Newspaper Summary From A Fragmented Era
The text notes the Paris National Library holding 2.5 million volumes and mentions Judge Thacher’s sole communication for Jouris4. It covers obituaries, campaign reports, editorials on politics and tariffs, and literary notices about Prof Spring and Kanes history, reflecting a broad mid 19th century newspaper snapshot with political critique and cultural items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Martha J. Lamb
Magazine of American History
Wi. K. Armstrong
Penn Yan National Bank
Eliza Allen Starr
Frank D. Smith
Portland
Orequatan
John H. Woods
Jacksonville Library
Julia H. Thayer
Anna L. Ward
Elsie Pratt
Wells College
Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve Heal a Leg
An elderly reader from Harrisburg reports great benefit from Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve after eight years of leg trouble. Three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Arnica Salve restored health. The ad notes low prices at J A Dalley for lamps and glassware, claiming 10 to 50 percent savings versus inflated rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Shapherd
Harrisburg
Alaage
Bucklen
J. A. Dalley
Vision of a Soldier's War Dreams and Fate
A wounded soldier dreams a rapid march through Civil War battles from Antietam to Gettysburg, rising from private to sergeant, then crippling injury at Fredericksburg and a final vision of poverty. He recalls home, a pall bearing his own colonel, and learns his son studies journalism while a newspaper editor critiques his youthful drafts. The piece blends war memory, home life, and moral admonition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antietam
Falmouth
Fredericksburg
Marye’s
Gettysburg
Balkney
Halkney
Acen
Barkney
Arkansan Traveler
Ewos
Home Style Fried Dishes and Breads Featured Recipes
A reader’s hand list of cooking directions includes potato pancakes with eggs and flour, eggplant fried slices, salt fish souffle with mashed potatoes and eggs, salmon croquettes with lemon and nutmeg, and yeast rolls. Also described are hominy muffins, half lamb souffle, codfish minced cakes, fried mackerel, and simple cornmeal batter for hush puppies.
Woman 116 Years Old Is Believed Oldest In U S
Sylvia Du Bois a colored resident of Sourland Mountain New Jersey is 116 years old born in 1760. She lives with her daughter in a mountain hut and travels to the valley for provisions. She recalls events of the 18th and 19th centuries and expects to live beyond a century more. The article notes her health is hearty despite age and she remains sharp and outspoken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia du Bois
Sourland Mountain
Hunterdon
Mercer Counties
N. J
United States
Sylvia
Sud Beg
Miles
Great Bend
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Poison in Canning Seals: Zinc Chloride Dangers Exposed
A Brooklyn Ragser correspondent warns that canners abandoned rosin sealing for zinc chloride, a deadly poison. The piece explains how quick, careless soldering can leak zinc into cans and harm consumers. It cites fatal cases, a trial in court, and the risk to workers in high-volume plants while urging safer packing methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journalim
H. Letheby
Medical School
London ‘Hospital
Barnett
Agalso
Woodman & Lidy
Kolger
Stille
Materia Medica
United States
Brooklyn Ragis
The Subtle Power of Humor Across Life and Society
A critical reflection on humor’s role, its benevolent social effect, and how it binds people. It argues humor enriches life, tempers poverty, and harmonizes relationships from marriage to friendship, while preserving pathos and empathy through a stable sixth sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Thackeray
Dieker
Peepee
Phathos
Paul Dombey
Col. Newcome
London Standard
Strange Case of a Water Snake in a Child’s Stomach
A Hartford City correspondent reports a 7 year old child endured three months of agony with a mysterious object in the stomach. Microscope tests identify the expulsion as a water snake, about two feet long and alive after 72 hours. Doctors debate origins and urge medical inquiry into the creature’s development from an Egg or ova deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily M
Hahn
Lust
Hartford City
Ind
Indianapolis Sentinel
Mise Ia
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the Daily Journal
Lawrence
Kansas
Old
Adorean
Pos
Otter Express
Uae
la’ ‘Ce Journal Company
Lawrence, Kaness
Kas
Republican County
Treaanre
Mahlon H. Newlin
Joel 8. White
Por Sheritt
H. Carmean
A. L. Paul
Dev. G. Miller
A. H. Pearson
Clarkson Reynolds
National Library of
Paris
Thacher
Jouris4
Shairp
St Andrews University
Scotland
Jupee Bassett
Judge Foote
Mr Wewlin
Palmyra
Lakeview
Summerfield
L. D. L. Tosh
Bloomington
H. Carméan
Simmons
Pat Barker
New York Tribune
Democratic Party
Maine
California
Washington
Republican Party
Dustry
Hill
Albany
Brad Street
Cleveland
Avlio
Hendricks
A. Riggs
Riggs
George W' Peck
England
Nellie Grant
Sartoris
Gen. Grant
Nellie
Sho
Fred Grant
North Pole
Pete
Prof. Spring
Con Pétent
Prof Spring
Chicago Morning News
L. W. Spring
Kansas State University
Boston
Stortford Courant
Houghton, Miflin & Co
Levereth W. Spring
University of Kansas
Kinsas
Sprigg
Spring
John Brown
Brown
Paul R. Brooks
Mernid-Tribune
Guette
Young
Watson
Newlin
Brooks
Journal of Yesterday Morning
Tribune
Barner Baos
Indies
Perker
JH. ‘Docker
Findley
Ohio
King
Barber Bros
Mr. Protech Baa
Omoride
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