Brutal German Officers Attack Poet in Riva Garden
German poet Carl Heigel is involved in a brutal incident in Riva Lago di Garda when officers from the imperial chasseurs attacked Heigel and his elderly friend after a remark about respecting elders. Heigel defended himself, injuries ensued, a crowd intervened, and officers faced court martial while both Heigel and his friend recover. Local officials called for punishment of the officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Austria
Riva
Lago di Garda
Carl Heigel
Imperial Chasseurs
Heigel
Brunelli
New York Sun
Tiny iron boat aims to cross the Atlantic
A Nottingham enthusiast plans a summer Atlantic crossing in a 10 ft 6 in long iron whaleback vessel of his own design. The 3 ft beam and 2 ft 6 in depth craft features water tight cabin, side windows, self righting claim, 10 ft mast and geared hand screw power. Departure from Nottingham down the Trent to Hull precedes the channel crossing, likely taking just over a month.
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Nottingham
Atlantic
Trent
Hull
English Channel
London Telegraph
Wormhole Borer Cited In Courtroom Furniture Craze
A witness described his occupation as a wormhole borer amid a rising craze for antique furniture. The remark reflects the quirky lens through which court proceedings view a niche antiquities market and its questionable practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
The Trained Dog That Scared Doc Goldberger
Doc Goldberger near Clifton encounters a coach dog that sits, lies, and performs tricks on command. He boasts of being a mesmerizer as the dog follows a cable car to downtown. After two hours he loses the pup and continues to be perplexed by trained dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Goldberger
Clifton
Clifton Avenue
Doc
Seventh and Vine
Cincinnati Enquirer
Fragmented 1890s ads and notices mix in Indiana paper
A collage of 19th century ad copy and brief notices including health tonics, a Kearsarge poem nod, souvenir spoon quip, a cough remedy endorsement, a rheumatism cure claim, and local store listings. Mentions Daugherty Bros Indiana Blairsville Homer City Marion Center and various product names and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5. F. Scott
Blue Ridge
Harrison Co
Chamberlain
Daugherty Bros
Indiana
M. G. Miller
Blairsville
W. I. Moore
Homer City
R. N. Parks
Marion Center
Tooleys
MC Tisler
M G Miller
I Moore
Obesity Pills Cure Claims and Offers
An advertisement from Herba Manufacturing Co promises weight loss of 12 to 20 pounds per month without diet or habits change, along with cures for liquor morphine and laudanum habit, a red nose and red face condition, insomnia, and a free family ointment with each order. Prices are $1 per remedy, mailed sealed from Brooklyn, NY.
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Herba Manufacturing Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Odd Clippings and Anecdotes From a bygone Era
A collage of brief notes and anecdotes touching on digestions and freckles, legends about Robin Hood, Pascal printing habits, ancient burial sites in China, a pension seeker with lost regiment, a medicinal remedy promotion, a Yale test on gender differences, a flirtatious exchange, a ladies account of female weakness and a testimonial for Olive Blossom sold by Daugherty Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Lucretia DorRrance
Daugherty Bros
Letter offers as agent for foreign silver ware
A communication received by a prominent silver house proposes acting as an agent to sell foreign silver ware in the country. The letter, dated a day in 1984, asks for catalog and terms and mentions Ocala, Florida, though no local jeweler in that town bears the name “Titer.”
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Sirrite
Ocala Fila
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Beigel
Teo
Empress Nerses
Rudolph
Chicago Tribune
Iceland
St. James
Pulser
de Witt
Fanny
Kearsarge
Roncador
Hope
Charity
Buck
Tom E. Hildebrand
Wm. I. Moore
Milt G. Miller
Herrick Bros
Castoria
Jas. Anderson
Pitcher’s Castoria
Robin Hood
Sin Tai
Fuchau
China
Nevada
Yale Psychological Laboratory
New York World
Salem, Mass
People’s Store
Carrie E. Stockwell
Chesterfield
N. H
Ayer
Wheeler & Wilson M’s’g Co
Philadelphia
Work & Young
Fauchen
Agenis
P. Harrison
Levi Koote
Cotenmtan
Campbell & Dick
Fifth Ave
HA Ancurs
Oxford St
D. D
New York City
Enwin
Panvex
C. B
25Th Street
7Th Ave
New York
Tae Cerrack Company
Magmay Srm
Youn Carex
W. L. Douglass
Eash
Sharretts
American House
the Liberty
F. J. Johnson
Philadelphia Street
E. M. Lockard
Thompson
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