Mothers of Famous Men and Their Mothers
A compendium of mothers behind notable men: Agassiz Daudet Dickens and Leigh Hunt are profiled, noting maternal influence on intellect and character. It recounts Agassiz’s Swiss pastor mother, Daudet’s intellectual mother, Dickens’s poverty shadowed childhood and maternal guidance, and Hunt’s praise of maternal love for nature and books. It also lists wealthy women linked to these families and heiresses in Boston and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Agassiz
Louis
Silliman
Yale College
Agassiz
Saturday Club
Boston
Longfellow
Holmes
Lowell
Nature
Dickens
Dickena
Leigh Hunt
Franklin
Frederick Lenoir
Springfield
Bay State
Shaw
Drexel Sisters
Philadelphia
Tom Scott
Wealthy American Women in New York and New England
A New York correspondent details the fortunes of prominent American women and widows, noting names such as Hetty Green Elizabeth Garrett and Mrs Hopkins. The piece cites estimated net worths from around one to thirty five million dollars, mentions philanthropy and a Peabody Library endowment, and highlights wealthy descendants and heirs across New York and New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetty Green
United States
New York
Elizabeth Garrett
Mark Hopkins
Miss Garrett
Great Barrington
Hopkins
Emily H. Moir
Sarah H. Green
John Jacob Astor
Dodge
Commodore Vanderbilt
Robert Goelet
Clarkson Potter
May Callender
Misses Leary
Lurniss
Fifth Avenue
Adele Grant
Miss Winslow
Langtry
John Minturn
Grace H. Dodge
Frank Tessie
Hicks-Lord
Whitney
Whitelaw Reid
D. O. Mills
Mayor Hewitt
Peter Cooper
Sutton
Peabody
Mass
Peabody Library
George Peabody
The Nile steamboat voyage in Scribner’s Magazine
A Scribner’s Magazine writer describes Nile travel aboard a steamboat with a bow captain and a bridge second officer. They warn of shoal water near a sand-bar, shout affa-speed and Wady-easy as they attempt a six to seven hour rescue, boats are sent ashore to tie to farmers, and a running boy is dispatched for help. The voyage returns under a display of the southern cross and a bell for dawn crossing the tropic of Cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scribner’s Magazine
Nile
Bald Headedness and Hat Fashion in Early Advice Piece
A satirical health column argues against tight hats and fur caps. It promotes scalp care with soap and sun, advising frequent washing and air exposure to prevent baldness. It condemns felt and silk hats as cause of hair loss and mocks Canadians for fur cap usage.
Mill Ponds for Money and the Bank as a Mill Wheel
A compact analogy by Benjamin Vaughan Abbott likens banks to mill ponds where savers store surplus cash and let it flow through gates for borrowers who need capital to expand or run factories. The passage explains the two sides of finance: lenders with excess funds and entrepreneurs needing funds to turn their wheels of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott
Weak Creatures and Corset Debate in New York Sun
A humorous exchange about corsets shows a wife offering to go without one if pressed while the husband resists. Separately a German study by C T Moerner compares mushroom nutritive value to beef, quantifying amounts needed for equivalent energy. The ErF crow roost near Hinckley Illinois attracts hunters and pleases nearby farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
New York Sun
Germany
C. T. Moerner
Hinckley
Ill
Painting a Pain A New Parisian Artist's Canvas Story
A New York interviewer cites a Paris scene of a man suffering rheumatism as he praises American art and explains personal recovery from rheumatism through Warner's Safe Cure. Art connoisseur Mr. Wight asserts American art advancing and confident growth will follow a true American idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
America
Carlsbad
Warner
Europe
Prairie owls praised for protecting crops and pests
In a Victorian tone the article extols Pacific slope prairie owls as harmless, protective allies against scorpions and pests. It salutes their nightly hunting near houses and barns, noting the owls’ gentle manners and significant role in reducing garden nuisances in warm American deserts.
