Tunnel Under Mountain Near Leadville Unearths Cave Riches
Leadville men drill a mountain tunnel described as five thousand feet deep with a dark chamber at the end. They claim a possible opening beyond the mountain and potential gold prospects, aided by an engineer after candles burned out. The tunnel lies about ten miles from Leadville across Tennessee Park.
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Leadville
Devil’s Glen
Mr. Youtsler
Youtsler
Red Cliff
Leadville Aross
Tennessee Park
The Science of Silence in Marriage Advice
An old man recalls a harmony tale where a husband keeps his temper by wearing his hat backward and the wife stays silent when cross. The piece extols the science of silence to avoid quarrels, cites stories of Zeuxis Carlyle Lord Lytton and an Oxford clergyman advising a groom to wear black and speak little.
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Robert Burton
Zeuxis
Diana
Ephesians
Carlyle
Lord Lytton
Oxford
He Wanted No Tricycle Near Cambridge
Two cyclists resting by the roadside near Cambridge attract two Irish laborers who stop to admire the bright new machines. A light exchange follows as one cyclist jokes about Pat needing a tricycle, sparking a brief moment of humor in an otherwise ordinary evening.
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Cambridge
Pat
Donkey-Cart Remarks Stir Irish Riverside Banter
In a Boston Record snippet, a man scoffs at a new hybrid conveyance saying he will not ride a donkey-cart to work. He questions being his own horse and mocks the unusual machine, contrasting rural practicality with urban life. The exchange highlights humor and identity in old colonial urban centers.
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Divil
Pat
Boston Record
Instantaneous Photographs and a Moment of Romance
A vivid Harper's Magazine fragment notes how instantaneous photographs capture passing scenes and unspoken futures. Charles Dudley Warner muses on a young woman at a Catskill overlook, her gaze toward violet distances hinting at fate, romance, and unfulfilled life stories. The piece ends pondering undeveloped knowledges and friendships.
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Catskill Hills
Catskills
Charles Dudley Warner
Harper's Magazine
A Day's Journey for a Horse Revealed by Massachusetts Board
Hon John and Russell of the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture argue a regular daily horse journey should be twelve to thirteen miles. They note stage lines set an economical limit near ten miles, with longer trips possible only if rest days are provided. Emergency runs reach fifty to eighty miles, but risk harm. road, load, and horse condition dictate daily limits, with feeding and care crucial.
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John & Russell
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture
Beechers Passion for Gems and Ossian Charms
Mr Beecher hoards sapphires emeralds and rubies, often borrowing jewels to show friends. He claims a purple stone looks different by day and gaslight, a fake violanedu cap. Obear witchcraft in the West Indies described as obeah, with 500 practitioners and historic government attempts to suppress the ritual.
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Joan
Manvel
Plymouth Church
Mr. Manvel
St. John Named Assistant General Manager of Rock Island Line
President R B Cable of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway announces Er St. John as Assistant General Manager. St. John began in 1862 and has risen through the ranks, praised for fitness and devotion to the corporation. The promotion elevates E A Holbrook to General and George H. Smith to Assistant General Passenger Agent, both noted for past service.
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R. BR. Cable
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Er. St. John
Mr. St. John
Western Railway
George H. Smith
Chicago Times
Ambiguous Bargain Between Blacksmith and Major in Indiana
A blacksmith in a small Indiana town struck a deal with Maj. H. to pay for a season’s smithing with dried fruit at one dollar per bushel. In fall the Major delivered ten bushels of dried pumpkins worth about two dollars, provoking a violent reaction from the smith who branded him for life with a red hot iron.
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Indiana
Maj. H
Smith-Shop
Mr. W
Flanders
Detroit Free Press
Widower Uncle Pete Seeks Help at Coal Dust Promises
A Maury County widower named Uncle Pete, years near sixty, chases a young girl after a church visit and awkwardly asks to escort her home, prompting slang dialogue about age and reputation. The piece shifts to publishing debate on novel sales and mentions 1820s fruit tree trade and the first horticultural society founded in 1829.
