Oxen vs Horses Advocated for New England Farmers
A Massachusetts essay argues oxen are more economical than horses for farm work. It cites lower feed costs, steadier labor, and durable value, with examples from Gov. Isaac Hull and breeder notes on Shorthorns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Masanchusetts
Esop
Massachusetts
England
Thaer
Isaac Hull
New Hampshire
Oen
Devons
Ayrshirds
Jerseys
B. FP. Poole
Duditvator
Man Kills Boarding-House Keeper in San Francisco Wharf Tragedy
Joe Hansen shot Carl P. Sanders twice on the Vallejo and Davis streets wharf after a quarrel. He threw the pistol overboard, was arrested, and confessed he killed to exact revenge on a boarding-house master. He said he would die happy if hanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl P. Sanders
Saou
Joe Hansen
Davis
Vallejo
Hansen
Sanders
Fred
Mad
San Francisco
Cal
Remarkable operation by Dr Pancoast in Philadelphia clinic
In Philadelphia a surgeon discusses the 24 year old case of a congenital left cheek mass severed in infancy by Dr. Pancoast. The operation, first done in London Paris Philadelphia, used a ceruseur instrument and attracted international notice. A cast and photo were provided to Sir James Paget for St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The doctor advocates severing similar double infants.
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William H. Pancoast
Philadelphia
3. W. Lytle
Connellaville
Jefferson Collge
Gross
Leidy
Donglison
Pancoast
James Paget
Museum of
Chang
Eng
Philadelphia Times
Double Smith Impersonation Stuns Vanderbilt Visitors
In Detroit during Vanderbilt's brief stay a man who bore a striking resemblance caused confusion at the hotel cloakroom. The incident involved two men named Smith, one posing as Vanderbilt and the other as Smith, confusing staff and guests as the impersonation unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
Detroi
Buckeye
de Las
Smith
Wall Street
Curious Old Garden Notes Mix Recipes and Inquiries
A collage of domestic hints from 19th century papers. Recipes for sponge cake and drop cakes share measurements and substitutions. Fruit-growing advice counsels avoiding new varieties while praising old varieties. Minor horticultural curiosities ponder why corn ears have even numbers and four leaved clovers appear.
Lewis D. Campbell Dies Veteran Ohio Politician
Lewis D. Campbell of Hamilton Ohio a longtime chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in Congress and a prominent state political figure died yesterday after years out of public life His death marks the passing of a notable veteran in Ohio politics.
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Hamiltton
Ohio
Lewis D. Campbell
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Gen Hamilton N Eldridge Dies Aged 42
Gen Hamilton N Eldridge a noted soldier and lawyer died this morning at age 42. The public figure and citizen was recognized for his service and standing in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reimer
Hamilton N. Eldridge
Beer Drinking Harms Heart Liver and Brain, Say Experts
New York reporters quote eminent physiologists that beer, even in moderation, causes fatty degeneration of the heart and diseases of the kidneys. They warn impurities prevent truly pure beer and impair the liver and brain functions across the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Yaree
Cit
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets Advertised
An 19th century style advertisement claims the pills are a safe vegetable laxative that works without disturbing diet or occupation. It lists ailments such as sick headache constipation impure blood dizziness sour eructations and bilious attacks and urges use by visiting druggists.
Favorite Prescription praised as cure for women
The item promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for painful maladies supposedly embittering women's lives. It contrasts this with the idea that favoritisar is negative and notes various local anecdotes.
Purg Cod Liver Oil Advertised by Caswell Hazard Co
Purg Cod Liver Oil made from selected livers on the seashore by Caswell Hazard and Co New York is described as absolutely pure and sweet with physicians deeming it superior to other oils. Juniper Tar Soap from Ceprell Hazard and Co New York is recommended for chapped hands face pimples and rough skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caswell Hazzard & Co
New York
Ceprell Hazard & Co
Local Legal Notices From Moline Professionals
Office listings show Judd & Fill and Browning & Entrikin as attorneys with offices over drugstores on Main Street. Notaries public, oaths and depositions, pension certificates and acknowledgments offered by Holman, Richards, Sobrbeck, and S. Bryant. peace office at Lynde Street.
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B. Gordon
Richards & Sobrbeck
Main and
Lynde Streets
Moline
Illinois
Oscar S. Bryant
Leeds
Pension Certifcates
Bluff Drug Store
Browning & Entrikin
First Na Onal Bank
Main Street
N.C. Tyrrell
Lynde
Disappearance of Thomas Aged Thirteen On Brazen Island
A Brazen Island man believes his pet Thomas, thirteen, vanished and likely died by self harm after previously jumping into the sea. The cause remains undetermined as investigators seek an explanation.
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Thomas
Tom
Boston naturalist proposes society to end English sparrows
Mr. Wilson Frac of Boston proposes forming a society to exterminate English sparrows and protect native birds such as blue birds swallows martins and wrens. He claims these foreign interlopers displaced native species and the group would seek ways to repeal protective laws.
