Emerson Letter Saved by Vermont Meeting Becomes Collector Item
A New York man cherishes a 21 year old Emerson note from a Vermont lecture. Emerson loaned money after losing his wallet. the letter dated Albany January 13 details the incident and hopes to meet the host again. The Globe notes authenticity and caution for collectors.
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Vermont
New York
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson
Concord
Mass
Atlantic Pank
Boston
Willie
Cambridge
R. W. Emerson
The Famed Bazars of Baghdad Explored in Detail
A vivid travelogue passage surveys Baghdad’s bazars with varied crowds and stalls. It contrasts busy arcades and wares from rugs to saddle-bags with the dubious value of antiquities and cuneiform fragments offered by eager traders.
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Bagdad
Cairo
Stamboul
Babylon
Elephants Show Remarkable Sagacity Across Historic Tales
The text recounts multiple old anecdotes of elephants demonstrating memory and problem solving. It notes an Indian elephant exposing a keeper's theft, obeying subtle signals, and even countering a prize with a clever use of action and reaction. The piece also mentions imagined motives and myths about elephants in various historical contexts.
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Elephans
India
Heber
Jesse
Anon
Ancient Writing Materials Across Civilizations and Time
Describes early writing surfaces from smooth tiles and sheep skins to parchment and vellum, detailing Arab and Persian practices, gilded manuscripts, and fragrant inks. Notes vast public libraries collected by caliphs in Baghdad and Andalusia, and a private library noted for its 400-camel book carriage.
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Ezekiel
Jerusalem
Elephantine
Nile
Tne
Mohammed
East
Bagdad
Andalusia
Cordova
Bokhara
Herr Hager and the dynamite watch ruse
A Parisian tale recounts Herr Hager, a wealthy German banker, robbed of watches by swift pickpockets until he clever uses a dynamite-filled watch case to stage a crime. He learns to protect his timepieces only to see the trick backfire. The piece also notes sea turtles bearing paddle-like fins and immense weights.
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Herr Hager
Alway
Hanks
Ex Mayor Newton’s charity earns him lasting praise
In Des Moines ex Mayor Newton is lauded for ongoing charity and prudent deeds. The piece recounts Newton guiding Mr. George A. Crandale to Athlophoros relief, praising Newton’s wife’s cure and urging readers to obtain the remedy from local druggists or direct from Aracophonos Co. of New York. It also shares a humorous tale of Senator Bright, Joseph G. Marshall, and a Louisville duel incident.
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Newton
Des Moines
Iowa
George A. Crandale
Oberne, Hosick & Co
Second
Walnut Streets
Crandale
Sone
Charles P. Griffin
Stuart
Attiophoros
Senator Bright
Indiana
Joseph G. Marshall
Louisville
Wm. O. Butler
Marshall
Tie
Samuel Marshall
Kentucky
Joseph Marshall
Wm. Abram
G Merrill
Phillip
O. IT
Huyck
FE. S. Johnsto
Th Gazette
Mt. Vernon
Murray
Baird
Main Street
Sime
Rupresa
H. G. Koo
Pearl At
New York
Woonsocket News Announces Higher Legal Advertising Rates
In an agreement among Sanborn county publishers the News will charge full legal rates for sheriff sale mortgage foreclosure and other legal notices from April 1886. Rates: $1 per square of twelve nonpareil lines or sixteen brevier lines for the first insertion and 75 cents per square for each subsequent insertion. Payment due when affidavit of publication is furnished.
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Meyers Peak
Grand Union Hotel Promises Comfort for Warped City Visitors
An advertisement extols the Grand Union Hotel near Grand Central Depot with 618 rooms, European plan, elevator, and an emphasis on lower costs for first class lodging. It notes baggage handling, expressage, and $3 carriage hire, plus proximity to depots via an elevated railroad. A separate item recounts a Dresden Zoo chimpanzee Mafuca’s life and death with touching detail.
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New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Warning of consumption and cure claim in patent medicine ad
A newspaper ad warns of danger from self destruction by consumption and urges immediate action. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure and blood purifier, claiming it is superior to cod liver oil and available from all druggists.
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Pierce
Scovian
C. E. DePuy
Ph. G
Detroit
Mich
Hops & Malt Bitters CO
Detroit, Mich
Dwood
Fourth Street
Sioux City
Iowa
Chic
New York
Medical Journal
Iran
Brown Cherivald
Douglass
Sioux
City Sanitarium
IOA
London hat trend sparks a dandy monopoly tale
A New York letter describes a London spring hat shift with crowns lowered by an inch. A clever hatter imported stock before the change, creating a monopoly as Anglomaniacs snap up the new style. The piece also notes cape overcoats and a dog as fashion accessories in the era. Hall's Hair Renewer ends the column.
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Dudery
London
New York
beds in heaven and shake-downs expose Boston swindler
An Irish vendor Daly arrived in Boston selling beds in heaven for 1 dollar and 25 cent shake-downs for the poor with a dubious exchange later. He swindled many, though authorities have not yet arrested him. Also noted is a medical ad from the World's Dispensary in Buffalo and a joke about a doctor’s threatening remark to a boy in Minneapolis.
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Daly
Boston
Ireland
Case of spontaneous hydrophobia in Paris patient draws attention
The Water-Dieu hospital in Paris reports a 29 year old man with hydrophobia symptoms despite no dog bite. A doctor questions why humans need muzzle laws when intoxicated while noting a fatal blood poisoning from a drunken bite in the US.
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Paris
Advertised health remedies flood page with mixed claims
A collage of patent medicines and product pitches promotes Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrop, Athlophoros, Will B. Sansaparilla, and Scovian's Blood Syrup. The notices push free bottles, dealer orders, and testimonials from druggists, with ancillary ads for harnesses and a pun about a squalling baby.
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Warner
Holy Land
G. D. Warner
Chicago
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Hartman
Berlin University
Zoological Gardens
Dresden
Mafuca
Ilerr Schopf
Schopf
Hall
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Ayers
Chamles A. VC
Jacobs
ERMAN
SOE Uigte
Chagles
Yoorles CO
Ualtinore
Sherwood Novelty Harneas
E. Given
Taylor
Jones
Binghamton
Binghamton, N.Y
Rtarra
FE. Newman
Grayling
Ely Breote
USA
Drigvista
Owago
N.Y
A. Merrill & Co
Dierenicus
Cleveland
Valentine Dros
Junesville
Wis
Mustang
America
Joan
Beast
Fis
Iphtheri
Sherwood
Syracuse
France
Waklawa Farm
Waveto Wise
Rosa Ronheur
Gentfiree
M. W. Dunham
Wayne, du Paze Co
Illinois
Winegar Bitters
BH. McDonald Drog Co
Washington St
Dr. Ward & CO
Louisiana
Tree
GEO
PIN_TEY
Evergreens
Door Co
Dye
Olytric Bel? CO
Michigan
A. P. Lacey
Washington, D.C
Ailen
Allen
M. Harris & CO. (Limited
Prop'rs, Cinnati
South
Atlanta
Piso
H, D
Knowlton
Holland
Pino
Catarreh
Audubon
C. SO
Ouron
Maysvill
R. A. Stupley
Cornwall Bridge
Conn
Gko
Wrra
Philadelphia
Parra
Mousehold
Martford
Hayinmarra
Murray Hill
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Dook County
Wisconsin
Rel Moody
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Acil
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Bran
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