The Wonderfliest Show in the World Horn Tode Tale
A bawdy tale about a traveling circus with a horned toad freak show. Sailors and a wicked Jack Billy plan to charge natives ten cents to see the creature. A barefoot crowd arrives and the show collapses as demand turns to mockery and flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan Sollem
Billy
Jack Billy
Madgigaskeran
Jack
Arizona
Jack He Stude
Dore
Johny
Johnny
Dog Stories Illustrate Clever Canine Tales From The City
In a morning chat from the New York Morning Journal, a dogist recounts amusing canine anecdotes. A Chicago bridge misread leads a dog to end east while the bridge turns, leaving him on the west bank. the dog returns home, then to the store, and hides under his master’s desk as punishment. Other tales include tax notices eaten after a tax rant and pennies saved for a future silver collar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Morning Journal
Chicago
Sixth Avenue
Terra Del Fuego Water-Scape At Midday Meal Scene
A vivid scene from Terra Del Fuego depicts diners watching a moving natural world. Kelp-bed porpoises grunt through water, seals and sea otters mingle with humans, while birds swirl above. The air darkens with their numbers as plunging dives send spray high.
War era notes on Warren and Weed echoing army life
A fragment from Army Life recounts Captain Mayne Reid and a vivid image of coast birds then shifts to Gen. Fitz Henry Warren’s strict, energetic leadership. Weed, a comic witness, proclaims Warren “a staving fellow” after witnessing a booting in a deserted Confederate town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Warren
Confederacy
Weed
Company A
Fitz Henry Warren
Army Life
A. O. Marshall
Bacteria and Diseases Spark Debate on Microscopic Life
Professor Lionel Beale disputes the view that bacteria alone cause most infections. He notes bacteria are ubiquitous in air, water, food, and on surfaces yet often harmless. The open question remains whether infections arise from specific death-baring bacteria or other factors, with further facts needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel Beale
Loral Orld
A Sanguinary Pirate and the Old Pinfeather Veil
An Austin society figure reports a broken engagement with Miss Pinfeather, due to her father being a pirate. The tale portrays a public feud of sorts as lines blur between social circles and business.
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Pinfeather
St Jacobs Oil credited for knee sprain relief
Mr Charles G Addison of Meadows of Maryland Springfield Prince Georges Co Maryland states he sprained his right knee and used crutches for weeks with no relief until trying St Jacobs Oil. He reports rapid improvement he could bend the knee and walk without crutches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Prince George's Co
Charles G. Addison
St. Jacobs
Mystery of the City of Boston and Capt Murray
Boston’s fate remains a sea mystery as Capt Murray of the Alaska recalls the ill fated ship City of Boston during a hurricane. He credits Warner's Safe Rheumatic Cure for his recovery from chronic pains and shares his voyage experience and thoughts on living healthily.
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Atlantic Voyager
New York
George Siddons Murray
Alaska
Guion Line
Murray
Boston
Antwerp
Limerick
Williams & Guion Line
Queenstown
Warner
Liverpool
Bright
Cominnon
Capt. Murray
We Are the Old Men
Two elderly men walk a familiar promenade lamenting changes as time passes and locust plagues fade. One quips they have become the very old men they once observed, then reflects on adversity as winds that test endurance and harvest fruit from patience faith and love.
Healthful Stimulation and the Favorite Remedy
Healthful stimulants aid depressed systems and boost vigor, while Hostetter's Stomach Bitters gains lasting benefit from tonic and alterative properties. The article notes the Bitters' purity enhances its botanical ingredients, then shifts to Dr. David Kennedy of Rondout introducing his Favorite Remedy and his new enterprise, with George W. Elliott joining the venture and editorial/publishing expertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kennedy
Rondout
New York
George W. Elliott
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
H. H. Warner & Co
Rochester
Kennedy
Albany
Dyspepsia and insanity linked in Kingston tragedy era tale
The Kingston Freeman recounts Rathbone case lore and how chronic dyspepsia allegedly sped mental decline. It cites Col Rathbone’s wartime links, then extols Dr David Kennedy’s Favorite Kennedy as a cure, warning dyspepsia can ruin blood and brain and urging early treatment.
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Kingston
N. Y
Freeman
Rathbone
Col. Rathbone
Lincoln
Booth
Senator Harris
Albany
Benedict
Express
Troy
John Etting
Hudson
David Kennedy
Kennedy
Rondout
Wells Richardson Butter Color Ad Claims Stronger Color
Advertisement style notice extols Wells Richardson & Co butter color as 25 percent stronger in color than competitors and free from health-harming substances. Promotes stability against rancidity after exposure and cites testimonials from A H Sabin and others. Also markets Hood's Sarsaparilla and various patent remedies with varying endorsements and consumer tips.
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Burtmarox
Wells Richardson & Co
Tom
A. H. Sabln
University of Vermont
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Terra del Fuego
Land of Fire
Mayne Eid
St. Nicholas
the Meadows of
Maryland
Harbor
Amman
Et Sea Side Resort
Jonathon Sudpendent
Yonkers
Hood
Spicer
Duston Bulletin
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington, Vt
Boston Transcript
North Wampton, N. H
I. Be Tarlton
Hlal
Robert Newton
Beieetic College
City of
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wm. Hall
MensmMan
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Druggista
Ely
Ssr
M. Greene
Book-Keeper Steamboat Co
Catskill, N.Y
W. H. J. Hinnako
Bordentown, N. J
Wells
L. S. Caultan
Circleville
Kas
A. Vogeler CO
A. Vogeler & CO
Baltimore
Mil
Berdeen
Befor Gl
Friary & Hagerty
Aberdeen
Dak
Agenta
Jay Bronson
Derrorr, Mich
Valuntine Bros
Janesville, Wis
N.Y
Columms
Armers
Juliet Carson
Park Row
Carruth & CO
Bankers
Washington, D.C
P Virendars, Cou
L. Bingham
H.W. Bucke
Rockford
Meredith
Allen
Hhe Jetter
Jeremish Wriehl
Marion County
W. Va
Wa. C. Digges
Bowling Green
Wm. A. Graham & Co
Zanesville
Matthias Freeman
Lareyer
bin Ok
Wasi
Righis
Lam
Patent Lingtor
D.C
Atever
W. WY. R. Powys
Randolph St
ALS
A. BP. Lacey
Dykes Beald
Fovfe
TY. A
Pearl St
New Yorks
Eggleston Truss Co
Congress
Wesell Maschines
Wu.giles
Washington,d.c
Anita
IL G. Root
Pear St
R. Lindblom & CO
N. G. Miller & CO
Broadway, Commerce
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Lindblom & CO
Nes Wilson
Wilson Sewing Machine CO
Vercest
BEST
Chicago Scale Co
R. H. Shumway
Isaac Thompson
John L. Thompson
Sor & Co
Trov. N
Jey Earns
Ado Henry Menon
Price
Hop Plaster Company, Proprietors
Mass
Manley
Ae USA
ELY Brothers
Drugeiets
Larren T. Gray
Chicago Ledger
Liniment
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