Cats and diphtheria outbreak in Brighton district
British Medical Journal reports a Brighton district diphtheria cluster linked to ill household cats. In Elm Grove to Southover Street a fortnight of cases affected children and adults with no school, milk or sanitation link. Several families reported cat illness and some cats euthanized after suspected poisoning. necropsies were negative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Newsholme
Elmgrove
Southover Street
Klein
British Medical Journal
Czar Presents Silver Service to U S Consul General
Dr. J M Crawford late consul general to St Petersburg received a luxurious solid silver service from the czar as a token of esteem upon leaving Russia. The emperor’s gesture honors Crawford’s role during the 1892 flour aid from the United States, sent to Libau to relieve famine and distributed by Russian authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Crawford
St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
Crawford
State of Missouri
State of
Indiana
Libau
America’s Old Yacht Faces Time at Chelsea Club
In faded prose the piece recalls the General Butler era schooner America tied at Chelsea. The weathered vessel shows rusted sails and worn racing lines, a relic of its triumphant 1870s days. Also noted is a quirky riderless bicycle idea, a contraption with all modern touches minus one wheel, highlighting evolving mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
General Butler
America
Kingsleys Place In Literature
Frederic Harrison in Forum contrasts Charles Kingsley with French literature and other English writers. Kingsley blends roles as moralist preacher socialist reformer and theologian rather than a pure novelist. While Kingsley lacks overall novelist stature his descriptive scenes in Hypatia and Westward Ho! rival Thackeray for vivid literary painting and his imagination colors landscapes beyond his personal experience.
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Kingsley
Carlyle
Mr. Ruskin
Macaulay
Froude
Freeman
Disraeli
Dickens
Thackeray
Charles Kingsley
Scott
Frederic Harrison
Forum
Leather tire could replace rubber on military cycles
French engineers from Rheims unveil a leather outer tube tire claiming revolution in Pneumatic tires. The Ministry of War backs the concept, noting greater strength, resistance to nails and pebbles, water impermeability, easier field repair, lighter weight, and improved grip on wet or asphalt surfaces. Paris Nature reports strong military interest.
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Rheims
Ministry of War
Francs
Paris
Princess Helene a famed huntress and royal favorite
Princess Helene is described as a skilled horsewoman who loves hunting and a beauty favored by the royal family. At a 1889 garden party at Sheen House celebrating a silver wedding, she appeared 18 with golden brown hair. The text notes Duc d Aosta two years older, handsome and well mannered, and references his father, the former king Amadeo I of Spain.
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Helene
Princess of Wales
Princess Beatrice
Sheen House
Comte
Comtesse de Paris
Duc d'Aosta
Spain
Amadeo I
London News
Otto's Cure touted as world’s greatest medical triumph
A newspaper column extols Otto's Cure as a universal remedy now distributed free by druggists across the country for consumption asthma croup and lung diseases. It lists multiple local sellers with sample bottles offered and prices 50c large 25c small. A second note recounts a New York Times anecdote about misidentifying a bouquet of rye and potato blossoms as unknown wildflowers.
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Otto
Daugherty Bros
Indiana
J.C. Rugh
Penn Run
P. Beringer
Beringer
H. B. Hawes
Cherrytree
G. W. Gromley
Hillsdale
W. L. Houk
Purchase Line
R. N. Parks
Marion Center
J. C. Cuddy
Atwood
E. Green
Plumville
B. F. McHenry
North Point
M. G. Miller
Blairsville
RB. L.burg
New York Times
List of Jurors for Special Week and Grand Jurors
A lengthy list of jurors drawn for the week starting August 26 1895 across multiple towns including aeg Salisburg West Wheatfield Blairsville East Mahoning and more Cities and counties named include Indiana Green Banks West Indiana Armstrong Blairsville Conemaugh White Burrell Rayne East Mahoning North Mahoning Center Saltsburg Jacksonville and Brushvalley. The Grand Jurors for September and two subsequent weeks of 1895 are listed with many names by town.
