French Population Stagnation in Rural Areas and City Growth
French economists note decline or stagnation in population across several departments, especially Languedoc and Normandy, while Norman growth is limited to Havre and Rouen. Urban concentration reduces overall growth as towns attract fewer children. only a few departments rise, spread across rich and poor areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Languedoc
Normandy
England
Paris
Lyons
Marseilles
A Belle's Inspiration on a Steamboat Romance
A Louisville belle met her future husband aboard a Mississippi river steamboat to St Louis about thirty five years ago. On docking she pointed out a striking gentleman and vowed to marry him, only to learn he had made the same pledge upon first sight of her. The tale echoes a social swirl of boat life and romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Mississippi
St. Louis
Miss
Benedict
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Kauri Forests of New Zealand Described in Dying Splendor
The kauri forests, noble yet diminishing, dominate New Zealand with towering trunks and fern carpets. The author extols their mastlike height and cathedral-like groves, while noting the axe’s threat. A New York dancing master adds a segue on the quadrille diagonal gaining popularity over the Rereiogsnciers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
New York
Dance Under Mistletoe Troupe Charm Crowd
A festive scene features a mistletoe dance group of six ladies and six gentlemen, described as one of the most beautiful dances now being taught. The piece highlights graceful steps and holiday spirit shaping the social event.
The mother in law blessing in old satire prose
A humorous appreciation of the mother in law from Will M Clemens in St Louis Illustrated Magazine. It extols her steadfast presence, the duty she performs, and the affection she inspires while poking gentle fun at stereotypes. The piece ends with a blessing and praise for her enduring role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum
M. Clemens
St. Louis Illustrated Magazine
Flamingo Resting On Sleeper Turtle In Gulf Gale
A sponger crew in an open boat driven offshore by a eastern gale spots a flamingo perched on a huge leather turtle adrift in the Gulf. The bird seems distressed yet unmolested, trying to nap as the turtle rolls with the waves after the storm. The sight is described by C F Holder from St Nicholas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
C. F. Holder
St. Nicholas
Laws of the Medes and Persians referenced in scriptures
The article discusses how edicts of the Medes and Persians were deemed unchangeable in Daniel and Esther. It notes that royal decrees could not be capriciously altered, though Esther shows decrees can be neutralized rather than reversed. It includes a brief interpretive reflection on royal decisions and precedents. It also reports Mrs. Phoebe Rice of St. Louis benefited from St Jacobs Oil for inflammatory rheumatism after years of suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Inter Ocean
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Phoebe Rice
Madison Street
H. Clay Sexton
St. Jacobs
Jury Acquits Burglary Defendant in Curious Exchange
A police officer teases a burglary defendant about his jury, while a Texas siblings joke reveals a courtroom satire. An ad-like fragment promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for nerves, digestion, sleep, and appetite, claiming broad relief from dyspepsia to rheumatism.
Old Veteran’s Narrow Escape and a Warned Recovery
Capt Alfred Bensom of New York recalls meeting W K Sage of St Johns Michigan, a veteran of the Twenty third New York Light Artillery. Sage describes his postwar illness from malaria and nervous dyspepsia, and credits Warner's Tippecanoe as the key tonic and stomach restorer that rebuilt his health. The tale aims to warn other veterans and readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tribune of Washington
New York State
Grand Army of the Republic
Alfred Bensom
New York
Armory
Grand Army
Banquo
Capt. Bensom
W. K. Sage
St. Johns, Mich
Twenty Third New York Light Artillery
Burnside
North Carolina
Capt. Rensom
Sage
Warner
Old Aunt Sukey and Minor Texas Siftings Snippets
A garbled piecemeal column blends a narrative about Aunt Sukey near Austin with assorted advertisements and brief quips. References include Reverend Baxter attempting comfort, Kidney-Wort medical claims, colored art dyes from Diamond Dyes, various product pitches, and stray quips about socks, Lydia Pinkham’s remedy, canals, and nervous disorders. The piece mixes humor with promotional blurbs and anecdotal lines without a single continuous narrative.
Blood Purifier Claims by Compound Oxygen Treatment
An advertisement extols the Compound Oxygen Treatment from Drs Starkey and Palen of Philadelphia as a superior blood purifier delivering oxygen to the lungs. It invites readers to request a free treatise and cites Mr D G Stratton of New London who found Athlophoros effective for sciatic rheumatism within a day. It also promotes Ely's Dream Balm for catarrh and endorses Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir Calisaya by Caswell Hazard Co as a top tonic for indigestion and fever recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard St
Phila
D. G. Stratton
New London
Conn
Athlophoros
Athlophoros Co
Wall Street
N. Y
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Popinjay in the Country and a Bean-Bench Tale
A Philadelphia Call excerpt recounts Little Jack teasing Popinjay about country life and beans, with Popinjay admitting memories from childhood. The passage shifts to a medical patter noting bitters and nostrums as false cures, praising Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as the genuine remedy. A closing aphorism compares horse racing luck and the loss of a beaten-bet wager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Popinjay
Philadelphia
Remarkable Tribute to Various Patents From Pittsburgh
Sidney Ourchandre of Pittsburgh praises Dr Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs and its relief for a tight cough. He notes his wife uses Hill’s Balsam as a substitute for a physician. The note extols Dr Sanford’s Liver Invigorator Piso’s Cure for Consumption and other patent remedies with prices for Rough on Hats Worm Syrup and Wells’ May Apple Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Ourchandre
Pittsburgh
Wm. Hall
Hall
Hill
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Belle
Texas
Sukey
Austin
Whang- Boodle Baxter
Chile
American Art
Wells & Richardson CO
Burlington, VI
Horsford
Rhine
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Lynn
Mags
China
Wenper
Jno. Murphy
Albany
Ely
Tichenor
Elizabeth
N. J
Guysett
Dr. Sanford
Mother Swan
Wells
Pitty Gentes Bette
Charles A. Vogeler
A. Vogeler
GO. Maltioore
Single & CO
Syracuse
Free J. E. Bicknell
E Nee Ey Syne Kton
Masa
Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
W. Ziegler & CO
Chicago
National Publishing Co
Ines
Hamburg
Chas. M. Lewis
Broadway
Victor Rulgberco
Boston
Mass
Boldigra
Josepha H. Houghton
KE St
Washington, D.C
Foote
E. B. Foote
Eack W
Rochester
David Kennedy
Napoleon
Dewitt Parsons
Plymouth Avenue
Stamn
VOR
Alabama
Central and
South
Ala
Central Air, Land and Immigration Co
Selma, Ala
Rh. Hage. Sey
Frazer Corase
Ridge
DR. David
Kennedy
Pake
Wennerdy
Rondout
N.Y
Hop Plaster Co
Hawley
Acta
Comala Giyo Express
P. O
I. A. Slocum
Poul Bt
Alen
Allen
J. N. Harris & CO. Limited
Cincinnati, C
Shay Ee Vervine
Richmond Med. CO
JOBEP
Lord, Stoutenburgh & Co
Pawer
Hops and Malt Bitters Co
Detroit, Mich
Eataghe
Faye
Maju Eesily Wend
L'a
Isaac Thompson
John L. Thompson, Sons & Co
Troy
Fadreas
H.G. Root
Pearl Bt
Ouraro Best
Dhier Hirernia
Ben
Desnary
Virauirt
AeUaEe
Peedy
HiraLts
Vwor
Shannon
Con Marshall, Mich
Piso
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