Cow with Black Milk and its Curious Origin
A Chillcothe Ohio owner reports a Jersey Durham cow yielding black milk and dark butter. Chemists in New York Washington and Richmond found no chemical cause and speculate a pigment in the blood. Also promoted is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive remedy for malaria and related ailments.
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Robert Hansborough
Chillcothe
Ohio
Jersey
Durham
Hansborough
New York
Washington
Richmond
She Tastes Dinners Dinner Taster Brings Parisian Refinement Home
A Parisian style dinner taster visits households to sample meals and propose improvements to cooks. The article links her refined taste with healthful living and promotes Syrup of Figs as a trusted remedy.
Sound and speech curiosities and mixed notices
A collection of odd claims and notices includes a bell audible far offshore, balloonists hearing dogs from four miles up, and a merchant in Richmond offering opportunities for young men to earn money. Also noted are census figures for Cole County colored school children, a health testimonial about Hall's Catarrh Cure, New Brunswick calf with seven legs, and Missouri's early state details.
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Cole County
Missouri
A Picardy Pastoral Vision Shapes a Summer Day
A tranquil pastoral scene unfolds as a sleepy team rests in a small hood under a slumbrous summer sky. Oxen move through meadow, wood, and stream, seemingly guiding the way with quiet, unhurried confidence.
Stowaway Joins Falcon and Earns a Brighter Future
A ragged London boy Joby stows aboard Capt Essex’s Falcon bound for America. The captain adopts him, and during a northeast gale Joby saves the captain from a sea tragedy. The act earns Joby a promised berth and a true friendship aboard the ship.
Ubiquitous and Many-Eyed Flies An Early Summer Mystery
The Boston Fierald explains why house flies appear in summer, noting they overwinter in homes, lay thousands of eggs, and emerge with warm days. They are natural scavengers cleaning up minor wastes, though their presence annoys people. Each common fly has about four thousand eyes, making them hard to catch.
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Ces
Boston
How He Trapped Her
A humorous anecdote about Dr. John Erskine of Scotland, noted for gentle manners, who discovers a pilfering plan involving pocket handkerchiefs sewn to his coat. The tale ends with his tender correction to an accusing old woman as Mrs. Erskine’s stitching is revealed.
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John Erskine
Soda Fountain Growth and Banking Pranks Highlight Society
In recent years the soda trade has expanded from simple setups to marble fountains and $1,000 to $10,000 outfits. Sales climb to thousands daily as staff grow to four bartenders. A Wall Street tale portrays a bank visit with a 60 day notice and a staged deposit, ending with a quick exit. Also notes on salesmen ads, sewer mandates in 1874, a digestion aid, and rising death rate by action.
Twenty Things Worth Knowing From Home Queen
A list of household tips from Home Queen offering remedies and hacks. It covers cleaning methods and preservation ideas such as rubbing lamp chimneys with dry salt, washing oilcloth with skim milk, and covering containers. Tips include using camphor for moths and whisky for glue, plus odd notes on warts and hiccups.
Burglary Clue Sought in Outfitters Case
An outfitter writes a formal notice at his desk after a break in, naming the thief who entered Katzenhefter's shop on a recent night and describing the stolen items a silk hat a fur trimmed overcoat a black suit and two silk underwear suits. He orders publication of the notice in town papers. Detective Hawkshaw is referenced as present.
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Eee
Katzenhefter
Hawkshaw
The Sacred White Elephant Belief in Reincarnation
The article explains Buddhist beliefs of reincarnation the soul passing through twelve lives starting as lower animals and culminating in the white elephant. It claims the founder returned twelve times and eventually reached heaven while his spirit appeared through the elephant making it white.
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Earth
Heaven
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H. F. Johnson & Co
HP Carson
Scotland
Hall
Beecham
Isaac Thompson
New Brunswick
N. J
Raleigh
N.C
Brenhan, Tex
Dr. Pierce
Ffouston
Minn
R. V. Prence
Mr. Pierce
Mr. Wiliams
Sho
Yale College
Ower
Mark
Een
A. J. Tower
Mass
Richards
Wagoner Pierre
Lisotte
Pierre
She
Epun
Joey
Inglish
France
England
Falcon
America
Essex
Grumily
Issex
Joby
Job Oliver
London
Tom Dixey
Tom Essex
Saturday Review
U. S. Gov’t
Wall Street
Srank Bro
Nurserisa & Onenanps Co
Rockport
Hood
Hood's
Cures
T. W. Haus
Penn Ave
Pittsburg
Apvex
Thomas P. Simpson
Washington, DC
Johnson & CO
James T. Durette
Earlysville
Boschee
E. J. Nowell
Medford
Matherville
Miss. T
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
al Grocers
Hall, Ar
Gw - He Greer & Sons
Atuaatal
Ur Notateng Co. P
U.S
J. Alimiioac & Coo
Chicago
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Washington, D. C
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