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Aeg
North Mahoning
P. L. Wingert
John Zeanor
Banks
J. ©. Davis
Cherrytree
J. L Davis
Pine
William Williams
Blairsville
Reuben Axe
Peter Creighton
West Mahoning
John Gaghagan
Evan Lewis
Smicksburg
J. W. Marshall
South Mahoning
J. W. Neel
C. C. Steer
Hiome
East Wheatfield
Wm. Trimble
Washington
Wm. Sourwine
Buffington
C. L. Campbell
W. J. Graham
Green
E. G. Smith
D. L. Martin
West Indiana
Chas
H. Wood
W. A. St.Clair
Armstrong
Jesse Thomas
P. A. Stumpf
Conemaugh
Compton
White
Thomas W. Simpson, Jr. Burrell
Harvey Hosack
A. Kunkle
Rayne
J. A. Condron
J. H. Conrad
East Mahoning
Wm. Mahon
C. C. Griffith
Archy Fuller
Indiana
Bert Tiffany
West Wheatfield
Robert 5. Mack
Brushyyalley
George Yeaney
Glen Campbell
Samuel Taylor
Jacksonville
H. B. McIntire
Sheridan Martin
Wm. Fry
Alex. Rice
Benj. Keller
Irwin McFarland
Robert Malcolm
D. A. Daugherty
W. F. George
W. P. Miller
A. A. Mahon
Canoe
Harry Mauk
St. Clair Herd
John Air
Sam's
H. C. Williams
Mechanicsburg
Henry Myers
James A. Brickle
M. F. Jamison
W. 5S
Lutz
W. P. Myers
Jack Hauxhurst
Walter Hildebrand
P.M. Sutton
R. M. Morris
J. N Gibson
John Moorehouse
Geo. W. Groft
T. A. Gilbert
David Campbell
Montgomery
James Trimble
J. C. Kimple
George R. Redding
Wm. Lucas
Christ Burne
Clark Davis
Thos
Lewis
A. R. McQuiston
John G. Gregg
Peter Frech
Neel
Armagh
Grant Biddleman
A.S. Daugherty Center
Milton Peddicord
E. J. Miller
J. W. Johnston
Saltsburg
D. C
Campbells and Smith August surplus sale notice
Campbell and Smith announce a large August surplus stock sale ahead of their September 1 fall importations. Prices will be no object as goods are cleared this season, including domestics linen wash silks dress goods waists wraps millinery underwear carpets curtains upholstery furniture china ware and house furnishing items. watch Pittsburgh daily papers for details.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Proclaimed a Cure All Stages
The readers are told that catarrh can be cured in all stages by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It claims constitutional treatment, internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, and offers one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Includes testimonial invitations and druggist price.
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Hall
F. J. Chenry & Co
Toledo
O. Bas
Allen
Allen Medical CO
Washington & Water Sts
Boston
Maas
Castoria Ad Is a Nostalgic Baby Care Slogan
An old advertising copy traces Castoria through stages of a child’s life from illness to parenthood. It emphasizes Castoria as a trusted remedy from infancy to family care across generations.
Indian Herbs Cure for Rheumatism Praise by Satisfied User
James Anderson of Indiana Pa sells a rheumatism medicine called Indian Herb Cure. John Blakely of West Lebanon writes that it cured him in September 1892 after one month of use and he could work in all weathers. He invites inquiries and endorses the cure.
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James Anderson
Indiana
John Blakely
West
Lebanon
Jas. Anderson
Groff's Rheumatic Cure Disclosed as Universal Remedy
After years of study a sure remedy is found. Groff's Rheumatic Cure tested on despairing patients shows wonderful results. It is described as unequaled for chronic rheumatic and allied ailments and also valued as a blood purifier.
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Groff
Agnew’s Cure for Heart Disease claims rapid relief
An advertisement asserts that Agnew’s treatment cures heart disease in minutes, offering relief from angina like symptoms, breath difficulty, and spells. The copy markets a universal remedy for sympathetic heart issues, claiming swift results across cases.
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the Yacht America Today
Princess Helene
Gouldn’t
the People’s Store
Campbell & Smith
Pittsburg
Fifth Avenue
Wood and
Smithfield Streets
Pennington’s
Ewis
M. F. Sharretts
Indiana, PA
McCormick
Bennett
Frank Douglass
Castoria
Wheeler Wilson
Sanford & White’s
ELKIN
Alt
Keeley Gure
Gilbert Bro’s
Insurances
Real Estate
Gro. W. Grizent, Maneger
The
Atlantic
Pittsburg, Pa
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