Dentists in Hong Kong and other frontier tales
The Register reports quirky notes from 19th century life including a Manila dentist prediction about Hong Kong, a presidential relative with a Quaker background, a Norwich servant girl ghost scare, census details on Japan, a prizefighter’s culinary stunt, Mark Twain impersonation in Australia, sugar refining by I A Bonnefin, and a dramatic stow of a 150 pound stove carried by an Indian woman. The article closes with vaccination death rates by London and vaccination impact.
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Norwich
Conn
Original esthete Fundy Wilde and Oscar Wilde figure in satire
A Lowxpox correspondent observes Fundy Wilde and her Oscar in vivid attire. The portrait describes bottle green redingote, light gray unmentionables, yellow gaiters, amiable necktie, and a spray of ferns. The eccentric figure is likened to Oscar Wilde, with blue eyes and blonde skin, a unique personality. The note ends with a Kentucky Legislature mention about a constitutional convention.
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Lowxpox
Fundy Wilde
Oscar
Madame de Stael
Oscar Wilde
Paris Expenditures and Political Reform Debate
The article discusses public spending in Paris under Baron Haussmann, noting multi‑million costs for the post office, Hotel de Ville, and the Sacred Heart church, with statues proposed for the exterior. It also retells a stage incident involving Hermann and a pistol threat, plus a dispute over Dr. Bliss and Mrs. Garfield regarding treatment letters and a July 3 conversation with President Garfield.
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Paris
Baron Haussmann
Hotel de Ville
The Best Part of Man's Life in Woman and Child
The speaker reflects on how laws regu late daily life, arguing that the most vital parts of existence lie in natural affections. He asserts that these realms follow their own rules, guided by women and by the needs of helpless children, beyond reach of kings and legislatures.
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Keiser
Reichstags
Congress
Building and Being. A legend of King and St Thomas
A tale recounts a king who seeks a grand palace and tasks St Thomas the builder. The legend follows the generous builder who uses wealth to aid the poor, his fate in the king’s anger, and a vision from a brother returning from death that reveals the paradise which can be built through charity.
Giant's Castle Frontier Conflict Near Hidden Valley
Tom Nutting and Dick Moore, prospectors in Hidden Valley, encounter Black Jim on the ridge near Giant's Castle. Jim’s gang plans to trap them as an Apache threat looms, while a mysterious outlaw follows, eyeing Gold and revenge. The scene sets a tense pursuit with looming danger for the miners and encroaching native fighters.
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Owever
Black Jim
Giant’s Castle
Hidden Valley
Tom
Moore
Nutting
Jedge
Ana
Castle Rock
Tom Nutting
Dick Moore
Giant's Castle Tragedy Endures in Final Night Memory
A dramatic pursuit ends with Moore leaping onto a killer as Nutting awakens. The attacker, revealed as Black Jim, bleeds out by Moore’s knife strike. The tale closes with Moore and Tom leaving the Western wilderness, forever haunted, a bloodied knife hung over their cabin door.
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Moore
Tom
Giant’s Castle
Remarkable statement on kidney disease and cure
A Rochester physician J B Hexton M D recounts his near death from Bright's disease in 1881. He credits Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, details his dramatic recovery, and urges readers to heed kidney symptoms, claiming half of American deaths stem from kidney disease and urging vigilance and verification of cures.
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Corinthian Academy of Music
Warner
Bright
America
J.B. Hexton
M. D. Reenester
Brigham Young's Successor and the Amelia Palace Furniture
The article attacks John Taylor's leadership, detailing costly furniture for Amelia Palace, with sofas at 156 each, easy chairs at 75, and carpets at 500 per room. It claims total costs reach 50,000 to 100,000 and accuses Taylor of diverting tithes to luxuries, contrasting his former humble life with present opulence. It suggests the wealth comes from the tithing fund and mocks lavish European entertainments.
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Amelia Palace
Taylor
Brigham
George Cannon
Zion
Utah
New York
John Taylor
Europe
Joseph Taylor
Artemus Ward in London Laughs at Audience
In London Artemus Ward delivers jokes that fall flat to the crowd. He jokes that departing attendees would receive Constantinople tickets with coupons to replay his remarks two weeks hence. John Bull questions the meaning as patrons realize Ward is teasing them and no one returns for the second lecture.
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Artemus Ward
Charles Browne
London
Constantinople
Artemus
John Bull
Ward
Washington Capital
Better rub than rust saying analyzed for danger
A quip about choosing action over inaction, noting that rubbing oneself against dangerous tools or hostile company is folly. It warns that enduring hardship may be preferable to slow decay or ruin, emphasizing the perils of imprudent risk.
Telegraph Lines Hinder Wolves in Norway
In Norway the erection of telegraph poles and wires is said to deter wolves, with miles of line built for rapid communication and wolf control. Large districts are reported cleared of wolves as a result, enhancing safety and signaling progress in infrastructure.
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Norway
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