Abolishing primogeniture and land reform debate
A Chicago Herald excerpt presents a speech by John Bright advocating ending primogeniture and modernizing inheritance laws. It argues education and fair provision for all children, ease of transfers, and freeing English land from feudal claims, with references to Gladstone and Cairns and a vivid wartime memory.
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Mr. Gladstone
House of Commons
House of Lords
Lord Cairns
Oxford
Cambridge
London
England
John Bright
Waking Hours of Flowers From Linnæus’ List
A short piece invites young gardeners to observe daily flower openings as listed by Linnæus. It celebrates the annual awakening of plants with a poetic note and recounts specific opening times for flowers such as morning glory, poppy, water-lily, and night-blooming species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howers
Linnwus
Unpleasant Predicament on the Railroad Trail
A baggage man recalls a long ago accident on the Lake Shores line near Adrian when a sleeper passenger’s box burst open in a crash after striking a cow. He bears a visible scar from a flying trunk, describing a vivid, danger filled incident aboard a through train.
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Lake Shores
Adrian
May I Have This Seat On The Train
A Chicago traveler tries to occupy a rail car seat held by a drummer. The exchange grows pointed as the woman demands the seat while he explains the luggage belongs to the railroad and the drum mer jokes about the situation. The train continues as she contemplates Chicago checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Atlanta Constitution
Southern Affection for Faro and the Long-Lost Card Shark
A Philadelphia Record excerpt recounts a Virginian recalling faro’s heyday when many played, noting a line about “red checks” and describing how two New Orleans lawyers, journeying for a fare dealer, played all night in Charlottesville. One whispered that the dealer was cheating, and the other hushed him, saying no other faro game within forty miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faro
The
Republic
New Orleans
New York
Charlottesville
Virginia
Philadelphia
Fiecord
The Cactus Uses and Hardship in Mexican Life
The cactus, disliked by foreigners, serves vital roles in dry seasons. It sustains sheep and goats when water is scarce, and Mexican donkeys feed on toasted cactus leaves. Various cactus fruits vary in color and taste, benefiting both people and animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Jnlianapolis Journal
Go Slow at First Says Burdette Nolt Advice
Learn patience in careers before ambition. A young clerk, physician, or lawyer should earn experience and modest goals. The speaker recalls fathers and mentors who toiled, waited, and built lasting respect rather than chasing rapid success or quick gains.
Truth Told in Bradford License Case Warning
A Bradford attorney was called to testify in a license case and asked to be excused as an attorney. The judge rejected the point, noting that truthfulness is required from everyone. A Smithport column reminds a young man that society does not owe him a living and urges hard work to earn success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford
Lcense
Smithport
Miler
To Be Robbed of Health by a Pestilential Climate
An admonition extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a purifier against health hazards from harsh climates and overwork. It claims the tonic strengthens the system to climate, fatigue, and mental strain, aids digestion, bowel and liver regularity, and guards against fever rheumatism and urinary ailments, urging impartial trial.
Tragic Cortland Father and Son’s Battle with Illness
In Cortland New York a prominent citizen Clifton Rindge commits suicide after learning his son William is near death from Bright's disease. William recovers after his sister administers Warner's Safe Cure, a fate that underscores dangers of liver and kidney illnesses and urges early treatment.
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America
Cortland
N.Y
Clifton Rindge
Mr. Rindge
William
Buffalo
William Kindge
Bright
Aha
William J. Rindge
Warner
Clinton Rindge
William Rindge
Tack Making Machine Brings U S Production To Torrington
A Connecticut man has perfected an automatic upholsterers tack machine at Torrington after many firms failed to develop English style production. The device yields up to 150 per minute, with a typical 60 000 per day, and one operator can oversee four machines. Different dies produce round or cone heads and multiple sizes, while a second machine polishes the faces. An importer in New York handles eight to ten million tacks monthly.
