A Kissed Hero and a Laughing Stage Script
A vivid reminiscence from the San Francisco Post recalls Miss Alice Harrison and General Sherman at a farewell benefit. The tale recounts Sherman’s famed kissing habit, a backstage mishap with a curtain, and the staff’s laughter as the General dangled ten feet above the stage. An inserted sketch of Artemus Ward's brief, star-driven life closes the piece.
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San Francisco Post
Alice Harrison
California Company
Sherman
Atlanta
United States
White House
Harrison
Herigland
Baltic
Tecumseh
Gen. Sherman
Alice
Artemus Ward and the Mormon lecture in old Times critique
A tribute to Artemus Ward as a witty but wholesome humorist, contrasting him with Twain and Harte, and noting his private life in Waterford Maine. The piece parallels Ward’s gentleness with remarks from the London Times via Haweis, and shifts to Dr. Henry Reynolds on indigestion, its link to disease, and dietary cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford
Artemus Ward
New England
Toledo
Cleveland
America
Atlantic
London
Southampton
T. C. Jerome
Chicago
Irving
Holmes
Lowell
Mark Twain
Bret Harte
London Times
Haweis
Purich
Charles Farrar Brown
Rubbish Removal Tale Shows Col. Yerger and Mose
Old Uncle Mose hired to haul rubbish from Col. Percy Yerger’s Austin Avenue residence. Mose charges by the load and carries only partial loads, citing cruelty to animals as a constraint. Yerger offers a drink, but Mos e refuses due to temperance principle. Texas Siflings notes and a court scene with Judah P. Benjamin end with a Lord Chancellor anecdote about an apology declined.
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Uncle Mose
Col
Percy Yerger
Austin Avenue
Rascal
Col. Yerger
Mose
Austin Temperance Society
Austin
Texas Siflings
England
Judah P. Benjamin
Mr. Benjamin
How George Eliot Became a Novelist in a Dinner Meeting
Mr Lewes noticed her keen observation and memory and urged her to write a story. She refused to attend a dinner, saying she would be busy, and soon Scenes of Clerical Life began. Publisher Blackwood later met the anonymous author at a dinner with Lewes and Marian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Eliot
Amos Barton
Mr. Lewes
Marian
Mr. Blackwood
Congress Debates Tax on Verbatim Gabble
Senator Hale of New Hampshire rails against funding verbatim Congressional reports calling it gabble and suggests taxing speeches over an hour. Reverdy Johnson and Gov Powell respond, guarding against a proposal that could bankrupt the New Hampshire senator while the gabble continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Hale
New Hampshire
Committee On Finance
Hale
Maryland
Reverdy Johnson
Gov. Powell
Kentucky
Feats and Follies of a Tunnel Idea in Historic Debate
A century ago four travelers from London to Paris discuss faster English Channel crossing. Montgoltier Argand Reveillion and Sir John Sinclair debate a tunnel while considering a boat bridge or balloon. The tale notes the tunnel idea proved impractical despite lively discussion. A later exchange features Davis and a racially charged, demeaning street dialogue about his suitability as a porter in a real estate context.
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London
Paris
English
Montgoltier
Argand
Reveillion
Sir John Sinclair
Sinclair
Brown's Iron Bitters advertised by doctors and druggists
The ad touts Brown's Iron Bitters as one of the best remedies for neuralgia hysteria and kindred complaints. It cites European and American physicians and a Dr Gamble endorsing its use, claiming it gives satisfaction. Also notes humorous lines about health and women and references to tonic benefits.
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Europe
America
Fanninoroy
Dil
M. T. Gamble
Brown
Ron
Symptoms of Paralysis and Bitters Advertisements
The notice warns of paralysis symptoms such as eye twitching numbness and base brain pain. It promotes Orman Hop Bitters as a remedy sold by druggists and cites Rev James McCarty praising Brown's Iron Bitters for dyspepsia. An unrelated remark about a diamond and an engagement ring appears as filler data.
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All Druggista
Fort Stevenson
Dakota
Ter
James McCarty
Brown
Electric Belts Trial Offer and Health Tonics Ad
The Voutahc Bett Co Marshall Mich offers Dr Dye s Celebrated Electro Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to men afflicted with nervous debility vitality and kindred troubles promising restoration of health and vigor Open no money due for trial Details include Ferro Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya and Carboline deodorized petroleum hair renewer and Lyon s Patent Metallic Heel Stiffeners sold by druggists and dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voutahc Bett Co
Marshall, Mich
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Sortip
Messrs. Kennedy & Co
Pittsburgh
Schenck
J. He
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Rapid Recovery From Diphtheria Aftercare
In reports from Massachusetts and Illinois families, Hood's Sarsaparilla is credited with easing lingering aftereffects of measles scarlatina and diphtheria. Seven Burabess children recovered from diphtheria with five bottles taken, while a Chicago child healed from a long running ear and skin sores. Two West Warren vaccination cases also cleared of running sores. Kellinger's Liniment is said to relieve headaches and prevent hair loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
James H. Bura
Ess
Middleboro
Mass
Jamés VY. A. Proup
Chicago
C. L. Thompson
West Warren
Hop Bitters Promises Cure for Wide Range of Ailments
An 19th century style plea extols Hop Bitters as a universal remedy for illness. It claims to cure Bright’s disease, liver complaints, rheumatic and neuralgic pain, skin afflictions, female ailments, and general debility, urging readers to trust the tonic for robust health and relief from worry.
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Bright
Mark
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St. Jacobs
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Gault
Sax
Diderot
Lyon
C.I. Hood & CO
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Robert Newton
Eclectic College
City of New York
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Kellinger
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Iowa
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Imaine
Valentine Bros
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A.P. Lacey
Washington, D.C
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Aultman & Taylor Co
Mansfield
Hostetter’s
H. Hauters & Co
Portland
Best Chicans College
C. Bay Iits
Dubuque, Ia
Twombly Knitting Machine Co
Tremont Street
Boston
Llesmithaco
the Sun
Times
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Allan Sorbet
Ghliet
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TSE
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Audress,a. &. Clark Sr
Lil
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C. Edwards Lester
Russia
Alex. H. Stephens Sreteng
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Stoddara
Sir Issac Newton
James Parton
Ric van Winkle
Washington Trying
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Alfred Tennyson
the Traveler
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Corren
Nicuy
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Grai
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