Fragmented 19th Century News Fragments Compiled
A diverse set of items notes global topics from aviation to antiquities. References include St Helena dispatches, Chinese five traditions, a New York shoe dealer on ridicule, London fire investigations, and German work accidents. Other notes cover rail labor reform, French women gaining witnesses rights, and medical mortality rates in Crimea.
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Coe
Tiebureno
New York
Twerty
London
Ana
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
France
State Department
United States
Monahan
Germany
Bath
Hihpwaye
Germ of cancer claimed by new French doctor
A French physician Dr Leon Noel claims to have found the germ of cancer in tree sap and soil, saying cancer arises from vegetation and can be transmitted by insects. He reports experiments on dogs and notes higher cancer rates in wooded regions, challenging prior ideas on cancer causation.
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Leon Neel
Hexas
France
Jim
Ilea
Noel
A Clear Case Clear-Headed Young Black Man
The text notes a young Black individual speaks with a clear head and sensible tone in conversation, as observed by Clara Yee.
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Young Black
Clara
Yee
Lyons Named President of Monmouth College
Rev S R Lyons recently elected to the presidency of Monmouth College. A 18 year United Presbyterian minister, he spent 13 years at Bloomingto n Indiana churches and five on the Indiana University Board of Trustees. Native of Winnsboro South Carolina he is 48. Lyons grew up in Mayesville South Carolina, trained at Ohio Seminary, and began ministry in his boyhood home before moving to Bloomington then Monmouth.
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Monmouth
S&s
KR. Lyons
Ul) College
United Presbyterian Church
Bloonmitzton
Ind
University of Indiana
Lyons
Winnsboro
S. C
Mavisea
Noniac Ohio Seminary
Bloomington
The Fly and the Match Insect Strength Shown
A recent experiment shows a common house fly lifting a square of paper as large as a five foot man could strike a stout carpet. The fly also lifts a safety match seven times its length. A man’s timber and a cable of cotton thread are used to illustrate proportional strength.
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Aoman
Aiso
Mis
Tony
Chan
The Minpero Playing Cards and Royal Iconography
The text describes playing cards with symbolic royal imagery including a red field with ivy, imperial crown, and a cross motif. It notes designs labeled as Phe Kitge and details a queen of hearts as a greeter and diamonds as a Knight of St. oh, with references to Whist players and royalty.
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William
Austria
House of Sayvay
Arfurst
Queen of Hearts
St. Oh
Histers
Eapegor
Hilmself
Bortionadge
Lowden
A Daughter’s Recovery Told By Versailles Parents
The Tucker family of Versailles Indiana recounts their daughter Lucy’s decline from weakness and nervous illness to recovery after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. They claim the pills restored health after doctors failed, and urged continued use after each meal for eight boxes.
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Versailles
Ind
Tuckers
Lucy
Tucker
Dr. Williams
Miracunou Frank 'Cker
Frank Tucker
Hugh Johnson
Similar Experiences From Old Column
In a Philadelphia North American reminiscence a reader recalls chasing a ferryboat while courting his future wife. He describes the moment the boat appeared to recede and his fear of being blocked by relatives, framing the scene as a humorous memory of courtship and misadventure.
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Philadelphia
Grain-O Coffee Alternative Directions and Testimony
Instructions favor Grain-O as a coffee substitute using one tablespoon to two cups water. Boil the mixture for fifteen to twenty minutes and add cream or hot milk. A Mrs. says she disliked Grain-O at first but after ten days habit formed, she would not return to coffee.
The One Thing Needful Guest Scene
A restaurant skit shows a guest asking for meat chops cut with an ax. The waiter suggests asking the cook to tend the task for an hour, implying a comic overstatement of the method.
Salzer Seed Co Promises Big Farm Yields
Editor claims Salzer seeds boosted US farmer yields across potatoes, wheat, oats, corn, rye, grasses, and clovers, estimating a year’s gain near 50 million dollars. Salzer, largest grower of farm grasses and seeds, offers catalogs and seeds in a 10 cent notice from LaCrosse Wisconsin.
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Salzer
Jon A. Salzer Seed Co
LaCrosse
Wis
Some Casca and the Self-Made Man
In Some Casca the self made man's achievements would be greater if he had first learned by practicing at another's expense.
Grain-O replaces coffee for children with new grain drink
A 1920s health booster promotes Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for children, claiming it tastes like coffee and costs about a penny a cup. It urges parents to substitute tea or coffee with Grain-O, noting wide grocery availability and lower price.
Treasure trove of fifteen million found on Cocos Island
Reported discovery estimates fifteen million dollars in gold silver and jewels on Cocos Island. Heritage officials note the claim ties to older Spanish colonial plunder with no immediate confirmation of provenance or ownership.
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Cocos
South America
Cough Cure Ad Appeals To Immediate Relief
An 1805 Seattle notice touts Kenp's Balsam and Tiso's Cure for Consumption promising instant cough relief. It offers free sample bottles at druggists and lists 25 and 60 cent bottle prices. The ad warns against confidence men and intelligence offices.
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Tiso
J. B. Palmer
Seattle
Wanb
Never Too Sure and the Lessons of Caution
Two men debate risk after one slips on slick snow and sprains his ankle. He later heals completely using St Jacobs Oil and resumes walking, suggesting caution with accidents and the remedy's effectiveness.
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St. Jacobs
Simplicity lauded as pure water and fresh air ideal
The quote extols tasteless water as pure and odorless air as freshest, praising simplicity as the most generally pleasing of manners.
Nickel Plate Road Showcases Growth and Service Quality
The Nickel Plate road reports strong progress amid industrial hardship, highlighting improved roadways and safety devices, new Wagner sleeping cars, enhanced dining car service, illuminated gas coaches, and fast through trains with connections to New York Boston and Chicago. The line promotes popular summer resorts along Lake Eries south shore and asserts continued revenue growth.
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West Shore
Fitchburg
New York
Boston
Chicago
Lake Erie
Roya
Emeralds Gain Color With Light Exposure
The emeralds brighten when exposed to light while pearls darken in the dark but regain luster when returned to sunlight.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Nurse in the New York Children's home promotes Mother Gray's Powders to cure feverishness bad stomach teeth ing disorders move bowels regulate them and destroy worms. Over 10 000 testimonials say they never fail at all druggists 25c Sample free Address Allen S Omsted Le Roy N Y
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Omsted
le Roy
N. Y
Lane's Family Medicine Promotes Daily Bowel Health
A vintage health note extols Lane's Family Medicine for daily bowel movement to stay healthy. It claims gentle action on liver and kidneys and notes cures for sick headache. The fragment emphasizes learning from failures and daily use.
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Lane
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