Suburban Peddler Foils Steamer Conmen With Lozenge Scam
A suburban resident recalls meeting a man and woman aboard a steamer who sold fake seasickness lozenges. The con artists claimed the lozenges cured mal de mer and charged 20 francs each. Passengers bought boxes but found no relief, ending the ruse when on land. The couple confessed after the suburban man alerted police. Paris telegraph dispatch.
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Bhanne
France
Mal de Mer
Paris
Terra Firma
Chance
Paris Cor
London Telegraph
Curious beard grows from barber shop math
A Philadelphia Record quote recounts a Prominent local railroad man who stopped shaving after calculating life spent in sleep and barber visits. He notes a preacher’s claim of 23 years asleep by age 70 and concludes four years would be in a barber’s chair, inspiring his facial growth.
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Philadelphia
Keeping Household Accounts Aimed At Wise Spending
A Philadelphia Times excerpt argues that maintaining household accounts is a wise practice, costing little time and yielding the benefit of year end awareness of family finances. It notes that tracking expenses helps cut luxuries and nonessential outlays, with food medicines and fuel being harder to reduce than wages, clothing, or amusements. A separate New York World tip describes cleaning cherry and mahogany furniture by washing with soda dissolved in water, then drying and polishing promptly.
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Philadelphia Times
New York World
Julia Grant
Vienna
Young
Grant
Blind Man Navigates Crowded Street In New Film
Buffalo Courier notes D Auber's latest picture features a blind man threading a crowded street. The idea, described as fellow feeling, is presented as a simple, clear motif in the show.
Fragmentary Rhyme Playutrum in Odd Notation
A garbled excerpt presents dialogue with figures like Ho-I and Kato Field, mentioning wedlock and a key to a cat. The text reads as a fractured verse or script fragment with unclear context and names.
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Kato Field
Linguists in Congress Speak Many Languages in the House
Representative Bartholoi and colleagues discuss how members of Congress use German and other tongues in daily speech. Notes include Heidelberg study, Parisian French, Italian, and Celtic reading, plus anecdotes from Ballantyne printing and a New York World item on Julia Grant.
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Bartholdi
Williams
Mississippi
Heidelberg
Richards
Ohio
Toningen
Flynn
Oklahoma
McCleary
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Fitch
New York
Jena
Berlin
Shaw
Wisconsin
Germany
Straits
Hangen
Tracey
Rome
Brian Boru
Washington Post
The Course of True Love and Odd Bits in Local Notes
A jumble of items from a 19th century issue mentions love obstacles, local medicines, merchants selling Chamberlains Cough Remedy, cat coat coloring, and quirky weight facts. It blends romance with small town notices and miscellaneous trivia from Rainsville Indiana and nearby areas.
Castoria's Longtime Use Across Generations
An advertising verse traces Castoria through family stages from infancy to motherhood. It emphasizes trust as a remedy for a child’s discomfort and as a comforting remedy for mothers, highlighting the product’s familiarity across generations.
Best Salve For All Skin Ailments Sold Locally
Advertising copy touts a universal salve claiming to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers and other eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or refund. Sold by Tom E Hildebrand Indiana William I Moore Homer City and Milt G Miller Blairsville for 25 cents a box.
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Tom _E. Hildebrand
Indiana
Wm. I. Moore
Homer City
Milt G. Miller
Blairsville
Charles Dickens Engine Sets World Mileage Record Run
A London and Northwestern locomotive named the Charles Dickens runs daily Manchester to London and back, covering 866 miles each trip. Since February 1992 it has operated the 9:30 a.m. from Manchester and the 4 p.m. return from Euston, achieving 1,000,000 miles in 9 years and 219 days by Sept. 12, 1891, a feat unmatched by any engine.
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Big Four
London and Northwestern
Scotland
Preston
Carlisle
Tebay
Summit
Charles Dickens
Manchester
London
Euston
Dallas News
New fabric collection offers discounted 40-inch Whipcords
Fifty pieces of 40 inch Whipcords in fresh colors offered at 46 cents. Navy Blue Storm Serges and 46 inch All Wool German Henriettas showcased in new spring shades. Imported French Armoress and German silks priced below common retail, aimed at housekeepers seeking value.
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Linguists It Congress
Ballantyne
Edinburgh
James Ballantyne
Guy Mannering
Sandy
Walter Scott
Sir Walter
New York Weekly
Mr. Slimmy
Miss Biter
Bumme
Slimmy
Detroit Free Press
Jas. Anderson
McElhaney
Herba Manufacturing Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Baltimore
Rainsvill
Ind
Chamberlain
Jacob Brown
Daugherty Bros
M. G. Miller
W. I. Moore
R. N. Parks
Marion Center
Siam
England
Castoria
Misa
Bucklen
Connecticut
Honolulu
Ayer
Antonio Alarim
Bastrop
Tex
Wheeler & Wilson
People’s Store
Thej
Parment
Monica
Warrentea
W. P. Harrison & Co
Columbes
Campbell & Smith
Campbell & Bick
Fifth Ave
Wheeler & Wilson Mfg Co
Salery Work & Young
HA Apcor
Oxford St
N.Y
Castenta
Epes F
Dibh
W. L. Douglass
Sharretts
American House
F. J. Johnson
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