A Dead Hope
A corny poem by Corbett traces a hopeful morning dream fading into a starless night and promising a living hope at dawn. The speaker confesses repeated cycles of hope and disappointment while clinging to eventual renewal each day.
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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1876
Page
7
Gas. Bad Effects of the Flames on the Human System
From Nature the piece argues gas lighting harms health and air quality. It warns of lassitude headaches and depressed mood after gas use, noting rooms with multiple gas flames exhaust oxygen, while people ignore the risks. It calls for sanitary inspection and cautions against dining with gas-powered households.
Sealing Methods From a 19th Century Account
The text describes how seals are driven to a killing enclosure, slaughtered with a wooden club and a knife, skinned, salted, and shipped for curing. It explains early skinning techniques, the terminology for different seal ages, and the invention that separates hair roots from fur to produce the final sealskin.
Furs and Tax Impacts Rise from Prybiley Islands Trade
The article notes sealskin futures dyed before sale and sold as smooth fur after drying. It argues profits in fur dealing look lucrative, while Prybiley Islands skins fetch only small value. It mentions a $2 revenue tax per skin and high remote-establishment costs, framing European prices as extravagant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prybiley Islands
United States
Europe
Hard Times and Hard People From the New York Express
The piece reflects on repeated panics since 1847 and 1873 74 75 and argues adversity tests character and thrift. It notes people and nations drift from prosperity to hardship amid crime idleness and neglect and offers a moral urging self reliance to reach better times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York. Express
Adam
Eve
Noah
Canaan
God
Moses
Mariam
Aaron
Saul
David
Egypt
Samaria
Curious Family History Near Silver Station
A Pennsylvanian tale recounts Swingle a 60 year old farmer who vanished after paying 1800 dollars and riding home on a stormy night. A murder cry was heard, his horse found, and a skeleton later buried as Swingle. His son wed his widow, then renewed marriage after Swingle’s reported return from Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Station
Pennsylvania
Swingle
Swingie
Swingle Senior
Cleveland
Australis
Gibson
Sailors' Yarns and Wishes From a Bosun's Banter
A humorous exchange among sailors contrasts extravagant wishes with practical dreams. One longs for riches and farming life while another imagines wealth so vast interest outpaces any pile, ending with a clever jab about prudent desires and a red-hot knitting needle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Life in Roumania From the Pall Mall Gazette
Wretched state of Roumania due to heavy taxation with prices doubling since Prince Charles arrived. Citizens are discouraged and focus on mere subsistence while capital society appears frivolous with night dancing and late balls. Yet foreigners are treated kindly and Bucharest hospitals are magnificent and well run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roumania
Pall Mall Gazette
Prince Charles
Bucharestians
Bucharest
Young Men Christian Association in Paris
Paris correspondence reports a YMCA to counteract temptations for young men in Paris. The rooms at 160 Rue Montmartre offer English and French reading, language classes, weekly meetings, and Bible study with President H Spooner and Secretary R W R Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Toronto Globe
Parisian
Society of Christian Associates
Rue Montmartre
H. Spooner
R. W. R. Long
Where Does It All Come From
An 19th century style medical pitch describes catarrh and clogged nasal glands. It claims the mucous membrane drains from blood and air exposure corrupts it and prescribes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, Dr Pierces Catarrh Remedy, and Dr Pierces Nasal Douche sold by druggists as the cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Clams and Tobacco Folly In Danbury Pocket Tale
A Danbury man carried four quarts of soft shell clams and loose tobacco in an overcoat pocket. On reaching home the clams were cooked and eaten for breakfast, with the tale noting the clams’ imagined mutual habit and the man’s remark about finding a new pocket or back door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Danbury News
Dr Schenck Remedies for Lung Diseases
Dr. Schenck promotes Pulmonic Syrup Mandrake Pills and Sea Weed Tonic as lung cure. He claims these cleanse the stomach liver and bile to aid healing and blood formation. Patients can consult at his Philadelphia office or by letter. medicines sold nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenck
Scienck
J. H. Schenck
Philadelphia
Enck
Pimee
Piacephia
Behenck
Radwaty
Caswell hazard juniper tar soap promoted for skin cures
Com lures readers with claims that Juniper Tar Soap from Caswell Hazard & Co New York cures chapped hands pimples ring worm and other skin ailments. Warns buyers to avoid imitations. Also notes FatHen Carmagny the Montreal evangelist faces libel prosecution over names of converts. Ritmeier's California Wine Bitters extolled as top household remedy.
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Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Com
FatHen Carmagny
Montreal
Ritmeier
California
Wine Bitters
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