Died With Her Boots On A Butse Thief Tale Unfolds
In early Leadville a bold chase pursued mounted thieves across Colorado routes. Two culprits fled. the boy was killed and a refined young girl died beside him after a riverbank standoff. The elder thief survived, refused to disclose identity, and both were buried near Cottonwood Creek. The Helena Journal notes the event with terse, neutral detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadville
Saguachea County
Colorado
San Luis Valley
Sangre de Christo Mountains
Arkansas Valley
Arkansas
Cottonwood Creek
Helena
Railroad Human Nature And The Gatekeeper Of Passes
An anecdotal piece recounts a stubborn gateman at Cincinnati's L and N Depot who refuses entry without a ticket until a blue eyed woman deftly flusters him. Her tact yields a rare moment of courteous access, as the crowd marvels at how a simple social nudge can alter the gatekeeper's stance. It closes with a tale of an Atlanta bride-to-be using merchant whispers to secure thoughtful wedding gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. and N
Cincinnati
Atlanta
The Life of a Stoker on a Great Ocean Steamer
A Popular Science Monthly piece details stokers on a large ocean liner who endure four hour shifts in 120 to 160 degree heat. They feed four furnaces, navigate close quarters, and rely on a shaft ventilating to the midquarters. Workers, some as young as fourteen, endure intense heat yet praise stamina and routine. heavy drinking is cited as harming performance and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Well Trained Monkeys and Rats In Italian Street Show
A San Francisco Examiner report describes a performer from Italy with two highly trained monkeys and a family of white rats making money on the city streets. The apes feed pills and examine a rat like a patient, while one monkey dresses in full clothes and demonstrates coordination by correcting a turned sleeve when a coat is manipulated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Examiner
Jef Joslyn's Jollities and Last Chance Verses
A column of humorous quips and aphorisms on social foibles. It puns on hangers on doctors and whisky, includes a Pittsburg youth debt joke leading to lunatic asylum, and riffs on songs and Shakespeare with light satire of lotteries and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ohio
Shakspeare
St. Louis Magazine
Actors Laugh Turns to Tears Othello at Salvini Matinee
In a Salvini matinee of Othello two girls in the balcony began with giggles then grew hushed as the tragedy unfolded. Near the end one spoke through tears that the Moor felt sorry for Desdemona, a remark that drew earnest applause for the actor. Henry Woop of Stark County, Ohio, fends off a Californian impostor who pretended to be a cousin’s son, nearly marrying into the Wood family before the truth surfaces. European travel opens early with fashionable departures from New York amid Riviera entertainments. Some phosphate land options in Southern Florida were dropped as phosphates failed to materialize. Ham burg reports 60,000 attendees at the funeral of a socialist editor last week. California’s gain in incorporation from immigration last year was 20,600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othello
Desdemona
Henry Woop
Beach City
Stark County
Ohio
California
Wood
Language map shows France not sole language nation
The article notes that French is not the only language in France and lists regional tongues across Brittany Alsace Lorraine Walloon Picard Provencal and other dialects. It cites locales where Celtic Basque Walloon and Provencal are spoken and estimates 14 million speakers between the Loire and Pyrenees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Brittany
Alsace- Lorraine
French
Flanders
Walloon
Picard
Loire
Pyrenees
Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup Claims Strong Cures
Claims from users across the Midwest assert cures for Bright's disease, inflammatory rheumatism, and kidney and liver troubles through Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and Strengthening Plasters. Some testimonials urge asking a druggist to stock the remedy, with prices listed as 1 dollar per bottle or six for five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbard
E. Larzelere
Albion
Mich
Bright
M. E. Jones
Prairie City
Iowa
Auxumatic Syrup Co
Jackson, Mich
Stanley Sharpens Africa Map With Linke Albert Edward Discovery
The recent Stanley expedition reached the Albert Nyanza shore for the third time and confirmed a distinct southern lake named Linke Albert Edward, nine hundred feet higher than the northern lake and linked by the River Bempliki. He notes fifty streams from a snowy range feeding the Sempliki and advances the true geography of central Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stanley
Albert Nyanza
Albert Lake
Bempliki
Snowy Mountain Range
Sempliki
Central Africa
Played It to Perfection in a Civic Parlor Game
A brief vignette from the Christian Observer describes three girls role playing as Mrs. Lincoln Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Garfield. Mrs Lincoln invites Mrs Garfield to stay the night but Garfield lacks a night dress Lincoln offers Abraham Lincoln’s night shirt. The anecdote uses historical figures for humorous effect with gentle whimsy.
