London and Tokyo A World of Oddities and Politics
A collage of brief items from governance to curiosities. An Oregon boy tricks a druggist with licorice tied to a dog. Commentary on Marquis of Queensbury rules and Texan Thomas Ochiltree’s congressional tour. London population figures, missing children, a Health Home dietary scheme, pricey medical care, Bible in Canadian schools, and medical specialty temptations.
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Oregon
Sapothecary
London
Quentin
Wayland Liquor Law Aims At Saloon Access Rule
The Connecticut Legislature enacted a liquor measure requiring that access to a saloon from a dwelling in the same building be closed, while not mandating closure of doors to other non dwelling parts of the building.
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Connecticut
Sealing Doors to Enforce Sunday Selling Ban
An examiner tests license applicants and seals doors to prevent illegal Sunday selling. A simple paper seal and screw lock deter entry. breaking seal or opening doors risks license revocation. About fifty doors sealed with more to follow as enforcement expands.
Philadelphia accused of manufacturing fraud by 1870 census
Gen Walker accuses Philadelphia of inflating manufacturing returns in 1870 similar to St. Louis with bogus names. He cites Blodgett staffed counts to boost rank, noting 1880 figures fail to show expected growth and imply fraud penalties, as census validation followed.
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St. Louis
Walker
Philadelphia
Blodgett
Water Geography Q and A humor page items
A collection of quips and questions about geography and everyday life drawn from the Detroit Free Press inclusive of a Paris Bourse note. The jokes touch on poles at schools and town halls, gossips, neon, earth’s hottest part, long nights, harbors, and various city life scenarios. A closing note cites gold reserves by country with figures for Britain France Germany and the United States.
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Hoyle
Detroit Free Press
Paris
England
France
Germany
United States
Holland
Spain
Mexico and railways amid Mexican stability and risk
An analysis notes that Mexico shows political stability with peace in major cities, yet massive illiteracy and gambling-like revolutionary tendencies persist. It warns that four fifths cannot read, press libertinism reaches few, and foreign capital fuels growth while exposing railways to banditry in frontier zones.
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John Bigelow
Harper's Magazine
Mexico
United States
England
Republic
Vera Cruz
Tribune
98 & Nation
Maximilian
Hot Versus Cold Drinks And Health Advice
A Detroit Free Press note discusses hot versus cold beverages, arguing hot drinks aid digestion and comfort conditions like neuralgia and rheumatism, while cold drinks may worsen fever. It warns moderation is key and that the harm from hot beverages stems from their specific effects rather than heat alone.
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Detroit Free Press
Nerves Harm in Cold and Heat Neutralizes Effects
The nerves cause more harm when cold, as heat appears to neutralize their evil effects, according to the readable fragment. No further context or specifics are available in the source text.
Editor rejects apple tree romance in Tribune spoof
A self-important young author seeks to sell a love story to the Horse Reporter and the Young Author. The horse reporter ridicules the tale as unfaithful to nature, citing Thompson's colt and an apple-tree kiss, then tells the writer to revise and return with a "white man" George. Chicago Tribune.
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the Tribune
Ethel
Coastcliff Castle
Gladys
Thompson
George
Chicago Tribune
Parasite Symbolism Expands From Insects to Life and Death
In Harper's Magazine essay, William Hamilton Gibson probes nature as a vast arena where parasites dominate ecosystems. HeCompares parasitic invasion across insects plants and even human life, showing how every living and inanimate thing mirrors moral questions about cruelty, survival, and the interwoven chain of predation.
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Willian Hamilton Gibson
Harper's Magazine
Fur and Fur Trade Across Species in 19th Century Market
The New York Evening Post reports on fur bearing species and trade. It notes 5,000 sea otters yearly, skins valued from 100 to 500 dollars, and a fashion for Kamtschatka sable. It cites 100,000 martens caught, 130,000 brush hairs harvested, and mink, ermine, silver fox popularity with high prices and wide geographic sources from Maine to Nova Scotia. It highlights prices, origins, and concerns about dishonest dealers and market demand in New York and Europe.
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North Pacific Islands
Kamtschatka
Labrador
Great Whale River
Maine
Nova Scotia
Louis IX
Lontan
England
New York
New York Huening Post
Prayer Bugs. Fashion's oddities spawn a new craze
A fragment notes a peculiar fashion trend where prayer bugs become a strange article of attire or adornment. It mentions the oddity of styles and hints at public curiosity about this fashionable flick.
Prayer rugs come East to Broadway fashion scene
The piece describes prayer rugs entering fashion via Broadway shops. From the East with Japanese goods and exotic scents, the rugs resemble Muslim use but are sold to fashionable ladies. Sized about three by four feet, they feature a large figure at one end and a pointed other end with designated hand and knee spots. Devoout women buy real ones from importers and kneel on them during prayer, though not facing Mecca, enjoying their comfort.
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Misty
Broadway
Mecca
Egg Trade And Preservation Methods Stir Public Interest
A New York Times report details the egg trade’s scale in the United States, noting $18,000,000 annual sales in New York City and $76,000,000 nationally. It describes preservation methods like desicating and liming, including crystalization to keep eggs edible for long shipments. Some fraud concerns are raised with “limed” eggs sold as fresh. A stray quip adds, Texas claims a 65 year old goose, questioned for wartime whereabouts.
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St. Louis
New York Times
Curious and Scientific Findings Highlight 19th Century Inventions
A survey of curiosities notes petroleum solidification via plant juice, a Boston granite cutting machine, dog resuscitation experiments, a bracelet to cure writer's cramp, and Doi cleaning solution. It also reports natural color photography claims, telescope imperfections, and a Munich Exhibition showing long distance power and music transmission, plus musings on animal intelligence and the limits of tool use.
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Boston
Laptchinski
The Emotional Language of Bees Belgravia excerpt
The article notes bees express emotion through humming tones. It cites Sir John Lubbock stating tired bees hum on E and strike 330 wpm, while focused bees hum on A at 440. The piece argues tone reflects will and that insect sounds convey more than mating calls, signaling feelings.
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Sir John Lubbuck
Sir John
Insecta
Belgravia
Fragmentary Prison Observation Echoes Pliny Quote
A cryptic OCR fragment describes a prison with a glass eye above a door, suggesting constant surveillance and a joke about a fly over an optic. It quotes Pliny on balancing gravity and pleasure in life and study, noting beauty in humanity.
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M 4
Suveillance
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the Hegister
Japan
Queensbury
Florence Dixie
Thomas P. Ochiltree
Congress
Texas
Galveston
City of
Canada
Dominion
Our
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Horse Reporter
Trxas
Monica
Luigi Galimberti
Milan
Italy
Munich
Ober- Ammergau
Palace
Miesbach
Colley
Gorrilla
London Spectator
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