Appearances Deceive on Saloon Doors and Coal Talks
A Michigan temperance advocate claimed watching a saloon for an hour yielded thirty-one entrants. The piece argues such figures mislead, noting most enter for reasons other than drinking, including coal prices, maps, and stock quotes. It cites varied examples and dismisses the idea that most patrons drink, urging caution about public judgments.
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Michigan
Fishkill
Bass County
George
Georges Washington
Panama Canal
Whch
Detroit Free Press
Blood Atonement Allegations Shock Salt Lake City
A St. Louis correspondent reports brutal Mormon blood atonement practices in Utah. He recounts the Maxwell case of 1869 where a wife and two sons were slain in Brigham Young’s era, tongues torn out and dismemberment performed by six priests, with the sons killed afterward as witnesses. The tale claims immunity fears prevent official inquiries.
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Salt Lake City
St. Louis
William Hunt
Utah
Maxwell
Hunt
Brigham Young
A Yale of Texas and the Awful Court tale
A tribute to Captain James M. Armstrong of Texas recounts his life from Fayette County Kentucky to Nacogdoches and the Refugee Court that mocked justice. The tale describes an infamous Texas “Awful Court” where newcomers were pressed to confess crimes, the sheep theft quip and Armstrong’s defense, ending with the judge’s humorous pardon.
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James M. Armstrong
Texas
Fayette County
Kentucky
Nacodoches
Justice
States
Georgia
Armstrong
Louisiana
Yevas
Ancient Engineering Awe In Ancient Structures
A late work on architecture lauds ancient Romans Greeks and Egyptians for feats beyond modern reach noting Athens temples Egyptian pyramids Roman roads and Indian canals and reservoirs as monumental while recounting Nero's role in opening a Corinth Isthmus tunnel discovery.
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Athens
Egypt
India
Corinth
Nero
Saved by an Elephant in Smithland Menagerie Tale
An old showman recalls a perilous escape at Smithland Kentucky where a lion left its cage and charged as he approached the elephant for help. He sprinted to safety, leaping twenty feet toward the elephant who, with its trunk, lifted him to safety while the lion lurked nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithland
Kentucky
L Owly
Remarkable Tale Of A Healed Patient At Hospital
Prof Derart recalls being summoned to a French hospital where a reportedly dead woman stirred, declaring pay yet not dead. The incident ends with the doctor noting the voice and the patient recovering in three weeks.
Sunflowers Said to Prevent Malaria and Home Cures
The article discusses malaria origins in unhealthy surroundings and claims sunflowers planted along a lot can prevent malaria. It references lemon health tips and a detailed, nongraphic description of consumption symptoms and remedies including a syrup, rubbing ointment, and outdoor exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dlull
Journal of Health
Stature Variations Among Races Highlight Averages Not Heights
A historical note compares average heights across races, citing English colonists in Australia taller than Chinese laborers, Swedes taller than Lapps, and Patagonians described as giants beside Bushmen. It notes women average about one sixteenth shorter than men, with an English couple as a referenced example.
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Australia
Sweden
England
Mourning Jest Over Hair White Strand Prompting Funeral Quip
A lighthearted exchange unfolds as a friend spots a gray hair and jokes about funerals. One laments the number of mourners, while another insists plucking it out matters little as long as all attend the funeral.
Worms Dispensary Medical Association advertised treatment plan
An offer from Worm's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York promotes a self treatment guide for throat bronchial and lung diseases, requesting two stamps for a large treatise. The notice presents a medical advertising solicitation without clinical claims or verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worm's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N.Y
How Do You Keep Your Room A look into the chamber of a boy or girl
A miscellany of old advice on neatness, gender roles, and marriage prospects, urging orderly rooms to signal future success. It cites anecdotes and moral guidance, including cautions about dress, beds, and domestic habits, with patter about health tonics and tobacco statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregationalist
Wistorians Relative and Local Advertisements in Cleveland Hub
A clipped 19th century advertisement page from Cleveland Hub of 1630 featuring claims for Safe Kidney and Liver Cure and other patent remedies. Includes Dr Winslow teething syrup, Hilert Daylight Liver Pills, Cannoxine hair product, Piro’s Cure, Uncle Sam’s Nerve and Bone Liniment, and mentions of various vendors and patent medicine boosters. Strong entities include Kipser-Worr, Dr Hanten, Dr Winschell, Ganwell Jazard & Co, and the Dae UnAnrean Marpreris Company in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Hanten
Dae
UnAnrean Marpreris Company
Nort Main Street
Lows, Mo
Seated Question Sparks Comical Train Row
A Detroit Eastbound train passenger at Ypsilanti questioned seat occupancy and a grab bag showdown with a small man. The exchange ended with a threat to toss the bag or remove the man, prompting a tense moment aboard the crowded car.
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Detroit
Ypsilanti
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Lonp Bruxox
Bellef
R. V. Pierce
Clara
Amelia
Minnesota
Lydia EB
Pinkham
Ganwell, Jazard & Co
N.Y
Hilert
Baanosnee
Odessa
Piro
USA
Uncle San
Gold Ly
Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
N. B
J. Alonzo Greene
Pine St
Henry
DR. Mote
Hines
Dayton, D
R. Hunter
M.D
State St
Chicago
Troy & Co
Augusta
W.tches
Adress, Standard A American Watch Co
Pittsburgh
H. HalLerr & Co
Portland
Great West
Guo Worka
Stinson & Co
Portland, Me
Nazional Publishing Co
Vickery, Augusta, Me
Strat
Mich
Jay Bronson
Mer
Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
J. Stephens
Lebanon
Ohit
Cerwine
C. J. Lane
Jackson, Mich
Glade Knitting Co
South St
Boston
Mass
B.S
A.P. Lacey
Washingington, Db. G
Srith
Charles E. Hires
Delaware Ave
Philo
Arron AE AL WS CO
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Addyoas Atonte
DR. WM
Hansche
C.lowes
National Type CO. Siitahctina
Schiff Man
St. Pan
Mion
Chicago Weekly Herald
Frank W. Palmer
Inter Orew
Chicago Herald GO
Silver
Boyes Champion
Champion Publishing CO
Ade William St
New York City
Guiteau
Acdress National Publishing Co
Frazer
Co. Parkuse
Ony Vriesena
Fravers
Ev EE Ysera
Jowa Fi. R. Land Co
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
D. Lothrop. & Co
Wide Awake
Babyland
Little Folks
the Pansy
D. Lothrop & CO
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Hubbard Bros
Ill
Stampa
Johnson & CO
Fevivrty
Noruit
Sorayn
Singer
Patze
Jonnson
JonNson & Co
Bangor, Mains
Rockford, Luln Ois
Fheanthul Garden Guide
Miz. Foote
Pras
Dolly
Poors
Murray Hill Book Publishing Co
New York
Rane
Mnaies
WELLS
Richardson
Burlington
Manyines
Wigart
Oy Sa
L. Martines
Wy Hen
EPCRA
J.P. Watson
Christian Church
Troy
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Iran
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