Elevator Experience at Stewart's Drag Goods Store
In a first person letter from 1852, Mrs. Tubbs recounts a visit to A. T. Stewart's New York shop where she is offered an "elevator" and experiences dizziness as the room and shoppers seem to float. She ends in the street, warning other women to avoid these beverages or devices, calling them harmful and deceptive and urging prudence in shopping.
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York
Mr. Stewart
Smugglers Use Hidden Substances In Cigar Industry
The Pall Mall Gazette reports that tobacco adulteration in the United Kingdom relies on diverse, often strange ingredients beyond cabbage leaves. Cigar making uses materials for substance, adhesion, color, and flavor including lime leaves, straw, nails, treacle, liquorice, and treacherous additives across Dublin Edinburgh and East London.
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Pall Mall Gazette
United Kingdom
Anti-Tobacco League
Dublin
Edinburgh
London
Jamboree on a Jinxed Night Ends in Neck Woe
A Mississippi tale from Okolona follows a young woman and her brother as they decode slang used for a serious mishap. Frank’s night out leads to a neck injury and a dramatic family reaction as plans to find another beau begin.
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Bud
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Tale of a Turinese Tournament at Duke Charles Court
A correspondent from the American Register recounts a Turin archive tale of a royal banquet before Duke Charles of Savoy and his court. A lord of Blonay, married, claimed married and unmarried women and men are equally gallant and virtuous, offering proof by lance or sword if challenged. De Corsant, an unmarried Savoyard, stepped forward to defend the unmarried.
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American Register
Charles of
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Turin
Blonay
de Corsant
Charles
Tournament at Turin Ends in Marriage and Vow of Honor
In 1504 two challengers duel in Turin with lances and swords. The married lord De Blonay wins honors, while Corsant proves brave for the unmarried. Corsant seeks mercy from the Duchess of Savoy and, after a perilous journey, weds Lady Zolande of Blonay, sealing his pledge to defend the married.
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de Corsant
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Blonay
Catherine
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Tourin
A Small Boy on Tobacco and Its Odd Tales
The narrator recalls tobacco as cabbage like leaves, wooden Indians selling glued cigars, and a mixed view of tobacco use. A boy reports trying a cigar, sniffing snuff, and mentions Walter Raleigh and reactions of his sister Nancy to tobacco. The text includes family members Leroy and Tom and humorous anecdotes about smoking.
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Walter Raleigh
Nancy
Leroy
Tom
Mercy and Murder in a Japanese Castle Feast
A lord of Mito, after a stork killing, binds a man to a tree and raises his sword. Priests preach mercy but stay silent. The lord dismisses them, condemns no man for birds, and frees the offender, declaring merciless priests unnecessary in his domain.
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Komon
Giko
Mito
Koman
Voiceless Cat Reaches Eleven in South Hill Tale
A family on South Hill reports their eleven year old cat has lost all audible expressions. The ill fated voiceless pet climbs the shed roof at night and performs pantomime in a desperate vow that could shatter a distant window pane.
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