Singular accidents and odd tales across the nation
A jumble of brief items recounts a Utah man’s death after a fall near a wash tub, a Jersey City railway mystery blamed on a “wiper,” coinage religion debates from the Mint, postmaster jokes from Dakota to Ohio, Newport transplant feats, and a Cape Cod captain repelling would be robbers in Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isia
W. & Dixon
Eli Densmore
Creek
Jersey
Mint
Dakota
Ohio
Denver
Richard Jebb
Chicago Journal
Haverhill
Boston
Treasury Department
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Washington
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Oliver
Bridgeport
Conn
Capt. Oliver
New Haven Register
The Physician and the Druggist Case Summary
A year ago Martin McIntyre, a Fondaist, claimed a prescription written by Parson for John Cook was altered by the druggist, causing near-fatal poisoning. The physician and Parson disputed alterations while four experts testified no alteration occurred. The trial occurred that week with conflicting sworn statements.
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Martin McIntyre
John Cook
Parson
Fultonville
Cook
McIntyre
Dr. Jarson
Practical Farming and Home Remedies From Page Fragments
A collection of archived snippets discusses lamp burner cleaning with boiling soda water, tobacco placed around currant bushes to deter currant worms, and observations on early fruit development and melon placement on vines. It also notes quidding as a sign of dental illness, and claims about cow carrying improving milk quality and butter color and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruit Recorder
Ohio
Toledo
Herald
Mindful meals and undivided attention advised by Dr Hannaford
The Golden Rule quotes Dr Hannaford urging steady focus on one subject during meals. It warns against talking or laughing while eating, explains risks of breathing interference, and recommends a calm, quiet hour after eating to aid digestion.
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Dr. Hannaford
Lima Beans as a Farm Crop
Lima beans, popular with amateurs and market gardeners, sell for several dollars per bushel and are undersupplied. They grow on vines, prefer rich gravelly or sandy loam with phosphatic manure, and require four foot row spacing. Plant one inch deep with sun exposure and north-south rows for best results. Continuous bearing until frost, with potential as a large scale specialty crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculturist
Desert of Arizona as Stimulus and Resource
William Henry Bishop in Harper's Magazine portrays the Arizona Desert as dry and dramatic yet lively with curiosity. He notes stage routes to Colorado River and Prescott, mentions irrigation potential for 37 percent agriculture and 60 percent pasturage, and highlights yucca paper making and mineral resources alongside a vivid, period tone.
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Palma
Coney Island
Long Branch
Dos Palmas
Colorado River
Prescott
Arizona Territory
Southern
Overland Mail
Arizona
Colorado Desert
William Henry Bishop
Harper's Magazine
Emersons First Literary Earnings Revealed in Early Memoir
The report details Ralph Waldo Emerson’s initial publishing dealings with Monroe & Co and Phillips & Sampson. It recounts his insistence on owning plates, the Worcester lectures that led to Representative Men, and a $600 check from Phillips for his work. The anecdote ends with Emerson noting it was the first money he earned from his books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Monroe & Co
Emerson
England
E. E. Hare
Worcester
Dial
Sage of Concord
Atlantic
Phillips
Mr. Emerson
Mr.Emerson
Boxton Courier
Trimming Apple Trees by Season Guidance from New Hampshire Patriot
Agricultural advice outlines pruning timing for apple trees to avoid wounds and decay. Early spring pruning risks blackened wounds. August or mid-winter pruning slows healing. Mid-June bark peeling spurs new bark and heals better if limbs are not too large, yielding healthier fruit color. Overpruning and removing too much wood destabilizes the tree, causing suckers or death. dead limbs must be removed.
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Farmore
J. Harvey
New Hampshire
Personal Tax VYourare Bert Co trials Belts for nervous debility
Bert Co of Marshall Michigan offers Dr Dye's Electro-Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on a thirty day trial for men afflicted with nervous debility and loss of vitality. No risk as trial is allowed. Also promotes throat lung remedies and various patent medicines with endorsements and quotes.
The Hartford Clerk Hosts a Patient Tie Purchase
A Hartford lady visits a gentlemen's furnishing store and tests dozens of neckwear options. After hours of browsing through dozens of bows and scarves, she spots a modest dotted tie priced at one dollar twenty one cents and leaves remarking on higher past prices. The clerks react with stunned resignation.
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Hartford
Job
Ysher
Freeman's Fortune in San Francisco Fire Dept Tale
Asst. Chief Engineer Matthew Brady says a four year heat ailment eased after trying St. Jacob’s Oil. The Chronicle reprints his account alongside a satirical plantation dialect column criticizing education, social pretenses, and public behavior with clipped aphorisms and regional slang.
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Freeman's
San Francisco
Cal) Chronicle
Fire Department of
Asst
Matthew Brady
St. Dacoba
Patent nostrums and medical claims flood old newspapers
An OCR style fragment markets Dr. Guyxon and Dr. Willan Hall remedies, praising Yellow Deck and Sarsaparilla as blood cleansers and tonic cures. It cites testimonials from period papers, touts Favorite Prescription for feminine health, and advertises Brown's Bronchial Troches for bronchial throat illnesses.
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Dahlonega
Jennie Thomason
Gaddistown
Union County
Atlanta Constitution
Lbaco Saheee
Hottle
WN. O. Picaytene
Eell
Worto
Dis Pensant Medical Association
Buffalo
Boston Commercial
Bulielin
Frost
KV. Pierce
Russia
Mexico
Lyon
Isaac Thompson
Wise
TIE General Markets
Kansas
Crry
Carlota
Fairbright
Saasereey
Chile
Arkansaw Traceller
Dr. Guyxon
Paladaphia Chronicle- Herald
Willan Hal
3Vu
Haen
Philadelphia Chronicle
Lorp Erros
Bellef
Tekins YY
Pierce
Bozes
Monay
Meelie
Pike
Cie
Internal Revenue
Fayed
Protideance
Boston Herald
Drax Sis
Internal Revenue Department
United Sitates
Hunt
New York City
Bright
Prigin Tego
Ricrsonp
Taio St
Mickie
Cherokes
Steoe
Mavenworth
Naam
MUL
Irop
Beane
Western
Medart
Howe
D. Camogee
Soret
I. G. Root
Sxin
DH. F. L. Pond
Kano .O
Tha Aultmen & Taylor Co
Manaflwid
Wno
Wale
HA Air Reaye
Burnbam
TA State Hitec
Johnson & Ol
America
Cee Narional Puble Co
Blain
Sy Pears
Chase's Orn Seas
Ox Bowan
BroCkOn
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