Auburn Miracle and the Donnelly Heroic Rescue Tale
An old New York City tale recalls Edward Donnelly risking his life to save an eight year old who fell into the East River near West Eighth Street. The story allegedly links Donnelly to paralysis and death after the rescue while noting press attention and family connections.
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West Eighth Street
New York
Edward Donnelly
Don Kelly
Plonge
Caine Ue
Amanda Graitsiat
Choy
Moravia Street
Donnelly Limsell de
Abbas
Morsaine
Cuore
Hellins
Ray Back
Walnut Streat
Toshorne
Tre Flay
Patehen
Ray Wis
Herve Falcon
Nya
Willy
New York City
Williome
Avery
Williams
Education by new spirit reshapes teacher aim
G Stanley Hall of Clark University argues in a study that early schooling benefits hinge on teaching that draws out each child’s faculties. He cites examples of imaginative errors and misperceptions to show that instruction must nurture individual strengths rather than rely on rote progress.
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New York Sun
G. Stanley Hall
Clark University
Diepps
Siti
Iit
Fragmentary 40thvound Test Mentions Tacnity Polleis
An incoherent OCR fragment discusses a 40thvound test of Tacnity, strong and weak polleis of 2 child, intelligent choice of the Hrework, wine cult ivsalion and a discourse on bread and butter. Mentions an Incan wer man cin and the bere with a Taller of rissurue.
Wise Mother Keeps Sons Close To Capitol Life
A western senator recalls his childhood with a devoted mother who split her time between social duties and her three sons. The mother later stayed home, selling goods and caring for the boys on Saturdays. The youths visit galleries, museums, and the capitol, enjoying shared outings and lessons.
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Washington
Flo
Shin
Deas
Hapa
Mamma
New York Sun notes role of typists in a changing world
A fragmentary musing argues typists are crucial as a new era arrives. It contemplates handwriting versus machine writing, hints at cultural tension with French writers, and suggests a looming shift that may erase old craft.
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New York Sun
Mysterious Mineral Mud Prompts Cures and Claims
A garbled 19th century advertiser sheet touts a mineral mud with miraculous healing power for "absent kidney temales" and other ailments. It urges readers to send their address to FH, general manager of Jude Springs Company, for a purported illustrated booklet about Magnotia Mineral Mud and its cures.
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Gil
Tamora
Una
Jude Springs Company
Trial of Wichard Wood for Simon Saffell murder begins
The trial recounts Wood's alleged discovery of Simon Saffell with four companions in a melon patch. Wood supposedly fired upon them, killing Saffell, as witnesses describe the events leading to the fatal confrontation.
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Wichard Wood
Simon Saffell
Ned
Wood
Satfell
Opiate Use Warnings From Medical Note
A historical medical fragment warns that nervousness and irritability can be worsened by drug reliance. It cautions against extreme cures and frequent use of opiates, recommending caution to avoid weakening nerves and health decline.
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Ualmila
Walning
Highest of all in Leavening Power and A Queer Guatemala Betrothal
Excerpts discuss baking powder superiority, then describe a Guatemalan native betrothal custom with a mother disciplining her daughter to seal consent. The piece notes limited cash for natives, church fees for marriage, and a festive feast with native liquor. It ends warning about horse safety and animal cruelty avoidance.
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Guatemala
Galwaits
Geographical Magazine
Oversight at Great Exposition Reveals Misrepresentation
Fragmentary remarks lament a missing Lotwill view at the Chicuzoth Exposition and critique how the nation’s wealth and scientific progress are presented. The text argues the world overstates others’ suffering while underplaying domestic relief efforts and medical aid by government and public institutions.
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Chicuzoth
Echeri
Eynryeidny
Smallpox removals follow Joliet family outbreak
Joliet Illinois February 14 three children were moved from the Dawson family to the pesthouse after contracting a mild form of smallpox officials state the outbreak is contained and the children are receiving isolation care at the facility local health officers urge residents to follow vaccination and quarantine guidelines to prevent spread.
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Joliet, AL
Michael Dawson
Salzer onion seeds promise huge crops to buyers
An old trade notice claims Salzer seed offers 1213 moshels of onions per acre and other novelties. It touts Northern grown, early varieties and a catalog of vegetables and fruits, urging Californians to order by mail.
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Sulzon
Salzer Syed
Farmer Jobe Landry Struck by Train Near Dhorpe
Jobe Landry, a farmer, was struck by a Wisconsin Central engine while crossing the tracks near Dhorpe. He was hurled about twenty feet, suffering a severe leg injury that may endanger his recovery. His condition remains doubtful.
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Jobe Landry
Dhorpe
Autobiography of Dyer of Vinulhaven Age Ninety One
The article outlines Dyer of Vinulhaven in his ninety first year. He claims he never wore day clothes until age forty eight and says he has never ridden trains though he did ride once on a steamboat. He describes quiet visits to taverns and his avoidance of quagmires, noting a barber once saved him from danger. Bomb-thrower Henry claims he preferred bombing a theater but could not gain entry.
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Dowald Kernedy
Roxbury
Mass
Sesto
Ockland Courlordanzette Simony
Vinulhaven
Henry
Fraud and Patent Remedies Flood 19th Century News
A garbled, broad survey of sensational ads and notices recounts dubious patent medicines, a McKinley speech, legal actions, and local anecdotes. Names like Cheney and Glaua appear amid claims of cures, trials, and sales, with scattered references to political events and criminal cases.
Syrup of Figs promotes health with gentle cleansing remedy
Knowledge about health praises Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system without weakening organs. It touts benefits for colds headaches fevers and constipation while stressing kidney liver and bowel action and warns against substitutes. Sold by druggists in bottles and manufactured by California Fig Syrup Co.
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Californi 8
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