Bankrupt Chicagoan Finds Frugal San Francisco Sojourn
A Chicago man recounts slipping from wealth to poverty while traveling to San Francisco. He survives by using a hotel card, breakfast of lamb and clams, and a park bench, studying the city, and eventually reuniting with friends after a night of frugal meals, a borrowed overcoat, and careful streetwise living.
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Sanco
J. C. Benton
No Examiner
Chicago
Benton
Denver
Philo‘sophical
Jik
Baldwin
Golden Gate Park
Grand Hotel
Polk Street
California
California Street
Sandhills
Kearney Street
San Francisco
Palace Hotel
Palace
San Francisco Examiner
Precocity of Infants and Youngsters in 1889
A reader recalls observations of preschoolers and early teens displaying adult‑style manners. Scenes of children in round jackets, dear politeness to girls, and early questions about men suggest the era’s grasping of growing social sophistication. Surgeon Parry notes a dramatic hair turn gray under fear during an East Indian medical exam.
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Almira
Mr. Smith
N. Y. Ledger
Parry
East Indian Medical Department
Beppy
Shocking Familality in a Fever Stricken City
A Washington Post excerpt recalls yellow fever chaos in 1876 Savannah. Citizens endure apathy and excess as death looms. police, nurses, and doctors struggle amid despair. A doctor reports a patient dead after a single dose.
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Savannah
Isle of Hope
Washington Post
Why a Boiled Lobster Becomes Red
A Boaton Journal excerpt explains that iron in crustaceans oxidizes during boiling, producing red color. It compares the chemical change to brick burning and notes muriatic acid in the shell accelerates oxidation. The sun can bleach oxide, yielding paler shells. heat from the sun concentrates differently than a flame.
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Boaton Journal
Thorough Work Prevents Trifles Says Forrest
The tragedian Forrest credits fame to doing everything thoroughly and not neglecting trifles. He warns that minor symptoms like hacking cough night-sweats and poor appetite signal consumption. Patent remedy claims follow for Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Ayer's Pills as cures.
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Forrest
Pierce
Soap on the Face: Ivory Soap Endorsed for Daily Use
A metropolitan physician advocates daily facial washing with Ivory Soap to keep pores open and prevent blackheads and pimples. He argues many women neglect a truly clean face, and warns that fake white soaps cannot match Ivory’s noted qualities.
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Nonce
Brooklyn Engle
IRSA
Proctor
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