Dwight Keeley Gold Cure Exposed By A Patient Story
The account follows a Chicago man who travels to Dwight to join Keeley's gold cure. He describes his long battle with drinking, his arrival on a train, the intake process, daily injections, and the lure of whisky as he begins treatment. He claims the program cures him and portrays Dwight as a place of brotherhood and shared effort among drinkers seeking redemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR & G Keeley
Uoon
X. Ovughton
Dwight
Chicago
Dr. Keeley
Illinois
Liste
Wight
Institute
Major Judd
Dwight-Keeley
Pole Cure
Political Proverbs From Waxen and Pica Scribes
A snippet quotes Jedge Waxen on campaign expenses and honesty in politics. It contrasts a campaign speaker with a witness on a stand and notes money’s pull in politics. It mockingly critiques patriotism and reflects on voting duty and a citizen’s responsibility. The Free Press and New Orleans Picayune quote frame the satirical political musings.
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Jedge
Signs of European decadence and American prospects
An American essay compares Europe and the United States on education and military spending. It cites Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy, France, Russia, England, and Spain, showing Europe’s education budgets lag behind military outlays. The piece warns Europe risks war or revolution, contrasting it with an optimistic American future. The text also includes a pasted fiction snippet describing a weather forecast and a scene of a couple in a shop, from the New York Herald.
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Paris
Europe
United States
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Humbert
France
Russia
England
Army
Navy
Spain
American
Annie
Pat
Bowery
New York Herald
Free Labor in the South Proved More Beneficial Than Slavery
The article argues that free labor post Civil War boosted Southern prosperity beyond slave systems. It cites rising cotton yields from 1852 to 1889, peaking at 7,297,117 bales in 1889–90, and growing tobacco output across Florida Kentucky North Carolina and other states, while some states diversified away from tobacco to richer industries.
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South
Florida
Kentucky
North Carolina
Alabama
Virginia
Maryland
Bowery Conversation About a Dress Dilemma
A Bowery couple walks to the theater with the man urging his partner to wear a new dress. The woman responds she could not wear the fine clothing, suggesting social tension and expectations. The exchange reveals class and vanity themes as they discuss appearance and status.
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Bowery
Annie
Pat
Mikey Dineen
A Sharp Valet in Monte Carlo Scandal and Locust Invasion Reported
A tale from Monte Carlo recounts a poor Austrian nobleman losing 86 000 francs after trusting his valet to guard winnings. The valet later returns the money to the nobleman’s father, admitting the theft. The same piece notes a locust invasion in Algiers with details on timing, behavior, and control measures including cloth barriers and dispatches.
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Monte Carlo
Use of a Pig's Tail in Farm Health Debate
Farmers on the Pacific coast discuss whether a pig's tail signals health or is mere uselessness. One side likens it to the useless letter p in pneumonia, while the other argues the tail reflects the animal's condition. A loose tail suggests poor health and diet needs, whereas a tightly coiled tail indicates contentment and good health.
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Pacific Coast
Lincoln and mediums at crucial crises prompt debate
A Philadelphia volume argues Lincoln leaned toward spiritualism or consulted mediums during defining moments. It recounts a White House encounter with a trance medium and a sensational 15 year old girl Nettie Colburn Maynard delivering a message urging emancipation, suggesting the president was influenced before issuing emancipation proclamation.
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Abraham Lincoln
White House
President Lincoln
New York
Lincoln
Executive Mansion
United States
Congress
Nettie Colburn Maynard
Log Rollers Surprise Morgan County Farmer
An Indiana farmer clearing land encounters two hunters who reveal themselves as United States Senator Elias Elliott and Supreme Court Judge Harrison. They join in logging for an hour, refuse pay, and depart. the farmer recalls newspaper tales of politicians log rolling and is astonished by the real scene.
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Morgan County
Indiana
Elliot
Senator Harrison
United States
Supreme Court
How to Warm Up in a Cold Winter Train Car
A middle aged man frets about a cold winter to a quiet stranger on the Harlem road. The sociable passenger jokes that a four month promissory note for an unaffordable sum will make the winter pass quickly.
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Harlem
New York Times
New Explosive Ammonite Promises Safe, Powerful Use
An article describes ammonite as a new explosive with high power and claimed safety in production and handling. Tests in England reportedly allow rail transport with fewer restrictions. Composition is 81.5 percent ammonium nitrate and 18.4 percent mononitronaphthalene. It notes Italy’s wheat crop and mentions Italians migrating to grow bananas and popcorn for others.
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England
Italy
Europe
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Pr. Keeley
Little Town
Arious
Earth
OLD Press
Ery
New Orleans
Free Labor
Ust
Algiers
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