Bismarck Speaks and the Whist Game Draws Contrast
A Zurich report describes Bismarck’s imposing frame and a paradoxical soft voice as he speaks with ironical politeness yet bursts with controlled anger in Parliament. The piece contrasts his measured oratory with dramatic displays of rage and lampoons fragile whist players, highlighting discipline, rules, and the dangers of poor play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Bismarck
Parliament
Bismarck
Zeurich Paper
The Dramatic Outlook on Theatergoers
The writer laments heartless theater patrons who attend to display superiority, dampening the evening for amused audiences. He argues against a few disruptive critics and imagines that barbers and milliners would provide a more appreciative reception, offering reasons why an intelligent man might avoid theater.
Formation of Salt Water Ice in Marine Ice
Popular Science notes that marine ice forms from sea water with traces of saline liquid retained in the solid. As cooling occurs, most sulphuric acid concentrates in the frozen portion while magnesia and chlorine remain in the liquid residue. The brine within natural northern ice shows distinct crystals and higher chlorine magnesia ratios than the original sea water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Ocean
Otto Pettersson
Why Harvard Made Prayers Optional
A 19th century observer recalls Harvard prayers shifting from 8 to 8 30 AM and notes grim distractions. The writer criticizes the practice as childish, arguing students should not be compelled to attend as the mood and reverence never materialized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Prex
St Lewis Globe-Democrat
Proposed Licenses for Architects
The St Paul Pioneer Press argues a license law for architects might aid the public but cannot guarantee only competent practitioners. It cites existing licensing for lawyers and plumbers, noting corruption and incompetence persist. The piece calls for cautious hope that licensing architects yields better results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Laul
Hawthorne and the Fly
A reflective note on a fly as a symbol of impertinence and human spirits. The writer laments an intrusive insect in a shared space, arguing against killing it on its own ground and noting the creature’s universal, common domain with all people and creatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Air
Jletter
Punishment by firm mother over water play in Arkansaw Traveler
Dialogue shows a firm mother scolding a boy for playing in water. She warns he will not go downtown with her but later they both go downtown together. The item is a brief quotation from Arkansaw Traveler reflecting household discipline and obedience themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yessum
Arkansaw Traveler
He Was a Reformer and a Pine Street Lawyer Exchange
A Pine Street lawyer quips to his clerk that the office should seek the man, not the man the office, in a reformer’s spirit. The piece contrasts reformist ideals with the value of cash when choosing between talk and legal tenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
Pine Street
Williamsport Breakfast Table
Inebriety Among Railroad Engineers
A Medical and Surgical Reporter article notes railroad engineers stay temperate during duty but risk nerve disorders and eventual ine brie ty from alcohol. Night shift workers show higher drinking and discharge rates, with New York line experiences cited. Also reports E R Hoyt injured by a derrick pole but recovering after St Jacobs Oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
E. R. Hoyt
Left ear deafness anecdote sparks city park chat
A New York man and companion joke about deafness in the left ear while crossing City Hall Park. An artist notes many rely on the left ear and that solitary hearing can sharpen, with practical perks for travelers like a drummer who can sleep through hotel noise by pressing the good ear to a pillow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall Park
New York
New York Sun
Facts for Tourists and Emigrants Promoting Hostetter's Bitters
A historical advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as essential for travelers and emigrants. It claims protection against climate and malaria, counters temperature shifts, and supports energy, digestion, liver and bowel health, plus general tonic benefits, especially for mariners and outdoor workers.
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Hostetter
Fragments on belief and a joke about a doll
A casual cryptic dialogue touches on heaven and hell with a child’s doll remark. The text also mocks Free Masonry’s origins and pokes fun at domestic life with a stray ad style line from the Rambler.
Mr Gill's Daughter and the Athlopho ros Cure
A mother's account of Katie Gill, a nineteen year old plagued by sciatic rheumatism, who found relief and eventual tragedy after Athlophoros. Her recovery, a fall, hospital stay, and death are linked with neighbor Mr Summers and local clergy. The letter asserts rapid relief from pain and urges readers to buy Athlophoros from Athlophobos Co. at 112 Wall Street.
