Honors Even With Mountain Goat Tale of Tricks and Bond
A Forest and Stream observer recalls tracking a mountain goat named Billy. The goat mimicked human activity, fled as the man hid, then later followed and playfully teased the hunter. The pair ended the day with mutual mischief and a proverb like you did not front me yesterday and I hid from you to day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torvally
UG Tech Rollins Insrax Pandas
Billy
Athoe
Solomon Nia
Tony
Nat Dows
The Clover Poem by Whitcomb Riley and Its Dreamlike Lines
Whitcomb Riley presents a folkloric lyric about clover fields and morning dew as a ritual of memory and longing. Vivid, rustic imagery threads through a speaker’s reverie, blending nature with spiritual reflection and a longing for strength from prayer.
Scenes at the Great Fair From a Passing Observer
An idiosyncratic guide to fairgoers and acts along the Cairo avenues. The writer notes curious rituals and fashions in administration halls and amusement spaces, describing mingled bustle, exotic attire, and social oddities. The piece juxtaposes travelers, performers, and observers with tongue in cheek, offering vivid vignettes of crowds and curiosities.
Mirrors Ridicule Visitors at World Fair Exhibit
At Taek hon park concave mirrors drew crowds as a fat man and others stretched into comical shapes. Spectators jostled to place passersby before the glass, provoking laughter and anger, while commentators note the display mocks vanity and prompts wary, sometimes upset reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taek Hon Park
Manufactures
Ainle
Drought, Railways, and Guatemala at a World Exposition
A fragment shows discussions on national railroads and waterways built rapidly amid poverty and war. It notes Guatemala as an ancient country with a long history, ancient and modern contrasts, and hints at exhibits depicting hills with buried cities, aqueducts, and coffee plants. The piece also references crowds, spectators, and a chaotic fair atmosphere with various dramatic and colonial-era curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemale
China
Pou
Guatenmiu
Prof Bump’s Mistake Or Rather Itay
A traveling phrenologist recounts a stage tale about matching two young men to women by their traits. The crowd learns that both brides are already married and their husbands present, causing a chaotic exit and a rush for drinks as coal and industry notes appear, dating the era to early American mining history in Pennsylvania 1734.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad
Scott
Pennsylvania
The Teeth How to Keep Them In Good Nutrition
Dental health guidance from a 19th century or early 20th century article. It lists tooth cleaning steps and cautions against certain pastes, with a mention of a Webster County man named Whorton of West Viewina aged about 90, noted for hair turning from white to black and an upcoming appearance. Includes antiseptic mouthwash and chalky powders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hin
Sam Weller
Webster Counsty
Whorton
American views on the American girl from English voices
A London Telegraph piece discusses how English painters and novelists view American women. It contrasts flattering yet insulting depictions with broad regional differences within the United States, noting vast diversity among American girls from Maine to Georgia. It cites stereotypes of cosmopolitan New York and Philadelphia types and comments on Arab descriptions, ending with a curious aside on tendrils seeking the pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Arnold
Ennishman
London Telegraph
England
Pinch
Chicago
Nandkome
Wore
Teor
Yinng Perronis
Leing Shain
Europe
Panette
New Bug
Maine
New Hampshee
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Anil
Ty Lynify the New York, Or the Philadela of the Maltimore
Asa’ Vanlews
Nui York
Old Watch
Manhattan
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Mio
Michigan
Rocky Mountains
Hiya
Kentucky
Carpuimus
Louise Fata
Alama
Georgia
Cale
Fragmented 19th century ad and verse with medical notices
A jumbled OCR fragment combines a love verse about a flower with medical patent remedies, mineral mining notes, coin ads, soap and stomach cures, and scattered references to California copper and gold production. Names such as Wauany C. Baxen appear amid assorted product pitches and market snippets.
August Flower Gains Vitality and Business Boost
A Sardis Kentucky seller touts August Flower as a remedy for loss of vitality and general debility. After two bottles the user gained 69 pounds and reports strong sales of August Flower. Peter Zinville claims a transformation, with hundreds praising it as more effective than any other medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Zinville
Grorce W. Dye, Sardis, Mason Co
Ky. Fy
800 Pounds of Brevier Type for Sale in Sioux City
SIOUX CITY PRINTING COMPANY advertises 800 pounds of 8 point brevier type in sorted cases, used thirteen months, good condition for second hand material. Priced at 186 per pound, bargains for weekly papers. Orders filled in receipt order. add to office equipment with small lots available.
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Gentle Laxative Remedy
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a superior laxative that cleanses the system without weakening kidneys, liver, or bowels. It claims wide medical approval, pleasant taste, and relief from headaches and fevers, noting availability in 60e and 81 bottles from the California Fig Syrup Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
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Ana
Per
wAngene
Peoplesis
Chicago Herald
Jove
Plaisance
Urothas
Hoy
Dincomfort
Yiel
Cairo
Nan
Lin
Marner
Davies
Ersina
Te " Orr
Mm Torn To
Anis
Soma
Rene Ant
Ranger
Guatamala
Arctics
Galjal
Everi Shers
Lys
America
Spain
Pyle Dyatroia
Unite
Fale
Barrios
Ty World
Fortune
Exposition Company Coul
Christina
Bump
Suet
Radu Wane
Alod
Hood
Sam
Yale College
Aimay D
Cas
Heaton
Laurel St. Philo
Ewlet Epecivic CO
Atlanta, Ga
New York
Otto
Mistira
Kis
Lagltalely
Algoria
Tanis
Min Gun
Tinean
Tenreely
Dows
Nat Alwaye
A. Duilge
Harper's
Tintwii
Sunira
Moray
Wauuy C. Baxen
Boar ii
California
Shelvacken
Great Britain
Mulhall
Wilver
Lambert
Bohgha
Birkentieng
Austeis
Fd. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Coltract of
Congress
Sioux City
Russia
Union
Delawara
Virginia
North Carolina
Pennieaube
N. B. Brown
Laluey
Waria
Roen
Ries
Jue Aetefeace
Rhe
Pete Pl
Ty Retewicken
Grady, Housely, Tae Il Reunil Aan
Pierce'y Goldust
Asa
Ely's
Sioux City Printing Company
Terce Street
Ood
Independent Union
Uae
Lowa
Rey Et Fenwa
Nsionwione
Lemdjudi Byrsius Caynlt
Intersat
Sioux Crix Panaixa Co
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