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Connecticut
Torrington
New York
Health cures and mineral notes in a 19th century column
Slander and sales copy mix in a page segment touting St Jacobs Oil by a farm owner from New York for rheumatism and animal ailments, detailing Loadstone ore, iron use, and cautions against fake medicines. The ad sequence then promotes Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla for sexual health, blood purification, and dreamless sleep, ending with a Horsford’s Acid Phosphate note and imitation warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy
Samarit an Nervine touted for fits and wakefulness cure
The ad copy features J. W. Thornton of Mississippi praising Samaritan Nervine for curing his son's fits and relieving wakefulness at night. It includes a Druggist's Story from Isaac C. Chapman of Newburg New York, claiming years of steady sales of Dr Williams Hall's Balsam for the Lungs and success in whooping cough and family use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac C. Chapman
Newburg
N. Y
Wm. Hall
Remarkable Interviews on Compound Oxygen Cure
A reporter questions Hon William D. Kelley M C Judge Flanders of New York and T B Arthur about their experience with Compound Oxygen. The interviews claim this treatment as the most remarkable known to the profession for chronic diseases. Free copies of the interviews and a Treatise on Compound Oxygen are mailed by Doctors Starkey and Palen Philadelphia.
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Wm. D. Kelley
M.C
Judge Flanders
New York
T. 8
Arthur
Dra. Starkey & Palen
Girard St
Phila
Public speakers advised on throat remedy
We take pleasure in recommending Dr. Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup to any public speaker that may be troubled with throat or lung disease. Rev. M. L. Booker, Pastor Presbyterian Church, Reading, Mich. Rev. J. T. Iddings, Albion, Mich. Rev. W. L. Lockwood, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Wife Delivers Last Word on New Carboline Claim
When asked about the newest English word, Fogg said he would consult his wife who always has the final say. She asserts Carboline is not only the latest but the best, marking a bold endorsement from domestic authority.
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Fogg
Cough Remedies Promoted by Mount Vernon Minister
Rev. L A Dunlap of Mount Vernon Missouri touts White Wine of Tar Syrup as curing his family coughs from measles and sleepless nights. Ad also extols Menswan beef product with blood making and digestive benefits. Caswell Hazard Co NY sell many patent medicines and home remedies including Pise’s Remedy for catarrh Rough on Rats and Mother Swan’s Worm Syrup with various prices.
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L. A. Dunlap
Mount Vernon
Menswan
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
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Chicago Herald
Nolt, Burdette
Horsford’s
J. W. Thornton
Cissborn, Miss
A &Mooth
Troy
David Kennedy
James Andrews
D. Kennedy
Rondout, N.Y
Marshal St
Ida Hill
Andrews
Rondont, N. Y
Taylor Bros. & Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Michigan Loan & Pul, CO
Cuan Lorre, Mice
Hop Plaster Company, Proprietors
Boston
Mass
Hawley
Pise
Dr. Sanford
Mother Swan
Wells
Hops and Malt Bitters Co
Detroit, Mich
Bella
Scrofula
Kings Evil
Aarit, Om” Neavine
the. Great
U.S
Europe
Dr.s.a. Richmond Med Co
St. Joseph
Lord, Stoutenburgh & Co
J.N. Harris & CO. Limited
Cincinnati
Charles A. Vogeler Co
Buosissora Ta A. Vogeler & CO
Haltimore
W. H. Sisson
Wells Bridge
Furnis
Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
E. Bicknell & Co
Brockton, Mass
C.C. D
E. Burnham
State Street
LIM Erenov
Fulton St
ATEN
Coopers
Taptamore & Fordham Meq. CO
Wallabout St. & Wythe Ave
Brooklyn
Jal. L. Clarke
Hymati
Clarke Medicine CO
Ann Street
Health and Happiness
Detroit
Mr. Deveraux
Sonia
Mich
al My Li. Goodwin
Christian Monitor
Frank Wilson
Peabody, Maas
Phillip C. Ballou
Monkton, VI
Enry Ward
C. M. Talhange
Milwaukee
Wis
Sam
Williamstown
West Va
Nelson Fairchild
St. Albans
KR. K. Clark
South Hero, Vt
Ridney
Elbridge Malcolm
West Bath
Maine
National Publishing Co
EK. Lindblom & CO
N.G. Miller & Cos
Broadway
Commerce
Grain & Provision Brokers
St. Louis
ROBT
Lindelom & Co
Bighamton
JONES
Binghamt
Binghamton, N
Madrid
Catarrh Ely
UGA Egpres Nead
Ely
XY Brothers
Druggista
Owego
Pearl St
PISO
O.N.Y
Wrpress Whiting
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