Unnamed Lewiston Traveler Describes Drought Haunting Island Scene
In Lewiston, Uncle Robert William Quimby recalls globe trotting and extreme heat. He recounts a perilous island where a ship’s crew perished in one night, water vanished, and a dry hut held four sailor remains with a Liverpool letter dated 1844.
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Robert Whiliam Quimby
Lewiston
Jotin's Biscuit
Cape Gracias
Hurduns
Thelizabeth Jonings
Portland
Hyat's Claw
Voteule
Agahor
Liverpool
Aplain
Lewiston Evening Journal
Tips for Selecting Fresh Meat Poultry and Fish
Reading the garbled guidance on choosing meat pork mutton and poultry and fish, the article advises selecting red firm meat with white fat, checks for springiness and eye clarity, notes age signs in beef and poultry, and recommends immediate refrigeration or proper wrapping with salt or vinegar. It emphasizes avoiding old or dull meat and suggests chilling methods for hot weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sci. Davies
Gobeling
Wenderness
Fragmentary note on fish and laborer trade terms
A disjointed text discusses pitting on ice, keeping until the next day, decisions by smell, laborers being hired only after offers, and fish described as black when alive and red when boiled.
Process Of Making Hairpins Described In Detail
The article details how hairpins are produced in English and French workshops and recently in other countries. It explains automatic machines shaping and sharpening wires into pins, with fast output up to 120 pins per minute. Enameling remains the difficult step requiring careful, dust free work for a smooth, polished finish.
Antipodean Reformers Push for Women Rights
The New Zealand women advocate sweeping social reforms including equal suffrage representation measured in decades of progress. They seek capital punishment repeal and pensions while pushing for electing women to public office. A proposal urges a legal share of a husband's earnings for wives who manage a home and children, held in a separate account if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zeeland
Christcburca
Girl with Clever Wit Visits Fruit Orchard Incident
A four person party toured Franklintown and Catonsville roads last Sunday. They entered a country estate orchard where the dark haired girl plucked pears grapes and fruits. her wit and pep aided the playful scene as she laughed at a convivially biased remark about a pneumatic stomach.
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Franklintown
Catonsville
Pepartes
Thesgirl
Baltimore
Debutante Hair Styles Highlight Two Fashion Choices
In the era’s fashion commentary, young girls are advised on hair arrangements for debutants. Two prevailing styles are outlined, with emphasis on practicality and societal expectations until a debut is made.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
An advert touts Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. It claims the remedy relieves painful symptoms and fatigue, with testimonials from a Mrs. Criss praising its benefits after years of suffering and multiple doctors' visits.
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Lydia B. Pinkinn
Mus
Criss
King
St. Philadelpha
Pin
Leinas
Gah
Lydia B
Talon
Hairstyles Described in Cadogan Fashion Briefly Mentioned
The passage notes two plait styles in red with narrow ribbons, one braided into two plaits and another braided into a single plait. It mentions looping the hair and a red tone with a black ribbon in Cadogan fashion as described by Ladies’ Home Journal.
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Cadogan
Ladies' Home Journal
No Envurgement Yet on Aged Express Encounter
A fragment shows a brusque exchange with a farmer’s wife about travel slang and entreaties to join a union. The dialogue mocks the speaker’s language while hinting at a gate post mark and a disdain for artistic itinerants in a Buffalo Express style.
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Wiss
Fallow
Union
Bufaly Express
Fashion Notes on Jackets and Gowns from Demorest's
Fashion notes describe jackets with wide lace starting at the shoulders and shaping the armhole, plus tab ends of lace or trimming from rovers or fronts hanging under belts. Belts, jeweled duckles and buttons add brilliance to gowns. Crash and heavy linen summer suits remain a strong trend.
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Daresay
Jace
Demorest
Unbonneted Women and Correct Speech in Society Writing
A society paper urges precise language using lady and gentleman instead of men or women, criticizing a hostess described as over dressed and bonnetless. It warns readers to avoid lingering terms and to distinguish friends by proper terms after longer acquaintance.
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Ledles
Homey Journal
Fire destroys Jenney Electric plant in Indianapolis
Fire at the Jenney Electric Company plant in Indianapolis Indiana wiped out the facility with damages estimated at 100000 dollars and insurance reported at 48000 dollars.
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Jenney Electric Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Golden Rind Watermelon and Prizes Notice
Dispatches report a Rio de Janeiro outbreak and a promotional notice offering Golden Rind Watermelon seeds with a 146 page seed book for John Al Salter Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin. The notice lists 16 vents and a $100 prize for a felon and includes multiple product sorts and prices.
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Cardinal Wieden
John AL Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wia
Salzer's German Coffee Berry Offered At 0 Cents A Pound
A letter from Mr. Goodman of Williams County Wisconsin promotes Salzer's German Coffee Berry claiming one package yields about 300 pounds of coffee that can be sold in stores for 0 cents per pound. The notice mentions Dry seed catalogues sent by the Salzer Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin upon payment of stamps.
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Salzer
Bern
Tor
Mallad
Rod Kluwer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
LA Chogse
Wis
Fragmented 19th Century Health and News Snippet
An OCR heavy fragment lists medical claims and ad-like lines, mentioning ailments and tonics, references to McKinley and legislative dates, plus scattered names, places, and products. The garbled text includes brief notices about a murder sentence, a conscription note, and a misplaced engagement announcement among a jumble of period advertisements and health remedies.
SHERIFF FISHER AND THE UNION LIVERTTES INTERVIEW
A fragmented report describes Sheriff Fisher and the Union Liverttes, detailing a reporter interview and political recovery themes. It references the Wistlay Lawrence, Minh, and mentions George W. Fishes of Tanwrenie amid unclear context. The text includes garbled names, locations, and historical medical claims with mixed, uncertain details.
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Union Liverttes
Utce
Hintogent Mince
Lawrence
Minh
George W. Fishes
W. Pystueto
Wiltiins
Greta Virion
Sneha Serra
Arankles Grievany
Salter Seed Co Catalogue Offer Promises Farm Seed Samples
A quirky fragment mentions Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offering a seed catalogue for 10 cents plus 12 rare farm seed samples valued at $10, in exchange for a stamp, alongside unrelated notes about farm yields and debt figures. The text is fragmented and mixes promotional hints with financial lines about Boston's funded debt.
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Gor
Salter
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
C.N. O
Fragmentary OCR Settlement Adverts and Medical Claims
The text mixes broken notices about rewards and pharmaceutical ads with garbled company names and references to medical suppliers. It mentions a total landon hospital expenditure near $3,009,000 annually, plus scattered supplier names and prices.
Fragmented text hints at consumer goods critique and work values
The passage suggests a critique of commercial saturation and brand dominance with references to workers, manufacturers, and cheap goods. It implies that persistent work and support for certain producers prevail, while consumers fear price hikes for basic items.
Grand jury urges Georgia railroad to curb Sunday freight runs
The grand jury of De Kalb vousty Georgia recommends that the Georgia railroad discontinue running freight trains on Sundays to protect rest days and preserve Sabbath observance.
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de Kalb Vousty
Georgia
Georgia Railroad
Largeset store owner in Williamsburg described as Negro
A Williamsburg Virginia store is described as the largest in the area and owned by a Black man. The report notes the owner employs nine clerks, all white, reflecting the era’s race norms and business practices.
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Williamsburg
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