Remarkable trees and curiosities from around the world
A survey of extraordinary trees and plant phenomena from the Canary Islands, China, Loo-Choo, Tibet, Mexico and beyond. Notes include a mist-fed water tree on Hiero, the tallow tree, color changing blossoms, the ancient tree of a thousand images, the unkillable caobab, bark regrowth, a narcotic palo de leche used to stupefy fish, and the deadly poison of its milk linked to Empress Carlotta’s insanity belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canary Island
Hiero
China
Loo-Choo
Tibet
Mexico
Carlotta
San Jose Mercury
Vivid Ventriloquist Doctor Tests Nerve In Surgery Tale
Anecdotes recount Dr McTavish of Edinburgh using a grinning skeleton to test a trainee’s bravery by feeding hot gruel to the skull. A bold boy proves fearless, delivering a witty retort. The piece also recalls Gladstone’s tune leading at Inverary and brief notes on peas and manuscripts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. McTavish
Edinburgh
London
Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
James Dodds
Guthrie
Duke of Argyll
Inverary Castle
Castle of
Argyll
Penguins Feeding Transformations Underwater Display
A Spectator report describes penguins entering water, rapidly changing from ungainly birds to swift submarine swimmers. They chase and swallow gudgeon with precise wing strokes, catching about 380 fish in under two minutes before resurfacing briefly and retreating to their cage to dry and digest.
Peculiar German Family Dinner In New York Saloon
A New York Sun report describes a German saloon on upper Third Avenue where a family holds a nightly seven o'clock dinner in the center of the saloon. The host, wife, sister-in-law, children, and a New England governess dine together as regulars mingle around, creating a homelike scene amid revelers and bar chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Upper Third Avenue
New England
Manhattan Island
New York Sun
Poisoning Rave Horses At Saratoga Recall
Poisoning of racehorses is recalled as a seldom admitted crime in American racing, with Saratoga noting few well authenticated cases in years. The piece contrasts English turf notoriety and references early century incidents involving four top horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Poisoned racehorses and a hanging linked to Newmarket scandal
Reports recount a horse poisoning case at Newmarket where two men were arrested and the principal involved escaped on a technicality before being rearrested on another poisoning charge and hanged. Marcus, the 1881 St Leger favorite, died after finishing last. Lanercost, winner of the first Cambridgeshire, also poisoned yet finished last but survived. An unrelated kitchen soup mishap and a joke aside accompany the grim tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newmarket
Marcus
Lanercost
JOHN BULL IN AFRICA AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE
The piece describes Great Britain's vast African holdings and strategic reach, highlighting two thirds of Africa under European administration, key lakes and rivers linking Nile to Congo, and vital settlements from Cape Colony to Egypt. It notes potential navigable routes and the central role of English control in Africa's water system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Africa
Mediterranean
Nile
Cape Colony
Egypt
Nile Valley
North Africa
Uganda
Central Africa
Lake Tanganyika
British South Africa Company
Cape Town
Alexandria
Albert Edward Nyanza
Lake Nyassa
Murchison Falls
Zambesi
Indian Ocean
Congo
Zambezi
Omaha Bee
The Pear Midge In Pear Orchards And Control
The article describes the pear midge pest in eastern U S states, its lifecycle, damage to pear tissue, and timing of infestation. It notes difficulty of control since adults do not feed and lay eggs before blossoms open. It recommends inspecting trees, removing infested fruit, and soil and crop management such as plowing under after June 15, sowing crimson clover in August, kainit top-dress, and turning sod before bud development to head off pupae.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Recen
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Syrup of Figs promotes health via a mild laxative
Knowledge Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many who live better than others and enjoy life more attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative Syrup of Figs. It cleanses the system and dispels colds headaches and fevers while not weakening the kidneys liver or bowels. Manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co and sold by all druggists in 50 cent bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lorillard
GSE
ST. P.M
O. Tim
Mitchell
Sioux Falls
C. M
ST. P. Railroad
ARIVE
B. A. Bobb
M. D
Security Bank
South Dakota
Myran. Lee, Thacher
West Third Street
Boston
Chicago
Homes and Hearths
Elegant Household Monthly
Address
Homes and Hearths Publishing CO
Sysrap
M. Andree
New Jersey
Pitcher’s Castoria
John Bull
William H. Hart
Walnut Street
Labrador
Philadelphia
Mr. Hart
Madagascar
Paris
Figaro
France
Hinckley
Park Rapids
Minn
Amanda M. Bowdle, Pres
W. Seaman
Y. Piai
the Security Bank
H. R. Kibbre
IR. Atler
Asst
Tein G
C. G. Rathbun
All Street
Liebig Company
Tie Chas
B Hires Co
Nacura CO
Broadway
West
John ©. West
Ill
L. D. Gale
Mitchell,s
E. C. West
Asia
L. O. Gale
TS Central R. R
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois
Sonia Onet
E.P. Skene
Yazoo A
Mississippi
Sioux City
Sitter Central
J. ‘S Merry
Illinois Central I. R
Manchester
Baras
Lunn & CQ
Munn & Co
Scientific American
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!