Ivory Palm Seed and Vegetable Ivory From Colombia 1848
The account describes the Phytelephas macrocarpa palm in New Granada from Santa Martha to Ocana. It notes a nearly stemless plant with long primate leaves, separate male and female flowers, and seed and pulp used as vegetable ivory and a beverage called Chichede Tagua. It mentions the rough journey by Mr. Purdie and persistent insects near the flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Purdie
Santa Martha
Ocana
New Gramada
Semena
Phytelephas
Megro
First Passenger Railway Opens in Liverpool and Manchester
In September 1838 the Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened as Britain’s first passenger line with eight locomotives and four passenger carriages each. A ceremonial procession began in Liverpool with ministers and MPs present including Mr Waskisson who briefly shook Duke of Wellington’s hand before the engines moved. One rider, Mr Huskisson, faced a mishap as the Rocke locomotive led the procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggland
Liverpool and Manchester
Robert Stephenson
Baltimore , Ohio Railroad
Shaan Thn
Liverpool
Waskisson
Live@rpool
Duke of Wellington
Huskisson
Rocke
Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation and Origins
The article discusses improvements in vegetables through careful cultivation. It notes cauliflowers and cabbages can weigh many pounds while wild coleworts near the seashore are very small. It traces origins of beets, carrots, and other produce to various regions such as France Cyprus and Sicily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Cyprus
Sicily
Husband and Wife Trade Wine Superstition Tale
A humorous domestic scene shows M X and his wife dining. He plans to drain the remaining Bordeaux, but she pleads superstition and drinks the last drop herself, joking that it would mean remarriage within the year. The exchange ends with both sharing the wine.
Augusta Boudoir Dialog Moves in Mount Desert Flirt
Lucy laments a summer encounter at Mount Desert. She shows an open letter and questions a bold marriage proposal. The scene hints at romance and social expectations as Lucy weighs prospects of becoming a wife and produces corn bread mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Lucy
Mount Desert
Portrait of My Poor Brother-in-Law
A Goop woman after her husband’s death married his brother. She kept a portrait of her first spouse in the dining room. A guest asked if it was a family member. She answered, It is portrait of my poor brother-in-law.
Compromise Keeps Marriage From Friction
A man recalls how he and his wife avoided constant bickering after early disagreements over sleep linens. He says they chose to compromise on linen sheets and have lived harmoniously since.
Hop Bitters Featured as Pure Medicine Cure
An exchange article praises Hop Bitters as a simple effective remedy made from well known ingredients. It debunks fake cures and certificates, asserting the product’s own efficacy through its restorative results.
Outburst Recalls Nassau House Ejection Matter
Coronet McClurg ejects a man from an Alabama hotel over a personal quarrel. Six months later he confronts the same man who ejects another inmate from a different hotel. The dialogue hints at a shared history and intent to confront the other party.
Granger warns son against dead languages at college
A plain farmer warns his son John that he may learn reading writing and arithmetic but warns against studying dead languages, saying they’ll be useless and harmful when he returns from college. The exchange captures rural skepticism toward higher learning and linguistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Quotation on Mercy Between Madame and Servant
A brief domestic exchange shows Mme. D apologizing for a hasty remark to a servant. John responds with grace, saying he makes allowances for his employers and forgives the moment. The scene highlights mutual understanding and good humor in upper-class relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. D
John
Tramp Refutes Drunk and Disorderly Charge
A policeman swears to an affidavit charging a tramp with being drunk and disorderly. The tramp reads the document and asks if he is to blame, insisting he never wrote it. The recorder presents the sworn affidavit for courtroom consideration.
First Boy Hums About Bait as Second Describes House Return
A dialogue scene shows two boys in a rustic exchange. The anxious boy asks if any catch awaits at home while the other notes no fish today but expects one once indoors. The tone hints at anticipation tied to an ordinary fishing outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Canada
Address Home Medicine CO
Phis
Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup Ad Soothe Crying Infant
An advertisement notes an unpleasant street car passenger is a crying baby and urges using Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup to ease its troubles at 25 cents a bottle. The copy targets caregivers seeking quick infant relief.
Gainesville Church Poker Fracas Delays Quorum Meeting
The pastor and deacons at a Gainesville Texas church reportedly played poker with a five cent ante and fifty cent limit while awaiting a quorum for a business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainsville
Texas
Wise preacher and wall flower waltz amid miscuphony
A quirky collage notes a preacher pausing for alarm strokes and his people, a wall flower remark, a playful Oswego husband joke, a Dobbins Electric Soap safety claim, and a fledgling cash safe alarm net using telegraph wire to guard against tampering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Her
Unclear medical tonic claims aid patient recovery
An OCR fragment describes a supposed remedy named Dr Jaynes Expectorant that promises to remove bronchial constriction promote healing and provide a speedy cure for stubborn coughs and colds though the text is garbled and lacks verifiable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jayne
Domestic French Method of Washing Clothes Gains Interest
A French towns wash method reduces costs by mixing two pounds of soap with water to form a pulp, warming slightly, cooling in ten gallons, and adding turpentine oil and ammonia. Clothes soak two hours then washed with soap, then rinsed in hot water with blue. Reusable solution saves time labor and fuel and avoids the washboard.
