Lord George Scott Portland and the Portland Family News
Lord George, grandson of gambler General Scott of Balcombe, links to a family famed for political seats at Lynn. The Scott Portland line includes the Duke of Portland who took the Scott name, Canning’s marriage into the family, and three brothers who became Lynn MPs. Lord Litchfield died young, Lord John faced a romance setback, and Lord Henry stirred quarrels through a trump signals prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord George
General Scott
Balcombe
George
Duke of Portland
Scott Portland
Old Lynn
Lord John
Norse Tongue Evolves Across Scandinavian Lands
The article traces how the Norse tongue shaped Norwegian Swedish and Danish speech through the Middle Ages. It notes Danish influence from Tintin contacts and Christianity, Sweden's slow shift from Norse to a Danish-tinged lexicon, and Norway's 1397 union language status with Danish, except rural Norse dialects persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Iceland
Danish
Inner Ocean
A Pudding of the Paris Siege
A Paris siege reminiscence recounts a heavy pudding amid famine and war. The narrator recalls horse flesh first course, a pigeon post telegram from England, and a festive toast amid distant thunder from enemy guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Small
England
Pigeon Post
Paris Lelter
Shaker inventions and their lasting impact on industry
The Shakers produced many contrivances of mechanical merit such as circular saws for boards and early iron saws by Benjamin Bruce, washing machines, printing presses, cheese presses, planing mills, and butter and clothes devices. They claim Watervliet for cut nails and trace the screw propeller’s origin to Shaker invention, though they pursued little patent profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Lebanon
Benjamin Bruce
New York State
Albany
Watervliet
Proof of Dr Henson tale prompts renewed proof claims
The Cleveland Herald reprints Rochester testimonials claiming Warner's Safe Cure cured Bright's disease in Dr J B Henson. Letters from Rochester officials and local editors vouch for truth, citing mayor C R Parsons and editor W Purcell. Dr Foote, ex-clergy, and others echo disbelief at doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland (O
J. B. Henton
M. D. Rochester
Henton
Rochester
We. Purcell
Canion and Advertiser
W. D. Savant
Monroe County
Epward A. L’nost
FE. B. Foxxer
J. M. Davy
Congress
Joun
Moneux
Monroe Co
Himam Smvey
Joan van Yooruls
Living Church
Chicago
N. Y
Deiocrat
J. B. Henson
Bright
Warner
Henson
Ismael Foorr
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Ring of Death and Royal Family Superstitions in Spain
The late King’s fatal ring, given by Don Alfonso to Donna Mercedes, passed to Infanta Pilar and then to the King who wore it before his death. Queen Christina debated keeping it, while a Spanish court jester quipped about Don Carlos pawnbrokers, highlighting superstition around the jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Don Alfonso
Donna Mercedes
Infanta Pilar
Christina
Cervantes
Don Carlos
FiveYearOld Master Tells Off Noise atTable
A lesson in table etiquette from Master Willie age five as he scolds his mother for noisy children. The baby drums a spoon and returns with ears filled with cotton while Willie declares he can endure a cannon but not the dinner table noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Wille
Fahnehjeims Light and lighting by teethed magnesia burner
The article discusses Otto Fahnehjeim from Sweden who invented a flame for producing grit from incandescent solids using a fan-tail burner feeding between two rows of magnesia teeth. Heated teeth glow vividly with color and suit photography. It also cites Asaph Hall challenging Connecticut height beliefs and lists mountains over 1,600 feet. It notes peat bogs cover about one seventh of Ireland and may be twenty thousand years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Fahnehjeim
Sweden
Sivenal Cyclopedias
Connecticut
Asaph Hall
Science
G. M. Bradford
Ivy Mount
Goshen
Haystack
Norfolk
Bald Mount
Bradford Mount
Canaan
Bear Mount
Salisbury
Bruce Mount
Ireland
Pasteur and Hydrophobia Cure Questioned
The text asks if M pasteur found a cure for hydrophobia and why not, then cites Red Star Cough Cure as a narcotic free vegetable remedy that quickly treats lung trouble at 25 cents. It presents a promotional contrast between scientific discovery and a patent remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Pasteur
