Rapid Rise to Wealth From Humble Beginnings
A Savannah tale recalls Adam Dudenheifer once seen as a humble county farmer who rose through cotton trade in Savannah and New York. By proxy voting 3700 shares for Central railroad, he becomes a near Millionaire. The narrative frames his ascent as a common human ascent from poverty to wealth.
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Adam Dudenhelfer
Sandersville
Savannah
John L. Martin
Cotton Commission
New York
Central Railroad
Alexander
Adan Dudenheifer
Adam Dudenheifer
Dudenheifer
Union
Sandersonville
Fight for life a medical appeal against nervous disease
A dense treatise describes progressive brain and nerve illness, condemning dissipation and urging treatment by the Cosmopolitan Dispensary in San Francisco. It lists local patients and promotes mail diagnosis and remedies including Dr. Pierce’s medicines and brown’s soap as seen in period ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faust
Charles Hepler
Davie Street
William P. Kane
Last Street
G. Smith
Market Street
M. J. McManus
Jessie Street
Alexander Wood
Seventh Street
I. M.D. Wright
Florida Street
Andrew M. Martin
Ridley Street
Peter A. Anderson
Stockton Street
H. B. Snook
Mrs. Michenfelder
Hopeton Terrace
Misa Grave Sacha
Lewis Street
J.P. Hanson
Cieary Street
Pauline Voss
Manchester Street
James J. Welch
Clementina Street
Fred Gronsand
Willian Tell House
Back Street
Miley Dolan
Ivy Street
San Francisco
FB. Eckhart
Gilroy
Cal
A. Astory
San Rafael
Geome
Stockton
Ellis and
Market Streets
One Suit Man Worries Over Fashion Overload
A New York Times anecdote recalls a well dressed man who, amid a stash of four suits, laments the burden of choosing outfits. He imagines forty pairs of trousers would exhaust any thoughtful person and mocks the display of “dudes” in the street.
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New York Times
Paper collars and a veteran’s wartime collar sale
The Courier Journal recounts Maj DW Sanders recalling paying 1 for a paper collar during the Civil War era and trading weeks of pay in Confederate bills to acquire a spare collar. The tale notes the scarcity of such items and the poetical view of a clean shirt in hard times.
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Sanders
Maj
Petheesee
Courier Journal
Theod of evolution lecture stirs in Chicago
A Chicago man lectures on a radical view of evolution that rejects Darwin and claims humans evolved from animals through brute lineage. He asserts a chain from alligator to pine log to electricity in earth, with racial caricatures pairing blacks with gorilla, English with bulldog, Irish with terrier, and German with goose.
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Chicago
New York Evening World
Science Dims Glory of the Wand Tamer’s Feats
The New York Journal notes a light wand with insulated grip and flexible wire to a battery, its power adjustable. An experiment reportedly demonstrates the device’s practical use, tempering the danger surrounding the tamer’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal
Morse Named in Washington Electrical Division Role
A figure described as a framer of Samwell F. D. Morse is noted in the Washington electrical division of patent offers. He is credited with scientific aptitude and occasional contributions to electrical journals.
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A Gramtison
Samwell
F. D. Morse
Washington
Courtesies in Crowded Public Conveyances Across Regions
A Jenness-Miller Magazine piece notes etiquette on streetcars and public transport. It contrasts southern attitudes with New York’s cosmopolitan view, arguing that youth and beauty prompt seat relinquishment while the poor in worn garments are often ignored. It criticizes selfish behavior and urges audible thanks from all passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason and Dixon
New York
Jenness-Miller Magazine
City Hall mix up on water mill permit inquiry
A Chicago Tribune interview recounts a man’s misadventure seeking a water mill permit in Chicago. He travels via elevators to wrong departments, asks a busy superintendent Howland, and ends at dog licensing before a helpful friend guides him to the right office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Chicago
Public Library
Howland
Stmart
Chicago Tribune
Opals and dangers of heat and musical instruments
The article discusses opals as prized gems whose color comes from light decomposition, notes heir difficulties from heat and aging, and cites Hungarian sources. It then reports on cautions from a French surgeon about disinfecting wind instruments for tuberculosis patients, advising boiling water and carbolic solution to prevent germ transmission. It also includes misplaced excerpts on social duties, a Boston Globe remark, and a discussion on heated walls and air movement.
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New York Ledger
A Profitable Public Forest and Pleasure Grounds
The Sibi-Wald, held by Zurich since 1200, is managed by trained foresters with strict economy and liberal welfare measures. Net profits exceed $4 per acre, about $20,000 annually for the city, driven by modern mills, copper sulphate treatment, and a planned new railway into the valley. The forest serves as both resource and public pleasure ground with maintained roads, benches, and preserved landscape.
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Zurich
Boston Herald
Col Sinn’s tall tale and Peru’s musical vases intrigue
Col Sinn of the Park theatre tells a fish story about a ten pound bluefish swallowing an umbrella handle, later found inside a twelve pound bluefish. The piece also describes Peruvian burial vessels called silvadora or musical jugs, with double vases producing bird and llama sounds via air and whistles.
