Long Honored as Discoverer of Anesthesia in Surgery
The Washington memorial in Statuary Hall honors Dr. Crawford Long of Georgia for first using ether to relieve pain in surgical procedures on March 30, 1842. The piece outlines Long’s life from Doubleville born 1835 through medical training at Franklin and Pennsylvania, detailing the long dispute over who deserves credit with Morton and Jackson, and noting other tributes in Atlanta and Athens.
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Proehl Haller Jakson DD
Soliera
Statuarmen
Stutbury Hall
Crawford Willkausos Long
Georgia
Doctor Long
Pavia
Bachatte
Massachusetts
Wrendy
Williame T. G. Morton
Toston
Anne
Nowheri Ues
Castor Long
Atlanta
University of Pennsylvania
Vavellon
Jeferson
Tackset County
Long
Georgia State University At
Athens
France
Ding
Uds
Khig Fawari VII
Crawford ‘Long
Sician
James
Eilzabeth Ware Long
Doubleville
Prankin College
Undverslty of
New York
Jefferson
Jackson County
Lang
Doctor Toug
James Bt. Yenable
Dia
Yuite
Lotty
W. T. G. Morton Wan
Boston
C. T. Jackson
Ge Heaume
Massachusetts General Hospital
Reaton
J. O. Warren
Morton
Congress
Doctor Morton
William G. Dawason
Washington
Horace Wells
French Academy
Marton
Jackson
Ike Wells
Longhimaci
Canng
Olrela
Diradions
Using His Talent and the Saledmen Talk
A psychoanalget addressed a Wednesday svoning on pet magting of the saledmen. He recounted incidents of men and women who wasted their lives by incongenial work. Others found partial success, yet failed to fully utilize their abilities, while one figure pursued rewards by different means. The clown sought companionship, provoking the circus manager to explain that he could earn more money by lining parrots.
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Hia
Ftriend
Etlink
Invention Story Of Early Gas Lighting Unfolds
A fragment notes that William Murdoch pioneered gas lighting about 190 years ago by heating coal in a closed vessel with an oven pipe, leading to the discovery of gas flame illumination. The text references a figure named Ghost Ope and mentions an earliest experiment.
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William Murdoch
Murdoch’s Odd Nighttime Odysseys Across the Countryside
A writer in the Journal of the London Society notes Murdoch amused himself using olling and bladders with gas to navigate the country at night. The practice frightened locals who believed him to be a ghost. The account mentions twelve percent of people and reference to life trout Muces in a fragmented text.
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Murdoch
Olling
London Society
Hay
1 363 000 French killed in battle
The article cites French war losses with statistics from M Graton Cadoux showing 2 868 000 dead or missing from 8 355 000 mobilized, figures comparing fatalities across belligerents and detailing breakdowns by occupation and sector, noting lasting population decline after Alsace Lorraine.
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Paor
France
MM. Graton Cudloux
Paris Statiatical Society
Vrance
San Francisco
New York
M. Cadoux
Germany
Avateia-Hungary
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
United States
Gadsats
Alsacé-Loraine
Ako
Records Reveal German Princes Sold Subjects for War Services
A Berlin ledgers reveal indemnities paid by German royal houses to England and others for troops sent to aid against American, French, and other foes. Duke Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Braunschweig supplied 4,300 men at 88 dollars each with extra death and injury allowances. Landgrave Hessen Cassel financed 12,000 Hessians at 75 dollars per man plus 300000 annually. A Hessen Cassel letter to Baron Hohendorf notes 1950 landgravine soldiers in Trenton, with 800 escaping alive, and calls for a detailed loss statement for London.
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Berlin
Germany
Republi
Unga
England
Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand
Braunschweig
Landgrave Rerlerlek
Hesse
Sald
Hessen-Caasel
Hohendorf
American
Iandgrove
Trenton
London
Mindorf
Lessiang
Tokyo Girls Object to Marriage Customs
A modern Japanese girls high school study shows 53 object to arranged marriages with unknown suitors and 16 opposing the go between. Ten oppose that method though most want the matter taken more seriously. Government officials top their ranking for potential husbands followed by businessmen educators farmers and soldiers.
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Tokyo
Enucavnts
Phystelang Gud
Teora
Teath Custing In Cushing Pioneer Minister D A Mc Laury
In Cushing Oklahoma Rev D A Mc Laury, a pioneer minister, reports a third set of teeth. He notes the new colors and others are apronting though not as large as the second set, yet still useful for practical use.