Lovers of the Russian and scattered notes in verse
A dialogue touches on Russian novelists and praise from a speaker, with aside remarks about a bright young woman. The page includes a Cambridge memorial tree theft report, dream imagery, and stray advertisements and quips about constipation remedies and botany courses.
Purifying the blood and curing diseases claims
An old advertisement passage argues impure blood from liver dysfunction causes skin eruptions and serious illnesses. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Scott’s Emulsion as cures, cites testimonials, and mentions Bronchial Lozenges and a humorous catalog phrase about a cat scratch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Divorcing from creditors would keep courts busy
Itching Pites Symptoms-Meisture intense itching and stinging worsen by scratching. If untreated tumors form, bleed and ulcerate. Swayne's Ointment stops itching and bleeding, heals ulcers, and removes tumors in many cases. Cures skin diseases. Dr Swayne & Son Philadelphia. Obtainable from druggists or by mail. ASK your druggists and hardware dealers for Lyon's Heel Stiffeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swayne
The Farmers Poultry Raising Quicke Book Review
A 19th century trade piece advertises The Farmers Poultry Raising Quicke, a guide with instructions on keeping hens, fattening poultry, egg sales, disease cures, and breeds. It promotes value for women and children, urges immediate orders, and includes Sheridan's Powder offers. Wisconsin Central Line ad praises service and routes. A cure-all catarrh prescription is offered by Prof J A Lawrence to readers with stamped envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.S. Johnson & Co
Custom House Street
Boston
Mass
Johnson & Co
Sheridan
Remedy for consumption offered to readers by M C Slocum
A letter to the editor promotes a positive remedy for consumption claiming thousands cured. The author, M C Slocum, offers two free bottles to readers who send their Express and P O addresses. A fragment mentions changes benefiting ticket buyers and directs inquiries to E A Honuicox in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.O
A. Slocum
M. C
Pearl St
N.Y
Iuw
Honuicox
Chicago
Companion
Adres Perry Mason & CO
Boston
Mass
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Daudet
Leigh Bunt
Prairie Owl
Pacific Slope
Prairie Dog Hole
California
Utah
Arizona
Averly Magazine
C. D
Harper’s Magazine
Emperor Dom PeEpre
Victor Hugo
Clinton
Hosteller’s
Arkansaw Traveler
Charles Darwy
Cambridge
Scott
Pleasy
Conneny, M. D
Manchester
Hio
Lyon
Hood
Chambers St
All Drugeists
C.I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
P. O. Vickery
Augusta
Fenton Laws
U.S. Clann
Felzgeerald & Powell
Indianapolis
Ind
Pettit
Dea
Bryant
Besiness ColLege
Buitulo
Advratianus
Ambass
Nireetiveie boSt
Northwest
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ashland
Duluth
Wisconsin
Michigan
J. A. Lawrence
East Ninth Street
Kidder
AERC
WM. F. Kidder & CO
John St
Radway
A.C. Middlebrook
Doraville
Caroline Monteith
Deer Creek
N. A. Carr
P. M
Escambia
Ala
I. Hummel
Boonville
L. Bingham
Washington, D. C
Jay Bronson
Detroit
Alch
Arewater Safety Rein Holder Co
Holly
R.S
A. P.lacny
Washington, D.C
Dreab Stephens
Lebanon
Ghia
Annem
GUTS
Arlestown
Mags
Wwe
Willitma
Williams Mfg. CO
Cleveland
St. Joseph Co
Mich
Constantine
F.C. Miller
Dakota, i
Express and Post Office
H.G. Root
JONES
Binghamton
Tous
Olive Goodsy
John P. Lovell Arms
Manafis
Maus
Wizard Oil’ Company
Cn.ad
Eam Eee
Abe
de Peterle Uakeler
Probley
TOWER
Fawer
Simmons St
Peterson's Magazine
Frank Leo Benedict
Rebecca Harding Davis
M. @f McClelland
Edgar Fawcett
Alice Bowman
Mre
Lucy
Hooper
The
Beat
Peterson’s Magazine
Chestnut Street
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