Various Oddities and Notes From American Papers
A roundup of curious items includes the Newport party tabled with pond lilies and a New York Journal jab at the trade dollar. Reports cite Montana bears paid for scalps, cattle and sheep cargoes to Britain, and Ireland’s Donegal poor living on two cents’ worth of corn meal daily paid from America. A Mississippi alligator drink test, a sow diving for salmon in British Columbia, and a Camden Oneida County bereavement tale follow. Also notes on a Fall River groggery raid, a Chicago hotel room check system, and a Philadelphia golden wedding with twenty three descendants. A Naugatuck burglar notice boasts armament and a Reading Pa. tragedy linked to a consumptive suitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Morning Journal
Montana
Great Briton
Canada
Chicago Times
Donegal
Ireland
America
Mississippi
Detroit Free Press
British Columbia
J. C. Hughes
Camden
Oneida County
N.Y
N. Y
Massachusetts
Gloucester
Boston Herald
John Beach
Bridgewater
Conn
Loston Post
Fall River
Mass
Ramseller
N. Y. Sun
Chicago
Chicago Herald
Robert Cornelius
Philadelphia
Naugatuck
Hartford Post
Isaac Sassman
Reading
Easton
Assman
Pittsburgh Post
Various Portraits and Anecdotes from Newsmen
A collage of brief quotations and anecdotes from editors and commentators. Notable items cite Mrs Elizabeth J. Crook's reappointment as Arkadelphia Postmaster, comments on Leland Stanford and Bret Harte, Queen Mary of the Gypsies, Lotta the actress, and notes on presidential descendants with mentions of the Adams family and Jefferson lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Ieey
Europe
Elizabeth J. Crook
Arkadelphia
Ark
Chicago Journal
Leland Stanford
California
Isaac Hills
Canada
Boston Transcript
Mary
England
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia’ Press
Frances ‘Hodgson Burnett
Chicago Herald
Lotta
James H. Heverin
N. Y
Duluth Becomes Largest U.S. City by Character
The Detroit Post notes Duluth Minnesota as the largest village in the United States, surpassing Kalamazoo Michigan which recently gained city status. The item contrasts village and city classifications as a local governance curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
United States
Kalamazoo Ich
Detroit Post
Arizona Natural Bridge Said Superior to Virginia Wonder
A natural bridge in Arizona is described as far surpassing the famed Virginia structure in size, according to local claims and contemporary admiration. The tale elevates the Arizona feature as a prominent natural landmark in contrast to the well-known Virginia bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Virginia
Jocular snippets from old newspapers on marriage and mishaps
A collage of humorous vignettes from Chicago Tribune and N. Y. Post style items. Jokes about marriage nerves questions and pipe dreams, a Pittsburgh tea plan, a daughter’s moonlit ruse, a baseball fine, and a drunken siege of Lucknow to cap the page.
Will of Spooner in Camp Ends in Tragic Ruse
In an Idaho mining camp Spooner commissions a will to dispose of half the Big Fissure and one third of the Lame Duck. He drinks himself to death after accepting a final drink, aided by Ketchum and Jones. The tale ends with a cautionary moral and a note of local sadness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Spooner
Joe
Midas Shaft
Midas
Ketchum
Etchum
Patience Spooner
Pike County
Missouri
Jones
Missouri Price
Pike
Salt Lake City
Nellie
Man of Science
Salt Lake
Salt Lake Tribune
Narrow Escape From Whitewater at Hull Mill
Narcisse Meunier a young French Canadian mill hand at Eddy's mill in Hull Quebec slipped into a raging water current and fought to reach shore. He clung to a rock as the Devil's Hole siphoned the stream toward an underground passage. Bystanders saw him and pulled him to safety before being swept away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narcisse Meunier
Eddy
Hull
Quebec
Narcisse
Devil's Hole
Streas
Ottawa
Pleasant Purgative Pellets for Health Advice
An 19th century Somerville Journal remark promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets as a mild, reliable health aid. It suggests wellbeing requires good health and mentions readiness to trust a distiller who keeps secrets, reflecting period ad language and humor.
Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery Endorsements
An advertisement extols Dr. R. V. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female weakness and related ailments, claiming thousands testify to its benefits. It touts a birch bark alternative and urges readers to try Golden Medical Discovery for liver action and overall strength, ending with a note about availability from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Pierce
Piece
Golden Medical Discovery
Quack remedies and cures in a 19th century ad clippings
A collage of patent medicines and household cures. Glenn's Sulphur Soap and Hill's Hair Dye are touted with dubious claims. Ely's Cream Balm is recommended for hay fever and catarrh by several testimonials. Brown's Iron Bitters touted for digestion and liver issues. Wells' Health Renewer and Wells' Rough on Corns promote health and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn
Hill
Myron
Ely
Gabriel Ferris
Spencer
N. Y
Achille
Iron Man of Waterloo Recovers with Warner Cure
Dr A W McNames of Waterloo describes his dramatic recovery from Bright's disease after years of weakness and failed treatments. He credits Warner's Safe Cure, notes renewed strength and health, and warns against overexertion while endorsing the medicine's effectiveness. The piece frames this as a cautionary tale about overdoing physical power and highlights the hopeful testimonial for Warner's Safe Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
A. W. McNames
Bright
John L. Clark
Warner
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Also Mentioned on This Page
N.’Y
Saco
Newport
R. I
Bret Harte
Hudson
Marquis of Lansdowne
Chicago News
Washington
Lawrence Washington
Madisons
Monroe
Jackson
Adamy
Jefferson
Meikleham
Martha
Randolph
Pittsburgh
Chicago Tribune
Sandy
Jay
Fifth Avenue
Lucknow
Jesse
Manuel
John Lennon
Lockport
Union Island
Stockton
Dudeburg
Somerville Journal
Boston Star
N. O. Picayunes
Baltimore
Avery
W. Towney
Elizabeth
N. J
New York
Brown
Lewis
Iowa
M. J. Davis
South Pole
Wise
General Markets
Kansassas City
Garfield
A. T. Henak
Lyon
Acre
Pui, Chew
St. Louis
USA
Centaa
Ruggiata, CO
Owego
Segational
Hershey School of Musical Art
Hershey
Marie Hall
Iforda
Etre Ularé H. Clarence Edd
General Directo
Ad. J.D
Fuabremans Medicat
the Great Homeopathic School
Michigan Ave
Lexington
J. A. Quares
D. D
Drohn Woodbury
Hunt
W. H. Stilson
Tyler St
Boston
Hont
Elisha Noyse
South
Geo. P. Cox
Malpen
Department of Agriculture
Reha
Pa Crew
Journal of Agriculture
Chestnut Street
St. Laura
Waakki
Bt. Levin Co
L. H. Baker
St. Louis Co
Parsons
Saline County
Hagan
Ankman & Taylor Co
Mansfield
Ohio
Ceilemploy
Eerie Olty Sawople
City Sas
Clacenea
B.C
Standarl
Cure Co
Peart
BA Neskin Town
Andrai Hallet: & Co
Portland
A. N.K
Ivhen Weiting
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