Whipping yields half million for missing English heir
George Ward of Reason in Madison County Ohio, a farmer and alleged wife abuser, was whipped by women and tarred after his wife’s tuberculosis death. A Portamouth England heir story filters in as Ward contemplates sailing to England to claim a $500000 estate, leaving Resaca in court plans and threats behind.
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Canton
George Ward
Reanen
Madison County
Oslo
Hin Neledbors
Thor
Ward
Alme
Mack
Blie
Pelat
John M. Florence
Jonah Ward
John M. Bradley
Florence
Plain City
Kin Resaca
Jonah
Jobo M
Hessen
Rennea
Kapop
John H. Trace
Portamouth
Eng
Trace
Documenta
Arlyle
England
Resaca
Are Physicians Prescriptions Nostrums in Disguise
An analysis argues that many physician compounded remedies resemble nostrums due to secret formulas and risk of errors. It contrasts this with proprietary medicines made by pharmacists in regulated labs and argues for transparency under food and drug laws.
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Simon
United States
James Burnett
Absentminded groom delays wedding to fetch license
Walter N Stevens and Elsie L Graves delayed their wedding in Worcester County to fetch a license from Royalston after a long trip between North Dana and Royalton. The ceremony, held at an early hour by Rev. Charles Bart Williams, united the couple with the groom returning to work at dawn.
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Worcester
Masa
Walter N. Stevens
North Dana
Elsie L. Graves
Royalaton
Walt
Royalston
Walter
Mise Graves
Graves
Charles Bart Williams
Isle
Min
Royaleton
The First Game Preserve Narrative
In the bliegrasa region of Kentucky and Tennessee the first national park and game preserve in America was established. The area was set apart for hunting grounds, forbidding agriculture and facilitating protection by the Iroquois and other Nations.
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Bliegrasa
Kentucky
Tennessee
America
Religions spread in London as diverse sects multiply
The Faithist movement joins London's many creeds alongside Chinamen with incense in east end josa-houses and temples for Malays Parsees Buddhists and Ancestors Worshipers. Christian sects number over 300 including the Peculiar People Sande manians Shakers Seventh Day Baptists and followers of Joanna Southcott.
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Balham
London
East End
Joanna Southcott
Shakers
Seventh Day Baptists
Women in Medieval Times Compared to Modern Life
The writer argues sixteenth century women had easier lives in some respects. They faced fewer pressures of rapid fashion and daily dirt, with long settled clothing styles and less concern for changing appearances.
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Hig
The Lord of the Lazy
A neighborhood loafer in a drug store prescription room philosophizes aloud. He argues that a man is miserable when not doing anything and prefers thinking all day over hard, hands-on labor, claiming both work and thought have their own misery.
In Praise of the Pie in New England Tradition
Laura Simmons defends pie as a staple for good New Englanders. She cites Emerson’s daily pies, calls pie a ladder to regional eminence, and questions midnight foraging for cereals. She doubts widespread apoplexy from pie but urges continued indulgence despite changing tastes.
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Laura Simmons
New
Apparatus Claim Resuscitation Of Death By Artificial Breath
A described device by Prof. George Poe may revive life after apparent death. Demonstrations on a rabbit show morphine and ether poisoning reversed by artificial breathing and oxygen through the instrument, reviving the animal within minutes. The claims include resuscitation after asphyxia poisoning drowning and other fatal states.
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George Poe
Scientific American
Bancroft's Answer and a Witty Exchange
An 19th century remark from Bancroft, the American historian and U.S. minister to Berlin, responds to Loftus at a public event. Bancroft explains Americans cannot appear more fittingly dressed than at European courts where they symbolize the burial of monarchy. The exchange is cited from Lord Lytton’s Letters.
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Bancroft
United States
Verlin
Loftus
Hancroft
Christiang
Lord Augustus
England
Lord Lytton
Prince Consort a Hero in Dachshund Rescue
The Prince Henry, consort of Queen Wilhelmina, earned praise for recovering her beloved dachshund lost near a forest residence. He searched from night to dawn, locating the pet named Paulbehen, amid royal admiration for his devotion and quick action.
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Prince Henry
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Paulbehen
Ees
Simplicity and Polysyllables Spark Barroom Pact
In front of the Winnk hotel two ordinary men argued politics. One spoke in pompous polysyllables for half an hour, leaving the other dazed. The speaker finally urged agreement, and the man replied with a hearty barroom pledge to join.
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Senator Heveridge
Winnk Hotel
Privileges of Old Age and Its Calm Path
Senator William P. Frye reflects in the Crescent about aging as a stage offering leisure and less intense rivalry, allowing a measured pursuit of congenial work. He notes one may shed armor but not the apron, choosing a bench and work as a master.
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William P. Frye
Cirete
Voice of Protest In a Silk Theft Scene
A shop encounter unfolds with a shoplifter proclaiming innocence as a store girl notes ten yards of silk were torn from the suspect while stories of motive and truth ripple through the shop. The Inveterate Shopper questions the accused and the crowd reacts to the dramatic moment.
Ten Years of Pain Ends for Margaret Emmerich
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Napoleon Ohio endured fifteen years of kidney troubles with back pain, dizziness, and failing sight. After two years unable to leave home, Dean's Kidney Pills provided quick relief and permanent cure, according to her testimony. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Margaret Emmerich
Clinton St
Napoleon, O
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
How Much Whisky Makes an Irishman Drunk
In a Harper's Weekly vignette a Philadelphia doctor learns an Irishman was told to take an ounce of whisky three times daily. The wife explains the man drank far more because she did not know an ounce equals sixteen drams. The humorous mismeasurement leads to the man being plainly drunk.
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Philadelphia
Pat
Dochter
Harper's Weekly
Careless Ink Bottle Causes Household Mishap
A housewife recalls a tall ink bottle bought for the office that later caused trouble. Her new maid used the bottle for blueing during laundry, ruining many white clothes. The incident highlights caution in handling household articles.
Punishment by Inches in Bergen Justice Court
Henry Meyer a 27 year old seven foot two inmate in Bergen Genesee county was held for stealing four bags of oats and given 90 days in jail one day per inch of height and one per bag in a novel sentencing scheme reported by the Nunda Newa.
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Bergen
Genesee County
Big Lover and Mrs Styles Comment on Young Man's Losses
A London dry woodsa man’s 24 year old son is described as bankrupt after reportedly shedding 2 100 000 since adulthood. Mrs Styles remarks boys will be boys while Mrs Myles notes the son’s ambition to be a bridge whist player.
Grape-Nuts Promises Nourishment Claims and Testimony
An article touts Grape-Nuts as superior nourishment claiming one pound equals ten pounds of meat or grains in absorbable health. It cites testimonials including a woman gaining ten pounds and notes the food balances the body, aiding both thin and corpulent individuals. The piece mentions natural preparation and a connection to The Road to Wellville.
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Moman
Wellville
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