Fragmentary 19th century miscellany and ads mix
A collage of curiosities, names, injuries, and ads from a bygone era. It mentions Reewns, Wanda Hase, Doc Barrington, J Manchester, ex commodore, a brown carbuncle, Burma, Berry Wall's successor, G B Thummel-Cloete, a Chinese soldier, Salvation Oil, Doubins Electric Soap, and various quoted quips. The piece blends anecdotes, medical tonics, and promotional blurbs with fragmented dialogue and literary snippets.
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Wanda
Doc Barrington
J. Manchester
Mont Yachs Club
Syrup of Figs Promotes Gentle Health and Ease
Progress in material age centers on remedies that please taste and eye while aiding digestion. Syrup of Figs claimed as the perfect laxative and gentle diuretic, praised for being easily taken and healthy in nature. A fragmentary anecdote hints at a church scene and a drafted payment, reflecting old newspaper language.
Victorian Advice and Household Recipes Mix
A long miscellany blends comic poems with homemaking tips and recipes. Readers find parlor ballad couplets, etiquette quips, and practical instructions for celery dishes, roast beef, and quick breads, followed by bee keeping guidance and household hygiene notes.
Autograph Hunter Foiled By Elusive Poet Return
A determined autograph hunter sought a rare signature from a world renowned American poet who reportedly never signs. He sent a businesslike letter asking for a photograph as part of a literary project and inquired where the writer could be found, aiming to obtain the autographs without asking directly.
Bottle Bells A DIY Chime From Bottles and Strings
A New York Morning Journal idea describes making a melodic bottle bell chime with two chairs two sticks and eighteen bottles hung by strings. By varying bottle shapes and water levels you can craft a chromatic scale or adapt to C G D F and even extend to an octave higher using medicine bottles. hammering with hazel sticks yields notes with two players recommended for fast tunes.
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Giese
New York Morning Journal
Moral in a World of Booze and Bravado Parable
A string of verses satirizes repeated drunken tricks and stumbles then moves to a political note about R W Gilder's appearances in politics. The piece contrasts self destructive acts with social judgment and ends with a street observer quip about Gilder’s seriousness.
The Troubles of an Halter and Potato Dilemma
The author laments a shortage of suitable potatoes and a single small cooking dipper in the composing room. Delinquent subscribers are urged to send smaller varieties. Willapa Valley potatoes are typically ten inches and rarely under nine. The piece expresses anxiety over refusing the allotment due to lack of potato varieties.
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Willapa Valley
Art Notes Reflect Boston Art Scene and International Moves
Amateur woodcarvers in Boston form a new Unity art club including photographers wood carvers draughtsmen and painters. New York critics praise the National Academy show with some reservations amid generally strong sales. Czartorski elected to Paris Academy seat over Milanesi and Conlife-Gwan. Corcoran Gallery plans an art school annex directed by BP Andrews. A memorial to Lippold by Bringhurst is unveiled with a bronze bust on a black marble pedestal and a tomato figure recording Litt indiscriminate details.
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Boston
The
Unity
New York
Prince Czartorski
Cracow
Academy of the Fine Arts of
Paris
Richard Wallace
Marquis of Bladford
Simnor Gaetano Milanesi
Florence
Philip Conlife-Gwan
London
Corcoran Art Gallery
Washington
Lippolt
Judge Rules Teacher Lacked Right to Punish Onion Eating Girl
A Michigan judge ruled a school teacher overstepped by punishing a 12-year-old girl for bringing an onion odor to class. The Leonidas educator was fined $12 for assault and battery after the incident. A related item notes Stanley's wife from England plans an American wedding.
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Michigan
Leonidas
Stanley
Wrovliwr
Earnest Ad Explains Dr. S Remedy Confidence
An advertisement touts Dr. S Remedy promising cure for cold and chronic catarrh with a $500 guarantee. Makers boast success and back it with cash, while recommending Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a mild, effective alternative—twenty five cents a dose, available at all druggists.
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Nncan
Pierce
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