Was Christ a Drummer Or Trader in the East
The article argues Christ traveled in the East for eighteen years trading between Alexandria Rome and the Indies. It cites Hindoo parallels to Jesus life and claims German theologians and Rev Dr Proudfoot support a business training and possible caravan attachment. It attributes views to James Seymour of the American Commercial Traveller.
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Christ
Hindustan
Hindoo
Far East
Egypt
Indies
Rome
Mercury
Alexandria
East
Edwin Arnold
Chrish Mu
Chrishnu
Christnu
India
Vishnu
Nada
Deva Mania
Chrishna
Ram
Christiau
Proudfoot
London
England
James Seymour
Advantages of Imperfect Health
The piece argues imperfect health can foster practical prudence and business success while perfect health favors physical pursuits. It asserts unhealthy vitality drives risk taking and enterprise, while those with health limits become shrewd, future minded, and capable in thought or business. The Pittsburgh Bulletin and Science are cited as context.
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Sullivan
Humboldt
Herschel
Pittsburgh Bulletin
Mental Powers of the Ape Count Learned by Romanes
A London Times letter reports Mr Romanes taught an ape to count by linking sensation groups to vocal sounds. The ape could respond with one to five by taking straws into its mouth until the correct number remained to be reached, using a reward system to reinforce accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Romanes
History of Soap Making and Its Early Secrets
The history traces soap manufacture from Marseilles factories to modern methods. Early secrecy gave way as Leblanc and Chevreul clarified chemistry, enabling exact processes. Steam replaced fire, expanding fatty bases from a dozen to over a hundred ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
France
Mediterranean
Italy
Spain
Leblanc
Chevreul
Pneumonia Mortality Sparks Medical Debate Across Regions
Detroit Free Press notes pneumonia mortality rose from four percent in 1847 to thirty one percent in 1886 in Pennsylvania hospitals and doubled in New York over a decade. Opinions vary on causes with calls to revive old blood letting methods and reassessment by physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrmen
Pennsylvania
New York
Maraglario
New York Medical Record
Detroit Free Press
Let Her Go Origin Story From Montgomery Cant Phrase
The story recalls Squire Ben Screws in Montgomery Alabama who presided over a trial where a colored woman lashed out at a witness. Tom Gallagher tried to restrain her as the judge urged the bailiff to let her go. The remark became a local catchphrase and spread nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallagher
Montgomery
Ala
Ben Screws
Tom Gallagher
Pen Picture and Humorous Snippets from 19th Century Press
A collage of brief items includes a London Daily News photo sketch of Mr and Mrs Gladstone in Birmingham with detailed attire, a caricature about Bigsby the labor agitator, a Chicago lawyer anecdote about character in court, a mispronunciation joke from a Frenchman, a pun on Algerian Cologne, and a note on American women spending millions on beauty products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Gladstone
London Daily News
Birmingham
Mr. Gladstone
Shipwreck Survivors Starved on Lake River Grounding
The Poriland Oregonian recalls the Rowena steamer crew’s four days stuck in mud after grounding on Lake River while pursuing piling. With only Limburger cheese to eat, their sufferings are described as beyond recordable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stott
Rowena
Lake River
Poriland Oregonian
Are We to Have Another War Prophets? Medical Battle Continues
A political essay argues that war may come but medical science will persist in fighting disease until a utopia where bodily afflictions end. It extols Hoster’s Stomach Bitters as a family remedy for indigestion biliousness constipation and broad benefits for nerves rheumatism and kidney issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everitt
Earlies
Europe
Mammoth Landwich Island
Manli
Post
Pale
A. Everitt & CO
Ratmid
Indianapolis
Toith J. A. Averist & Co
Forty four Miles of Cabs and Odd London Beliefs
A collection of quick quotes and notices from a 19th century paper. It mentions Sir Charles Warren’s calculation of forty four miles of London cabs and twenty three miles of standing room, plus various ads for patent medicines and humorous remarks about fashion and propriety. It includes endorsements for Browns Bronchial Tracties and Wizard Oil and notes on Dr. F L Pond’s cancer treatments in Aurora Illinois.
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London
Charles Warren
London Court Journal
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Gladstones
Bigsby
Arcola
Chicago
Algiers
Tur Women of America
C. Feleh
Adiamsville
Ohio
Ben Franklin
H. G. Root
M. C
Pearl Street
F. L. Pond
Aurora
Ill
L. Pond
Eve
Paradise
Hood
C.I. Hood & CO
Lowell, Mass
Kansas
Lloyd B. Ferrell
F. &Armenter
Wichita
Kas
T. A. Slocum
M.D
Peari
N.Y
Swift
N.S
Julia Dewitt
St. St. Louis
E.V. Delk
Will's Point
Fexas
A. Drarmond
Cleveland
Heck
Atlanta
Aly
Mark
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore
Curtis & Whcat
Broadway
Ter Safety
Ream-Holder Co
Holly, Mich
Bryant
Olleon
Buffalo, N.Y
Kidder
Qatar
Ely
SLY Bros
Warren St
Rosil
Mamp. Dei
Sorife Mann
J. Paol
Bina
Orthera Pacific
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
SENGR
Chas
B. Lahbore
Eilert
Emmurr Proprizvany Co
America
W. Dunham
Wayne
Illinois
Eghet
Tarver
Larry
Angie
Allegheny, Pa
Scott's
Scott
Juarsateed Met & Cnmse
Btristare
Chichester
BED Croes
Chtcheater
Druggtets
EE Pis
Ceunterfelt
Sead Ao
Stampa
D. EB. Dyche & CO
Drugginta
Matter
Paterns
Tree
E. Ross & CO
Toledo
Granian Detective Bureau Co
Arcede
Cincinnati
de Ney
Centennial Manufacturing Co
Jomin A. Salzer
la Crosse
Wis
Salzer
J. Lindley & CO
Lasalle St
U.S. A
Feele Lefsolobealitic
Tower
J. Tower
Simmons St
Boston
Mass
Hibbard
Nin
Leouwaroo Baker
Jackson Street
Jackson, Mich
I. U. Kyarp
Grand Rapids, Mich
T Rheumatic Syrup Company
Philadelphia
Ini Swink
Blooming Glen
Penna
Cag
F. M
Irving H. Swink
Bucks Co
Perna
Bargais
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Chicago Ledger
Gale
Lil
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