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Uncle Pete
Maury County
Tennessee
Jinnie
Carrun
Detroit Free Press
Horticultural Society
Cloth Bound Volume Free With Subscriptions in Rochester
The Rochester Rural Home offers 150 Cloth Bound Dollar Volumes with a $1 yearly Rural Home subscription. Titles include Law Without Lawyers, Family Cyclopedias, Farm Cyclopedia, Boys Useful Pastimes, and Universal History. Sample copies and order details are provided by Rural Home Co. of Rochester New York.
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Rochester
Daneleon
United Try Yard
KR Parsons
Rural Home Co
Grand Union Hotel in New York City
Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot offers 613 rooms fitted at a cost of one million dollars. It advertises baggage and expressage services and $3 carriage hire. Elevator and restaurant are supplied with reliable horse cars stages and elevated railroad access to all depots. Families can live better for less money at this first class hotel in the city.
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New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Census progress table shows population declines in 1861 and 1872
The Census Committee released a table tracking population changes since the century's start. It notes two declines within a quarter century, 1861 for over 600,000 fewer residents than 1856, and 1872 with about 2,000,000 fewer than 1866, partly due to Alsace Lorraine cession. A separate note mentions obeah water at a doorstep as a feared omen and sorcery method involving a bottle, toads, spiders, and nails.
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France
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Surest Tranquilizer of the Nerves Adverts Potent Tonics
An article extols various patent remedies with testimonials and quotations. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a nerve tonic, claims it strengthens nerves to endure sensory input, and cites figures like Prof. Dana. It also mentions Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, Ayer's Cure, Haian's Hair Renewer, Scovill's Sarsaparilla, and Lyon's Heel Stiffeners, weaving a stream of promotional health claims and miscellaneous notes.
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Hostetter
Prof
Dana
New Haven
Foote
Iran
Advice to Consumptives Promises Relief from Dr Pierce
Advice to consumptives warns that early symptoms such as debility loss of appetite and cough should prompt relief measures. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a superior blood purifier and strength builder for weak lungs and related conditions. The ad offers a treatise request for 10 cent stamps and lists the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo. A Maine doctor claims control over spirits of three hundred Indians and warns of the jim-jams.
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Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
Baltimore Episcopal Methodist
Simmons
Simmons Liver Regulator
G. H. Heard
Tichmond
Ind
Misplaced switches and medical woes menace railroads and homes
General and nervous debility and impaired memory are blamed on excessive indulgence and solitary practices. Victims should mail 10 cents for a large illustrated treatise from World’s Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N Y.
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World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Rough on Rats and Vermin Ad Claims Household Victory
An old newspaper ad touts Rough on Rats as a remedy clearing out rats mice roaches flies bed bugs and vermin including water bugs skunks, with separate lines promising cures for bed bugs and various ailments. It also markets BUCHU-PAIBA for kidney issues and Rough on Corns and Rough on Toothache with specific prices.
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Lic
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West Indies
Africa
Srinidad
Tuxworth
Milton
Pesesee
Revere
New England
Boston
Edward Randolph
General Court
Colonial Naval Office
Habir
R. W. Pierce
Ayer
HaAun
Scovila
Scovili
Lyon
Tsaac Thompson
A. Y. Lacey
Washington, D.C
Synvita
THE
Jumane Reality Company
Lafayette
Svea
Chenkerbeam
Symvita CO
Delphos
Ohio
Maine
J. H. Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
Aimens
James Hasley
Madison
Ark
Woodbury
England
Conservatory OF Music
Mass
Wee
Rld
Erin
Egins
E. Tournee
Franklin &Q
Maes
Monarch
Newark Machine CO
Columbus
Brown Chemical CO
Perry Davis
Earth
Brewater
Holly, Mich
Chicago
Randolph St
Lord & Thomas
T. Felix Gouraud
Gouraud
Ferd.t. Hopkins
Bond 81
N.Y
U. S
Canadas
Europe
United States
D. W. Moody
Cincinnati
Prof. Moody
Chicago Ledger
Pr. Moody
TUR Ledger
Franklin St
Tower
Beat Stony PaPent
Fiso
C. W
CNC
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