Antipathies of Royals and Notable Figures
A compilation of historical odd dislikes including water aversion by a Russian emperor and his gardens, James I’s tobacco and sword fears, Henry III’s cat phobia, and various anecdotes about nobles, scholars, and a dog causing offense at social events.
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Ie the Great
Mosera
James
Salomon
Henry III
France
Countess of Lamballe
Vincent
Scaliger
Charles Kingsley
Deset
Manna the Heavenly Bread Described in Eastern Turkey
Mr. Cole describes a four day journey from Harpoot to Bitlis where a remarkable deposit of manna is found on oak leaves. Natives gather the crystals, boil the leaves, sieve the crystals, and press the manna into cakes for use in a dry region among Oriental Christians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cole
Bitlis
American Board
Turkey
Harpoot
Questioning Kidney Disease Claims and Advertiser Cures
The piece questions the 1880 census claim of no kidney disease deaths and critiques advertisers promoting Warner's safe cure. It notes conflicting evidence, invites scrutiny, and cites German approval as implied validation, framing advertisers as persuasive and relentless in publicizing cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scribner’s Statistical Atlas
United States
Bright
Warner
England
Canada
Australia
India
China
Germany
Fatherland
Extinct Volcano Found Near Mount Lamentation in Connecticut
Boston Globe reports Prof. W. N. Davis of Harvard discovered an ash bed near Mount Lamentation in the Meriden hills, indicating Triassic age volcanic activity. Although no cone remains, ash deposits and trap rock evidence suggest former explosive eruptions and a richer geological history for the Connecticut valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Lamentation
Meriden Hills
Connecticut Valley
W. N. Davis
Harvard University
Davis
Boston Globe
Intermarriage of Cousins Penalized by Illinois Law
Legislature of Illinois passes a law making the intermarriage of cousins a penal offense. Critics call it unwise as it interferes with personal rights and is unnecessary. They argue healthy cousin marriages pose little danger, especially when temperaments differ. Medical Record notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
An Unparalleled Migration of the English Sparrow
The English Sparrow was first imported to Brooklyn in 1850 and spread across the United States and Canada by 1870, becoming a pervasive pest. It displaces native songsters, harms gardens and vineyards, competes with insects, and causes substantial agricultural losses in multiple regions according to the American Agriculturist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
New York
Mississippi
Utah
Pacific
San Francisco
New England
New Brunswick
Montreal
America
United States
Canada
Australia
England
Married in His Hat In a German Forest Wedding Tale
A humorous wartime style fragment recounts a German groom’s headlong wedding in the Black Forest after a hat mishap. The bride aids, the clergyman insists on seeing the face, and a knife cuts a hole to reveal the groom’s face before marriage. The hat is later sewn back and worn again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Forest
Woman picking grapes for Speer’s Wine noted by readers
John asks about a woman in another column seen picking grapes for Speer's Wine. The item claims wines are found by chemists to be absolutely pure and equal to the world’s best. It adds the Board of Wealth in large cities and leading hospitals have adopted their use where wines are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Cured by Faith Alone A Woman Regains Voice After Belief
A Danbury physician cures a mute woman after two years by a ritualized demonstration. He notes no organ disease and uses faith and willpower, guiding her through a staged cure. The patient speaks aloud the moment he completes the prescribed sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Castoria and Old Bible Debates Mixed With Market Quips
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper page blends ads for Castoria with humorous market chat about Bible talk and a slang dialogue about Solomon. The column includes a note on a remedy offer from T A Slocum in New York for consuming diseases.
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Shomberg
Ferdinand
Her
Lord Lauderdale
de Musset
Academy
Chateau
Delusset
Cassel
Connecticut
Jedge
Faithjalone
Castoria
Noah
Josiah
King Solomon
T. A. Slocum
M. C
Pearl St
Express
H.C. Root
Peart St
Vital
NEW York Observer
Observer
Onserver
Irenaeus
Jerry McAuley
Irenacus
Musser Fouse
Col. Main & North St
PENNA
W.S. Musser
Prop
Gesek Hss
Keystone Hotel
Selinsgrove
S. T. Frain, Prop’r
Liest
Criffith, Tuthill & CO
Reade St
N.Y
Griffith, Tuthill & CO
Reade
New York City
Ras
North
F. A. North & CO
CuestTxout St
Philadelphia
U. S. Patent Office
Washington
C. A. Snow & CO
Patent Office
Washington, D. C
Police Gazette
Richard Kek
FOX
Franklin Square
George Stinson & Co
Portland, Maine
Trug & Co
Maine
Yroguierus
OINE
Louis
Dr. Harter Medicine Co
ST. Louis
Mmo
A. B. Farquhar
York, Pa
Spher
Speer
Oporto
Speers
P. J
Alfred Speer
Springfield
Ohio
Ithaca
Ithaca Can CO
Ithaca, N. Y
Dr. Ward & CO
Louisiana
Wic
H. Haliera4 Co
Portland
Chestnut Street
Ric A. North & CO
Arch Philo
Keystone House
Reading
Reading Organ CO
J. Eantner
Saece Imen
Ih, Tuthill & CO
Broka
Comadesian Merchants
Shestaut Pri Adelphia
Keystone Watch Club
P. O
Seystone National Bank
The
City Trust Safe Deposit and Surety Co
Shiracs
I. Meteyeeek
Tsdeeka, Lass
Pilsielphia
Detroit
Mick
Laskshare
Deaver
Col
Jamaica
Joseph Burnett &C
Boston
Chicago
Sayers & Scovill
Amo
Tutt
Pat
Coe H. D. Cushman
Three Rivers
Plath
A. J. Weidener
S. Second Strees
Harwood
Moore County
Millstone CO
Parkewood, Moore CO
the Palmer Boss
Falmer
H. H. Palmer & CO
Rockford, Ill
H, Palmer & CO
Rockford
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