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Katie
Athlophoros
Techeider
Mrs. Gill
Mrs. Summers
Nonoy
Peter Tscheider
Church of the Holy Family
West Twelfth Street
Chicago
Tscheider
Gill
Athlophobos Co
Wall Street
New York
Pocket-book ruse ends with empty claim in Dallas
A suspicious man was arrested in Dallas for carrying a pocket-book claimed stolen. He asserted no money was inside, saying he found it near the Postoffice. The officer noted it likely belonged to a taxpayer who had just paid taxes, leaving the book empty. Nearby ads promote the Grand Union Hotel centering on low rates and transport access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tris
Solomon
Dallas
Postoffice
Veras Sifling
Horsford acid phosphate praised as tonic by Baltimore professor
Dr. A Atkinson of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore declares Horsford's Acid Phosphate a pleasant drink and one of the best tonics in soluble phosphate form. The Wilmington Star notes the old saying about the early beau catching the girl but not always keeping her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Atkinson
Materia Medica and Dermatology
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Baltimore
Wilmington Star
Aylen
Hotel Colfax Opens Season at Colfax Iowa Today
The Hotel Colfax near the Old Magn esian Chalybeate and Colfax springs in Colfax Iowa will open May 6 for the 1885 season. The 300 guest capacity hotel offers first class appointments and diverse recreation including croquet billiards bowling and an orchestra. Water from the springs is served for drinking and bathing with moderate weekly rates from ten dollars upward.
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Colfax
Iowa
Des Moines
Chicago
Rock Island
Pacific Ry
Thayer
M. C
Hotel
Gault House Offers First Class Accommodations at Low Rates
A Chicago hotel at Clinton and Madison Streets advertises rooms at 2 to 2.50 per day. Horn & Gates own and operate the well located establishment near Union Depot and Elevator. Also promoted is Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya by Caswell Hazard & Co. as a tonic for dyspepsia indigestion and general debility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Grand Union
Gault House
Chicago
Clinton
Madison
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Liberty statue and medical cures touted in old ads
An array of 19th century advertisements tout Bartholdi’s Liberty Enlightening the World statue as a symbol of personal liberty and promote Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. The page promotes Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, Compound Oxygen inhalation, Brown’s Bronchial Troches, Beeson’s Aromatic Alum Sulphur Soap, and Frazer Axle Grease, blending national pride with consumer products and medical claims.
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Dr. Pierce
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Deschapelle
Prof
It. A. Proctor
Westminster Abbey
English Illustrated Magazine
Hawthorne and the Fly
Heaven
Jasmine
Johnnie
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N.Y
MR. Gill’s
Horsford’s
Hest
Bartholdi
Miss Jones
Starkey & Palen
Girard St
Philadelphia
Beeson
Reo Star
Sata
Marek
Quincy
Patna
Drugefata
Petit
Charles A. Vodeler
Solo Osyners and Manufacturers
Maryland
U. S, Ds
Aperson
A.J. Hileman
Aberson
A. J. Colbom
Somerset Heralds
Astonia
Tean
Allen
Lis
Burrlll H. Davis
J. N. Harris & CO
Limited
Cincinnati
Ohio
All Medicine
Price Sc
Drugeist
ELY Brothers
Owego
USA
Boxst
Waron Wiorks
Toledo
Pond, M.D
Aurora, Kane Co
Valentine Bros
Juncaville
Wis
Mor
Stephena
Lebanon
Oba
U. S
Enterphine Carriage CO
Chat
J.C. Hoffman
Jefferson
Wisconsin
We Ware Co
Ashington St
Houston
Maas
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Enfield
N. H
Ottawa
Hops and Malt Bitters CO
Detroit
Mich
R. B. Nicholson
Wheeling, W. Va
Guysett
Catherine Seville
Pitts
Burg, Pa
Pete
Masaarlestown
R. A
Lorillard
Lorilard’s
Rose
Bell Telephone
H. T. Johnson
Division St
Johnson
Kendall
Sturgis
T. A. Blocum
Pearl St
Isaac Thompson
John EL
Thompson, Sons & Co
Troy, N
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