Spelling School Ends In Humorous Clash At Town Hall
A Hooper's Rapids spelling event drew a large crowd at the Town Hall. Tom Jenkins led the spellings with unconventional pronunciation, clashing with Hank Davis over the word shimeera. The contest ended with Tom’s triumph after a playfully violent interruption and Hank’s admission of the correct form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hooper’s Rapids
Tom Jenkins
Senate
Tom
Hank Davis
Hank
Mason
Poison from Drains Sparks Typhoid Death Reductions
The article cites studies suggesting typhoid and drain poisoning are linked. It notes cities replacing cesspools with sewers cut typhoid deaths dramatically, with Berlin shedding about a quarter of total mortality after 1875 and Brussels reducing typhoid deaths to roughly one third after 1870. It compares London and Paris, highlighting lower typhoid and diphtheria rates where sewers replaced cesspools.
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Revue Scientifice
Berlin
Brussels
Frankfort
London
Paris
Why the Nightingale Sings Explanatory Myth
The Westphalians craft a myth to explain the nightingale's song using human syllables. They suggest Trizy the dog is the shepherds cry to gather sheep, implying the bird is a shepherdess cursed.
Verbs From Nouns in American Newsroom Usage
The piece criticizes journalists for turning nouns into verbs such as suicided and interview word usage. It cites examples like Thanksgave and Sundayed and questions whether efficiency justifies sacrificing linguistic elegance. The author warns against lax dictionary precedent and urges restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Noah Webster
James Xx
Lincoln Childhood Echoes in Century Reflections
A Century excerpt recalls Abraham Lincoln's sparse schooling and solitary boyhood in the woods. It notes his rare schooling with neighbors Zachariah Riney and Caleb Hazel, his loyalty to soldiers for a fish, and how early deprivation shaped his temper and humor, alongside brief mentions of contemporaneous patent cures and industrial notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Great Britain
Sarah
Zachariah Riney
Caleb Hazel
Grand Union Hotel Strives as City’s Top First Class Choice
A historical notice highlights the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot offering 613 rooms. It describes lavish facilities with European style, elevator, restaurant, and access to depots by cars stages and elevated rail. The ad claims lower living costs than other first class hotels in the city.
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New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Gentral
W. D. Garrison
Mang’r
Liew
Ponta
Wade
Grand Union
New York
Enduring Home Life and Health Remedies Blend
A period style collage urges vibrant homes with bright lighting and lively activity to enrich family life and push sons toward noble aims. It also promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and various patent medicines, with anecdotes about Thackeray and humor, plus advertisements for tonics, plasters, and household cleaners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Daily Republican
Artists Are Matter-of-Fact in Art Theory
The Boston Transcript argues that artists are practical, calculating creators who assemble colors and tones with precise proportion. Art is described as intelligent process, a careful putting together of qualities to avoid conflicts in light and shade, yielding harmonious composition.
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Boston Transcript
Cure for Consumption Promoted by Dr Pierce and Others
An advertisement snippet touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as cures for consumption and women's ailments. It promises testimonials, urges two stamps for a full treatise, and cites endorsements from various papers. Other products like Brown’s Bronchial Troches and Piso’s Cure for Consumption are referenced as remedies.
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Dr. Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
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Bucht
Trizy
Gentleman's Magazine
Lincoln
St. Jacobs Oil
John Gregg
Watsonville
California
Price
National Druggist
Calcutta
Hostetter
Thackeray
Hawthorne
Reform Club
Atheneum Club
Vanity Fair
Stoddard
Hallett & Co
Portland
Maine
Liverpool
Edinburgh
Seabury & Johnson
Pharmaceutical Chemista
Benson's
Harter
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Pau Morrow
B& Q RR
Chicago
Rata
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard & Co
All Druggiata
Isaac Thompson
Belbit
2He
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Boston Post
Burlington Free Press
Chicago Ledger
Cutcaco Lrpager
Franklin Street
New Law
Mlenner & Co
Washington, D. C
Hood
R.radway
DR. Radway
Radway & CO
N.Y
Fara
James River
Claremont Colony
JE. Mancha
Claremont
R.S
A. P. Lacey
Washington, D.C
Slippinco
J. B. Livvincorr Company
Philadelphia
COIT
BROWN
Lron Bitters
Europe
America
Benson
Aldrupe Labury & Johnson
Flenner & 1 Co
J.vnes
Brewster
Holly. Mich
Fitzgerald & Powell
U.S
H. FL Kirkk Co
Mark Bik
Milwaukee
Wil
Lium Habi
C. J. Weatherby
Kansas City
Standard Silverware CO
Boston
Mass
Randolph St
Lord & Thomas
J. A. Sherman
Broadway
Penn Mutual Life Ins. CO
Drarge
Phila
BR. H. Shumwray
Rockford
BUCCY
Storrs & Harrison. Co
Painesville
Ohio
OIT & CO
Kinzie St
J. Stephens
Lebanon
Ghige
Long Island
Kidder
Charlestown
J. Renner
Peru
Ind
Mr. Proctor
Hong
W. W. Astor
Judaw BP
Benjamin
Itorne
L. Morne
Wabash Ave
C. ‘Doe
ON. U
Froder & Gamble
J.B. Lipeincoty Company
Merchant O
Tansill
Winter & Cusuina
Princeton
Ill
A. Bradbury
Waterman
R. W. Tansill & CO
Wizard Oil
Hamlin
Wizard Oil Company
SAT
France
Mons Bonheur
M. W. Dunham
Wayne
DuPage Cor
Druggista
Hainesville, N.J
Kb, T. Hazeeutine
Warren, Pa
Port Jervis
Frank McKelvy
PISO
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