General Washington Portrait From An Old Tape Measured Tale
An unnamed observer recalls George Washington Custis describing his adoptive father. The account paints Washington as tall, muscular, with large hands and jaws, early rising at Mount Vernon, a big dinner, and five glasses of Madeira dessert. It notes his discipline with slaves, love of theater, and questions his piety, citing last illness and burial details.
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Braddock Hotel
George Washington Custis
Mount Vernon
Washington
House of Burgesses
Virginia
Tobias Lear
Cleveland Lenter
Origin of Oaths Explores Truth, Law and Tradition
In a scholarly note, Sharman links swear words to early fears of falsehood and weak legal safeguards. Hesiod cites a god of oaths born of Discord, while oaths shrink from solemn truth into mere rhetoric. Examples span Becket swearing on songs, relics, and payments, to a traveler hearing a bearded sheikh blend British oaths with Arabic courtesies.
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Mr. Sharman
Thomas A Becket
Arabian Desert
Abraham
An Eccentric River and the Reese River Valley
An essay describes the Reese River Valley in Western Nevada and its river, noting the river appears to fit the valley more than the valley fits the river. The Reese River meanders long and widely, crossing the landscape in varied directions and over much of the terrain.
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Reese River
Nevada
Lexington the Grandest Horse Ever Born
Senator Beck of Kentucky and Rep Wilkins of Ohio discuss Lexington the famed horse. Beck declares Lexington the grandest horse on four feet, Wilkins asks if he was a trotter or a runner, sparking a sharp exchange about racing terms and Kentucky pride.
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Senator Beck
Kentucky
Representative Wilkins
Ohio
Lexington
Mr. Wilkins
Troquois
France
Foxhall
Paris
Allison
Iowa
Brother Wilkins
Hawthorne and the age of writing great fiction
The Lonilon Standard notes that major prose successes often come after years of maturation. Hawthorne, at 46, produced The Scarlet Letter, joining the ranks of greats like Fielding, Scott, and Richardson. It argues aging and life experience sharpen insight for lasting novels.
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Hawthorne
Fielding
Tom Jones
Scott
Waverley
Richardson
Pamela
Thackeray
Vanity Fair
Searles
Esmond
the Newcomes
George Eliot
Lonilon Standard
Everyday Politeness and the Value of Small Acts
The piece argues that common politeness guides social comfort and prevents friction. It notes that neglecting polite rules harms both individuals and society, and that small, routine acts accumulate to enhance life’s overall enjoyment.
Hardest simple task coffee making called out by La martine
The quotation from La martine questions who can keep temper control appetite and forgive injuries while noting the difficulty of making good coffee. The piece contrasts many housewives who make jellies and pastries with the scarcity of reliable coffee makers year round.
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Tamartine
Lamartine
City Life and Nature in Urban Existence
A reflective essay quoted from Ruskin on urban life diminishing fellowship with nature. It contrasts meadow grass and upland winds with wood pavements, gaslight, and ballroom air, underscoring the tension between city living and natural surroundings.
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Ruskin
Remarkable Cure From Kidney Disease in Rochester
J B Henson M D of Rochester New York recounts a near fatal Brights disease attack in 1851. After failing with multiple physicians he credits Warner's Safe Cure for his complete recovery and substantial weight gain. He warns that Brights disease often shows no distinct symptoms yet causes death and urges readers to seek early kidney checks.
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Rochester
Democrat
America
Maine
California
Bright
Foote
St. Paul's Episcopal
Lr. Foote
Warner
Tam
J. B. Henson
M. D. Rochester
N. Y
Farmer Finds Lost Cows Hidden in Pumpkin Field
An eastern state farmer, after searching county notices for missing cows, discovers the herd inside a pumpkin with a hole caused by rapid vine growth. The cows are seen eating pumpkin seeds and fattening as vines draped them along the ground for half a mile. Texas supplies Alaska with horses.
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Kansas
Remarkable Cure Reported For Red Star Cough Cure
Deputy Sheriff James Brunt of Baltimore Maryland testifies after a thirty year medical experience he encountered a severe deep seated cold and cough. He tried Red Star Cough Cure and was completely cured by one bottle.
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James Brunt
Baltimore
Maryland
Remains of Longshanks Unearthed at Westminster Abbey
The tomb of Edward III in Westminster Abbey was opened revealing his body in remarkably good preservation after 507 years. The skull shows a yellowed face skin and a visible hair part with a narrow silver band engraved with his name encircling the head.
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Edward III
Westminster Abbey
Longshanks
A Bad Omen and Inventions From the Era
The piece warns of kidney and bladder illness and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe energizing remedy. It then shifts to a Hastings Traveller note about Mason & Hamlin reed instruments and their new upright piano design using metal fastenings for durable strings, claiming improved tone and vibration.
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Mason & Hamlin
Histon
Model dairy farms and cottages built by landlord lord Telemache
Lord Telemache is described as a landlord with no rents due on his estate yet has spent about 8750,000 constructing sixty to seventy model dairy farms and homesteads and hundreds of laborer cottages with small attached land, enabling tenants to keep cows. The description appears in the Boston Herald.
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Lord Telemache
England
Iris
Boston Herald
Allen
Sam
Quack Remedies Advertisements and Health Potions
A fragmented column of patent medicine pitches and trade offers. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Compound Oxygen treatments claim cures for consumption and chronic diseases with testimonials and free pamphlets. Electro-therapy devices target nervous debility. Athlophoros and other tonics promise blood cleansing and vitality. Carboline hair product touted as superior.
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Dr. Pierce
World
Ne Medical Association
Buffalo
Tar Voutah Bent Co
Marshall, Mich
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Lelegrand
City Life
Texas
Alaska
Muldoon
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Mamiliex
Grand Union
Horsford
Horsford’s
Lupia Bk
Pinknam
Gault House
Chicago
Clinton and
Madison Streets
Union Depot
H.W. Hoyt
Reo Star
Mark Star
Draggista
Charles A. Voceler Company
Gouverneur Herald
Jamaica
Wm. D. Kelley
Judge Flanders
New York
T. & Arthur
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard St
Mensman
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Proprietors
Athlophoros
I. Athlophoros Co
Wall Street, N.Y
Hill
John Bull
Bull
Smith
Main Sc
Louisville
Bunnhams
Washington, D.C
da. J. Sirpikss
Lebanon
Singer
C. G. Aklam
Valentine Bros
Janesville
Wis
A. P. Lacey
New Yor
Yokohama International Yea Co
Madigon
Milwaukee
Teerow
HW. W. Buckrer
State Street
Rockford
J. N. Harris & CO
Cincinnati
J.C. Hoffman
Jefferson
Wisconsin
Biddeford
Taylor
BO Dearborn Street
Chicah
Woodley
Aptus
R. A
Lorillard
Rogers
Rocers & CO
State St
Ill
R. H. Shumway
Rockford al
Geo. E. Brown & Co
Aurora
Cleveland Bay
Anglesea
Exmoor
Europe
United States
Holland
pYme
Snelles
T. A. Slocum
LA _CLARE
Delaclar
Isaac Thompson
John L. Thompson, Sons & Co
Troy, N
John A. Salzer
la Crosse
Riley Ridder
Sron
Azhen
Lydia
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Andison
A.J. Hileman
Abana Pa
A. J.colbom
The
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Lean
Astoria
Tls
J. C. Mooney
R. L
Burrill H. Davis
Man and
Beast
Hagan
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