Ely Bros
Owego
N. Y
Louisville and Jeffersonville Ferry Co
J. C. Dorsey
Wall St
Jeffersonville
Ind
Athlophoros CO
New York
Labor and capital must face each other as free powers
A public figure urges every laborer to become a wiser capitalist and wage self-control through discipline and savings. He calls for organized labor and capital as free partners to peacefully resolve conflicts, predicting history's trend toward individual self-rule. Rev M J Savage quotes St Jacobs Oil praised by General Ingalls as a top pain cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
M. J. Savage
Bostor
Sultan’s mind and a critic’s blunt test from history
A Constantinople tale shows the sultan fixated on a petty regulatory problem while a foreign ambassador notes his heavy brow and cares. The anecdote, cited by Rev. Henry A. Field, contrasts public duty with narrow focus and hints at the broader measure of leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Henry AL. Field
What the Pious Trustee Did
Judge Tourgee recalls a peculiar will case where an old slave-holder bequeathed her two enslaved people to church trustees to be used for God. After study they auctioned the pair and sent a missionary to China while the proceeds funded church aims. Uncle Sam’s liquor bill last year reached 553 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tourgee
John
Jane
China
A Terrible Fire and the Disease Dread
A city fears a terrible fire while disease is treated as routine. The text touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female ailments, praises Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for colds, Hall's Hair Renewer, and Dr Peter Schmidt with Golden Seal Bitters and Lung Boped for Consumption. It includes a testimonial from John Kuhn of Lafayette about recovery from consumption after Hauw's Balsam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter W. Schmidt
Pete
Golden Seal Bitters Company
Holland City
Mich
John Kuhn
Lafayette
Ind
Wm Hauw
Tom
Varnish of Tonics and Cures Dominates Local Ads
A flood of patent medicine claims fills the page, touting cures for catarrh digestion and debility. Advertisers trumpet Dr Sage’s, Walker’s Vinegar Bitters, Bly’s Cream Balm, and other remedies, with prices, testimonials, and hotel promos vying for attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RW. McDonald Drug Co
Washington St
N.Y
Free medical remedies and eye care offer excerpt
An old advertisement promises free copies of Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup to ministers, lawyers, doctors, and teachers who get a dealer to order. It also offers a free map of the Holy Land with medicine and promotes Lyon’s Patent Heel Stiffeners and Dr. Isaac Thompson’s Eye Water through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Holy Land
C. D. Warner
Chicago
Til
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Lord John Bentinck
Shaker Inventions
Alfonso’s
Rufus Ingalls
U. S. Army
St. Jacobs
Hostetter
Uncle Sam
Paragrapher
Yonkers Gazette
Ayer
New Orleans Picayune
Hall
Heston
Sage
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Amu
Newman Independent
Dr. Jones
Loston Billitin
Louston Transcript
Dr. Bigelow
Wat
An Siderman
Janet Titus Siflings
Gault House
Clinton and
Madison Streets
Union Depot
Hoyt & Gates
Prince of Wales
Taylor
Guinald Mullein
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Bly
A. G. Chase
M. D
Millwood
Kansas
Boens
Lewis Bliss
Mr. Carroll
Fresne
Ely
W. G. Babbage
Hardinsburg
Star Tradern
Mark
HQURE
LER
LER CO
Baltimore, HD
Jecobs
ERMAN
Dragoists
Ay al ES Aa Vogeler Co
Baltimore
Chicago Ase Ledger
B. Merrill & Co
H. W. Buckbee
Rockford
John H. Woodbury
Yeari&t
Halls
Nes
Lucy Ray
Ottawa
Nellie Nosur
Genuine
Brown Chemical Co
Ouisiana Proi Ands
Gev
Bradbold
Hayne
Ian
Chcago Laundry
Wells
Lini
Guat
Shermann
Sheridan
R. HH
Saumway
Rockford UT
Clydesdale
Amelca
Glo Express and Post Office
Ni. G
Root
Pearl &T
M. Harris
James A. Pete
France
Lf Terry
Riverview Stock Farm
Wilming Prailes
C. & Ala
Wat BA. Taylor
Atlante Ge
DR. I. Ii Green
H. H. Green & Sons
M. Dive
Jones Avenue
Atlanta
John A. Salzer
la Crosse
Wis
Stees
Neniss
Ger
Fis Bray
A.d
Boston
Wisconsin
Gen. Grant
Cramer, Aikens & Cramer
Milwatker
Liniment
Lyon
Isaac Thompson
Drugginta
Pa RS
A. P. Lacey, Paton’ Attorneys
Washington, D.C
Dr. Ward & CO
Louisiana, Mo
Ervotus
Dyu
Osfalc Best CO
Marshall
Michigan
Piso
C,n.y
Euy
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