Dogs and a sword cane foiled by a hat trick tale
A Chicago commissioner's odd theory on stopping dogs by lifting his hat is recounted in a humorous office visit. The man with a sword cane seeks protection against dogs, but Hoyne explains his hat trick causes dogs to retreat. The tale, framed as science by the Academy of Sciences, echoes through a London Telegraph correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Hoyne
Mr. Hoyne
Uncle Phil
Frank Agnew
Mark
Hoyne
Leis
Academy of Sciences
Chicago Journal
Start in Detroit A stranger praises city virtues
A man touring Detroit on Jefferson Avenue asks a policeman about the city's fire department police force and overall healthiness. He remarks on the river churches schools and infrastructure and plans to visit a 5-cent barber shop before judging the metropolis’s future prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Jefferson Avenue
Vog
Buffalo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Detroit Free Press
Congo Vegetation Along Stanley Pool Shoreline
A vivid description of Congo riverbank vegetation beside Stanley Pool detailing nearly vertical forest walls, flowers in scarlet and pinkish white, trailing creepers, and diverse greens from blue-green to russet. The scene features fig leaves, Semitte palms, dracaena, and rich, lush massed foliage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Pool
Congo
Baseball Expenditures in 1883 League Totals
A Hartford Times analysis estimates eight professional baseball clubs in 1883 spent about 155700 on salaries and expenses, likely over 200000, with total associations possibly reaching 250000. Public attendance and gate receipts suggest the sport’s finances extend beyond club outlays to broaden spectator expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tpoeay Sods Cai Ve Eee
Ian Kein Tat
Wes
New York
Philadelphia Athletic
St. Louis
Hartford Times
The Queen of Italy Stains Dress at Public Stop
A royal railway halt saw the Queen of Italy greeted by the Mayor and local officials in robes of office. After a luncheon, a wine spill on her traveling dress led to a misunderstanding as the Mayor declared, It is all paid for, in a humorous misinterpretation of her request for a handkerchief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Allen
Caine
Hazard & Co
New York
Keller
Chinese on the Pacific Coast and quarters described
The Chicago Journal notes Chinese communities along the Pacific Coast with bustling trade and entertainment hubs. It warns that an Eastern arrival of similar depth would bring cheap labor but argues it is not desirable for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Portland
Hong Kong
Pacific Slope
Chicago Journal
Health and preventive tonics in daily life
A reflection on balancing money, health, and prevention with routine hygiene, diet, and medicines. Highlights Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for malaria regions, travel, chills, fever, liver issues, and a note on Brown's Iron Bitters for kidney disease and nervous exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Ja Brown
Germ Theory and Warner's Safe Cure In 19th Century Dialogue
In a quiet library a couple discuss the germ theory, citing Pasteur and Koch, and claim Warner's Safe Cure as the best remedy to fortify the body against disease. The piece presents a moral about prevention and medical endorsement, framing a household debate as public science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
John Tyndall
Pasteur
Bright
Koch
Warner
Jain
Encyclopedia
Guin
United States Medical College
Silver mine stock giveaway sparks wary investor
Strange scene in True Liberatity style as old man Jones brags of gifting fifty thousand pounds worth of stock while planning a future seventy cent per dollar assessment to cover survey and machinery, to Brown who questions the bonanza claim and warns on the mine’s fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
All
The Conductor Praises Warner's Wine Syrup Cure
Conductor Warren of Winona Minnesota declares Warner's Wine Syrup cured his hoarseness in twenty four hours and says it is the best remedy he ever saw. Nohe A W Node of Chicago, once active in grain speculation, adopts a new method for prudent investment and invites inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Winona, Minn
Ecus
Warner
la Salle Street
Chicago
Utica
Franx W. Horrman
American District Telegraph Co
Hunt
Tean
Wife Claims Carboline As Latest And Best Word
Fore asked about the newest English term and said he would consult his wife who is famed for having the last word. She asserts Carboline is not only the latest but the best coinage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fore
Free to All Ministers for two dozen bottles request
A 19th century advertisement urges ministers to obtain two dozen bottles of Warner's White Wine or Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and hay fever relief, claiming cures after limited use. It features testimonials, price points, and related elixir products from multiple manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Ely
Cnear Lorre Parker
Waverly
N.Y
Owewa
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London Telegraph
Eeight
Eins
Pyne Balary
Deco
BUCO
Anil Winna
Sietentias Vee
SIMD
Inciden
Norristown Herald
Josiah Pitkin
Chelsen, VE
Hood
Clutsville
Ala
W. Carter
Samaritan Wervine
H. B. Bryant
Collee
Caswetu, Hazarp & Co
Wells
Croup
Lyon
Vanoup Figny
Wood
L. BE
Howanna
Temple
L. J. Clement
Merchant
N. H. Hood
CLT
Hood & Gu
Apather
Aries
Lowell
Masa
AMNT
Pelicans
Charles A. Vogeler Co
Soppora
A. Vogeler & CO
Mallipsore
Address ‘Pie & Co
Augusta
Maine
Taylor Bros. & Co
Ohio
I. Thayer
M.D. Ft. Wayne
Ind
Louis, Mo
Raatess Srisaowa Co
Porton’, Maines
C.C.D
E. Burnham
State Street
Moody's
Mould & CO
Cincinnati Oy
Jay Bronson
Dernace
Mica
Teivens
Irea
Valentine Bros
Jancaville, Wis
Trant
Reinews
Liam
Woine
Coxey
Lieirive
ST. Vitus
Dr. S. A. Richmond Med. Co
USA
Romemepe
Ely Frovwiers
H. Hauvert & Co
Portland, Ma
AGET
Progusio
Coburn & Newman
Publish’g Co
Cuiiaco
Narionan Pusatsut Na Co
A.W. Morgan & GO
P.O. Box
Washington, D.C
Twombly Knitting Machiste Co
Tremont Street
Boston
Mass
J. U. Gardner Army and Navy
Army and Navy Liniment
Wabash Avenue
R. Lindblom & CO
N.G. Miller &O
5 & 7 Chamber
Broadway
Commerceo
Roby, Lindblom & CO
Amc Timmerpogee Gra
Mason & Hamlin Organs
Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano CO
Loston
Tremont St
East
Wabash Ave
O.N.Y
John B. Alden
Vesey Street
Meredith
Jeremiah Wright
Marion County
W. Va
Wm. C. Digges
Meruit
Bowling Green
Wm. A. Graham & Co
Zanesville
Matthias Freanan
Vital Gu Fons
Buchu
Chicds
Best Commercial College
Givewlar Free
C- Baynes
Dubuque, la
A. G. Nettleton, & Co
STITT
Aurora
Hane Co
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