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Okla
D. A. Mc Laury
Cushing
Farmer Aims 100 Day Fast Against Berlin Champ Jolly
Oklahoma City farmer Fank Wolfe claims he can fast 100 days after fasting half that time to lose weight. He challenges Mr Jolly of Berlin for the world championship as Jolly himself just completed a 44 day fast.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Fank Wolfe
Mr. Jolly
Berlin
Jolly
Bricklager Couple Misreads Roman Wall Tale
A bricklager and his wife travel north during a holiday and encounter a map showing a Roman Wall begun in A D 207. They later misread the date, with the wife joking A D 201, remarking it fits the kind of firm to work for.
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Bricklager
Jon
Wandering Jenna Finds Lost Parking Spot
Fragmentary dialogue mentions a person seeking a place to park. The odd phrase Itkewlsa the poor aucker adds confusion. The piece reads as a quirky, unresolved excerpt highlighting search and misfortune in a chaotic scene.
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Jenna
Mac
Dikes and the Promised Land Lesson
A teacher asks why elites in the Promised Land have high walls. A wide eyed girl answers that walls keep the milk and honey from running out, illustrating a moral in a classroom moment.
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Moses
Promised Land
Not Friends Barbara Answers Relatives Visit
Barbara explains that the party she visited was not friends but relatives. The New York Sun quotes a remark made on returning to the street, clarifying the nature of the visit and social circle.
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Barbara
New York Sun
Missing Polleceman Incident In Progressive Grocer
A fragment from Progressive Grocer notes a man accused of assaulting a spouse, with quoted exclamations about a missing arm. The text mentions the suspect being at a station where authorities reportedly found no weapon or evidence.
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Polleceman
Ruflan
Incoherent restaurant chatter captured in overheard note
A fragmented line of casual speech shows someone describing work in a restaurant and another person asking about duties. The exchange hints at restaurant service roles and customer interaction in a casual, colloquial tone.
Circumstantial Police Report On Unmarried Victim Incident
A fragmentary item notes circumstantial details of an incident involving an ambulance surgeon and an unmarried victim. The readable text implies suspicion of a filover or fraud, but lacks clear names, places, dates, or outcomes. The fragment preserves a basic report of the event context without sensational detail.
Dora’s Senna Dress Sparks Curious Indignation
A playful quip questions labeling Dora as dumb while praising her choice of senna scented attire for smart clothes. The remark contrasts public opinion with Dora’s personal style, highlighting social perceptions and wit without graphic detail.
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Dora
God Humor Bridegroom’s Pension Jibe Revealed in Tar Dialogue
A Tennessee humor piece relays a courtship joke where a suitor declares he has courted the daughter for years and asks to marry her. The punchline reveals the father’s quick retort, joking that the pension was the actual motive.
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Tennesaca Tar
Food for Thought Luelle Oh Play for a Blank Check
A fragmentary dialogue shows Luelle and a dealer debating a blank check and bank choice. The exchange hints at demand for funds or financing in a confrontational tone, reflecting a stalled negotiation and unclear context.
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Luelle
Shipboard Habit Sparks Curious Scavenger Search
A fragmentary report describes an unusual scene aboard a vessel where a passenger named Sue Albersheet and an unidentified photographer attract attention with odd behavior. The account hints at repeated attempts to roam and search, with a focus on observation rather than action.
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Sue Albersheet
Avery
Unclear Fragmentary Text Reflects Local Item
Fragmentary OCR text shows mismatched phrases and garbled names. No coherent event, date, or entities emerge to summarize a specific news item.
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Lansing User
A Lansing reader recounts renewed strength after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She describes fatigue, weakness, and relief after taking the tonic, noting it helped a teenage neighbor as well. She urges others to try the root and herb remedy sold by druggists for over fifty years.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Bassett
Hayford Avenue
Lansing
Michigan
Lydia Pinkhsin
Bists
Diamond Dyes Color It New With Diamond Dyes
Diamond Dyes offers 15 cent packs with simple directions for tinting or dyeing fabrics including wool, silk, linen, cotton, and blends. Informs buyers to tell the druggist the fabric type and that the product is for home use with various textiles. Mentions a Tacitus quote about liberty and animals.
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Winslow
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Aristotle
Tacitus
BAYER
Drugaieta
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