Autopsy of President Garfield Reported in Am J Med Sci
The October issue of the American Journal of Medical Sciences presents the official autopsy of President Garfield conducted September 20 near Francklyn Cottage Elberon NJ. The report details external and internal findings including bullet trajectory through the back and lumbar vertebra, extensive abdominal hemorrhage from splenic artery rupture, liver and spleen changes, kidney lesions, and lung and heart conditions, with a focus on the wound tract and causes of death.
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Philadelphia
American Journal of Medical Sciences
Garfield
OrriciAn
Wit Post-Monvem
J. A. Garfield
Francklyn Cottage
Elverin
W. Hills
J.K. Barnes
U.S. A
J.J. Woodward
Robert Steyburn
Frank H. Hamilton
D. Thayes Agnew
Andrew HH. Smith
Biberon
New York
D. 8. Lamb
Army Medical Mueseum
Washinton
D. C
Nile
Werg
Austin
Aorta
Assie
Post-mortem findings explain life septic conditions
Post-mortem exam reveals septic factors from fractured vertebra and purulent surfaces. Surgeons note no lung abscess or effusion and agree after review that life septic conditions arose from spinal pathology. Consultation follows with officials and copies distributed to newspapers.
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J. Stugley Crowen
Yess
Tragic Jail Murder Sparks Lynching in McLyan County
A jailer Ted Franks was shot by prisoner Charles Merce alias Howlett in McLyan County. A mob stormed the jail, hanged Merce at a tree, while police and citizens watched the vigilante execution amid cries of justice and revenge.
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Frank
Phe Sheri
Strone
Patsey Devine
Aaron Gountfellow
Bailey
Junior Franks
Pierce
Jacksonville
Supreme Court
Tintsey Devine
Readings and Rumors From Far and Near
A miscellany notes 58 million gallons of whisky in Kentucky, Edward Payson Weston’s temperance work, rattlesnakes in Savannah and Pennsylvania, fashion hoops, a Vienna doctor fined for title misuse, sandalwood uses, Jack Russell’s hunting feats, a music effect on spiders, mold menace and remedies, Iberon name history for Garfield’s death, and Henry Stanley’s illness update from Conzo River.
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Kentucky
Edward Payson Weston
Church of Eagland Temperance Society
Savannah
Owen Farrell
Elder Township
Vienna
United States
Ceylon
Coromandel
Jack Russell
Devonshire
England
Pighrty
Oxford
Exmoor
Russia
Iberon
Garfield
Earth
Brown
Long Lowoch
E. J
el Heron
Henry M. Staniey
Mrr
Marston
London
Mr. Stanley
Conzo River
Practical Household Tips From An Early Newspaper
A collection of household remedies and culinary notes covers alum as a bed bug killer and nosebleed stop, cloth care tips for extending textiles, and baked apple preserves. It also includes medical cautions about morning air, bone preservation with wood ashes, wheat cutting advice by Curtiss, and a Maryland Biscuit recipe with a laborious mixing method. Additionally there are Damascene rolls and discussions on whole grain wheat versus white flour, highlighting nutritional differences and the value of bran.
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Maryland
Wheat Seeding Density and Yields From Thin Sowing
The article argues that sowing lighter, around thirty pounds per acre on suitable land, can yield far more than heavy sowing. It cites experiments showing 4 to 8000 fold increases and reports kernels producing many heads, with anecdotes from Prof. A. Flount and Rural New Yorker.
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Browley St
A. #. Flount
New Yorker
Corn fodder fields reach record yields and storage tips
Henry Slew ar,hv. Limes discusses corn fodder as the county’s major fodder crop. He cites 1873 to compare hay and corn acreages and estimates yields of up to 40 tons green or 10 tons cured per acre with proper curing. The piece emphasizes sunshade drying, stack design, and drill planting to maximize quality and future production.
Quaint Pacific Coast Sayings Reflect Western Phrases
The article catalogs colorful expressions coined by Western miners and prospectors. It notes terms for canyons and gulches and sayings about travel, delays, courage, and death as used by early Pacific coast communities and frontier life.
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Great West
Lerse Wand
Eurly
Pacific Coast
Perpetual ice gorge near Newton draws curious visitors
The Blue Mountains gorge behind Swartswood Lake holds a thick ice floor with caves and crevices, a natural ice house fed by winter freezes. Thermometer readings show 38 at the bottom while 103 outside. Samuel Thompson refuses to sell. locals and travelers seek the icy spectacle.
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Newton
Blue Mountains
Swartswood Lake
Middleville
St Jacobs Oil Aids Rheumatism and Horse Health
A Woodbury New Jersey item notes St Jacobs Oil helping Mrs Mills with rheumatism. Menasha Wisconsin praises St Jacobs Worm on horses with profit. Other notes advertise various tonics and patent medicines, including Dr Pierce’s pills and Kidney-Wort for liver and kidney ills.
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Menasha
Wis
A. Graneger
Eisq
St. Jacobs Wis
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