Byars Claims New Method to Rescue Homeric Melodies
Former St Louis journalist now in New Jersey describes a method to recover lost Homeric melodies by treating vowels with distinct sounds and re dividing verse to reveal rhythmic beauty. He asserts current accent rules obscure meaning and compares his approach to a waltz danced to an old Greek song. He cites his daughter at the piano aiding in interpretation.
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Byars
St. Louis
Southge
N. J
Hor ‘Gee
Donnelly
Deafness Remedy Claims Constitutional Cure Not Local
An advertisement asserts deafness arises from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It promises one hundred dollars for a deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, selling Hall's Family Pills as well.
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Hall
J. Cheney
Toledo
Short Journeys on a Long Road tour guide described
The piece notes a profusely illustrated book titled Short Journeys on a Long Road with over one hundred pages of summer resort descriptions north and west of Chicago. It promises new reading matter and new illustrations and offers a free copy upon sending ten cents for postage to Geo H Heafford, GP A Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway.
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Chicago
Geo. H.heafford
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Lowest rates offered to the South by Louisville and Nashville
The Lowest Rates Ever Made to the South will be in effect via the Louisville and Nashville railroad on March 6 April 2 and 30 1895. Round trip tickets will be sold to points in Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Georgia and West Florida and one way tickets to Florida at about half the regular rates. Ask your ticket agent or write G B Atmore general passenger agent Louisville Ky or George L Crosa NW P A Chicago for details.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
G. B. Atmore
Louisville
George L. ‘Crosa
Chicago
Origin and influence in creativity through Goethe’s view
The excerpt debates originality, noting that individuals are shaped by predecessors and contemporaries from birth onward. It argues energy, strength and will as personal endowments while acknowledging debt to others in art and thought.
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Feople
Goethe
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Laxative Relief
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system, dispels colds headaches and fevers, and cures constipation without weakening organs. It notes the product is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup and sold in 60c and 1 bottles with the maker’s name on every package.
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California
Obdurate Seneca Lake Freezes Rarely Despite Cold Winters
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle notes Seneca Lake rarely freezes due to its depth and spring-fed warmth. Even with subzero mornings, lack of sufficient cooling and spring snowmelt can delay freezing, though historic dates show occasional ice events from 1855 to 1893 with large crowds, bands, and celebrations on the surface.
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Seneca
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Monterey
Jake Appleton
Cyclopedia
William C. Coon Burdett
Glen Eldridge
Watkins
Elmira
Harding
Havana
New Version of an Old Story and Relics
A vivid prairie scene recalls a father and son awaiting a girl’s return with the horizon framing their quest. Andrew J. Cobb of Atlanta preserves a Confederate relic the signing pen of the Confederate Constitution. Apples export trade notes claim New York demand driven by English imports.
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Andrew J. Cobb
Atlanta
Gen
The Richest of All and The Wealthy Rockefeller Daughters
New York correspondence details Alta and Edith Rockefeller as the two richest unmarried women. It describes their vast inherited fortunes, disciplined finances, plain living, musical talents, philanthropic work, and daily routine from 7 am breakfast to 11 pm sleep at their West Fifty fourth Street residence.
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Alta
Edith Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Gould
Vanderbilt
Rockefeller
Helen
Anne Gould
Jay Gould
George
Vanderbilts
Astors
Queen Pleasure
West Fittyfourth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Newport
Lenox
Lke
Edith
Fifth Avenue
Girla
Bessie
Charles Stror
Chicago University
Strong
Miss Alta
Mian Edith
John B. Jr
Misses Rockefeller
Judith
Rockefeller House
Mereland
Ohio
Inneh
Armitage
Baptist Church
Chain Making by Neer Method Improves Chain Production
A Providence Journal report describes an improved chain making machine. It uses a rotating mandrel to form links from a wire coil, with a saw to sever links and a feed device to position each link for capture by a movable carriage. Jaws close by a lever and springs, releasing via lever action.
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Providence Journal
Wisconsin Promises Rich Resources for Industry Growth
The passage urges industrial expansion in Wisconsin highlighting pine and hardwood forests iron ore granite and limestone quarries fertile farm lands and access via Wisconsin Central Lines. It invites manufacturers and farmers to locate here or travel, naming W H Killen H F Whitcomb and J Co as managers and agents in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Central Lines
Secret Westville Marriage Brought New Widow to Grief
Death reveals a quiet union of Anderron Reynolds and Miss Sadie E. Brooks in Westville Indiana. The groom died shortly after, with funeral held under Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. The marriage, kept secret through illness and death, surfaced at burial when the bride produced the certificate but gave no reason for the secrecy.
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Anderron Ds Reynolds
Sadie E. Brooks
Westville
Ind
Oddfellows and
Knighty of
Pythias
Market gains and medical pitches mingle in a mixed sale note
A fragmentary page advertises profitable market crops like beans and corn alongside a raft of medical and consumer messages. It mentions Wegeman's Camphor with Glycerine for chapped hands, Hanson’s Magic Corn Salve, Moss Wisow’s Teething Syrup for Children, and Piso’s Cure for Consumption. Other items note fashion novelties, tobacco snuffs, and stray gossip about local figures and a waiter.
Drs H H Green Sons Advertises Dropsy Cure
Atlanta physicians claim the firm, H H Green & Sons, are the world’s greatest dropsy specialists. They advertise a purely vegetable preparation said to rapidly remove dropsical symptoms with a ten day course, asserting cures beyond standard medical books.
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H. H. Green & Sons
Atlanta
The Mole Not Blind Says Scientist
A scientific note explains the mole's eye is tiny and nearly pin sized. Its eye is protected by enclosing hairs to shield it from dust and dirt.
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Seneca Lake
Jim
New York
England
Alta Rockereuuer
U.S. Gov't
Ing
ROYAL
Tates
W. H. Killen
L. Wellington Industrial Combasioner
H.F. Whitcomb
J Co
Milwaukee
WIS
Death
Wegeman
C. C. G. Clark Co
New Haven
Wisow
Piso
Lizziz Frernen
Camp St
Harrisburg
Tubbs
Algie de Musilnge
Rizzoluci's
Goutley
Mr. Pierce
W. N. U. Chicago
Scott
Scott & Bowne
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