San Francisco Vigilance Execution of Grace and Hetherington
A vivid recounting of the 1856 San Francisco vigilance committee execution of Grace and Hetherington. Details describe a fortified scaffold in the street, thousands gathered, armed guards, and a formal procession before the two men were hanged, as the crowd watched from balconies and roofs. The narrative notes the tense atmosphere and the dramatic display by the authorities.
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San Francisco
Grace
Hetherington
Burdette on insomnia and his own sleep cures
Bob Burdette shares a personal, humorous catalog of so called infallible remedies for sleeplessness. He lists simple steps from avoiding meals before bed to light reading and walking, plus quips about marshmallows, milk, and misfired experiments, in a lighthearted tone.
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Bonner
Bob Burdette
Colville
Jet origins and craft of Whitby jet ornaments
The article explains jet as a common ornament material with unknown composition and origin. It notes debates about being coalified wood or petroleum, links it to amber, identifies Whitby and Scarborough coast as sources, traces historic use by Britons and Romans, and outlines meticulous handcrafting from rough shaping to polishing, including dye, rouge, and finishing steps.
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Yorkshire
Whitby
Scarborough
St. Louis Republican
Imagination Trick Delivers Teeth Tale at Hospital
A man in a hospital suffered severe pain claiming he had swallowed teeth while dreaming. Tests failed to find the object, and a piece of beefsteak provoked agony until a telegram revealed the truth: “Found teeth under bed.” The suffering man then left quietly, illustrating imagination’s power.
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Buffalo Express
Origin of Handshaking in Ancient Times
TheCustom of extending the right hand grew from a period when individuals acted as their own protectors. Friends or strangers would clasp hands to show the hand was empty, signaling neither war nor treachery. A stab would be unlikely while the handshake occurred, unless treachery was intended.
Republics and reformers echo in harsh world debate
A parliamentary quip from the New York Sun frames republics as ungrateful while a Massachusetts note reports several women nearly 10 years old walking to church on Sundays, some a mile or three.
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Massachusetts
The Last Laugh Wise Words and Ribald Incident
A comic chapel episode ends with a preacher reframing a stumble into insight. A farmer, A Way of Nava rino, N. ., credits Warner's safe cure for kidney disease with a dramatic recovery and mockingly outlasting the doctor. The piece closes noting the farmer has the last laugh.
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A. Way
Navarino
Warner
Bam
Bright
Remedies for Snake Bites and Home Treatments
A Philadelphia Press note explains snake bite remedies including whisky, ammonia, turpentine, and alcohol as agents to neutralize or dilute venom. It cites that the venom is injected into the wound and that substances acting as absorbents or neutralizers can aid treatment, with a historical claim about cutting the wound and applying bacon to draw out poison.
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Philadelphia Press
The Highwayman and the Travelers Moral Tale
A Detroit Free Press item recounts a highwayman ambush on a road where three travelers plead poverty suggesting they have nothing to rob. The highwayman ends up at a tavern pondering honesty and remarks it is good to be an honest man. The piece closes with a moral about human nature when faced with theft.
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Detroit Free Press
Scott
John Sulllivan
Morganza, Pa
The Naked Truth and a Hindoo Butcher's Apology
A collection of humor and local anecdotes. The piece begins with an old tale about Truth and Error, then reports a Hindoo butcher's apology letter to Mrs Collector Sahir, followed by a note on aged laborer Withuram Suen painting a house and a maxim about calamities and escapes attributed to Johnson.
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Hindoo
Collector Sahir
Popular Education and the Value of Reading
The piece argues citizens boast ignorance should not persist and notes many who learn to read never teach themselves to think. It contrasts health remedies taught by Dr. Pierce with neglect of medical knowledge and ends with a quip about walking watches and gait money.
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Ctizens
Pierce
Gorden
California
Florida
Shere
Cad Cutirrh
Toni
United Blates
Canadas
P. Connolly
Franklin St
Chicago
Til
Portland veteran linked to Napoleon and Waterloo tale
Francis Rapoux of Portland Maine, aged 97, served in the French navy, was captured by the English and released for saving a French officer, later served Napoleon’s army, narrowly missed Waterloo, and after decades as a manufacturer farmer and dancing master ended up in Bath then Portland. A jumble of adlike miscellany follows about boulders tramways Potts pills catarrh remedies and a fruit peddler joke.
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Francis Rapoux
Portland
England
France
Napoleon
Waterloo
Bath
Longfellow
Open Letter Endorses Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and Plasters
Reverend J Roberts of Fremont Michigan writes an open letter praising Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and Plasters for Maud, noting eleven weeks of treatment reduced swelling and pain, corrected indigestion, and enabled her to resume basic activities. The letter includes further endorsements and mentions other remedies and phrases from contemporary sources.
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J. Roberts
M. E. Church
Fremont
Mich
Jackson
Aly
Maud
Hibbard
Jev
Fremont, Mich
Rheumatic Syrup Claims Relief From Weather Twinges
A letter from 8. A. Lona, pastor of Methodist Church in Franklin Michigan, reports taking two thirds of Rheumatic Syrup and experiencing major relief from rheumatic pain and reduced weather sensitivity. The note also includes a dated personal reflection on lovemaking unrelated to the medical claim.
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Rheumatic Syrup Company
Dian Sirs
A. A. Jrust
A. Lona
Methodist Church
Franklin, Mich
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Inscmnia
Jet
New York Sun
Sam Jones
Error
Trath
Truth
Withuram Suen
Vortland
Johnson
United Kingdom
Potts
Bis Chum
Puige
Livrle
Philadelphia Record
Puck
Smith
Fa&aniutun
Oakland Co
Mien
Lise
P.O
T. A. Slocum
SM. C
Pearl St
N.Y
BIS Photo
George AC
Osgood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Lewis Dennis
Moody St
Orrin Robinson
Grantville
Dennis
St. Jacobs
Messrs
Osgood
George
Oszood
Kidder
Ted
WM. F. Kidder & CO
John St
Critixa
Steketee
U.S
Stereyter
GEO
Stereteer
Grand Rauids
Sterketre
Ely
CHE DS
Ida Uaveevers
Davidson
Boston
Parpettele
ELY Bros
Urceuwiel
M. Crow Y
Brewster Bifety Rein Holder Co
Holly
Yaad
Orientara
Bryant
Business College
Buffalo
Kecura
Queen City
Cincinnati
Laurensscn & Co
Newark
Mae
Ross & CO
Tudo
Ohio
M. G. Root
M. C
New York
Prants
Hong
Whard Oil Company
Chicage
Sau
Hood
C. 1
Loud & CO
Pettit's Eye
Abraaruans
Fenman Laws
Fefiqgerald
OI & Powell
Indianapolis
Ind
Ememememaness
Ammple
Lapea A'S
Philadelphia
Sorheles
Taomple Free
Adres
Jay Bronson
Letruit
Wash Weiing
Adreertiers
Routin Mail
Moody's
Moody & CO
Commreens
Seecasti
Mexegan Timer
RIS
Lacey
Washington, D.C
Minna
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Ida Washinton
Oregon
Vetiers Senree
Chas, Blarborn
Invalides’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Dr. Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Iain
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