Sandy Bowers Fortune and Palace on the Comstock
The article chronicles Sandy Bowers a Nevada bonanza era figure who held ten feet on the Comstock claim later called Imperial Consolidated and a female partner who shared ten feet. It describes his grand Franktown palace a seventy room granite mansion with luxury fittings and exotic gardens built near hot and cold springs. After his death his widow faced debt a swindler and decline ending with the sale of the estate and Mrs. Bowers becoming a San Francisco fortune teller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comstock
Hin
Sandy Bowers
Franktown
Denver Tribune
Sandy
Nevada
Bowers
Imperial Consolidated
Europe
Mrs. Bowers
Recollections of Old Hickory and the Benton Family
Mrs. Fremont, daughter of the late Senator Benton, recalls era and memories from the Jackson presidency. She describes White House visits with Old Hickory and Old Bullion, noting the President's preference for bringing his young guest Jessie to an upper room bathed in sunshine and a large rocking chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Missouri
Philadelphia
Benton
Fremont
Gen. Jackson
Old Hickory
Old Bullion
White House
Jessie
Mob in the Tuileries Concert Attracts Thousands
E B Washburne reports on May 10 1871 a Communard led concert at the Tuileries Palace. Ten thousand visitors crowded the gardens and palace interiors viewing Empress rooms with luxury décor amid claims of royal excess and unpaid taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Washburne
Sribner’s Magazine
A Famous Detective at Sing Sing Prison
James Jackson, famed state detective, lives at Sing Sing and patrols the prison daily. He studies every convict and screens visitors to stop ex-convicts from reuniting with peers. He travels to pursue runaways and identify out of state criminals. He claims perfect recognition by eye and cites 10,000 criminals known. He uses Brandreth pills and Alleock's Porous Plasters for vigor and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jackson
Sing Sing
Jackson
Allecock
Alleock
Brandreth
Oldest Living Tree in Sri Lanka Highlights Buddhist Pilgrimage
The article notes a sacred Bo tree in Anuradhapura that has flourished for about 2,200 years, making it the oldest living tree with a genuine record. Pilgrims from Siam, Burmah, China, and Japan visit, carrying fallen leaves regarded as treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anuradhapoora
Palonnaruwa
Annals of
Ceylon
Siam
Burmah
China
Japan
Cor
Baltimore Sun
Irene or the Iron-Worker's Daughter tale opens in Chicago Ledger
The article lauds the Chicago Ledger for its merit and growing success. It invites readers to obtain free sample copies by sending names to the Chicago Ledger office at 271 Franklin Street, Chicago Illinois. It mentions the ongoing serialization of Irene, or the Iron-Worker's Daughter starting in issue No. 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kingsley
Eversley Rectory
Sandhurst
Aldershot
Horace Greeley
Chicago Ledger
Ledger
Irene
Franklin Street
Chicago
The White Man of the New South Transforms Work Ethic
The article argues that emancipation freed the Southern white man from slave‑driven leisure, turning him into a self reliant, industrious worker. It contrasts the old South’s idle “gentleman of leisure” with the new South’s emphasis on honest labor and the loss of caste for idlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South
South
Old South
Early Indications of Kidney and Bladder Ailments Warned
The article promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe, effective diuretic to counteract early signs of kidney and bladder disease. It claims benefits for Bright's disease diabetes catarrh of the bladder fever age constipation and dyspepsia, stating the tonic stimulates without irritation and reinforces renal function.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Different Methods of Composition by Noted Authors
The piece contrasts Gautier’s habit of finishing pages for a treat with three inks and Saint-Victor’s method of assembling source phrases before writing. It cites testimonials on St Jacobs Oil and notes the Indian consumption rate and civilization’s impact, then mentions Profile Mountain’s famed Old Man of the Mountain and Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Theophile Gautier
M. Paul de Saint-Victor
M. Alidor Delzant
Saturday Review
W. Hausner
Ithaca
N. Y
Thomas J. Rusnine
Pine Street
St. Louis
What Is Woman's Worth and a Cure for Weaknesses
A fair damsel asks about a woman's worth and a crusty bachelor replies. The piece touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female weaknesses and a strength builder, inviting readers to mail stamps for a pamphlet from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N.Y.
