The Register Record of Late 19th Century Tidbits
Notes on a broad range of topics from miscellaneous society items to local happenings. Mentions include divorce suit in Toledo over baseball, a Florida orange crop trust, a long Pennsylvania life story, Paris horse meat shops, and postmaster Logan in York County. Also covers a New York bequest to aid American artists, Florida drainage talks, a San Francisco church gift, and oddities like a “skeleton dude” seeking a wife.
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New York
Florida
Diverse old world tales from a turbulent North American era
A patchwork of 19th century curiosities includes a Washington Territory farming note, a violent gun accident in Alabama, boxing precedent from Tur Bishop, a Paris police laboratory scandal, and English mine fortunes tied to Blaine. It covers Wyoming elk slaughter, a Liverpool will dispute, and lumbermen near Toledo spotting a cache of aging firearms. It ends with Long Man of Wilmington care plans and British monuments like Gog and Magog.
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Essex
Wilmington
Devonshire
Plymouth
Gog
Magog
Cambridgeshire
Dorsetshire
Berkshire
Thomas Hughes
Evils of Hollow Teeth and Dental Treatment
A historical note warns that hollow teeth cause foul odor and health issues from swallowed debris and putrefying secretions. It argues hollow teeth must be filled or extracted, and notes modern painless dental methods using cocaine and anesthetics reduce fear of procedures.
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M. Heragifold
Spring Poem by James Whitcomb Riley
The verse evokes spring when green returns to trees and sun shines, as a laboring man muses on idle ease and garden tasks. Rustic scenes of sap rising, bees buzzing, and old rhythms of work and leisure frame a forward look to planting and renewal.
Snake Bite Tale From Strictly Temperate Grandpa
A first person reminiscence recalls a rattlesnake near a crib and a sideboard with decanters. Grandpa and General DeLacy treat a bite with rum and tobacco, while Uncle Mose and Jim react in colorful dialect.
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Thal
Granpa
Gen. DeTacy
Grandpa
Mose
Moses
Etta Pole
Jim
Mars
Andy Jackson
Isig
Ray Bo
Old South dialect tale of boys mistaken for twins
A rugged dialogue follows two boys mistaken for twins as a master jokes about paying $10,000 for them. The speaker recalls crossing states and rivers, and a hutched conversation about work and kinship, ending with a casual note.
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Jim
The March of the Mongol and Chinese Rise to Power
The article reviews W B Dunlop behavior and claims a rising Chinese power driven by reforms after the Taiping rebellion. It notes coastal lighthouses telegraphs railways waterways and improved defences with foreign skill aiding the army and navy. It concludes with predictions of Chinese dominance in Asia and potential influence beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Dunlop
Asiatic Review
Europe
China
Tropics
Arctic Circle
Mgr. Dunlop
Celestial Empire
Asia
America
Boston Corrier
One of Washington's Swords Relic Passed to Spotswood Line
The article notes a French made sword presented by Gen George Washington to Gen Alexander Spotswood in 1778 at Mount Vernon. Washington etched monogram and flow on blade, once two edged and later converted to a pruning hook. It remains in possession of Dr W A W Spotswood in Point Clear Baldwin County Alabama.
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George Washington
Alexander Spotswood
Virginia
Gen. Washington
Mount Vernon
Washington
Spotswood
W. A. W. Spotswood
United States Navy
Point Clear
Baldwin County
Ala
Chicago Herald
Photographer admits profanity in baby department pardon
In a humorous exchange, Saint Peter jokes about a photographer with a record for profanity noting he has photographed many babies. The man argues his industry explains nothing, but St Peter forgives him, remarking on the life led and allowing entry.
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St. P
Boston Courier
Illness Exchange Between Mr Smith and Miss Flinders
Dialogue fragment shows Mr Smith describing a head cold to Miss Flinders. The playful exchange reflects everyday social banter. The source caption Chicago Ledger suggests a newspaper context for the snippet.
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Mr. Smith
Mr Smith
Chicago Ledger
Advertising Ethics for Doctors and Lawyers in the Press
The Philadelphia Times argues against prohibitions on professional advertising, noting lawyers lose fees to adverting rivals and real estate firms, while doctors gain patients through newspaper notices. It questions whether the ethical bans truly serve the public as ads fuel competition and common sense practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ethiel
Philadelphia Times
Militia Should Dress Gaily Says Lieut Duval
Lieut Harry Duval of the Seventh Regiment argues militia should dress in gay bright uniforms for parades and festivals. He notes troops appear ready for battle in inaugural parades but emphasizes peace time display matters for public gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Duval
Seventh Regiment
Denen
Pennsylvania
England
Germany
New York Sun
A Mule Wearing Breeches
A Boston Post note recounts a Canary Islands scene in Tacaronte where a mule walks the street in two pairs of sackcloth breeches to ward off flies. The muleteer explains the apathy toward cruelty with a plain, sincere remark about the cursed flies.
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Boston Atheneum
Canary Islands
C. Edwardes
Tacaronte
Boston Post
Deep Sea Fishes and Pressure Tolerance
The article explains that deep sea species survive immense pressure due to loose tissues that allow water to flow through interstices, equalizing weight. It notes that when pressure is removed these creatures die, citing Challenger expedition sharks from depths just under three quarters of a mile as examples.
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Ohio
Sam Jones
San Francisco
Hell
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Sexaron Stanford
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J. W. Corres
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Chailie
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Loltke
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Gen. Hancock
Gettysburg
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Low Countries
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Tur
Douglass Island
Oregon
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W.T
Washington Territory
Jor Wilson
Alabama
Wilson
Bedford
London
Public Laboratory
M. Girard
Derr
Wyoming
Colorado
Blaine
Little Hope
Pride of Erin
Leadville
Liverpool
William Evans
Evans
Cowlitz River
Toledo
Joan I. Lrain
Blairstown
N. J
Blair
James Whitcomb Riley
Georgia
Montgomery M. Folsom
St. Croix
Thomasville
Uncle Mose
Pepper Joe
Yaller Jim
Delacy
General DeLacy
Jess
Yazoo
Missouri
Gabriel
Ken
Gen. de Lacy
Ile
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