The Worth of Years and Long-Lived Notables
A home journal style piece argues old age can bring happiness with good health and that longevity varies by individual. It cites Dr. John Gardner's view that 63 marks the start of decline and lists famous figures who lived past 70, 80, or beyond, illustrating usefulness in later years despite age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Home Journal
John Gardner
UU Ydrywne
Bufton
Edward Young
Sir Edward Coke
Lord Palmerston
Thiers
France
Goethe
Victor Hugo
Handel and
Hadyn
Harrow Students Fashion Harrow Style In Public School Memoir
Elizabeth Robins Pennell recalls Harrow School boys wearing white straw hats with blue or black ribbons, blue coats and “tails” coats, and the infamous tail tale where masters cut tails to test loyalty. The piece notes year round hats, Sunday silk toppers, and the cricket Eleven as symbols of status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrow
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Nicholas
Horrors of Indian Warfare Recall From Minnesotans War Tale
A police lieutenant recounts a 1862 Sioux conflict incident from the Sixth Minnesota Volunteers. A burial detail led to discovery of a man and his family amid a devastated Birch Coulee area, illustrating the harsh realities of frontier combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Minnesota Volunteers
Grant
Birch Coulee
Sige
Shoreline Reverie on Life and Afterlife by the Sea
An old man sits on a sunny shore pondering life as the sea's changing moods mirror toil joy and rest. A child witnesses the scene and the foam drifts symbolize souls entering the hereafter through faith and purity. Muad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M,uad
Whale Tail Power Measured to Drive Big Whales at Speed
Prof Turner of Edinburgh spoke to the Philosophical Institution on Whales Their Structure and Habits noting tail horsepower for propulsion The Greenland and finback whales reach nine to twelve miles an hour The Longniddry 80 foot whale weighed about 74 tons with a tail 18 to 20 feet wide and would need about 145 horsepower to reach 12 miles an hour
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Turner
University of Edinburgh
Eingineering
Philosophical Institution
Turner
Greenland
Longniddry
John Henderson
Glasgow
How a Woman Reads a Comic Paper
A witty observational piece from Teras Siftings notes a woman on a streetcar reading a comic paper with solemn interest. She analyzes cartoons, ads for corsets and Lydia Pinkham, glances at a reading notice for beauty products, and ends by tucking the paper away for later. The column ends with endorsements of St Jacobs Oil as a horse remedy by E C Walker and Rufus Ingalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Pinkham
Department of Marriages and Deaths
Teras
Con. E. C. Walker
The
Spirit of the Times
N. Y
Gen
Rufus Ingalls
St. Jacobs Oil
Ailments That Evict the Kidneys and Bluddex
A long old time remedy note extols Kosetter's Stomach Bitters for kidney stimulation and blood purification. It claims benefits against constipation biliousness fever and ague rheumatism and dyspepsia, noting prevention of lethargic kidneys and prevention of organic disease.
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Kos
Etter
Lace Shoes Gain Favor For Comfort And Fit
A Cleveland Leader excerpt endorses lace shoes for better foot support and comfort, noting improved instep fit and ankle stability for walkers and skaters. It contrasts lace with buttoned shoes and claims many men now prefer lace footwear. Also mentions Macatr Lutz lifting 3,500 pounds of fish off Wisconsin rivers in one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Macatr Lutz
Wo Rivers
Wis
Life in Paris Sewers Exposed by Patent Remedies
A harsh critique of sewer life and chronic illness contrasts with patent medicines promising relief. Claims extol Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Harter’s Iron Tonic as cures for liver inactivity, indigestion, and general debility. Piso’s Cure for Consumption is advertised as the best cough remedy from Hazard, Hazard & Jo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Mensman
Hazard, Hazard & Jo
New York
Druggiete
Radway
Ingidlids Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
MN. Y
Br. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
N. We
Teb
PIL Williams Mag
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promises Healthier Beauty
An 1880s style advertisement extols Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription as the cure for a perfect healthy state with clear skin and balanced complexion. It touts Golden Medical Discovery as sovereign, superior to cod liver oil, for weak lungs and lingering coughs, urging druggists to stock the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierca
Pierce's
Plymouth Church’s Slave Sarah Freed By 1800 Purchase
New York Times recounts Plymouth Church buying the freedom of Sarah a light skinned enslaved woman in 1800. John Churchman sold her to Fred Scheffer who allowed her North travel to raise funds to buy her liberty. Two thousand dollars were reportedly raised at a Beecher-led moment, money used to free her and set up a home in Peekskill where she lived as an elderly woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Church
Sarah
John Churchman
Staunton County
Virginia
Fred Scheffer
Aubolitionists
Tye
New York Times
The Universal Measures Adopted Worldwide
The metric system rests by law in many nations from Argentina to Switzerland with a combined population around 242 million. It remains optional in Canada Britain Ireland Persia and the United States, totaling about 98 million people. Some regions use it without legal weight in Egypt India Russia Turkey Uruguay and Venezuela.
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Jackson
Paris Geographical Society
Austria
Hungary
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Denmark
Ecuador
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Portugal
Rhoumania
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Canada
Great Britain
Ireland
Persia
United States
Egypt
British India
Russia
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela
Cent circulation grows in New Orleans and South
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes a decade of efforts to bring cents into circulation in New Orleans, St. Louis, and other Southern cities. Small dealers lag, but many large firms now accept the coin. candy and banana peddlers remain cautious, while copper currency gains public value and acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
St. Louis
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Age of Twenty six Birds
A table from an English source purports to give ages for twenty six bird species. It claims reasonable accuracy in listing each bird’s age, though the method and reliability of the measurements are not detailed.
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Ape
Columbus
Dr. Jenner
Haudin
Dugald Stewart
Bossuet
Thomas Telford
Joseph Banks
Lord Beaconsfield
Galileo
Corneille
William Harvey
Robert Stevenson
Henry Cavendish
Redwood
Pawl Pioneer Press
Paris
Hood
C.1, Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Maas
Enivzabarn
Radway & Co., N
Fenaton Lawa
U. S
Fitzgerald & Powell
Indianapolis
Ind
A. P. Lacey
Pukenscreeners
Washington, D.C
Brewater Safety Rein Holder Co
Holly, Midh Tenvion
Queen City
Cincinnati
Earth
Agenta
NaTion- Taz PubLisuine Co
Lakeside
Chicago
Warren Featherbone Company
Osks,Mich
Metropolitan
Chicago, Ill
Grannan Detective Bureau
Arcade
Randolph St
Oman
ORD & Thomas
Jones
Binghamton Binghamton
N. W
Northwestern Stamp Works
Milwaukee
Ill
Dea
Druggista
Cta
Wizard Oil Company
Dixie
America
John Teemer
St. Jacobs
Haven
JOB Printing Press
Chicago Newspaper Union
Frankin Street
General Deslers
Procter & Gamble
Rellet Moers Pastillers
Chichester
Cheste Chemical Co
Dru Bed Riley
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