Notable bits from Fort Worth to London and beyond
A printed miscellany notes a two foot lizard rack found in Fort Worth Texas. Georgia considers a $2 tax on each pistol knife and sword cane sold in the state. Jersey Queen a Vermont cow yields 4403 pounds of milk in 100 days. German marriages show ages 26 to 28 most common with many at 35. English poetess IsaEtion aids the poor in London. Leipsic consul post given to Dr Larep Conurer. Anne Dickinson to perform Shakespearean roles in US and England next season. Erie spirit medium Watxins arrested for license issues. Queen Victoria attends cricket with royal servants. Mrs Parris aged 95 in Washington recalls Lafayette visit. Lenia Roxlinson becomes Boston’s first female attorney. Denver girl seeks marriage via ad. father denounces plans, she continues. Indiana adds five commissioners to Supreme Court for backlog. Sherman remarks on the army’s dwindling size and the Yorktown plan. English papers show many farm rentals and stock ads.
Domestic Life At The Garfield White House Described
Garf ield family life is painted as harmonious with Grandma at the table and children nearby. The President enjoyed wholesome meals, flowers on the table, billiards after dinner, and moderate outings on horseback reflecting a balanced home atmosphere during his tenure.
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Garfields
White House
Ben Perley Poore
Boston Journal
Garfield
Jamie
Harry
Mollie
Irwin
Abram
Hayes
Understanding shock after injury from Garfield era notes
The article explains shock as a physical, not emotional, reaction that can endanger vital organs after injury. It compares shock to disruptions in nerve and ether wave movements, notes its danger, and states that stimulating the heart is needed to counteract it.
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Garfield
Double Glazing Aids Winter Home Sales And Comfort
A writer in the English Mechania extols double glazing to boost winter home sales. Skylights should be double glazed, with sash grooves and a half inch air space. Glass faces must be bright, glazing done on a cold dry day to avoid condensation. Air-space glazing keeps rooms warm, reduces fuel use, and balances temperature in summer. Regular thin glazing causes cold and heat disparities for occupants.
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Mechania
Handling Millions A Day at New York Custom House
A detailed look at the New York Custom House cashroom where duties on imports are paid. A rolling daily sum near a million dollars, with 15 clerks and security, shows precise counting, ticketing, and balancing across gold, silver, and notes. Counterfeiting methods and the system’s safeguards are explained, including armed guards and meticulous blotter checks.
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New York Custom House
New York Tribune
Custom House
Bilding
Sub-Treasury
San Francisco
Uncle Sam
How a Pretty Jewess Saved Her Life
In a Russia town a Jewish woman defuses a mob by pretending to swallow a bread loaf poisoned by an impostor. The crowd, misled then amused, watches as she eats the bread in sight, prompting the man to flee to avoid a swift pursuit.
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Russia
Alasha
An Occasion for Boycotting Editorial Voice
The Springfield Republican replies to a correspondent demanding action against vandals transforming the country into an advertising medium. It laments farmers and owners care little about the issue, with apathy measured in small sums, while those without property feel the strongest disapproval. The piece portrays the advertising fiend as resented by the landless who have only disdain and a tough stance.
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The
Springfield Republican
Boycott Call Against Insolent Advertisers Urged
The piece urges forming a league to refuse all dealings with advertisers who boast insolently of their products and the benefits they claim. It advocates a solemn obligation to boycott such ads and avoid their influence.
The Curious Boy on the Train Between Detroit and Grand Haven
A multilingual boy aboard a Detroit to Grand Haven passenger train counts money and books, distributes items to passengers, and jokes about being robbed for a book. An older man corrects his slang as the boy continues selling trinkets and dropping meat into laps, ending with the remark that he cannot comprehend him.
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Detroit
Grand Haven
Peanut Pirate
Pardner
Nevada Jurors Recall Mining Suit Era and Payoffs in Eureka
Carson Appeal recounts a Eureka mining suit between Richmond and Albion. Gen Kittrell and W. W. Bishop discuss court purity and juror costs, while a visiting juror tells of bribery in the panel. The piece closes with a John Quincy Adams Madeira wine anecdote from a New York dinner.
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Carson
Ormsby House
Eureka
Richmond
Albion
Kittrell
W. W. Bishop
Sine Barnes
Johnny Moore
Bishop
Barnes
Raymond & Ely
Hermes
Pioche
Jetine
Bill Damen
New York
John Quincy Adams
Mr. Adams
Curious Facts And Natural Wonders From A Potted Era
A miscellany notes the resilience of rotifers that survive drying for years and revive in water, clever Mediterranean spiders with doorways and dual tunnels, and a British anthropometric report indicating a gradual height increase to age 70 among most classes. It contrasts artisans and professionals in height and weight, with workers and merchants mid-range.
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Walton
Heilbronn
Arabia
Frederick the Second
Mediterranean
Anthropometric Committee
The
British Association
Goliath
And Such a Change. New York Tribune critique of private circulation family histories
The piece mocks lavish private circulation volumes that claim authentic family histories from Smiths or Potters. It notes focus on the founder while neglecting the current generation and satirizes the pretensions of wealth buying birthright, fancy manners, and old aristocratic airs. It parodies the publishers and their owners.
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Smith
Potter
Academy
Leprosy Among the Chinese in Old World Belief and Fear
Leprosy exists among the Chinese to a greater extent than is generally supposed. It is one of the most dreaded diseases in China. A current belief holds that if a person afflicted with it can kill a young girl and eat her heart, the evidences of the disease will not appear on the face, and that he can thus escape being known as a leper.
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China
Alms and Fear of Leprosy in Chinese Community
The passage notes that alms are seldom refused by Chinese men who dread being the victim of a loathsome affection. They fear that if denied assistance, the recipient may in some way infect others with leprosy, for example by tainting their food.
A Fatal Thirst From a Needle Tale in Lancet
A London Lancet piece recalls a Copenhagen case where a hysterical girl swallowed 495 needles. The needles moved through her body to the stomach and intestines, provoking inflammations. A satirical warning follows about needle obsession, hysteria, and dangerous quack notions.
Mortimer Collins and his Robin Friend in Winter
The piece describes Mortimer Collins befriending a bold robin in his garden, detailing the bird’s curious behavior and daily attendance. Collins notes the bird’s musical, talkative presence, its habit of exploring objects, and its habit of returning to the house for crumbs, with Mrs. Collins mentioning winter companionship and rival robins.
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Collins
Thoreau
A Card Player's Sermon in a Moral Card Tale
A narrator frames life as a card game with terms like cribbage, raises, diamonds, and queen of hearts to depict a man's fallible choices. The piece traces his lone ventures, renewed attempts to assist a partner, and final fate as death nears with biblical imagery and gambling metaphors.
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Hoyle
Bke
Hloff
Gome
Gabriel
Semua
Gabel
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Fort Worth
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Peacham
Germany
Juan IsaEion
London
Larep Conurer
Chicago
Leipsic
Birmingham
Eng
Tris
Anne Dickinson
Shakspeare
United States
England
Watxins
Erie
Victenia
Prince and Princess of Wales
Duke
Parris
A. K. Parris
Maine
Washington
Lafayette
Lenia J. Roxlinson
Boston
Denver
Indiana
Supreme Court
Sherman
Second Artillery
Yorktown
Ering
Benares
British India
India
Victoria
Hiwaaz
Nevada
Lancet
Otto
Copenhagen
Shb
Timothy Day
Mortimer Collin
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