The Cruel King of Gold Pirate Chief in Ningpo Region
A Shanghai Courier report profiles Kwang-king-man, pirate king of Wang Ye near Ningpo, famed for extraordinary strength and skill with rifles and bows. After his father’s execution he vowed revenge, built a pirate stronghold, and liberated Ningpo prisoners. He struck the Ningpo Prison and the Whoopin I¢kin Tax Board, then agedly defeated a captain with 300 men, using a sleeve catapult and cross-bow. His exploits at sea and daring attacks have kept rivals away.
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Hla
Shanghai
Wang Ye
Ning Li
Ningpo
Chosen Isles
Kwing-king-man
Kwang-king-man
Ninghi
Longfellow's Best Thoughts and Other Fragments
A collage of quotes from multiple authors and works. It lists reflections on youth, aging, art, truth, and death with brief lines from Hyperion Amalfi The Belfry of Bruges and other titles. The piece blends poetry and prose notes on life, literature, and the human condition.
A Moorish House from a Desolate Alley
A misstep reveals a splendid Moorish house with a white-walled court, fountains, mosaics, and marble pavements. Behind prison walls many dwellings share a similar plan with a central court, windowless rooms opening to a balcony, and doors serving air and light by day but closing at night.
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Ife
Grand Courts Showcase Uniform Style in Town Homes
The excerpt describes heaven-open courts used for grand parties with rooms furnished in impeccable taste. Gala attire of the family is noted for both simplicity and pomp, and color grace. It emphasizes identical general plans in both the poorest and richest dwellings.
Lumber Supply Shifts West as Michigan Forests Decline
The New York Reporter notes anxiety over future lumber sources as Michigan forests near depletion in 10 to 15 years. Canada and Buffalo loom as key markets, with pine, spruce, and hemlock logs routed via Ottawa and Saguenay to depots in Quebec, Toronto, and Montreal. The center of supply moves toward the lakes, signaling increased costs and distant sourcing.
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Michigan
Canada
Ottawa
Saguenay
Quebec
Toronto
Montreal
Dominion
Maine
Buffalo
Upper Lake
Penobscot
Kennebec
Merrimac
Connecticut
Hudson
New England
Tyro
New York
Cutting Out. Desperate naval raid in Porto Caballo harbor
A British frigate Seahorse led a bold cutting out attack inside a Spanish harbor at Porto Caballo, with eighty sailors sinking and wounding many of three hundred sixty five Spaniards while officers and crew fought aboard and towed the captured ship out as gunfire and oars roared around.
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Seahorse
Porto Caballo
Hamilton
Edgington Praises St Jacobs Oil in Topeka Tale
A Topeka winter tale from Kansas features Hon. Arthur Edgington praising St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism relief. The Oswego Democrat reports he spoke at the La Gonda House porch in Columbus and confirmed his prominence in Kansas politics and as Bradstreet Commercial Agency agent.
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Topeks
Arthur Edgington
St. Jacobs
Mr. Edgington
la Gonda House
Columbus
Kansas
Bradstreet Commercial Agency
Edgington
Oswego
Kan
Democrat
A London Woman's Experiment in Matrimonial Surfacing
A London widow tests a matrimonial agency by posing as a wealthy blind candidate, enjoying multiple suitors before a theft ends her joke. The piece weaves comic episodes from Galveston and St Paul origins, highlighting streetwise observations and a rising leatherette material claim.
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London
The Duty of Newspapers and Curious Tidbits
A compilation of social anecdotes and medical ads discusses Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a popular remedy, plus humorous vignettes on editors, a tortoise shell mystery, a corkscrew street exchange, a barber shop quip, and a church text rumor, ending with a Bridge and Clothier catalogue note.
Roses at Roman Feasts and Imperial Extravagance
A fragment discusses ancient Rome and emperors like Heliogabalus showering roses on guests to suffocation and lavish rose decorations at Cleopatra's feasts. It notes cushions stuffed with rose leaves and floors covered with flowers, lilies, violets, hyacinths, and narcissus as part of ceremonial banquets.
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Heilogabalus
Cleopatra
Antony
Heliogabalus
Golden Medical Discovery and Other Quack Remedies Ad Fail
A collage of dubious medical cures promotes Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Dr Prence Pellets and Kidney-Wort with testimonials and nonsensical anecdotes. The text mocks patent medicines and quotes a police chase gone awry while noting parsnips grown in Ohio reach three feet.
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Dr. Pierce
Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure Inquirer Coin Scarcity
A brief notice cites the Boston Post quipping on scarce American coins. The query asks what coin is the most scarce while noting that dollars remain scarce, reflecting humorous press exchange about currency worth.
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Warner
Inquirer
Boston Post
Thirty Days Trial Electro-Voltaic Belts Offer
Marshall Michigan firm promotes thirty day trial of Electro-Voltaic Belts and other electrical appliances for nervous debility and vitality, with no risk and full restoration guarantee. Includes evocation of sharp sales pitches and a list of related patent medicines and horse/pet remedies with manufacturer and distributor names.
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The
Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
N. B
Wealth Restoring Syrup Promises Health Cure
An 19th century patent medicine ad touts Scovills Sansa Parella and Stileingia Blood and Liver Syrup as wealth securing tonics. It claims to purify blood and strengthen the body, promising cures for scrofula syphilitic disorders malaria nervous debility and various organ diseases.
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Scovill
Humorous Anecdotes and Reflections From a Club Meeting
Rev Dr Samuel Ellis recalls stories about the late Dr Chapin filled with puns and repartees. He recounts a barley soup joke at a hotel and a gag about a dark complexion and an Uncle by marriage. A daughter’s remark about being little and brown prompts audience laughter. Don Pratt critiques modern life as feverish yet denies it as wholly dismal. He contrasts past leisure with current pace, noting a shift from looking at flowers to plucking the roses of content while enduring daily speed.
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Samuel Ellis
Dr. Chapin
Marion
Boston
Don Pratt
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