Remarkable captive whale harnessed in historic Alaska tale
A detailed account from Tacoma reports Bulshoy, a young whale seized during Indian and whaler conflicts, was trained by John G. Whiley and an Aleut helper. After weeks of nursing and taming with milk and a harness, the pup wore the apparatus on Sept 20, 1895, and later pulled a boat along the coast toward San Francisco, proving remarkable in its training and endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Black
Customs Department
Send Point
Popatt Taland
Tacoma
San Francisco
Pirate Cove
John G. Whiley
Whiley
Slongalla
Bulshoy
Gulshoy
Walley
Sam Francisco
Eftha
Bulaney
Walley Sud Esteha
Bulshey
Bidarka
Babshoy
Harneas Bari
Colonel Black
Unga
Popufus Karlukdaland
Portland
A Woman's Story Explains Latent Female Ailments
A testimonial advocates Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for "female diseases" saying after six years of suffering and visits to four doctors, the product provided relief. The quote from Mrs. BoA, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, portrays the remedy as a savior for women facing persistent feminine weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watmen
Pesson
Lydia B. Pinkhow
Pinkham
Boa
Fumwuax
Waynesboro, Pa
The Boarding House Bath Tub in City Living
A Brooklyn Citizen excerpt lampoons a boarding house routine centered on the bath tub. It parodies the daily scramble for hot water as residents clash with worn boilers and noisy habitual scenes, ending with a grimy dawn calm and unresolved summer heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jake
Anon
Jeter
Brooklyn Citizen
Glass tombstones touted as durable memorials in Indiana
A Chicago Chronicle report notes a Indiana glass company expanding into glass tombstones using Band Plast ory Gesa to imitate granite or marble. Proponents claim glass avoids weathering, promising lasting lettering, while experts may distinguish the material. The item also mentions Mrs Callghan and a shop scene, plus the death of Sir George Verdon, Victoria’s representative in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Ory Gesa
Chiea
George Verdon
Colony of
Victoria
England
The Careful Messenger Nonsense Grocery List
A playful verse centers on a child reciting a long noisy grocery list. Frequent misreadings replace items like tea jam eggs and rashers with altered spellings, while a kite scene and a clockwork errand cadence punctuate the texture of a bustling, rambling shopping day.
Refined Sassiety and the Arizona Landlord's Pride
A Waycross Arizona landlord boasts of sass and gasstery while a guest from the East recalls a lively tale. A street riot unfolds as a crowd chases a bound man led along the curb, with a rumor of a planned wager and a daughter’s insistence on a bold gesture as entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
Ariz
Eest
Tun
Maggie
Washington Star
A Trying Position Causes Dread For Mrs M- Case
A Detroit Free Press item notes Mrs M- faces a tangled family dilemma involving a daughter Harriet married to a homeopath and another daughter Kate linked to an allypath. She fears anger from both sets of in-laws if she seeks medical help, and considers possibly dying rather than choosing between them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet
Kate
Detroit
Fragmented 19th century notes mix gossip and notices
A garbled column cites a man describing a woman's dress in florid terms, mentions a funeral for ex Senator Henry B Payne with a $3,000,000 estate, and notes a range of disparate items from a four mile distance incident to a council vote in Minneapolis for a Philadelphia gathering. The text is a collage of OCR garble and brief notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Payne
Cleveland
Ohio
Remarkable cure claim from Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Valparaiso Indiana Star report recounts Mrs Mary Noren wife of farmer John Noren describing a long illness and relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The piece lists alleged symptoms and praises the remedy, noting availability through dealers or by mail from the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Soren
Valparaiso
Ind
Williame
Mary Noren
John Noren
Noren
Ry Stomich
Tines
Tines Chuost Distmetius, and Whieh
Jens du Thie
Evel Hs
Tulsa
Dhese Agai
Rhemmittic
Lee Tern
Ba Kumar
Allogory Gaireiage
Fly deterrent for cattle and horses proposed in Scientific American
A 19th century tip suggests mixing coal car parts coal oil and grease in equal parts with carbene in water to coat cattle and horse limbs and prevent flies. Thick mixtures can be thinned with coal oil and coal tar serves as a base. The article notes proportional details are imprecise yet the remedy may spare livestock from irritation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cattl
Scientific American
John M Smyth Company Announces 400 Page Furniture Catalog
Advertises in Chicago as the largest furniture house in the world. Promises a 400 page catalog launching September 1 with free copies for readers. Claims thirty years of service and furnishing half a million homes in the United States. Offers household furniture and related wares with a free copy available at 130 to 148 West Madison Street, Chicago.
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Wroak
John M. Smyth Company
Chivago
Julia M. Smeth
Haa
United States
John’ M Buyth Co
West
Madison Street
Chicago
Joan M. Saytit Company
Fire damages McGuire manufacturing plant in China
A fire destroyed the McGuire manufacturing company’s plant in Diant China causing losses around 50000 dollars. The firm makes car and railroad supplies. A Brooklyn man was struck by a rocket from a parade and died at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuire Manufacturing Company
China
Brooklyn
Morgan division commander dies at Quingy TM
Maj. Gen. James Morgan, a division commander under General Sherman, died at Quingy TM. The report notes treatment with Glenn's Sulphur Soap and portrays a dramatic recovery arc before the fatal illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj.-Gan. James Vp. Morgan
Gensrel Sherman
Quingy
Singular Form of Fonomasia and Bank President Arrest
The text satirically discusses a class of people and their stomachs and livers, suggesting ostentatious experiments. It notes George L. Magill, president of Avenue Savings Bank in Chicago, who recently failed and was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thors
George L. Magill
The
Avenue Savings Bank
Chicago
Vio Cellformd Fig Syrup Company Advertisement Note
An old advert notes Syrup of Figs as a pleasant remedy for ladies with a misprinted claim and includes a reference to the next International Christaa Endeavor Convention meeting July 7-12 1887 in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vio
Christta Endeavor
San Franciscn
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Seak
Keery
Fay Woeinu
Po Brrancr Co
36 Fists Avenue
New York
Rs Pub
UNION
Mra. Callghan
Teddy White
Thake
Arizona
Busness
Lndy Retentir
Hig Dove
New York Recorder
Tiedigine
Casita
Liam Atua
Rona
Widhamapor
Navy
West Baden 7
French Lick Springy
Mra Whislow
Lider
Iofarnenon
Great Law Council of the
Improvexl Order of Red Aen
Minnnespolis
Philadelphia
Mall
Megle
Glenn
Hood
John M.smyth Company
West Madison St
Deck
James Pyle
Sapolio
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