Snow Drift Oaks Fruit Cake Delicacy
A historic recipe describes making Snow Drift Oaks with powdered sugar, flour, egg whites beaten stiff, lemon juice and peel, and a quick bake in loaves or squares. It suggests using orange juice and lemon for a meringue filling between cake layers and a sugary frosting on top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow Drift Oaks
Stewed CavUListFLowER to Milk Toast and Custard Fish
Quick guide for stewing CavUListFLOWER with broth or milk thickened by rice flour, served with sauce. Milk Toast uses stale bread toasted then soaked in hot milk with butter. Custard Fish boils cod then makes a milk, butter, flour sauce and folds in beaten eggs.
Backward Glimpse of Remedies and Recipes from a Past Era
A woman’s testimonial extols Hop Bitters as reviving vigor at age 72. The page then moves to kitchen recipes for jumbles, apple meringue, Spanish cream, apple jelly, and a cement mixture for sealing bottles, detailing ingredients and methods in brisk, period prose.
Umbrella Theft Proverb Admonishes Winter Street Thieves
A satirical verse condemns stealing umbrellas during storms. It mocks neighbors in law and service, urging discreet theft of others belongings while praising no one but the thief who keeps a cheap cotton umbrella.
Favorite Prescription Praised By Sufferer Across Lands
A testimonial from Mrs. Paul R. Baxter of Iowa in 1878 endorses Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a sure remedy for diseases of the female.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Iowa Orry
Iowa
R. V. Prexce
Buffalo
N. Y
Paul R. Baxter
Harvesting Tobacco and Farm Pests Advice
Guidance on tobacco harvest timing and shed management to prevent rot, and methods for curing color. Also notes on hanging leaves, ripeness, frost considerations, and prevention of rats smut and rust with brine seeds and kerosene oil burdocks control. Includes product plugs for Dr Bull's Baltimore Pills.
How to Dry and Preserve Dried Flowers Techniques
The article details methods to dry and preserve flowers such as dahlias pansies pinks and carnations. It covers sand burial drying in warm dry places using glass bells or tumblers for moisture control and gum water coating to keep shape and color long after drying. It also notes white flowers and succulent plants are poor choices.
A Case of Piles of 30 Years Standing
Boston August 6 1877 letters from A Ledyard describe relief from chronic piles since 1849 using Dr and Silsbee Anakesis. Ledyard pays $100 for a box and requests immediate shipment to 77 Traverse Street Boston. Samples offered on application to P Neustaedter Co Box 3946 New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Messrs. P. Neustaedter & Co
New York
Dr. & Silsbee
Anakesis
A. Ledyard
Traverse Street
P. Neustaedter & Co
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M.X
William Penn
Cragin & Co
Philadelphia
Indiana
Assailor
Paris
Agriculture
Johnson, Dik Co
Mendelssohn Piano Co
East 15Th Street
Boonsnone, Wash. Co
Menpessoui Piano Co
Baltimore
Shorey
Davis
M. D
Ravelau
North Carolina
MeEnprissonn Piano Co
Cuas
D. Arcnune
Mendelssohn Company
New York City
Louisville Ky
Hooranp
Hieskell
Oakland Female Institute
Norristown
Grier Ralston
Lhe Temple
W. O. Perkins
Johnson
Charles Dudley Warner
Oliver Ditson & Co
E. Ditson &O
Chestnut St
Phila
National School of Elocution and Oratory
J. W. Shoemaker
W.W. F. Bartlett
South Ninth Street
Red River Valley
Apply & D
Pettengill
Park Row
Suzamas & Co
Marshall, Mich
R. & J. Beck
Albrecht & CO
Arch Street
Awlins
West Philadelphia Academy
42Nd Street
West Philadelphia
Lafayette College
Princeton
J. M. Rawlins
A.M
Julia McNair Wright
J.C. McCurrdy & CO
Philadelph
Dugm
Hop Bitters Mtg
Rochester
N.Y
United States
Canadas
M. Pettingill & CO
Chestnut Street
Eggleston Truss. Co
Chicago
Ill
Sansom Street
Trade On
Palliser
Palliser, Paser
Bridgeport
Conn
Bockeoltlers
WELLS
Fulton Street
P.O
D. Landreth & Sons
South Sixth St
Independent
United Tes
Associated Press
Porder
Pth
the Record
Oolong Tea
Thompson Black's Son & Co
Anny Cry
Ss. Fairpielghie
Orig
M. Pettengill & CO
Chestnut St. Phila
Rupertus
Ponphaians
Ein Gee
Sato Ito
Rec
Eet Music
Dullat
Mendlessohn Piano Co
Girard St
Pein
Ee & Co
Star Park Row
New W York
Chestnut
S. M. Pettencill & CO
S. M. Pettengill & CO
Philada
M. W. Case
Mlw.case
CASE
Arch St
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