Pasteur Exposes Hydrophobia Virus In Dog Experiments
A visitor in Pasteur's laboratory witnesses dogs inoculated with hydrophobia virus. Pasteur explains the brain and nervous system as the virus source, describes incubation periods, symptoms in humans and animals, and notes no known remedy. He discusses aims to establish the virus constitution and how atmosphere alters its potency.
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Ments
Paris
Getter
Boston
Pasteur
M. Pasteur
Dow
Milady
Personalities and Til Reports of Public Figures
The text discusses handling personal traits and confidential matters, urging careful reporting of lives without unnecessary gossip. It cites Burns and other examples to stress discretion, suggesting not to disclose ill opinions when unnecessary and to measure others’ actions carefully.
Fragmentary account of a troubling encounter at a grave
A damaged text fragment describes a troubled scene at a grave site involving a person named Chwangtaxe and another man. The narrator recalls a husband's request and an offer of help to deal with moisture at the grave. The wording is uncertain and fragmentary.
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Inet
Chwangtaxe
Per
Aninice
Tar Ie Dam Dees
Uncle Sam's Men at the Indianapolis Post Office
A reporter chats with J. H. Mattern and other letter-carriers about rheumatism exposure and weather-triggered ankle pain from Civil War days. Mattern credits Bt. Seeobs Oil, labeled a Great German Remedy, with relief after several applications. Carriers widely praise the remedy for sore feet and rheumatism.
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Uncle Sam
J. H. Mattern
Indianapolis
Matte
iIndianapolis
Ind
The Whole Alphabet at the Prize Fight Crowd
A vivid crowd at a prize fight in New York is described as densely packed with diverse crowds from many trades and backgrounds, evoking a Broadway pavement scene. The note mentions Mr. George Drake of Indianapolis being cured of water rheumatism by St Jacobs Oil per the New York Spirit of the Times and Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Bunko
Broadway
New York Times
New York
Spirit of the Times
George Drake
Fifth Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Cincinnati Enquirer
A Poet's Two Sonnets About a Pretty Bonnet
A witty exchange frames two sonnets about a bonnet and a critique. One critic derides the verse as feeble and out of season, while the bard defends both forms as harmonizing together, though the critic ultimately overwhelms the defense.
Times Have Changed and Willing Hands For the Ill
A fragment lists observations on changing punishments from crosses to thieves and juries, praises devoted wives in illness and endorses Dr Guyotts Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. It rails at perpetual liars and notes a strange water content fact list. It mentions iron and steel workers and a Chicago annual session with 70 000 members, 18 000 idle due to strikes.
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Legion of Honor
Ted Association of Iron and Steel Orkens
Chicago
Jaerett
Tieation
Fragmentary dialect tale about a clerk and stamp joke
A short, imperfect extract shows a clerk and a Black worker discussing postage. The exchange centers on the heaviness of a letter and the need for an extra stamp, ending with a humorous remark about it weighing more rather than lighter.
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Austin
Darky
The Figaro tale of a man with sensitive feet and corns
An excerpt recounts a story from The Figaro about a man who suffered from corns. He endured pain even from his own boot on the floor, reacting with a wry face and the exclamation Idiot, why don't you mind where you're treading. The text also references Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a beauty preservative women cannot afford to be without.
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Dr. Pierce
the Figaro
Favorite Prescription Promises Cure for Flawed Health
A garbled ad noir claims Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures pallid unattractive health issues with infallible testimonials from druggists. An anecdote repeats a tiresome old muff telling young men to start at the bottom, but a well digger apprentice replies he cannot.
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Pierce
Saved and Restored in Bebeleyville Indiana 1881
In Bebeleyville Indiana on May 25 1881 Simonon D Lupton testifies to recovery from chronic illness after using Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. The note includes a quirky exchange about marriage and a 100 000 franc deposit with M Lafitte regarding Adele and Frangois.
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Bebeleyville
Ind
H. A. Wanner & Co
Simonon D. Lupton
Putnam's Corn Extractor Gains Popularity in Public Favor
A column of assorted notes praises Putnam's Partniess Corn Extractor as highly effective for curing corns, sold widely by druggists with wholesale backers Loko, Stourensunes & Co. Chicago. The fragment also mentions a pastor dismissed for biased talk, a quip about faith and a humorous aside on a substance to destroy odor of cloven.
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Putnams Partniess
Putnam’s
Loko
Stourensunes & Co
Chicago
Burdock Blood Bitters touted as headache relief
A dry goods man and a druggist endorse Burdock Blood Bitters noting reliable headache relief and satisfaction for obstinate indigestion. A young woman reports regained appetite and clear skin after two bottles. A traveling man praises aiding digestion of tough meals. Bold by all druggists. Hartford Times fragment hints at Cannorix deodorized distillate.
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Euch Akie
Restaurant Incident Over Pie Leads to $300 Reckoning
A Virginia railroad restaurant saw a traveler fling a piece of pie from a window, injuring a boy with three broken ribs. He claimed no knowledge of the pie being loaded, but the court demanded $300 in damages.
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P. C. Headley
Supreme Court
Odd Advertisements and Snippets From a 19th Century Page
A collage of clipped advertisements and quips including patent medicines Caswell hazard Co oil, Teething Syrup claims, cholesterol remedies, and a joke about a drunken Danish law. Mentions be sure to mention Dr. Winchell, Frazer Axle Grease, and a quip about Congressman Harpy Eenburns of New Jersey. Contains stray dialogue about crockery and air.
Properly dated letters vital for business and mail
A discussion on the need for full state and place in letter dates and signatures to ensure orders, subscriptions, and requests can be processed, with notes on postmarks and office locations. It also remarks that wars in Europe keep soldiers in motion, limiting rest and supporting standing armies.
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Europe
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Chronicle
Virginia
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Hartford
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Jersey City
N. J
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New Jersey
Lowell
Waenie
Borden, Selleck & Co
Jasmer
Baltimore American
Draggista
Spring Tobacco
Wochester Medicine Co
Yochester
Asiat Bpaulding & Ga
Bee Beck
Feoecaine
Ae Uation
Address Valentine Bros
A.reed & Sons’ Organs
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Ev County
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Hershey Music Hall
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Whitney & Holmes
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Lywm, Mass
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Military Dictionary
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Ces
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