16 Apr 1873
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1873
Page
1
An unreadable historical notice promotes carpets for ten thousand dollars with first come, first served terms. Mentions Genus Clothing and commercial printing in a late Brylen era style, with garbled addresses and prices, offering warranties and satisfaction guarantees amid adlike text fragments.
Narrator aboard the Mongolia recounts Colonel Nathaniel J. Cooling of San Joaquin California who, famed for piracy and speculation, loses ten thousand dollars on a bogus diamond then swindles a real gem back. He lands the ring in a bluffing race with New York gamblers, revealing a costly hoax and a clever reversal that nets about eighteen thousand in profit.
The article surveys sea-water bathing's alleged health benefits and cautions against overuse in unsuitable contexts. It cites ancient authorities on nearwater baths, presents Swediaur and contemporaries' sea-water preparation, notes variations with lime and magnesia, and mentions explorers and sailors consuming sea-water. It also records trials by Peter the Great and reports from Rossel and Buchan on internal sea-water use for certain conditions, concluding such uses are largely discredited today.
A Scientific American correspondent describes a strange crossing of Seneca Lake on the tenth of October. Three spiders moved on the water with a single thread stretching thirty feet into the air to a balloon shaped web eight feet long and five feet wide. Insects stationed along the main thread managed the device. The web rose as the party neared, and the last spider, about the size of a house fly, was retrieved by an oar stroke before the balloon vanished from view.
Historic speculation describes a brown fungus-derived powder given in a warm drink that acts as a slow poison by stimulating growths in the mucous membranes. Autopsy in Italy 1860 revealed the cause after death, with fibers expanding to spindly growths and fatal bleeding within weeks.
The piece recalls the marriage of Princess Louisa of England to the Marquis of Lorne and the public interest in royal alliances with subjects. It notes a rumored separation due to incompatibility and hints at possible motives involving a music master and royal pressure, suggesting the couple may have only lived together superficially.
The article notes rapid growth in women’s medical education across Europe and the United States, with hundreds enrolled at major colleges and women gaining admission to lectures at the Pharmaceutical Society of London. It cites women physicians in state and national medical bodies and mentions female missionaries, plus remarks on George Eliot and Herbert Spencer influencing her intellect. It ends with a note that Miss Lewin, a Black sculptor, plans marriage.
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