The Giant Parasitic Rafflesia Flower Explored
An expedition in Sumatra reveals Rafflesia Arnoldii, a leafless parasitic plant with a colossal single bloom, a yard wide and weighing fifteen pounds, smelling like rotten meat. The flower arises from a leafless stem and is pollinated by flies, with a fleshy disc and horned projections.
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Dr. Arnold
Sir Stanford
Lady Rattles
Europe
Linnean Society
Robert Brown
Arnold
Sumatra
Daniel Webster Wears Court Dress For Fishing Dare
In Marshfield a story recalls Daniel Webster urging Judge Duane Doty to fish in Webster’s court dress. Doty objected to ruining his clothes, but Webster insisted, citing practicality. The judge finally donned the elegant garment and went fishing, preserving his own suit, a tale from Harper's Magazine.
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Webster
Duane Doty
Green Bay
Wis
Marshfield
Mr. W
George
England
Mr. Webster
Harper’s Magazine
Opium Eating on the Increase Among Society
Opium habit spreading in the country especially among the higher classes. Morphine, six times stronger, is preferred. Habits often start from a physician's prescription and continue without knowledge. Affected individuals may consume ten to twenty grains daily. one patient reportedly used 180 grains daily before treatment.
The Present and the Past in Public and Private Good
A meditation on how present welfare roots in the past, nature, and enduring instinct. The author argues growth requires deep roots, rivers fed by springs, and an active concern for race welfare, linking contemporary sense to antiquity and urging the present to draw from ancient sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hev. W. A Bicknell
Benjamin P Benjamin Retort in Senate Story
Cor for Philadelphia Record recounts Judah P. Benjamin rising in the Senate to defend his Jewish heritage. It notes his Charleston origins, Hebrew Schooling, and a famous reply to taunts about being Jewish. The moment supposedly silenced a hostile senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judsh P. Benjamin
Market Street
Charleston
Benjamin
Hebrew Orphan Society of Charleston
Charleston College
Beaufort
Judah P. Benjamin
Senate
Silesia
Philadelphia Record
A Negro's Prayer Relating to a 19th Century Texas Bishop
A historical excerpt recounts Bishop Haven presiding over the Texas Conference in 1878. A minister leads prayer invoking honesty across colors, asks for divine support in battles, and envisions the Bishop’s ascent to glory and rest near the Lamb, with the race concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Haven
Texas
Meum
Tuum
Bethlehem
Confidence in Her Lawyer's Ability
A Sacramento client with notable real estate hires a young attorney as lead counsel while she asks to also employ Judge Dennison as advisory help. The attorney resists, offering to step aside if the client doubts his prosecutorial ability, prompting her to reaffirm trust in him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Street
Dennison
Sacramento
Cal.) Union
Spotted Deer Causes Moment of Grief in Central Park
In New York City Central Park two young women discuss a spotted deer. One laughs lightly while the other tears up, recalling a deceased streetcar conductor fiancé whose job was lost after the company spotted him.
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Central Park
New York
Tonce
Score One for Boston in Social Exchange
New Yorker debates a Boston intellectual with a lingering grievance while a young Bostonian claims she seeks intellectual rest. Gray hairs are praised as honorable yet many elders sin, in a brisk social quip from Lisse.
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Boston
New York
Lisse
Father of American fish culture Seth Green born in Rochester
The article profiles Seth Green born March 19 1817 in Rochester New York, noting his early education, passion for hunting and fishing, rapid business rise, shift to practical fish culture in 1838 and Caledonia Springs establishment, shad hatching box innovation, service as New York fish official, publications, international recognition with French gold medals, and his enduring title as the father of American fish culture.
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Seth Green
Rochester
N. Y
New York
Caledonia Springs
Livingston County
Connecticut
Hudson
Green
inEurope
Mr. Green
A Lucky Kangaroo Hunter and His Hounds
A daring kangaroo hunter and his stag hounds were badly lacerated by a wounded kangaroo on the Boomanoomana sheep ranche of Mr Alfred Hay in N W 8. Mr Hay reports they were entirely cured by St Jacobs Oil calling it the greatest pain cure ever for man or beast.
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Australia
Alfred Hay
Boomanoomana
St. Jacobs
Hay
Harley P. Hopkins
Providence
R. I
Schenck
J. H. Schenck
HI. Leith
Halle HY P
Hopkins
Howell Street
R.T
Haney P. Hopkins
Philadelphia
A Simple Remedy.
