The Wreck of the Atlantic Night Homecoming
An aged Nova Scotia fisherman recalls the 15 year old wreck of the steamship Atlantic on Devil's Cradle reef near his coast. He describes the night storm, the rocket signals, the agony aboard, and finding his son Jamie among the drowned, buried on New Year’s Day with his mother’s prayers.
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Atlantic
Devil’s Orades
Rock
Nova Scotia
Jack Watts
Ben
eWell
Mear
Nina
Mary Ann
Jimmie
Ste
Soula
Jamie
Marcifal
Jamis
Tittle
Chicago Mail
Notable Figures and Literary Notices in The North American Review
The article surveys biographies and works of notable writers and editors. It highlights Ouida's wealth, Patti as a comparison, Rider Haggard's mother, Home Magazine's success, George Bancroft's aging, and several authors with pieces in the January North American Review on divorce and related social questions. It also mentions Peter Lechner, a meteorologist living at Scnnblick, paid for weather tracking, and T P O Connor as a prominent Irish journalist with a colorful career and marriage to an American widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouida
Patti
Rider Haggard
John A. Logan
Home Magazine
George Bancroft
Mary A. Livermore
Rose Terry Cooke
Amalia E. Barr
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
Jennie June
Heavening
Marion Harland
Peter Lechner
Scnnblick
Austria
Europe
T. P. O'Connor
Iriah
Daily Telegraph
Jules Verne
Umbrella Folklore and Fashion Shifts in Early 20th Century
A quirky essay links umbrella signals to courtship and social meanings, from rain drips predicting marriage to threatening stares and eye injuries. The piece shifts to fashion trends, noting Suk fabrics replacing wools, spring orders, and new hair styles like Younis Quinze, followed by a market snapshot: U S cloak production valued at 40 to 50 million dollars yearly, led by New York with Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati also active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Rogers' Royal Nervine touted as invincible remedy
An advertisement extols Rogers' Royal Nervine as the ultimate medicine for sciatica neuralgia heart failure brain strain paralysis and nervous debility. It claims rapid, permanent relief across a spectrum of illnesses and urges readers to try it for a dollar, asserting neighborly proof and health benefits amid bold assertions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Four Seasons
Board of Health
R.R. N
Rogers’ Royal Nervine
Songs and writers discussed in a curious column
A collation of notes on song authors and their works, citing Fred E Weatherley, Annis Sherwood Hawks, and Milton Wellings. It mentions Henry David Walker inheriting $180,000, Senator Brice’s extensive reading, and Vanderbilt’s critique of Col Elliott Shepard, accusing him of slanderous intent. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is advertised as a health aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Fred E. Weatherley
Nancy Las
Annis Sherwood Hawks
Mr. Fitzball
Pretty Jane
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Senator Brice
Ohio
Henry David Walker
Vanderbilt
Col
Elliot Shepard
Col. Shepard
Charatarisks
Grady Monument Fund
Mr. Shapard
Arkansaw
Blank Boons at Lower Prices This Week
Paper price drops as dealers unveil special offers. Frank H. Smith at 22 N Penn Street invites customers to call for best rates and savings on the newest stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Smith
Penn
Chinese Herb Remedies Promising Yet Contested Claims
A fragment from a 1839 Greensburg Indiana item touts Gun Wa Chinese Herb and Vegetable Remedies. Letters praise relief for rheumatism, digestive issues, and female weakness, with testimonials from Indianapolis residents and a Chicago tribute. The ad-style content promotes cures for blood poisoning, piles, and general illnesses, urging continued use and multiple treatment options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Fisk
New York St
Jane James
Roanoke
Charles Robinson
Virginia Ave
Mra
Francis Jones
Ellsworth St
Indianapolis
Gun Wa
Controversy Over Chinese Medicine In Indianapolis
A 19th century column questions the status of Chinese doctors, noting a death by consumption and debate over native practices. It praises Gun Wa of Indianapolis for offering remedies and tours readers to his West Washington Street office, inviting correspondence and health advice.
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M. Abbett
M. D
Virginia Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
GUN Aa
Gun Wa
Uerald
Board of Health
Gun Wu
Bho
Serd
West Washington St
W. Washington-st
West
Washington-st
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Orn Tame
Hood
John Wocher
Attna Building
Xan Rehe
J. W. Cole
Black River Falls
Wis
ELY Bros
Warrens
N.Y
Nerve Bean Co
Buffalo
Browning & Son
Ion Michi Co
P.S.C
Inetnnats
Aniel Stewart Ant
Kiefer & Dor
Kade
Gun
Wade Young
Greensburg
Gus Wa
Melisa McKee
Bir
Ephraim Donovan
Donovan
Warren O’haver
O'Haver
Hust Court St
Johanna Herman
Trowbillidge St
Michigan-ure
Woonside
Sarah Guthrie
Flackville
Columses
EAGLE
Drapehries
San Francisco
China
Empire
Kean
FB. Poller Installment CO
Pennsylvania Street
NOAK
Bryce
The
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Bates House
East
Washington St
Telephone
Edinburgh
Wedgewood
Smitda
North Hinds Street
Telephore
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