Sheridan portrait session and wild rose discovery
General Sheridan visits for a quick portrait in an orderly session described in detail by a Chicago Times photographer. The article then notes Rosa beggerriana var genmina, a wild Central Asian rose, recently introduced in Europe and hardy at Harvard, highlighting Asia as the world’s rose garden.
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Sheridan
Jim
Winchester
Chicago Times
Central Asia
Europe
Harvard University
Central and
Eastern
Asia
Roses as Asia’s gift to mankind in flowers and fruit
A note from Popular Science News calls Asia the land of roses, praising how roses contribute both blossoms and fruit to humanity’s delight and the decorative arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Popular Science News
Henry Clay Wins Child’s Heart With Gentlekindness Tale
A daughter of a U S Senator recalls meeting Henry Clay at a Washington hotel. Politically opposed to her father, Clay's kindness and charm won her over, prompting her to confess cruel rhymes she sang about him. He laughed gently, forgave her, and they remained warm friends thereafter.
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United States
Henry Clay
Chiy
Mr. Clay
Mrr. Clay
Mr Clay
What All Mexicans Drink pulque train through Mexico
Vera Cruz letter describes the pulque region in central Mexico and a daily "pulque train" to Mexico City loaded with hogskin bottles. Travelers note pulque shops in cities, crowd crowds at bars, and that fresh pulque is honeyed but ferments quickly turning sour within days.
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Pulque
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Oil Fueled Life Preservers Aimed At Calming Waters
A newly proposed life float uses a reservoir of oil with an automatic outlet to release oil as it floats. The escaping oil is intended to calm surrounding water regardless of buoy orientation, helping rescuers spot the float from farther away and preserve life by creating a calmer area around the device.
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Captain Boycott
Ireland
Capt. Boycott
England
Sir Hugh Adair
New York Times
Flixton
Suffolk
Boycott
The
Land League
League
Tuam
House of Commons
Trish
Pleasant for the Susceptible Young Man
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune recounts a dramatic scene in Boston where a boy receives a half dollar from a young man, and a Cincinnati pork packer delivers a full dollar after kissing a woman. The tone satirizes courting and social markers in a caricatured exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Luck and Fil-Lack in a Boyhood Dinner Tale
A dated quip from New York Weekly contrasts debts and fortunes with humor about paying fractions of value. It notes the sting of failure leaving assets and the irony of “know-menclature” as a man recalls names from his youth.
Sothern's Daring Prank In A Hardware Store
The actor Sothern, famed for bold practical jokes, visits a hardware store asking for Macaulay's History of England. The puzzled staff insist they sell hardware not books. He remains unfazed, asking for a plain file to complete a present, prompting the master to rebuke his unsure clerk.
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Sothern
Macaulay
England
Call of Russia
The Chill Blast Fails to Warm the Wealthy Patient
A satirical ad copy describes a wealthy indoorsman untouched by cold. It touts a tonic named Hostetter’s Stomach Hitlers as a cure for chills fever and various ailments including indigestion headache and insomnia claiming rapid relief and thorough restoration with persistent use.
A Niece of Napoleon FE Still Living
Mr. Herman Merivale reports from Naples that Murat’s younger daughter Louisa Rasponi, living at 92 in Ravenna, is Napoleon’s niece. He notes Louisa was 19 in 1815 when Napoleon I was dethroned and Murat was executed, suggesting she remembers the events.
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Herman Merivale
Naples
Campo Santo
Bologna
Vitoli
Murat
Louisa
Marchessa Rasponi
Ravenna
Napoleon J
Prohibition Executive Meeting Excursion Offer From Chicago
The Monon Route offers excursion tickets at a special rate plus one third for the Prohibition National Executive Committee meeting in Louisville starting February 13 1889. Rates and full details available from E O McCormick G P D A 183 Dearborn Street Chicago. Also notes the Vanderbilt wealth at 274000 dollars and the Smith family wealth as not computed.
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Louisville
New Albany
Chicago
Monon
Michigan City
Northwest
Prohibition National Executive Committee
Addrees E.O. McCormick
G. Pd.a
Dearborn Street
Positive cure for Consumption offers free remedy bottles
The writer claims a guaranteed cure for Consumption and promises to send two free bottles to readers who provide their Express and P.O. addresses. He signs as T A Slocum from 181 Pearl St New York, noting a prophetic quip about Columbus delaying discovery.