Gracious me a pretty girl laments chores of meeting men and walking a few blocks. Her companion jokes that it is worse to endure many steps. They suggest asking for a nickel for car fare to deter callers, a quip attributed to Merchant Traveler.
Common Folly and a Remedy for Liver Ailments
A vivid note extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for stomach disturbance and bile induced nausea. It claims the tonic calms digestive organs and provides complete relief via cathartic action, curing indigestion fever and ague, bilious remittent troubles, kidneys and bladder issues, plus rheumatism and general vigor.
Judge Lord's Only Mistake in Legal History
A New York Tribune quip recalls Judge Otis Phillips Lord of Massachusetts saying the Legislature's six month changes left him unsure of law. The item then shifts to medical elixirs, praising Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Barsaparilla as a tonic for nervous, dyspeptic individuals and urging purchase. It closes with a mock ad line about Crevit keeping a man in debt, noting it is not from the Pergian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Meylert
New York Tribune
Otis Phillips Lord
Massachusetts
Remedies and endorsements in 19th century ads and letters
A collage of historical advertisement text and testimonial snippets. Mentions Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a nerve tonic, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound portraits, a Boston newspaper blurb about marketing and quarreling, and a rural Alabama testimony praising Dr William Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs, with a mother saved by one bottle and long-term relief claimed.
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J. C. Gray
Dadeville
Ala
Win. Hall
Wor. Bhadl
Dr. Schenck
la Porte County
John Ittick
N.B
la Porte
Ind
Vuis
Nebelthan
Fred'e West & CO
Tons of Silver for Government Vault and Private Pro Bono
An odd item notes five thousand tons of silver to be held by the Government vaults with stated potential for investment in Carboline pro bono publico. An advertisement promotes JuNiper Tin Soap by Caswel Hazarp & Co. of New York as a cure for skin issues like pimples and rough skin.
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Ita Vaulta
Carboline
Caswel
Hazarp & Co
New York
Remarkable treatment offered for acute pneumonia cure
Preamonia claims compound oxygen can be promptly used in acute pneumonia to reduce deaths. It alleviates bronchial and pulmonary irritation, relieves congestion, and restores healthy secretions in mucous membranes. Contact Drs. Starkey & Palen at 1109 Girard St Philadelphia for information.
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Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard St
Philo
Gault House Advertises Rooms At Two Dollar Prices
A Chicago hotel listing promotes Putup at the Gault House located at Clinton and Madison. The business traveler or tourist can secure first class accommodations for $2 to $2.50 per day. The tar-famed hotel sits in the city center, one block from Union Depot, with elevator and full conveniences. H. W. Hoyt, Proprietor.
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Gault House
Chicago
Clinton and
Madison Streets
Union Depot
H. W. Hoyt
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Daniel Webster
Puck
Horsford
C.C. O Mstead
Milwaukee
Boss
New York Commercial Advertiser
Lydia E. Pinkham
Boston Transcript
Big Level
Boston Commercial Basin
Preamonia
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Mother Swan
Wells
Lee
Allen
Balsa
M. Harris &Co. Limited
Cincinnati
Charles A. Vogeler Co
A. Vogeler & CO
Baltimore
DR. David
Kennedy
Kavariio Kennedy
David Kennedy
Moudout
XN. Vv
National Pennenixe Co
People's Electric Supply Company, & Murray At
Newspaper Union
Franklin Street
Bae Madnes Victor Rubler CO
Bostohe
Washington Monroe
Catskill, Green Co., N. K
Forts
David
Thad
DR. David Kennedy
David Ken
Nedy
BIG PA
Taylor Bros. & Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Eerie
Pat
Alentine Bros
Janesville
Bend
C.C
D. Wiga
E. Burnham
State Street
Bighamton
Jones
Birghamtor Binghamtem
Teen Len
P. C. Ballou
Monkton
HR. N. Clark
Hero
Richardson
Burlington Vt
Ewe
Hops and Malt Bitters Co
Detroit, Mich
ELY Brothers
Druuisis
Owego
N.Y
F. B. Foote
O.x.u
Piso's
Sir
Dayton
Zaneaville
Dreaden
Cohocton
A. W. White
White House, Pekin, HI
F. W. Nebeisthau
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