Harem Life in Constantinople Cairo and Beyond
The piece contrasts harems in Constantinople and Cairo, noting freer public access for Stamboul ladies and strict carriage bounds for Egyptian women. It describes social promenades, Cairo Opera House boxes, and hints at appearances, private notes, and discreet attention from observers and Western visitors.
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Constantinople
Egypt
Persia
Cairo
Kiaght Khaneh
Bezestan
Stamboul
Galata
Pera
Ismail Pasha
Shvobra
Gezireh
Khanem
Opera House
Khedive
Saturday Review
A Lake Full of Educated Fish at Doling Park
A private three acre lake north of Springfield Missouri owned by Colonel J M Doling hosts stocked game fish. Doling visits daily feeding the fish from a wooden platform ringing a cowbell to attract them. German carp and black bass are present with many fish weighing one to six pounds.
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Springfield
J.M. Doling
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Colonel Doling
Luxurious Africa Rail Ride and Other Miscellany
A Boston Bulletin correspondent thrills with a Morocco to Algiers rail journey as Africa’s deserts fade before swift, fire drawn carriages. The column weaves in anecdotes of Mungo Park, a measles caution in Omaha, and ads praising tonics like Prickly Ash Bitters and Dr. J H MacLean remedies for headaches, dietary ills, and household injuries.
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Africa
Morocco
Algiers
Boston Bulletin
Mungo Park
Chills and Fever Cure Promises Malaria Eradication
Advertises Dr. J. H. MacLean's Chills and Fever Cure as a mild but certain malarial remedy. Priced at 50 cents per bottle and sold by W. B. Mason.
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J. H. MacLean
W. B. Mason
Frosty truth about breeders and horse racing zeal
The San Francisco Examiner argues few breeders aim to improve horse breeds. most seek to improve their own horses and beat others for money and pride. Patrons of the turf show similar self interested focus, agreeing to tame every animal except the one they bet on.
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Turf
San Francisco Examiner
Dr. J. H. McLean’s Chills and Fever Cure
A historical ad notes Dr. J. H. McLean’s Chills and Fever Cure as gentle in action and offering a warranted cure. The price is fifty cents per bottle.
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J. H. McLean
Farmers Listen For Mischief As Melons Grow
Somerville Journal notes the season when farmers should watch for playful thefts as boys scale fences to grab watermelons. The column hints at light mischief and seasonal labor for harvest time.
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Somerville Journal
Balance of Temperature Triggers Kidney Bladder Ailments
Sudden shifts in temperature and humidity are linked to kidney and bladder disorders. Use Dr J H McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm to curb these troubles at their incipiency.
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J. H. McLean
Boy avoids errand but joins five hour walking match
Detroit Free Press notes a boy refuses to go a quarter mile for an errand yet can be persuaded to walk five hours if the event is labeled a walking match and a silver quarter serves as the prize.
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Detroit Free Press
Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier Advised
An advertisement touts Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier as a remedy to improve appetite and sleep while strengthening the entire system and restoring buoyancy of spirits.
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J. H. McLean
Boy climbs tree. accidentally disturbs hornets nest
A young climber reaches a high cherry tree limb and inadvertently knocks loose the gable end of a hornets nest. The incident highlights the dangers of tall tree ascent near aggressive insects.
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Tafe
Stomach Toned by McLean's Strengthening Cordial
If the stomach functions well, its food becomes nourishing blood that fuels the body. The remedy to give tone to the stomach is Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier.
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J. H. McLean
Boy swimmer avoids wet back of shirt under sun
A note from the Oil City Blizzard describes a boy who trains in swimming under harsh sun and tends to keep away from the back of his shirt, a habit noticed by observers.
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Beaconsfield
Oil City
Mild stomach upset relief with Dr J H McLean's Liver and Kidney Pills
A disordered stomach can cause sick headache and general malaise. Take Dr J H McLean's Little Liver and Kidney Pills to remove the trouble. Each vial costs 25 cents.
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J. H. Mclean
Drake's Magazine Money Sketch
A speaker explains weekly earnings after paying groceries and butcher bills and says any leftovers go to sharing and sharing alike in a quoted arc from Drake's Magazine.
