Curious miscellany and reflections from a distant era
A patchwork of anecdotes and facts ranging from polar expeditions and measles to stair climbing, grain weights, and odd wells. It cites Turan and Beyfoldton locals, mentions a 110 year old measles survivor, a lunar oil spring in California, a Niagara erosion note, and a protracted note on the U.S. flag’s symbolism at Navesink light.
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Venango County
Wheeler Canyon
Cal
Hemgarten
United Peates
Sonet
Navesink
New York
Atus
Turbulent World News From 1840s and Modern Crises
Read items include farm tragedies in New York and Indiana. Tornado damage in Illinois and New York fires. Stock panic on New York exchange and counterfeit arrests. Political moves in Washington and cabinet reshuffles. Fires, drownings, executions, and a wide range of disasters and political events across the United States and abroad.
Notable 19th Century Tragedies and Incidents Reported
A Cincinnati era paper item notes Beattie & Keattie failed in Chicago due to Chemical National Bank suspension with assets $9,000 and viability $6,500. Drownings occur near Lexington Michigan as six men fish, Jacob Frank and Edward Mader perish. A Spanish naval commander Gonzalo Loxo dies in Havana. Frank Roehl’s body found in the Hudson, Pallister suspected shooter. Fire destroys J J Jackson residence in Indiana. family perished. Inventor Joseph Francis dies at Otsego Lake aged 63. An electric plant boiler explosion at La Junta Colorado kills engineer Charles Shepherd. A San Francisco banker Winson T Monmar dies by suicide amid financial motive. Train collision kills Gus Thomas Ten, Cornelius Wagner, Andrew Ut me. The Morse column critiques crowd cruelty to a horse with a graphic, sensational tone. A lighthearted slang anecdote closes.
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Beattie & Keattie
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Chemical Bank
Lexington
Mich
Jacob Frank
Edward Mader
Apsiaan Gonz Y Loxo
New York Harbor
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Ture
Frank Roehl
Thomas Pallister
Sing Sing
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Ring Sing
Roehl
Pallister
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Ind
J. J. Jackson
Amiles
Joseph Francis
Otsego Lake
N. Y
Davin Worcrater
Joseph Worcester
Albia
Yale College
la Juota
Col
Charles Shepherd
New York Bay
Blake
Winson T. Momear
San Francisco
Cal
Gus Thomas Ten
Cornelius Wagner
Andrew Utme
Rectica
August Flower Cures Dyspepsia Says Ad Claim
An advertisement proclaims August Flower as a remedy for dyspepsia. It asserts the product heals stomach and liver issues, claims universal trust, and notes a large manufacturing plant and wide sale. The copy emphasizes its singular, effective action.
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