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Col. Sinn
Park Theatre
Fire Island
Walter
Surf Hotel
Europe
Joly Baylis
Brooklyn Eagle
Peru
William Seaux
Philadelphia
Llama
Gossip of June Wedding Plans and Pigeon Mail Experiments
A confidential blurb notes a planned June marriage between a widow and her fiancé. A joking exchange reveals secrecy about the match. Separately, a U.S. defense bulletin describes carrier pigeons adapted for ship-to-land communications and tests at a naval depot to gauge long-range signaling capabilities.
Miss Clara and Ethel Crowd Pleaser in New York Sun
A playful exchange shows Miss Clara and Miss Ethel reveling in a staged recital. They describe practicing phrases like volitare and solitaria to captivate readers of the New York Sun.
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Clara
Ethel
Volitatro
Solitaren
Solitarin
New York Sun
Electric Cure Claims by Drs Darrin at Hotel Portland
A signed letter from Nellie Keown of Portland details recovery from rheumatism after three weeks of Drs Darrin electro magnetic treatment at the Hotel Portland. A Seattle man also credits permanent deafness cure after a ten minute session.
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Portland
Dre. Darrin
Drs
Clark Sie
North Yakima
Wash
Dra
Darrin
Advice on malaria prevention and remedies in historic ads
A promotional text advises travelers to use Mostetter's Stomach Hitters to combat malaria and digestive issues, praising its stamina boost, liver and bowel support, and stress resistance. It also warns against mercury in ointments, promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure as a mercury-free internal remedy. The passage ends with a quip about identifying a water tower as a church steeple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mostetter
Hall
F J Cheney
Toledo
J. Cheney & Io
Draggits
Braddonreia’s Pills Promote Health Claims From Deer Lodge Ad
William W. Ho Miler of Deer Lodge Montana touts Braddonreia’s Pills for numerous ailments from liver issues to indigestion and rheumatism. He claims rapid cures in days with minimal medical visits and mentions using them for children during scarlet fever.
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William W. Ho Miler
Deer Lodge
Montana
Rupture and Piles Cured by San Francisco Doctors
Advertisement claims positive cure for rupture and rectal diseases without pain or business interruption. Offer: no cure no pay with pamphlet from Drs. Porterfield & Lesey at Ste Market Street San Francisco. Also warns against imitations of a tobacco product and promotes Geemea breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drs
Porterfield
Ted
Poteer Drug and Chemical Corporation
Boston
Mess
H. T. Hudson
Deans Histogenetic Medicine Claims Cure for Mrs Meyers
A Seattle letter from Mrs. C. C. Meyers to Dr. J Eugene Jordan recounts a severe lifelong illness that left her nearly bedridden. She reports dramatic recovery after using Histogenetic medicines and urges publication of her testimonial to help others.
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Coguitte Crrvy
J. Eugene Jordan
Seattle
Wash
Dean Sim
C. C. Meyers
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Will
Congres
Dr. Pierce
N. Pn, U
F.N. CU
Darwin
Teria
Aix la Chapelle
Drichaelia
England
Mark Antony
Nonins
Hungary
London Court Journal
Llen M Winslow
Boston Globe
Whistling Jugs
Dumley—Brown
Robinson
Dumley
Molice
Patent Office
Happer
Saval
Froth
See Ty
Herole Cink
Miss Nellie Keown
Liverpool
Glasgow
Calcutta
William Lirre
Washington Street
Mortland
Breware
Wismarck Save
Hismarck
Texas
North Carolina
Geemea
Hill Street
Ellenville, N
St. Jacobs
Thos
M. van Gorder
Baltimore
A. Fulda
Lemuel Dorr
Bedford
Taylor County
Peoria
Toel
Iowa
Corner Fourth
Washington Building
Portland, Or
STU
NTA
Marburg Bros
Joe
Erie Medical CO
Buffalo
Soe
California
Rex Wer
Cain
Scott's
Mulsion
PuveictiaNs
Ns. Sil
First Street
Oregon
I. A. Loomis
Kanes
Expresa
Inventors’ Guide
Patrick Ark
Attomnewy-at-law
Washington, D.C
CAL Positiv
Ana
T. Oreasinger & Co
Prop's
Los Angeles
Oal
DR. Judd
John Fi. A
Third and Taylor
Abby
Postite
Petaluma Incubator CO
Petaluma
Fay
Pacific Roll Paper CO
Pacific Coast
Flont Street
San Francis Cal
Aki
Dice
Cle
Aire
Ethortier Arm
Prem
G Square
Necase
Bland
Isalzer
Barkley & Ats
Aerte Sohn A. Salzer
LA Crosse
Wisconsin
Lake Cu
Pelmegees
Ofl Leva! Praggieme
Pius
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