Confession of a Stage Robber in a Jail Interview
The Reno Lester account in the San Francisco Chronicle recounts a stage robbery confession. Marshall argues brave men overestimate risk and recalls staged robberies on mountain roads with mock weaponry and careful theatrics.
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Reno Lester
San Francico Chronicle
Marshall
Wadsworth
Sierra Valley
Pard
Jine
California
Utah
WU &c
Strange City of China Described as Clean and Busy
An observer details a vast Chinese city with nearly two million inhabitants, packed streets, and bustling riverboats. Despite dense housing, the city is surprisingly clean and free of epidemics due to waste being repurposed as soil fertilizer. He notes mixed food culture including cats, dogs, and various Cantonese dishes, while praising healthiness and energy of the population.
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London
Chihuing
England
Its Flavor and Clean Appearance As In a Paris Cafe
A concise description likens the subject to flavors and looks as if prepared in a cafe on Boulevard des Italiens. The remark evokes refined culinary presentation and an elegant, cafe culture aesthetic.
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Boulevard Des Italiens
Canton Letter
Say No to External Show in Education Says Cheever
The Cheever sermon warns against ornamental accomplishments that paint the surface while starving inner life. Real knowledge and character grow from absorbing truth and development, not external display. The sun nourishes plants, not painters, he argues, urging authenticity in education over superficial polish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kev
Cheever
Two Philadelphia Workmen Show Contrasting Fates
An hour of daily leisure led one man to invent a wood sawing machine and rise from tenement to mansion, while another spent the same time teaching a dog to dance and remained in poverty. The piece, from Wide Awake, argues leisure can yield wealth or waste time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pieplant's Notorious Place In Market Fare
A historical note scorns rheum rhaponticum as a green rank pieplant. It calls the plant a plebeian weed and a cheap luxury for genteel poverty, mocking its sickly stalks and the dish it substitutes for Charlotte Russe and pumpkin pie. A caricatured end-man curses those who overgrow two stalks and praises odd sauces amid the rattle of bones and tambourine.
Cactuses in Winter Care and Blooming Tips
Cactuses fail to bloom when not kept dry in winter. imitate natural drought, keep warm and away from freezing, water freely in spring. Epiphyllums Crab’s Claw Cactuses and Hat-tail Cactus Ce reus flagelliformis have exceptions to this rule.
A Sermon Cut Short on a Sinking Vessel
A German priest and a worldly passenger aboard a sinking ship debate life and literacy before disaster strikes. The ignorant man can’t swim, prompting a grim quip about losing the rest of his life as the worldling plunges toward the life raft.
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Boston Post
Chronometers Emerge For New Guinea Explorer Morrison
Excerpt from the Melbourne Age notes that The Waltham Watch Company provided two watches for G. E. Morrison, the New Guinea explorer. Acting on Government Astronomer Ellery’s advice, the watches were tested at the Melbourne Observatory for a fortnight and judged superior for Morrison’s needs over a chronometer.
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Waltham Watch Company
Age
G. E. Morrison
New Guinea
R. L. J. Ellery
Waltham
Morrison
Melbourne Observatory
Ellery
Eatraci
The
Melbourne Age
Tippecanoe the medicine of the past and present vigor
An old promotional piece extols Tippecanoe as the universal cure for debility and malarial disorders. It credits pioneer resilience to a family recipe tied to Harrison and Warner & Co. of Rochester New York, urging farmers and readers to use the tonic to restore digestion, energy, and blood health.
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Harrison
Messrs
HW. H. Warner & Co
Rochester
N.Y
Odions Comparisons and Labors of Various Trades
The poem lists characterizations of professions with clever labels. It assigns each trade a trait from designer to undertaker, printer, broker, and others, ending with the lover and noting it as a Tends Siftings item from a periodical.
The Bible Class and a Bitters Ad Amid Jumble
A Bible class scene with a student quiz on who followed David and Solomon, followed by an advertisement praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a protector against fever, malaria, and digestive ills. A stray line notes a dog chasing its tail, hinting at canine reason.
True Soldierly Grit and a Civil War Tale
An elderly Newark veteran Captain J. KR. Sanford recounts Civil War battles including Seven Pines Malvern Hill and Missionary Ridge. He recalls a shattered leg after a pause with Sherman and a long trek from Ringgold to Chattanooga. He touts Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as his tonic and mentions a New Jersey widow awarded $9,000 for heartbreak.