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Mr. Wilson Frac
Boston
Parker's Ginger Tonite Promises Restored Strength
An advertisement argues that Parker's Ginger Tonite cures dull brains nervous nerves and general wretchedness, giving workers strength and will to perform duties, at moderate cost. It targets men and women seeking improved stamina and performance.
Seeding Wheat and the Perils of Poor Sowing Practices
The article argues for precise seed placement in wheat sowing to ensure even germination and moisture. It contrasts broadcast sowing and harrowed drills with uniform depth and pressed, friable soil to prevent drying air currents and drought risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ural New Yorker
Amphitrite Dress Stuns Guests At Dieppe Costume Fete
At Mme de X's Dieppe party before returning to Paris Dumas praised the hostess in green gauze. When asked who she represented she modestly answered Amphitrite, prompting another quip about the sea goddess at low tide.
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Mme de X
Dieppe
Paris
Dumas
Tia Villa
Puy
Monomaniac at Niagara Promotes Perpetual Motion
A man obsessed with perpetual motion tried to present his invention at Minnehaha Falls after a prior confinement. He cried that mankind is inhumane while claiming his device combines parts of all existing motors. The report notes his grand description of the machine and his claim of universal applicability.
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Niagara
Minnehaha Falls
Ars
Business Cards of A A Fyelender and Jacob Altz
An old card listing A A Fyelender as a merchant tailor offering clothes repair and cleaning on short notice at 217 West Henry Street. It also notes Jacob Altz as a barber and hairdresser offering neat whiskers trimming with keen razor. Nearby reference to Slop ses oline National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Fyelender
Henry Street
Jacob Altz
Oline National Bank
Bill Nye quips on winter politics and broad results
The quotation satirizes election outcomes by noting quirky regional results with humor. Nye comments on the overall mood, using playful imagery like a red quilt and meditative stance as winter approaches. The tone blends skepticism with lighthearted admonition toward the Democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Bill Nye
Tips for Swimmer Safety and Heat Management
A historical note on handling chills while swimming describes symptoms like white fingernails blue lips and cramps if exposed to cold water. It suggests using salt water warmth from sun rays and porpoise oil rubs to protect vitals and records a 74 hour sea swim at Scarborough with heat exposure conclusions. Captain Webb and a Montreal workhouse anecdote are cited as related mentions.
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Scarborough
Captain Webb
Boston Herald
Parker's Ginger Tonic Relief Cited by Buffalo Reader
A reader from Buffalo writes that his wife suffered two years with a complication of disorders. After using Parker's Ginger Tonic, she recovered after three bottles, costing a dollar and fifty cents, and is now as strong as any woman.
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Parker
Buffalo
Parrot Swap Shames Clergyman in Kentucky Tale
A rogue replaced a clergyman's parrot with a downtown saloon parrot during the Night of the Mite Society, leaving the cleric in disgrace. Proctor Enott, a convivial Kentucky figure, is depicted as a florid, portly man with a gray moustache and a sly, witty air.
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Ita Place
Mite Society
Proctor Enott
Kentucky
Noble act of a Tramp headline described in Southern paper
A brief item notes a Southern paper used the line Noble act of a Tramp as a headline. The excerpt questions if the tramp earned a dollar by sawmilling wood, suggesting the act may have been simpler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iamsport
Why I Became a Mason Answer Prompts One Dollar
A man sent one dollar to an advertisement that promised to reveal why he became a Mason. The reply explained the choice as not wanting to become a carpenter or a shoemaker. The note appeared in Cin. Sut. Night.
Hair Balsam Promises Beauty and Gracious Dressing
An advertisement touts Parker's Hair Balsam as preventing hair loss and grayness with elegant dressing. It cites claims of restoring beauty and references a New York quote about expanding theater management. It also notes Dr Lindsey's Blood Searcher as curing an old sore and mentions a Sunday liquor law in Wayland Connecticut sealing saloons on Saturdays.
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Parker
Moter Tements Orerte
Lindsey
Wayland, Conn
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Smiths
Chicago News
Cincinnati Times
Philip Oraver
Halfmoon
Saratoga County
N. Y
Hebron
WN. Y. Examiner
Post
Virginia
United States
George Washington
Grendale
Misouri Pacific
Judd & Fill
Lynd
Moline Airots
Henderson
Wells Bt
Bass St
Harwood & Cralle
IVERY
Et Cra
Ohn C. Moore & Co
Halliday
Hesdenos
Cemetery Road
E. L. Cook
Walace's
Edeal
Carentenne
Cassel & Hckeever
Dimock Gould & CO
Mac
Sunale
Moline Illinois
Montreal
Chbicago Herald
Hunter & Lee
Carpenters and Joiners
Wells
United States Mutual Accident Tsociation
Broadway
Dane
Zuropesa
WM. Benson
Brass Foundry
J. H. Brumbauch
Walls Street
Bass
N.H. Cederberg
White Street
Henry
Marston
Warston Remedy CO
Fulton St
Hamilton
Stevens Institute of Technology
Honoxes NJ
Tura
Indianapolis
M Iatio
Lad McKesson & Robbins
Jack” Haverly
Rochester Medicine
Cgqy
Rochester
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