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P.O
T. A. Slocum
Pearl St
N.Y
A Surfeit of Beauty In California Women
A San Francisco Argonaut piece praises California women as exceptionally pretty, noting their bright coloring and natural looks over artful dress. It contrasts New York and San Francisco standards, with a witty aside about a father showing his son Shakespeare versus Edison.
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America
California
New York
Wearney
Montgomery Streets
San Francisco
Shakspeare
Mdison
Ndison
A Sensible Man Would Use Kemps Balsam for the Throat
The ad touts Kemp's Balsam as a universal throat and lung cure citing cures for coughs asthma bronchitis croup and other conditions. It offers free samples from druggists and large bottles priced at 50 cents with misrendered phrases and promotional claims.
Cancer Cure Promises Hope at Aurora Hospital
Dr. F. L. Pond reports numerous cancer cures at the Aurora Illinois cancer hospital. The notice urges immediate treatment and provides the address for information in Aurora.
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F. L. Pond
Aurora
Aurora, HL
New Method Makes Wood Fire Proof With Zinc Water
A New Englander reports a cheap process dissolving zinc by mixing it with hydrogen to create zinc water. Applied to white wood, the solution supposedly renders it fire proof at low cost.
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New
Harolin's Wizard Oil and other nostrums advertised
An old time ad blurb touts Harolin's Wizard Oil as a universal cure sold by druggists for one dollar. It warns against selling wedding presents to protect trust in humanity. Also promoted are Manya's Kasur BION for weight loss and vigor claims linked to Bishop Horne quotes on adversity.
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T. T
Harolin
Manya
Reading
United States
Canada
D. C. Galler & CO
Franklin Street
Chicago
Ill
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Vanderbilt
Smith
Christopher Columbus
Rblessei
Sayk
Yee
Mark
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore
Lercher
Charles A. Vogeer CO
Mai
Circulara Free
Bryant
T T
Jimi Piso
Volli
Greta
John St
Ohters
Cheyenne
Seace Railroad
Perhangis
Rilvertistoe
Centennial Manufacturing Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Nail
BE. Rosss &O
Toledo
O Gatarry
Ely
EL ¥ Bros
Warren St
Swift
Justa Dawitt
Tut St
St. Louis
Bearty
Be.v.dulk
Will Point
Tera
S.A. Drearmond
Cleveland
Tenn
Interera
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Gay
Northern Pacific
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Kinho
Washinshineton
Oregon
Pores Chas B.larborn
Isaac Thompson
John L. Thompson
Bons & CO
Troy
Bishop Horne
Hood
W. B. Beanton
Spring Street
New York City
Bealdes
Curtis Publishing CO
Philadelphia
Chesebrough Manur’c Co
State St
Dedericgh’s
Rentera and
Routhern
P. K. Dederick &C
Albany, N. Y
Smith & Winbon Arts
Smith & Wesson
Springfeld
Mass
Seite
Ae Leia
LE Bo
Orier
E & CO
Portland
Maine
Dearborn St
J. A. Maghe & CO
Lawrence, Mass
Balzer
Salzers Ciantavlat
Sea
John A. Balzer
la Crosse
Wis
Ee Supe
Kidder's Pastille Bristeasnrs Ln N
Chriestown
Mase
LOO Brewste
Hanes
Holly
Mick
Rothers
Brapfield Regulator CO
Brann Chemical Co
Onic
G. IL Ingraham
M. D
Amsterdam
N. Y
D. R. Dyche & CO
Druggista
Ronchitis
Scott
Centre St
Cc. T. Churchill
PSO
Larry
Allegheny
John W. Torris
U.S Pension Bureau
Washington
Iginal
D. C
M. W. Dunhamns
AWN Farm
Brilliant
W. Dunham
Wayne
Illinois
Het
Palmer
Wisconsin
Texo, DosToRvaky
Wibcongin
Cramer, Aikens & Cramer
Milwaukee
Wia
Pnease
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