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J. KR. Sanford
Newark
Seven Pines
Malvern Hill
Savage Station
Missionary Ridge
Harrison’s Landing
Sherman
Ringgold
Chattanooga
David Kennedy
Sam
N.Y
Pulinonary Conscription Trial Bottle Testimony
Reverend J B Fry of Brookline Station Missouri reports relief for eighteen year lung illness after using three to four bottles of White Wine of Tar Syrup. He and another supporter endorse the medicine for throat and lung troubles and cite Sttwan Fey as supplier via John Potter merchant. Scoville Sarsaparana and Blood and Liver Syrup advertised for impure blood, liver complaints and general maladies with claims of mood restoration.
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Dean Sir
Tohn Potter
J. B. Fry
Brookline Station
Sttwan F. Fey
Feovill
Elusive Patent Mixes and Remedies for Debility
An array of quack patent medicines and tonics are touted as cures for indigestion nervous prostration and general debility. Claims extoll Carboline Ely s Cream Balm Piso s Cure Rough on Rats and Wells remedies appear with testimonials and price tags from various sellers and distributors.
Color Your Butter with Improved Butter Color
Readers are urged to use Wells, Richardson & Co.'s Improved Butter Color to produce superior butter quality and color. The note argues strong color and market readiness boost prices, while warning that scarce dollars affect pricing. Also mentions Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy critique and references to medical claims and misprints.
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Wells, Richardson & Co
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Pieplant
Exploration of
T. M. Casad
Corydon
Iowa
Sant
David
Solomon
Sheba
Washington Hatchet
2 Doz
New Jersey
Sears
Nature
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Ely
Ealing
Megs
John IL
Stem Mel
Stepney Conn
Dr. Sanford
Piso
Mother Swan
WELLS
Charles A. Vou Eler
Nemors
A. Vgelar & CO
Cc. Morris & CO
Weedsport
X.Y
Pckert
Sugt
Belle Plaine
Minn
Taylor Bros. & Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Bend Stamyes
Bingham
Patents Law
Ty Washington
Valentine Bros
Jancaville
Wiss
Dearborn St
Chicago
J. BE. Bicknell & CO
Brockton, Mass
National Publishing Co
Col. L. Bingham
Washington, D.C
Maion
Co-Operative Mpg CO
Greenfield
Mass
Hudson Mfg. CO
Sixth Avenue
Newman
Belladonna
Mr. W. ©. Browning
Judsonia
Ark
Saya
Foundlings
Isa
Kixoe
Evin
Scrofula
Henlachelke
the Great
U. S
Europe
A. Richmond
St. Joseph
Lord, Broutenburgh& Co
Allen
Balsa
Alen
J. N. Harris & CO. Limited
Cincinnati
Perous
Price Hop Plaster Company
Proprietors
Boston
Lawley
Crean Rae Capa Tet
USA
Oweuo
Dethols
Mich
Bupr
Phuipl S
Bnd Pricea
UNION
News
Bearklin Street
Gallinan
Little Falls
Twombly Knitting Mauchine Coc
Tremont Street
St. Sykes
Ill
Health and Happiness
Detroit
Deveraux
Mechanic
Sonia
Kiney
Wort
MM. B. Goodwin
Christian Bonitor
Cleveland, D
Bright
Frank Wilson
Peabody
Philip C. Ballou
Monkton, VI
Henry Ward
N. Y
C. M. Tallmage
Milwaukee
Wis
Williamstown
Weaton
Nelson Fairchild
Albans
Dy. Ju. K. Clark
South Hero
J. T. Galloway
Elk Flat
Oregon
W. C. Kline
Geo. H. Horat
Cashier DM
Myerstown
Elbridge Malcolm
West Bath
Maine
C.C.D
E. Burnaham
State Street
Atents
Alfornes
W. Roberts
W. 6Th St. Olnelunett
Re B Foote
Bon Ton
Address Bon Ton System CO
Canton
R. Lindblom & Co
NG. Miller
Broad Commerce
Grain & Provision Brokers
St. Louis
New
Joblom & CO
P. O
Pearl St
Chicaca Book Go
Chicaca Lt
Warren
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