Fox Character in Fables and Hunters in Gentleman's Magazine
The article discusses the fox as deceiver and occasional dupe across fables, noting its outwitting of kings and clever tricks, while also recounting times it is exposed by honesty. It mentions Reynard in Puss-in-Boots tales, fox and cock alliances, and the rarity of noble fox behavior. it then critiques fox hunting by poets and the disdain for women in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reineke Fucbs
Lion
Betty
Reynard
Cosmo
Gentleman’s Magazine
Aboriginal Sakers of Selangore and Lincoln's Old Abe tale
A colonial report details the Sakers, a nine division aboriginal group in the Malay Peninsula, their diet, customs, housing, tools, and interactions with Malays, noting their gradual acclimation to Europeans and protection by officials. The piece also recounts ex-Senator Washburne's memory of Lincoln being dubbed Old Abe during the 1847 River and Harbor Convention in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selangore
Malay Peninsula
E. B. Washburne
North American Review
Lincoln
Chicago
Abe
Sherman House
Luise Smith
Old Abe
Deceptive Militia Tale Ends With Carpet Knight Exit
In a Pittsburgh Chronicle item a woman mistakes a man’s militia badge for soldierly valor. He teases of a battle danger claiming a tack in him, not a war wound, and she storms out calling him a carpetknight after the faux danger tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Militia
Pittsburgh Chronicle
Political Life Takes Its Toll On Public Figures
The piece reflects on the exhausting nature of politics citing anecdotes of exhausted public figures and doctors’ remarks. It notes a senator recounting a state cure, warns of varied injuries yet brain tolerance, and shares dramatic cases of recovery after serious medical incidents as a companion feature from The Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alrady
Fifth Avenue
New York
Tie
James McCaulay
U.S
8. J. Bruce
Within
Warner State
Bruce
Globe
Boy Causes Blackout in Church Service Prank
A Florida Times-Union tale recounts a Sunday Congregational Church blackout as a mischievous youth turned off the gas during the second verse. Two men nabbed him near the basement and handed him to the lockup, but released him pending proper punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Times-Union
Awful High Price At Fancy Cemetery Lots
Two mourners leaving a funeral at a fashionable cemetery debate the cost of plots. Dr Intone’s services are praised as beautiful, with a remark about the line O death where is thy sting O grave where is thy victory. Lots are said to range from 500 to 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intone
Pittsburgh Chronicle- Telegraph
Pullman Palace
Mason & Mamlin Organ & Pisno Co
New Orleans
Anton
Lee Nein Orlerens
Cauiplecan
Russia Cement CO
Gloucester
Masa
Crahmere
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Iduinezanm Weyne, du Page Co
Illinois
France
America
Chestnut humor and playful insights from old papers
Tid Bits humor table includes a professional quip about roasted chestnuts, a line about Farnkers Gazette, and jokes on fame, a child’s resemblance to rich kin, and making one’s own luck rather than waiting for chances.
The Hotel Clerk's Story and Athlophoros Cure Claim
A Chicago hotel clerk praises hotel service and credits Athlophoros with curing his landlady’s rheumatism and a guest’s neuralgia. The landlady confirms the cure and urges others to use Athlophoros, claiming rapid relief and lasting benefit. The ad copy invites readers to order the remedy or buy from a druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 2. Hammond
West End
West Madison Street
Chicago
Tammond
Clerk Hammond
Athlophonros Co
Wall Street
New York
Contested Camp Meetings and Antiquities in 1880s Excerpts
An editor of a Methodist weekly denounces Sunday camp meetings in densely populated regions while praising their use in church-scarce areas. The piece also discusses Celtic theory of Hercules and Cesnola statues. A child asks about angels’ clothes, and Daniel Pierce’s Measur Purative Pellets are advertised for liver and stomach ailments. Caswell Hazard Co. promotes the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Christian Advocate
Methodist
Satan
Christ
Golden Medical Discovery Promotes Blood Purity Cure Claims
An 19th century advertisement asserts early treatment can cure disease described as scrofulous ulceration by purifying the blood. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a purely vegetable remedy that cleanses the blood and strengthens the system, urging readers to ask druggists. The text includes a Byron quote fragment and a sale pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Allen
Medical cure ads and patent remedies roundup
A fragmented ad dense with patent medicine claims and product pitches. Mentions the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo with cure promises for nervous debility and delicate diseases. Includes references to California Vinegar Syrup and Athlophoros for rheumatism, Howe scales by Borden Selleck & Co., Lyon’s Parent Heel Stiffener, and various testimonials and promotional notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Gullalo
HL. McDonald Drug Co
Washington St
N.J
Atuke Toonen
Canal St
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the Fox
Adam
Mrs. Keener
Mrs. Blunt
Farnkers Gazette
Anticris Sail
Hercules
Conmquenion
Mensman
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Proprietors
Druggista
Tihaman
Byron
Ime
Pecline
Man
Newark
Oscar Aven
Des Moines
Iowa
Warder, Bushnell & Glessner
Howe
Borden, Selleck & Co
Lyon
Piso
Ros
LER CO
Baltimore
Erman Demedy
Charles A. Vogeler
Radway
Badway
Resteriue Health
Radway & CO
Gatarrh
Elyy
Lakeside Mtg. Co
Vin Buren St
Valentine Bros
Janesville
Wis
Zeys
Enureadl. Co
Lebanon
Ohio
Weaver Organ & Liang Cew
York
Washington
Bastion Seas
Ben Ys
Estate Street
Murray Hill Co
Basth St
New York Co
Metzner Stove Repair CO
Westandolph Street
Pearl Dt
ARTE
Vane
Trove
Standar
Ugs
Boston
Mary
Feaen
Wondredsin Lane
NF & CO
B. i H. Douglass & Sons
Dougs
Planos
Steger & Sauber
Wabash Av
Ile
Wort Sevan
Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son
Philadelphia
Glyo Express
E. DePuy
Ph. G
Detroit
Mich
Hops & Malt Bitters CO
R. A
Lorillard
Climax
Lorilard
Wayne
Miles
Chicago & North-Western
Detersons Magazine
Tuy
J. Peterson
Chestnut St
Spec Pnens
FISO
Illen
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