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Mrs. Lincoln
Mrs. Grant
Mrs. Crarfield
Remedy for influenza cough and Senate payroll intrigue
A remedy for the influenza cough, Kemp's Balsam, is advised for throat and lung diseases and should be kept on hand. An appropriation allows every Senator except committee chairs a clerical service at 6 per day. Senator Reagan previously had his wife sworn in as clerk and on the payroll, a practice repeated this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Reagan
Senate
The Mothers Friend Bustles Labor Pain and Danger
The Mothers Friend claims to shorten labor and lessen pain while greatly reducing risk to mother and child if used months before confinement. Write to The Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta Ga for details. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Florences Excursions Promote City Growth in Alabama
Florence Alabama will host personally conducted excursions due to rapid growth. The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Evansville Route will run trips on February 4, 11, 18, and 25. For Alabama as It Is booklet and info, contact William Hill, Goa. Pass. Agent, Chicago II. Piso's Remedy for Catarrh priced 65 cents at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Eastern Ilinois Railroad
Evansville
Alabama
William Hill
Goa
Chicago
Eat Cold Food Slowly For Better Digestion
The article advises eating cold food slowly to allow the stomach heat to raise it toward 98 degrees. Fast eating of cold foods can cause discomfort and indigestion, while ice water worsens the issue. Hot drinks help counteract the problem. slow chewing remains emphasized.
Catarrh Cure advertised with 100 dollar reward
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure offering a 100 dollar reward for incurable cases. It touts internal use and claims to affect blood and mucus surfaces, with testimonials from local druggists and bankers. The excerpt also notes Niagara Falls preservationists opposing manufacturing use and a failed legislative bill granting corporate rights.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F.J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walpine
Kisnan & Manvin
C. FE
Universal Cure Claims and Local Notice of Property Return
An 19th century advertisement style item touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and life saver with a money back guarantee. It mentions Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy and a Northampton County case where Daniel Murray was placed in the almshouse after surrendering 39,000 of his property to relatives. It also notes new Lingand merchants organizing to secure protection against fire and bankrupt sale companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Sage
Daniel Murray
Northampton County
Pennsylvania
Kemp's Balsam Ad Claims Quick Cough Relief
The ad proclaims Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs as a standard family remedy. It touts a guarantee of satisfaction, selling at 59 cents and one dollar with a free trial size offered.
A Promising Youth in Printing and Work
A father asks the editor to give his son a chance in the printing office. The editor deems the boy capable of editing, running the mechanical department, and, after gaining sense, doing tasks such as washing windows, cleaning lamp chimneys, and sifting ashes around the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Hibbard's Pills and Other Vintage Remedies
Auctioneered claims extol Hibbard's Rheumatic and Liver Pills as universal, safe for all ages, and effective against headache, constipation, dyspepsia, and biliousness. The piece lauds Buffalo Bill and Brown's Bronchial Prophates while praising Dobbins' Electric Soap for mothers with babies, noting long-standing use since 1804 and growing advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbard
Golden Medical Discovery claimed to cure consumption
An advertisement extols Dr. R Pierce of Buffalo New York and his Golden Medical Discovery as a guaranteed cure for consumption and related ailments including scrofula. It promises stronger liver and lungs, improved appetite and digestion, purified blood, and total healing with a money back guarantee if not effective.
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R. ¥. Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Worth’s Dispensary Merchant Association, Proprietors
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Macon
Railroad
Human Nature
A Stoker
Jef. Joslyn
New York
Riviera
Florida
Hamburg
Geography of
Africa
Florence, Ala
Piso
Lansill
Hood
H. D. Apnorr
Warren
N. H
G. W. Rosy
Pottsville
N.B
C.1
Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Clrenlurs
Patrick O'Paurell
Atty.at Law
Washington
Ely
ELY Bros
Warren Bt
N.Y
Niagara
Buffalo Bill
Texas Siftings
Brown
Felix
Ajay
Washier
St. Paul, Minn
S Jacobs Oil
Boonville, Mo
St. Jacobs Oil
H. M. Clark
Penna, Ave
J. Jacobs Oil
John Klepple
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore, Md
Dre
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
J. L. Stephens
Lebanon
Han
ADV
Alentine Bros
Janesville
Wis
Dr. Tart
Rochester, N.Y
Bryant's Business College
Shilestovia
TMS
Jens
Ctaton
Cason
Boekeme
Bae. Johnson & Co
Main St
Richmond
Pensions
Joseph HB. Wcunt
Washington, D.C
Lesilen
Miley
RED & Anson
la Salle Street
Epps
Civil Service Gazette
Sai
Homeopathic Chala
London
England
Palmer
E. A. Gavise
General Western
Franklin St
DR. Sage
Iso's
E. T. HaAzerring
Warren, Pa
Popham
Sweyen
M. D
Fritstown
H.h.green & Sons
Rivas Chemical Co
Trace Gon, U
G. H. Ingraham
Amsterdam
D. R. Dyche & CO
Druggista
Renna Wi
Tara
LA Rosse, Wis
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