Goose Guardian of Quebec Soldier and His Regal Pet
A goose head collared with a golden "Jacob 2d Bat talion Coldstream Guards" badge presides in Whitehall. The tale recounts Jacob the goose saving a sentry from an assassination attempt in Quebec during 1838, earning its post beside the guard and a regimental glory that lasted twelve years until its death.
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Whitehall
Jacob
Great Britain
Quebec
Canada
England
Dudes and Goats Appealing Land Cleanup Tales
A Brooklyn Eagle note mocks "dudes" used as alligator bait by a Jacksonville girl while the Minneapolis Tribune lauds goats for land clearing, claiming a thousand goats cleared 500 acres of brush in three years with no undergrowth left. A sunflower observer reports most blooms show a prevailing opening direction.
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Clarna
New York
Jacksonville
Florida
Brooklyn Eagle
Minneapolis Tribune
Labor and crime news mix in early New York report
The Central Labor Union discusses labor and revolutionary movements in Europe while a textile clerk, James Madden, is jailed for stealing 23000 dollars worth of laces. A Brooklyn bridge bill advances, and Baltimore issues 1376 building permits as bicycle and horse races run late.
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Broome Street
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Secret Service Division of the Treasury
Virginia
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Pennsylvania Telegraph
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Harrisburg
Anti-Masonic Herald
New Holland
Baltimore County
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Baltimore Post Office
Cyclone devastates Webster parish and wider storm news
A northeast to southwest cyclone across Webster parish leaves 15 miles of track wrecked with gin houses torn down and cabins demolished. Across the region reports cite hailstorms in Arcada and Hammond Louisiana, a Wellsburg fire, and widespread property damage with several injuries. Additional items note scarlet fever in Roanoke, a $500,000 Florence cotton factory and various legal and political developments including Ohio liquor law ruling and a Philadelphia Irish inquiry.
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S. F. Johnson
William Taylor
S. R. Harrell
Wm. Gamble
Hammond
Wellsburg
W. Va
Fowler
J. N. Thornock
Hugh Booth
Robert Thompson
Convict Labor Hosiery Mill Opens Inside D C Prison
A hosiery mill operates within Columbia peniten tiary walls using convict labor with North supplied machinery and expert instructors. In full production it will employ about 200 workers and produce 12 000 pairs of stockings daily.
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Columbia
D. C
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Railways Signals and Social Mockery in Satirical Teasers
A collection of humorous quips about grammar, courtship, marriage, conductors of electricity and society, plus jokes about lawyers, professionals, and common miscommunications. The passages riff on language rules, business, and everyday absurdities with quick one liners.
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Asylum For
Legendary Leaders Supposedly Shy of Speech
A collection of remarks on Washington Jefferson and Napoleon notes their speech limits and influence. A Fort Keogh correspondent critiques post schools with few students and poor facilities while describing broader army recruitment and personal descriptions for employees. The piece includes a St Jacobs Oil anecdote about a hotel clerk and a veal joke.
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United States
Thomas Jefferson
Napoleon
Italy
Army and Navy Register
Fort Keogh
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Woman of Prominence Discusses Women's Health Remedies
A Boston Globe feature from Haverhill, Massachusetts profiles Mrs. M. W. Wingate, a veteran medical advocate for women. It recounts her early study, long practice, and a cure using Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, shown as a trusted aid in treating female weaknesses and related conditions.
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Haverhill
Mass
M. W. Wingate
America
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Dorothy Dix
Boton Medical College
Warner
Mesere
Lydia & Pinham
Lynn
Bright
Buchu
Dr. Pierce Cure Prompts Letter From Georgia Patient
A March 27 1876 letter from Hatcher's Station Georgia describes a wife who recovered from a two year illness using Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription. The note mentions a niece cured after other doctors failed. The advertisement touts Dr Pierce Pellets as anti bilious granules at 25 cents a vial and includes a moral quip about a woman’s weight and value.
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Pierce
Dr Dye's Electro-Voltaic Belts Offered On Trial
The Vourato Bett Co of Marshall Michigan will send Dr Dye's Electro-Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for 30 days to men and youths with nervous debility and related troubles, promising quick restoration of health and vigor. Address as above. No risk is incurred as a 30 day trial is allowed.
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Vourato Bett Co
Marshall, Mich
Gastling and Worm Syrup Promote Soothing Remedies
An old advertisement praises Gastling as a remedy for hialache nausea and other ailments. It markets Mother Swan's Worm Syrup as infallible tasteless harmless and cathartic for feverishness restlessness worms and constipation priced at 25 cents.
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