Diverse oddities and notices spark diverse headlines across era
A sweeping OCR of varied items cites Saxony taxing cats, a Denver man winning damages for wife alienation, Andrew Carnegie aiming for Parliament, Salvation Army selling shares in France, a twice-aged bride at a church ceremony, and Admiralty grants for night signal inventions. It also notes publishers’ payments to Bret Harte, a New York girl reading upside down, Coreans as large eaters, wealth linked to stomach size, ex President Cleveland renting a summer cottage, Drury College leadership, Whittier quotes, a San Francisco door mania, red antimaniac stockings, a Pittsburg spinster with a marble monument, new tropical dried fruit industry, and more.
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Saxony
Hue— Lower Courier
Denver
Andrew Carnevis
Paradise
Salvation Army
France
Admiralty
Admiral Colom
Bret Harte
Sid
America
New York City
Cleveland
Glen Summit
Lavernea County
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Frank Tugalis
Drury College
Springfield
Whittier
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Tropics
A Novel Evening Delights Guests With Storytelling
A hostess stages an intimate gathering centering on a little white haired Irishwoman who narrates Dinny s tale. The performance blends humor and pathos as guests listen, and a young woman honors the narrator with reverent gratitude while the hostess receives praise for originality. Germans sleep under thin feather coverings that leave feet cold and shoulders warm due to the mattress setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y
Dinny
Ciilder
Aguin
Germany
Different Ways of Sleeping Across Cultures
A Youth's Companion excerpt contrasts global sleep customs. It notes Europeans prefer pillows while Japanese rest on wooden blocks, Chinese beds are low and carved, and tropical people curl in hammocks. Americans favor blankets, Russians seek stove warmth, and Laplanders use reindeer skin bags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pations
Tropics
The Fighting Alstons and their Duels
The N Havering Sun recounts the Alston family's famed dueling code across five generations in the Carolinas Florida and Georgia. Cal Bob Alston was killed in a duel in Atlanta. The tale details Yale Harvard Paris Berlin education plantations and a fatal duel involving a Florida returnee and a proud Alston matron.
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Alston
Havering Sun
Alstons
North Carolina
Carolinas
Florida
Georgia
Cal Bob. Alston
Cox
Atlanta
Yale
Harvard
Paris
Berlin
Lyson
Tam
Obscure Anecdotes From a Distant Evening
A collage of clipped snippets recalls social gossip and advertisements. Names like Bill Tinkerson Kim Sniverly and Sally Jane Benderley surface amid humorous quips about editors a Boston hotel church confusion and a catarrh cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim Sniverly
Austin
Bill Tinkerson
Bill
Sally Jane Benderley
Pexas
Castoria Then and Now Nostalgic Slogan Recalled
An old line recalling Castoria used across generations from baby to grandmother. The memory centers on a trusted remedy and its long association with family care.
Local items and curiosities from old newspaper clippings
In St Helen California a 2 year old book agent is praised for patience amid odd claims about safety and trials. Paris catacombs hold millions. 1781 revolution victims buried. Buffalo tightens weapon laws after rising stabbings and shootings. Missouri Current River reports a four foot turtle sighting. Louisiana Bayou Sara gardener grows a 27 pound potato and vows to wait for rivals. Opium cures claimed for consumption variants.
Roches German Syrup as a pediatric remedy
A historical advertisement extols Roches German Syrup as a reliable child’s medicine. It promises prompt relief from coughs and croup in moderate doses without harming appetite or spirits, emphasizing safety, simplicity, and pleasant administration for all ages.
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Roschee
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Jieron Hood
Tesh
S.aikelis Wirez
Boxith
New Tork City
Nildeslest
C. EK
Philad‘s
Alice Maple
Oregon
Owes Nyber
McVicker’s Theatre
Chiengzo Ti
Lenox
Fighting Alstons
Hamily
South
Detroit
Bree Press
Entme Greely
Greely
Daily Blower
Boston
E. A. Rood
Toledo
Ohio
Druegists, Tc
Philadelphia
John Bardsley
Thessaly
Castoria
Miss
St. Helen
Cal
da. Raye
Dr. Bilme
Arch &J., Phils
Home
Buffalo
Missouri
Bayou Sara
Louisiana
Bestox, Lai. Co
Wis
Deac
Sir Rey
J.D. Bergen
James Rooney
Pastor Koenig
Lown
Itch
Fox
Valentine Bapp
Pastor Roent
Kdenh
Bc Fort Warne
Ind
MED. CO
Chicago, HL
California
Lowa
Iowa School of
Iowa
Towa
Normal and Teachers’ Review
A.C. Jennings
FY. WM. CG
Des Moines
Lebcrgs TF CO
Vail
Zoe
I. Middleton
New York
W. McConnice
Soxs
Washington
Cuxcinsatr
Sralle & Co
Shingito
Ie Manne
Senl Pets & Don
Dacusan
Onto
Louis Bagger & 60
Ane Sable Patent Solicitors
Sioux City Printing Co
EL T. Hazeltine
Warren, Pa
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