Changes in the Holy Land Stripped of Picturesque Charm
A correspondent reports extensive development in the Holy Land. A soap factory replaces old Shechem, Bethlehem gains gas, Nazareth hosts olive oil speculators, Cæsarea is rebuilt, Mount Carmel is acquired by land buyers, Ramoth Gilead builds a glue factory, and Jerusalem sees modern amenities including clocks, street cleaning, Paris fashion mayhem, and telephones and bicycles becoming common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Land
Shechem
Wrethlehem
Nazareth
C.sarea
Mount Carmel
Ramoth Gilead
Jerusalem
Paris
Smelling the Soul: Jaeger’s Claim Rejected by Antiquity
The Jewish Messenger notes that German physician Prof. Jaeger claims to smell the soul, but scholars trace the idea to ancient times and biblical Talmudic sources. A Sanhedrin tale cites Par Coziba’s rushed Messiah claim and failure to discern by scent, leading to his execution.
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Jaeger
Coziba
Sam
Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets and Gas Lighting Note
A historical note discusses Pierce’s pills praised for health claims and a vendor scene. It also mentions gas lighting efficiency, citing a London society paper that 1000 feet of gas used for incandescent electric lighting via a gas engine yields twice the light output compared with its use as a direct illuminant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Engineering Societies
The Strongest Man in Ohio Named George C Arnold
George C Arnold of Cleveland Ohio is praised as the strongest man in Ohio after gaining weight from under ninety five pounds to health with Dr Harter's Iron Tonic. The note highlights Pure Cod Liver Oil from Hazard Hazard Co New York as superior. Piso's Cure for Consumption is touted as the best cough medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
George C. Arnold
Cleveland
Bright
Hazard, Hazard & Co
New York
Linr
Harter
Dr. Harter
Uvinta
W. Va
J. Striper
Hood's Sarsaparilla Heal Sores Claim
Free J M Wennen of Lincoln Massachusetts says his skin sores cleared after four bottles and full recovery after six bottles at five dollars, crediting Hood's Sarsaparilla for restoring health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
J. M. Wennen
Lincoln
Mass
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sandy Bowers’ Fortune
Hickory
Tuileries
Queer Methods of
Ira Brown
Chicago, I
Bt. Jacobs Oil
Washington Matthews
T. J. Murphy
Deltavoice Place
Brooklyn, N. Y
St. Jacobs
Franconia Range
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Pierce
Price, Petty
Pharmacists
William Lansing
Post 4
G. A.K
Neenah, Wis
Baneon
Bend
U. S
Fitzgerald VII
Powell Powell
Indianapolis
Ind
M. Gill
M.A
N.clark St
B.S
A. P. A. P_ LAGER
Washington, D
Wizard Oil
Hamlin
Price
Wizard Oil Company
Chicag
Broadway
Ranwae Resolvent
Itty Fula
All Blood
Radway & CO
Benjamiy
Wis
R. B. Plats
wacxrEr Mining Exchange
Milwaukee
Gogebie
Ely
Balne
Bauls
Bely
C. J. Corbin
Chestnut Street
Phila
Metropolitan
Grannan Detective Bureau
Arcade
Cincinnati
Chichester
Chicheater
AMD
Oculchester Chemical CO
Madison Square
Philads
Olfchester
Ark
Aer
Columbus
M ' Dax
Brewster
Holly, Mich
Sure Rettef
Kidder's Pastilles
Charlestown
Masa
J.a.sherman
New Yorks
Dr. Williams
Williams Mfg. CO
Randolph St
ORD & Thomas
France
Mustrationa Hy Jenbour
M. W. Dunham
Wayne, DuPage Con
Milaoles
Pelter
Pierch
Chemical Laboratory of
Worup
Dr. Sage
Eli Roperins
Bunyan P. O
Columbia Co
PISO
Ab Crurgists
Gill
Clark St
Jones
Binonamte
Binghamton, N
Isaac Thompson
John L. Thompson, Sons & Co
Troy
C.N.A
Bray
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