Santa Alie and California Cat-r-cure Advertisement Claim
Never give up. If you suffer with asthma bronchitis or throat or lung diseases rapid improvement will follow Santa Alie. If troubled with catarrh and other medicines failed you will be amazed by California Cat-r-cure. Remedies are natural productions of California. Sold at 1.00 a package three for 2.50 guaranteed by W. B. Mason.
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California
W. B. Mason
Recollection of a Favor Request in a Harper's Bazaar Exchange
A brief dialogue fragment shows a character offering a favor and requesting a recommendation for the next cook. The exchange reveals courtesy and dependency within a domestic setting referenced as Harper's Bazaar.
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Harper
California Catarrh Cure Promoted in 19th Century Ad
A California only remedy, Santa Arie King of Consumption, claims a healing gum from a Butte county tree cures consumption asthma bronchitis and coughs. W B Mason guarantees CALIFORNIA CATARRH CURE at $1.00 a bottle or three for $2.50. Packages by mail $1.10. Circulars free.
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Butte County
California
Santa Arie
W.B. Mason
Abietine Medical Company
Oroville
Cal
W. B. Mason
Greeley, Colo
French Craze Art Trend Attracts Boston Ladies
A new art craze called the French Craze offers ladies in Boston New York and other Eastern cities a profitable craft. For $1, buyers receive an 18 inch decorated china placque a box of materials 100 designs and full instructions. Ten enclosures of five addressed ladies yield a 30 inch gold tinted placque free. The Empire News Co Syracuse NY.
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Boston
New York
Empire News Co
Syracuse
N. Y
Digestive faults affect liver function and blood health
Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier claims to improve digestion and assimilation to produce pure blood. For sale by W. B. Mason.
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J. H. McLean
W. B. Mason
Absolute Cure Abietine Ointment Offered in Two Ounce Tin
Advertisement promotes Original Abietine Ointment as an absolute cure for old sores burns wounds and skin eruptions. Claims to cure all piles. Sold by W B Mason at 25 cents per box or 30 cents by mail.
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W. B. Mason
Ex Attorney General James Speed Dies at 81
Ex Attorney General James Speed, ally of Lincoln and staunch Unionist, died June 25 after general debility. Born March 12, 1812 near Louisville, he helped raise 70 000 Kentucky volunteers and served as US attorney general from 1864 to 1866. He remained a respected Republican and legal scholar at Louisville University.
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James
Abraham Lincoln
James Speer
Kentucky
James Speed
Louisville
Jefferson County
St. Joseph's College
Bardstown
Transylvania University
Lexington
Thomas F. Marshall
Henry Pistle
University of Louisville
State Senate
Speed
Lovell Rousseau
Harlan
Lincoln
Joshua Speed
Illinois
United States
Johnson
Louisville University
Freeman Clark 1809 1909 Rochester banker and Lincoln era official
Freeman Clark who died in Rochester New York was a Whig leader and later controller of the currency in 1865 under President Lincoln. He led banks in Albion and Rochester, helped found the Western Union Telegraph Company, and served in the Thirty-eighth Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses.
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Freeman Clark
Rochester
N. Y
Alexander Stephens
the Bells
Tennessee
Clark
Lincoln
New York
Troy
Albion
National Bank System
Western Union Telegraph Company
Fourth National Bank of
New York City
Union Trust Company
Kent
Virtues of the Cacti A City Reader Opinion
Join Bostwick argues the common cactus, seen as a nuisance in the plains, has practical value from filtering Mississippi water and as an antiscorbutic, though he dismisses its ornamental appeal. The piece relays a Western perspective on cacti.
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Bostwick
Globe-Democrat
Mission authority enforces English only rule for Indian pupils
Alaska mission authorities decide to permit no language but English in classrooms for Indian pupils, enforcing language use policy and marking a shift in school discipline and cultural schooling practices.
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Alaska
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Foreman
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Greeley Public Library
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D. F. Camp
E. M. Nusgauw
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Maple Street
D. Davieson
Olive Street
St. Louis, Mo
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Truk & Co
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Oasis
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W. A. Nichols
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