. Suggestions include soap-stone between soles, holes filled with sweet oil, and fabric inserts to seal the vacuum, with cautions about preordered footwear and mischievous pegs.
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New York #Herald
Unclear OCR Fragment from Historical Column
A distorted OCR passage presents jumbled phrases about bathing and a hero, followed by a Q&A between an old gentleman and a lady about a Mrs. maiden name. The text is largely unreadable with broken sentences and misplaced words, offering no clear event or source details.
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Massachusetts
Grea Kava
Ajuako
Io Man
Philadelphia
Gar Lanelo Anil
Abu
Congress
Leib
Virginia
Alsharast
South Carolina
Donisiana
Missouri
Wuase F. Werp
Boston
Pal le
Richng
Jexven
Memphis
Tenn
Peart
Reap
Elaine
Connecticut
Boro
Fereald
Liverpool Mercury
Arta Catholic
Grewel
Peacock Fang
Studios
Diutetic
Raphael
Michael Angelo
Taill
Whey
Theim
Dygephan Agrinuddurist
Tar
Obedivat
Dater
Elie
Talon
Staulu
Tom Pug
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