Personal account of a 1872 Arizona flash flood ordeal
Col. Tanger recalls the Huachuca mountains storm of summer 1872. George Brown and the narrator prospected with nine outfits and mules. A sudden wall of water 50 feet high thundered down the canyon washing away the camp and Brown. The narrator survived by climbing a hillside, later finding no trace of Brown or the mules as the torrent cleared. The landscape was irreversibly changed by the flood.
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Col. Tanger
George Brown
Huachuca Mountains
Arizona
Brown
Thad
The Cominglial Sailor Hat Or Silken Summer Blouse Trend
A period note on summer fashion signals a radical sailor hat shift to soft crowns of silk or flowers and highlights the accordion plaited blouse as the next big fad. Describes minimal lining, square fullness, left side rosette belt, puffed sleeves with gauntlet cuffs, and delicate materials like China silk or crepon, cautioned against heavy fabrics.
Lightning Safe Room Remedies From A Family Doctor
An 1800s home safety note advises avoiding metal objects and mirrors during a thunderstorm. The safest position is the room center away from metal lusters, with beds or mattresses folded to create a barrier, or a hammock suspended evenly to isolate the sleeper from conductive walls and air currents.
Feminine fads and sharp witticisms in era gossip
The column notes a thumb ring as a fad and cites Mrs Stonewall Jackson’s widow teaching grandchildren Julian and Jackson Christian. It mentions a wart cure by Baroness Staffe and a quip about the coming woman and man. A clergyman’s exchange with an unorthodox parishioner ends with a sharp retort as she yawns him off.
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Stonewall Jackson
Julian
Jackson Christian
Staffe
New York Herald
Texas
Creamed Boston Crackers with Toasted Milk Custard
Three people use milk measure and crackers to make a warm custard with toasted Boston butter crackers. Reserve a gill of milk, cook flour with the rest, then temper into boiling milk. Add salt and butter, toast crackers to golden, simmer in cream, and serve hot in a warm dish.
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery for Blood and Lung Taints
An ad extolls Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as the unfailing remedy for scrofula and consumption related lung disease. It claims to purify the blood, build strength, and cure weak lungs, bronchitis, and lingering coughs with a money back guarantee if no benefit is seen.
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Dr. Pierce
Cholera, Etna eruptions, and Census News of 19th Century Era
Summary of scattered notices: cholera rising in CHS HWE area. Mt Etna active with lava. Cincinnati plumber case. Mrs Harrigan improving at Loon Lake. Chicago census shows 1,428,318. Grover and Mrs Cleveland plan Maine trip. Yankton thermometer 101 in shade. deaths and incidents in Ohio, Illinois and New Hampshire. South Dakota GOP names C H Sheldon for governor. Pinkertonism critique. legal quarrel ends with a shooting in Omaha. tannery workers in Chicago exposed to fuel gas. marriages and unusual family ties. notable medical operations in Chicago. Queen Victoria seeks asphalt funds in New York court. saving bank origin. novelty thermometers. Mars approach visibility. deserted Kansas towns. Farzo schoolhouse and bond voting. American in Mexico jailed for 13 marriages and suspicious deaths.
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Rusais
Mt. Etna
Cincinnati
Harrigan
Loon Lake
Chicago
Grover
Cleveland
Maine
Yankton
S. D
P. W. Bedford
Pharmaceutical Record
Littleton
N. H
South Dakota
C. H. Sheldon
Platform
Mars
Earth
New York Herald
Kansas
Saratoga
Farzo
Hilla
Chicago Herald
Mexico
Republic
Summers cookery school at Chatauqua lecture series
A satire filled snippet notes Chatauqua offers a summer school of cookery while odd facts are mentioned such as New York saloons spending 500000 dollars yearly on replacing broken glass and the Dead Sea allegedly losing 1000000 tons of water daily by evaporation.
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Chatauqua
New York
Dead Sea
Montana
Washington Straits
Indianapolis
Columbus
Ind
Richmond Columbus
Lnd
Lowey
Martinaville
Winnanpos
Ouluinbus
Pittsburgh
Groceries and Provisions Market Report 1934 Prices
Market shows broad listings of meats, canned goods, produce, and dairy with extensive prices. Various brands and regions are cited including Indiana and California products, with lard and dried meats, canned vegetables and fruits, and livestock prices. Market steadiness noted with no noteworthy changes in groceries and provisions.
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Indiana
Galifornia
Morgan & Gray
Link
Aus Butte
Kidige
Tair
California
Johnson
Columbia
Sacramento
New York
Limburg
Silver Hall
Indiana gas service connection prohibition act text
Sections seven and five of an 1891 Indiana act declare it unlawful to connect or reconnect gas mains or service pipes without written permit. It bars turning on or off valves or altering mixers and prohibits using gas for heating except through approved mixers. Violations carry fines from five dollars to one hundred dollars.
Big Four Route Lake Shore and North Central Byways
Train service for the Big Four line along Lake Shore and North Central routes was scheduled for Tuesday July 26, 1392. Officials warned of possible delays and advised passengers to check timetables.
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BIG Four
Lake Shore & N
Sun's second page liner ads draw more attention today
Notices on the Sun's second page promote short term money loans and real estate ventures. The page features prominent loan colonnades and estate seed references, urging readers to seek quick cash options.
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Tre Sun
Col Uygh
Tae Sun
Letter praising Infallible Hernia Cure Co saves child
A Danville Indiana resident H F Millikin writes that his four year old son John was ruptured and cured by the Infallible Hernia Cure Co in three treatments. He offers the letter for public use if it helps others seeking relief.
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John
H. F. Millikin
Danville
Ind
Wesley Davis
Indianapolis
Ir. Davis
East Washington Street
John M. Bohmle
Davis
Iran
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Verna
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Herancourt Brewery Company
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