A Cold Day for Lambs in a Struggle with Fate
In a barn Farmer Grind shares a heavy grief with a visiting parson as he recalls misfortune from selling a prized colt for 330 dollars and an old bridle. The colt later wins a race to claim vast wealth for Gabe Cummings, deepening Grind’s remorse at the cold irony of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Grind
Anon
Brother Grind
Betsy
Gabe Cummings
Pa‘son
Pa’son
Fool Colt
Silverton Maid
Four typhoid outbreak linked to old cess-pool removal
The Germs of Fever reports four family cases of typhoid tied to an uncovered cess-pool at a neighboring house slated for demolition. Dr. Carpenter argues a nonhuman pestilence class thrives in soil or water and can spread via contaminated environment, supporting the link between foul ground and disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Tersely
B. W. Carpenter
Canada’s Indian Policy Compared by Canadian Statesmen
Canadian statesmen compare treatment of Indians in the United States and Canada noting that Congress would cost the same as boarding them at a hotel, while in Canada each Indian costs roughly the private in the army. About 250,000 Indians are in bands with reserves across the land. The Government maintains accounts for each band, sells unused lands, and holds 3 million dollars in trust, while instructing them in farming and providing support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
Congress
Fifth Avenue
Canada
Lakes of
Maine
A Clergymen Fare on the Kentucky Central Route
A police officer seeks special fare for clergy on the Kentucky Central line in Covington. The ticket agent explains clerics are passed, with conductors passing a dozen men, under prior conditions: stand on a platform, ride a through train, then pay half fare on an after-arrival local. the officer agrees to similar terms and hurries to catch the Lexington train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Central
Covington
Lexington
Horace Greeley Death Letter Reveals Lament for Son
A century old column presents Horace Greeley sorrow over his five year old son Pickie. The letter describes shifting life aims after loss, longing for reunion in the hereafter, and the deep impact of a child’s death on plans, happiness, and faith. It notes the boy’s golden hair and the family’s grief, ending with a signature from Honack Gremley in the New York Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
Atdam
Goden
Pickie
Honack Gremley
New York
Heralid
Love of a Son for His Mother A Gentle News Note
A reflective piece extols a son's devotion to his mother as a noble, lifelong virtue. It contrasts romantic admiration for a daughter with the steadfast affection of a son, and includes an advertising aside praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a health aid for rheumatic individuals. It closes with a Biblical proverb about guarding speech.
The Golden Age and the Poisoned Box of Pandora
The piece narrates a mythic past called the Age of Gold, its downfall via Pandora’s box, and the rise of a medical discovery by Pierce. It extols herbs, Liver health, and a cure to scourge Malaria and Consumption, praising a healing antidote that restores vigor to men and women and promises renewed youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Pandora
Edith Plantedgerkit and the Names of Heroes in a Kitchen
A tale of naming in Virginia where servants bore historical names like Herodotus and Xenophon while Edith Plantedgerkit demanded her full name. The narrator notes the social pride in grand names shared by African American and white families, with Petrarch humorously cited as being in the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
John Milton
Michael Angelo
Virginia
Ananias
Herodotus
Juvenal
Xenophon
Edith Plantagenet
Laura
Petrarch
Edith
Nature's Kidney-Wort remedy promoted for multiple illnesses
An advertisement touts Kidney-Wort as a universal cure for Diseased Kidneys, Torpid Liver, Constipation, Malaria, Piles, and Rheumatism. It claims simultaneous action on kidneys, liver, and bowels with dry and liquid forms. Also notes fashion change away from bangs and hair dye in Tennessee.
Unraveling The Great Butter Color Adoption
Dairymen widely praise the Improved Butter Color from Wells Richardson Co Burlington Vermont as superior to imitative colors. Ads tout photogenic art colors from Diamond Dyes and claim fashionable cabinets and instruction. Adds promote Athlophorus and Mrs Pinkham cures, with miscellaneous quips and stage notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells & Richardson CO
Burlington, Wt
Letters and Testimonials Cite Various Remedies and Cures
A montage of endorsements and notices references cough syrups balms and nostrums. Letters praise White Wine of Tar Syrup Dr Winslow Hall's Balsam and Ely's Cream Balm for throat cough voice and nasal issues. An appeal to cattle sellers and a dentist's endorsement appear among notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Nev. H. DD. Groves
Clarksville, Mo
M. 1
Church
G. F. Liersner
A. M
Hed Bank
Ely
Meensman Hop Bitters Promoted For Debility And Disease
An advertisement extols Hop Bitters as a universal remedy for indigestion nervous prostration liver kidney and urinary troubles including Brights disease diabetes and paralysis. It cites testimonials from readers in Oxwego Sun Monroe Michigan and Chicago praising cures for fits of illness and recovery from typhoid with endorsements from multiple individuals and Caswell Hazard & Co New York as producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meensman
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Proprietors
New York
Bright
J.C. SroeTzan
Fulton Street
Chicago
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New York Sun
Horace Geeley
Big Boy
Todeca
Mamma
Solomon
Pierce
Columbia
Ghance
Earth
Girlhond
Sparta
Edith Plantedgerkit
Tenn
American Art
Ax Indiananolis
Brass Band
Athlophorus
Athlophoros Co
Wall Street
N.Y
Sik
Rev
J.T. Etter
New Glaves
Wis
Tris
Sullivan
James Reacher
Sigourney
John C. Abbott
Denver
Col
Dr. J
Muskegon
Mich
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mars
J. Bingham
Washington, D.C
Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
NatioNal PugLixuine Co
Chicago, IL
R.S
AP. Lacey
Gents
Morey &Co
Lagrange
Ill
Pw, Ziegler & Co
J. FE. Bicknell &C
Brockton, Mass
Whitlen & Coo
Phila, Pa
Teres
Col, L. Bing
Washington, D. Ee
Dykes Brand
L.A
Shith &C
Slatine, Il
Frazer
Lance Ovlavo
Chaaper
John H. Alden
Vesey Street
P.O
B. Lindblom & CO
N.G. Miller & CO
5 & 7 Chamber
Broadway, Commerce
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Robt, Lindblom & CO
Ay Mail
Iuggista
Owego
Druggista
ELY Brothers
Mother Swan
Boston
Mass
Hop Bitters
T. R. Arry
Ludington, Mich
H. T. Alexander
Monroe, Mich
W. L. Carter
Ape Tink
Nat
Hop Flaster Company
Hawley
Chiu
Rt Rin Ngree
Pulace
Nts
F. Gleason & CO
Summer Street
Beaton, Mass
Isaac Thompson
Ita
John L. Thompson, Sons & Co
Troy
Foote
F. B. Foote
Rhods Home
Urry Pamphl
N.Y. City
Ht. G. Root
Jed Peart &T
New Yorks
Gure
iFok
Hops and Malt Bitters Co
Detroit, Mich
Lde
Hudson Meg, CO
Sixth Avenue
P. O
Pearl &T
Wrecr
Warren
O.N.Y
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