Train encounter in London ends with polite exit
Irving entered a Cress London train to find four passengers occupying all seats and the rack space with their luggage. No one moved so Sir Henry remained standing by the bat rail. After a passenger relented, Sir Henry calmly said do not disturb me as I get out at Scotland.
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London
Sir Henry
Scotland
California Fig Syrup Co
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San Francisco Examiner
Significance of a Gray Overcoat and Stomach Bitters Ad
An 1805 testimonial notes stomach ailments and discomforts relieved by Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. It claims cures for chills fever constipation dyspepsia rheumatic and kidney complaints and nervousness. Mentions Italy’s unusually mild winter and Pisa’s Curry for Consumption as a cough remedy.
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Italy
Pisa
George W. Lots
Fabucher
England's Greatest Railway Facts and Figures
An article about the London and North Western Railway as a leading English transport firm. It mentions a capital around 56 million, revenue of 35540 per hour, a fleet of 2300 engines, 60080 carriages and numerous bridges rails carriages wagons and miscellaneous items. It notes permanent costs near 15000 monthly.
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London & Northweet
England
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Popular Science
Hiring a servant ends with Chinese worker hire
A careful home interview reveals a mismatch over housekeeping needs and wages. The older, better-off applicant insists on higher pay and broader duties while the younger, thrifty couple settle for a cheaper arrangement. The husband ultimately hires a Chinaman for the family.
The Clever Woman in a Luxury Tea Salon
A charming mistress of a luxurious establishment dispenses tea to visitors while writing for the crowds. She notes cleverness lies in creating wealth without personal labor, arguing the truly clever woman earns life’s luxuries by influence rather than daily work. The exchange ends with a question about two kinds of cleverness.
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New York Herald
Mar
George Eliot
Adieux
North Missouri Paper Upside Down Delinquent Names
A North Missouri newspaper adopts a practice of running delinquent subscribers’ names upside down in print when mentioning them, signaling unpaid accounts and drawing reader attention to debtors. The device serves as a public shaming or cautionary measure within the local press.
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North Missouri
Noted Advert For Dr Mary Opium Habit Cure
A notice promotes Dr Mary as a long established specialist with twenty five years of experience in treating opium and morphine addiction. The advert claims favorable cures and endorses him to readers seeking treatment.
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Mary
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