Cholera’s Travels Through Time and Place
A sweeping retrospective on cholera’s global spread from 1832 through the 19th century, tracing waves from France to England, Ireland, across North America, and beyond. It details emigration ships, quarantine failures, lake and river routes, and the disease’s pattern of introduction via vessels and passengers, with notes on transmission through water and clothing. The narrative shifts to a personal gondola episode in Venice, recounting a failed attempt to learn gondoliering, the oar-lock mishap, and the author’s humorous plunge into the lagoon before resuming the voyage fully clothed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Ireland
Liverpool
Cork
Imerick
Dublin
Quebec
Grosse Isle
Montreal
Detroit
Great Lakes
Upper
Mississippi
Dearborn
New York
New Orleans
Folly Island
Charleston
Hudson
Philadelphia
Havana
Gulf of Mexico
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Canada
Oc Boller
Sunderland
Cincinnati
Mississippi Valley
Sacramento
San Francisco
Teheran
Persia
New England
Mecca
Europe
North America
West Indies
Halifax
Texas
Gulf States
Missouri
United States
Carthage
Crow River
Minn
Yankton
Dakota
Milan
Signore
Memphis
Hopefield
Venice
Moran’s
Avalanche
Charming Hardshell Meeting Sparks Courtship Tale
An eye catching Georgia Hardshell Baptist gathering centers on a teen girl and a twenty-something country lad, hints of courtship and flirtation amid a church dinner. The scene shifts to lively post meeting socializing with rural courting, flashy tales, and playful horse riding banter.
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Georgia
Egypt
Israel
Promised Land
Heaven
Enough to Vex Saint by a Drinking Husband
A Detroit Free Press excerpt portrays a wife’s frustration with her husband Jim who returns home drinking. After supper he leaves for a bar, is asked to stay, then ends up arrested after evasive excuses. She confronts him at the station and laments his behavior as vexing a saint.
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Jim
Central Station
Gratiot
L’rubble Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Little Georgie at Church
Mrs Jinks asks Georgie if he paid attention in sermon and he recalls a dressed man in a nightgown with pants tied around his neck on the platform. The excerpt also quotes a line from George Eliot's Silas Marner about people missing the real reason while they seek many explanations.
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Georgie
George Eliot
Silas Marner
Newspapers and Money Making Criticism Explored
John Monteith argues newspapers balance profit with public duty. Critics miscast publishers as solely mercenary, noting that rapid news gathering and demand shape daily journals. He contends bad press arises from public taste, while responsible reporting should avoid sensational crime detail.
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Washington Gladden
D. C
Independent
M. J. Savage
Revie
Jacob Sharp
Broadway
Ifty
New York
Mr. Savage
Popular Daily
Daily Journal
John Monteith
The Marseilles Executor Paraphrased Tale
A French summary recounts a Marseilles merchant who left $5,000 to a friend with burial money in his coffin. The executor laments the absurd demand and devises a plan to foil the bequest by placing a $5,000 cashier’s check in the coffin, hoping it will be honored when presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O’conor
Marseilles
A Madman’s Legacy Sparks Steam Power Discovery
A homely mechanic’s tale pleads for audience with Cardinal Richelieu, claiming a discovery to enrich a nation. Imprisoned for delusion, a British nobleman later learns of steam power, urging its merit. War ner’s safe cure gains global notice amid skepticism, praised by conservative practitioners.
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Hichelieu
France
Sire
de Cause
Warner
Globe
Herald
President’s gestures reveal mood and health clues
The Baltimore American reports the president’s body language at White House visits, noting arms behind him when pleased and hands pressed to his coat when bored, with a telltale habit of tapping time on his sides. It also promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for vitality, digestion, and nerves, claiming improved vigor and sleep. A Maine school tale recalls pupils petitioning to close for a horse trot, but the committee declines and the day ends with a shopping trip instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Washington
White House
Cleveland
Maine
Woodford Corner
Aey
Ma’am
Portland
Boston Herald
Wonderful Pig Near York Pa Impresses Town
A farmer near York Pennsylvania owns a pig whose left forelimb resembles an infant arm with a hand and nails. The odd feature draws local curiosity as the creature stands described in detail.
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York
How to Get Strong and Indian Numeration
How to gain strength with dumb bells bars clubs and trapeze under proper blood conditions. Blood rich in nourishment supports waste removal and growth. Purify and enrich the blood with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery before exercise to develop the physique and avoid decay. Indians of Guiana count by hands and fingers, naming multiples by twenty and above.
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Pierce
Noted seminary and varied patent cures in 19th century ads
A reminiscence of a Baltimore area Notre Dame seminary praised for education and health tonics. The page touts Red Star Cough Care free of poison at twenty five cents, Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, JALIVORNIA VINEGAR BIRROENS tonic, and medical testimonials. It also notes operatic novelty, The Youth's Companion subscription offer, and diverse products from Snooping to veterinary carbolic and boot sales with multiple vendors and promotional lines.
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Notre Dame
Baltimore
Maryland
Red Star
Ieee
Evouth
H. McDonald Drug Co
Washington St
N.Y
T. WW
Green & Sons
Pihron
Rene Sd
Jon Stand
Jiheen
Lowell
Green & SO i
Jones Avenue
Atlatitit
Athlophoros Endorsed In Rheumatism Testimonials
Letters recount dramatic relief from inflammatory rheumatism in family members after using Athlophoros. Narratives claim swelling and pain subsided, mobility returned, and attacks did not recur. Advert describes purchase options and urges buying from Athlophoros Co. in New York.
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Mra. Albeck
Athlopnoros8 CO
Wall Street
New York
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Dr. Pierce
Alwys
Scovill
Scovic
Olutel
Cfutetye
Opiai
Eateet Teothachs
Ice Virat
Cuarles
Vourler
Daltinone
Guiana
Ladies’ Seminary
Sanda
Uwo
Bellini
Perry, Mason & Co
Boston
Mass
Dom Pepro
Brazil
Lawrence Barrer
Johm McCullough
Athlophoros
Andrew Stone
Delhi
Iowa
J. H. Shaffer
Madison, Wis
Howe
CoTea Mills
Harrison
Borden, Selleck & Co
Chicago
Ingz Lyons
A. Slocum
Pearidt
Tly
Pav Tever
ELY Brothers
Owego
Valentine Bros
Junenville
Wis
Arthur & Son
Hopkins
C Avenue
Cedar Rapids
C.J. Alberk
Clay Street
Dubuque
Foworth Street
Sioux City
Toa
R. U
Lorillard
Rose Levine
Taylor
All Druga
Staylow
Amntitay
Uwe
D. Lothrup & CO
Franklin St
Dunare Wayne, du Page Co
Diinois
Esa Aye
Praden
Craco
Ita
Perehéron Btud
Krried
Mospage
Alt. Lacey
Lina Shri Gp
B. H. Douglass & Sons
Andy Pelli
Roos
Pilen's
Allen
Standard Silverware Co
Ioan
Douglass
Lowa
P.O. Jress
Peter Oe
J. H. Schenck & Son
New Yorke
Ridger
Joyzers
Montgomery Ward € CO
Wabash Avenue
Morian & Co
Salem
C. H. Holt
Rockville
Tolland Co
Conn
Pino
Hen
Pices
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