Franklin Relic Auction Sells One of Two Surviving Copies
A rare Franklin tract once suppressed by the inventor after printing in London then Philadelphia in 1724 fetched £1,005 at auction, with the only other survivor in private hands part of the Stevens collection. The piece details Franklin's early foray into liberty and necessity writings and the later attempts to hide or destroy most copies.
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London
Philadelphia
Daily Telegraph
Wollaston
Benjamin Frankl
Franklin
Sotheby's
Henry Stevena
British Museum
M. Stevens
Hind
Mr. Quartich
Stevene
Stevens
Mr. Hodge
Mr. Stevens
Hodge
Stevens-Franklin
United States
Changing Manners and Forks in History
A Washington Post writer recalls Mrs Adams and guests dining at the White House with John Quincy Adams. Adams used a four tined fork, others two tined. the piece notes how the four tine fork aided abandoning knife dining. It ponders convenience versus form in evolving manners.
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Washington Post
White House
John Quincy Adams
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Letters from across the United States praise Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy for swift relief of stomach, liver, and bowel troubles. Users report rapid appetite return, weight gain, and avoidance of drastic treatments, with many attributing life-sparing effects.
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Mayr
United States
Go Fink & Haumesser’s
Geo H. Mayr
Mfg
Whiting St
Hican
Til
Old Heroes Fade From Youths Ancient Reading Habits
A column laments that American schoolboys in England and youth elsewhere no longer read classic frontier and adventure heroes. It notes few read Tom Brown’s School Days, Deerfoot, Deadwood Dick, Thaddeus of Warsaw, and Alger or Henry series. The piece questions what youths read today and warns adults to yield to evolving tastes.
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England
Rugby
Deadwood Dick
America
Deerfoot
Thaddeus
Warsaw
Alger
Optic
Henry
Tom Sawyer
Water Hoard Scheme Foiled by Port Duty Trick
A garbled clipping recounts a tariff loophole tale where Boston buyers sought to dodge a 25 cent per gallon duty on Simonpore spring water by shipping in the water in cakes and bottling on the other side of the border. A corporation lawyer allegedly advised the plan, claiming it avoided duties. The piece also cites remarks on public health codes and a Scottish anecdote about linguistic quirks.
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Simonpore
Mike
Boston
Dingley
Corporation
Simonpure
Bunker Talk Shapes Town Economic Spirit
A local columnist explains the slang BUNKERED as tight finances and declining business. Merchants suffer when residents patronize out of town mail order rivals, and the town stays BUNKERED without a live Board of Trade to attract industry.
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Board of Trade
Bearded Women and Pompeii Harbor Tales From Then
Curio anecdotes and historical notes mix in a column about old bearded women from Russian wars and European courts, Pompeii harbor discoveries by sculptor Cozza, and a flurry of brief puns and letters. It sketches curious people, marvels, and light humor in a period voice.
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Pompeii
Cozza
Pliny
Marine Gate
Hidden Hoard Found in Bed Pillow After Widow's Death
Mrs Bridget Doherty who died last week in East Cambridge left an estate worth between 7000 and 8000 dollars. Executor John H Hurley found 262 in cash and specie, four bank books totaling over 5000, and two 1500 notes inside the pillow of her bed. He seeks heirs as details unfold.
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Bridget Doherty
Cambridge
Boston Transcript
John H. Hurley
Severth Street
Glorious Dublin Riots Highlight Historic Oddities
A London Chronicle piece recounts wild Dublin riots amid Boer relief celebrations and a prior 1769 riot over a union rumor. It blends a seas mystery about the Nomia and a hoisted bottle message with Trinity College clashes, MPs journals, and Rigby’s escape, painting a vivid, chaotic portrait of historic upheaval.
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Ladysmith
Trinity College
College Green
Trinity “Boya
Royal Irish Constabulary
Ireland
England
House of Commons
Rigby
Lomdon Chronicle
Quarantine Tightens on Interstate Moth Infestations
The Department of Agriculture enacts a quarantine barring interstate movement of Christmas trees greens and forest products from infested areas for the brown tail moth and gypsy moth. The order requires shipments to display consignor and consignee details plus an inspection certificate. Effective August 1 1919, issued under the plant quarantine act.
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Department of Agriculture
Houston
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Atlantic Ocean
New Hampshire
Rhode
Consigner
Consignee
Test for Death Using Fluorescin Dye Revealed
A new method by Dr Icard of Marneilles in Paris claims to prove death by injecting fluorescin. If blood circulates the dye yields a golden yellow blood and emerald green eyes. if not, no dispersion occurs. A half hour test period is proposed, though concerns about safety and reversibility are noted.
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Icard
Marneilles
Paris
Mourning for the Dean and Other Quirks of News
A collection of clipped anecdotes notes a misread Lincoln handicap tale leading to an obit paragraph, Yuan Shih Kai’s sons in Paris with bold fashion, a Rhode Island state trivia moment, and the Guatemala water vine said to hold a quart per foot of stem with water spurting when cut.
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Dean
Lincoln
Dean Swift
Roseate Dawn
London
Chambers
Yuan Shih-K'ai
Yuan Shik-k'al
China
Paris
Europe
Yuan Ke Chuan
Yuan Ke Huan
Ie Uke
Yuan Ke Chi
Guatemala
Barbara Frietchle Legend Draws National Following
A Baltimore American report recounts Barbara Frietchie waving a flag at Union troops and the strong memory across the country. Mrs. Clara V. Mott notes artifacts tied to Frietchie in Frederick, including a blue china coffee pot and gloves. A Barbara Frietchie association now exists, with members nationwide, aiding her reinterment last Memorial Day in Frederick.
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Barbara Frletchia
Clara V. Mott
Barbara
Mrs. Mott
Baltimore American
Washington
Third Brigade
Abbott
Frederick
Frietchle
Barbara Frietchle
I Ts
United States
Direction and appetite in a brisk Boston exchange
A pithy dialogue unfolds as a grumbler complains of a sandwich while a waiter retorts with a witty erudite remark. The scene contrasts worldly wisdom and humorous banter in a Boston setting.
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Boston
Sound Healthy Stock Sound Healthy Stock
Advertisement-like copy urging animal owners to feed Stock Tonic to keep livestock appetite strong and healthy, claiming profitability for feeding this tonic. No date, place, or organization clearly identified.
Hess Stock Tonic delivers results for growing and fattening stock
Dr Hess Stock Tonic promises to improve stock growth showing and work, delivering the kind of results that pay for breeders and farmers.
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Dr. Hess
Hess
Memory and aging thoughts touch on memory power
The writer quotes Dr Jowett on memory aging noting that at fifty five recall fades yet recognition can grow with cultivation. A letter to Lady Wemyss speaks of reading a book twice to gain understanding and suggests reminiscence can expand when memory weakens. Bees starved to death in Holland as emigrant bees die while beekeepers move hives to heathlands. Special trains move the honey makers but late bloom caused bee starvation this summer, threatening stocks this winter. Mme Fallereine describes a French noblewoman and her husband as philanthropists aiding young people to marry, a movement begun in infancy.
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Ozfard
Holland
Westphalia
Rhine
Peel Heath
Steaiey
Germany
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