A College Man's Strange Career Ends in Cremation
John R. Duffin, also known as Hamlet Shakespeare Felton, died in Missouri and was cremated at the Missouri Crematory. He gained fame in Belleville for forgery, served a 12 year sentence starting April 1883 in Chester Ill, and received a pardon from Governor Fifer after about seven years. He claimed a grand, globe-trotting life from England to South America and even Walker’s Nicaragua expedition.
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Missouri
John R. Duffin
Belleville
Dustin
Hamlet Shakespeare Felton
Chester
Ills
Fifer
St. Clair County
Duffin
Summerfield
Lebanon Township
First National Bank of
Jacob Schmitt
William R. Padfield
Julius Winkler
Decatur
E. A Winkler
Iila
Illa
Randolph Duffin
John Randolphi Duffin
Bion College
England
Harvard University
Mary's Son
Oxford
South America
China
Walker
Nicaragua
St Louis Globe- Democrat
Town Decides On Park Fountain Amid Debate
Prominent townspeople discuss buying a park fountain while a curmudgeonly elder warns of danger. He argues the project could bring costly lawsuits if the fountain explodes and harms residents, urging caution over the proposed feature.
Butter Demand Shifts Toward Cream Like Quality
Market study shows butter buyers favor cream like taste and texture over long keeping butter. Preferences emphasize sweet cream origin and lightly salted flavor, with notes on historical anecdotes and race description from period exchanges.
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Professor Cooke
Vermont Dairymon's Association
The Humorous Dilemma of Fads and Fashion Critique
The Chicago Inter Ocean reflectively considers the social value of fashion fads and ridicule. It argues that ridicule curbs excess while fashions expose modest artistic standards. Oscar Wilde’s influence on dress and taste is cited as a mixed but educational force, with the dude praised as a refined step from prodigal excess yet warning that high life dissipation remains harmful.
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Oscar Wilde
Lord Fauntleroy
Ruskin
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Sand snipe drowned after being caught by freshwater clam
Harvey Cook of Saratoga Lake recalls a sand snipe trapped by a large freshwater clam along the shore. The bird struggled, flew to the road, then fell back toward the water where the clam held on. Despite aid efforts, the bird drowned in the lake.
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Harvey Cook
Saratoga Lake
Harrisburg
Odd fashions and curiosities from era newspapers
A column notes fashion venting on excessive clothing and the possible rise of simpler fabrics. It cites Oscar Wilde’s ideas and hints at silk alternatives. The piece also covers a strange four footed cat from Hamlin New York and a London sale of Landseer’s Monarch of the Glen to a rural Englishman in disguise.
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Oscar Wilde
Tie
San Francisco Chronicle
T. Landseer
Bilwin Landseer
London
San Francico
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
W.C
Fortune in a Year Ad Sparks Betting Wild rush
A fragment from the Chicago Times cites a sensational advertisement promising a big opening for a political party with vast fortunes if crowds invest. The text hints at hype and speculation driving readers to gamble on a quick financial windfall.
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Agg
Right Party
Emmall Capital
Chicago Times
Religious and Educational Fragments on Missionaries and Morality
A collection notes Congregationalist expansion with 454 new missionaries, Bible distribution by the American Bible Society, and thoughts on religious education in France. It cites Moscow University’s anniversary, overcapacity in Russian and German professions, and quotes on Jesus’s moral character from various periodicals.
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Congregationalista
France
American Bible Society
N. Y
University of Moscow
Russia
Germany
Wm. Taylor
Broadway Tabernacle
Jesus
Quips and Oddities From Various Newspapers
A collage of witty extracts and short curiosities from multiple papers recounting humorous aphorisms about duty, pleasantness, money, and human folly. Included are quips about virtues, misunderstandings, and small observational anecdotes ranging from social manners to light science jokes.
Great Sierra Kidney and Liver Cure Ad Truthful Testimonial
A San Francisco letter from 1800 touts the Great Sierra Kidney and Liver Cure as a cure for kidney complaints after three bottles. The writer claims complete recovery and urges others to try the remedy despite initial skepticism. The note ends with signed testimony and publisher contact details. The scene includes a mother’s retort about a son’s hanging.
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San Francisco
Health tonic promises to restore digestion and vigor
An ad extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a grand vitalizer to heal the stomach and improve digestion. It claims the tonic nourishes the system, restores appetite, aids sleep, and reestablishes regular functions while preventing malaria rheumatism and kidney issues. The passage ends with an unrelated joke about delaying a bill.
Remedies and products pitched in a midcentury ad scan
A variety of consumer ads feature remedies and household products. Lottie L Dereau of East View NY touts a Cock’s plaster for neck pain relief. Other pitches include Dobbins Electric Synap for laundry, Brown’s Bronchial Tablets for sore throat, a card collection promotion, and McLane’s Liver Pills with mail-in offer. Political commentary closes the snippet.
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Lottie L. Dereau
East View
Westchester County
N. Y
Public notice of medical cure claim in Oregon
A letter from A D Niswan der of Portland Oregon describes long term debility back liver and kidney troubles. He credits Drs Darrin with effective electrical treatment that removed his ailments and restored health and happiness. He recommends the doctors to others seeking relief.
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Ben Cone
A. D. Niswandeer
Darrin's Clinic Advertises Chronic Disease Cure
Dre Darrin’s Place of Business in Portland offers daily consultations at the Washington building corner Forth and Washington streets. Open 10 to 5 and 7 to 8 evenings plus Sundays with free examinations and confidential treatment for chronic diseases. Medicines and circulars mailed discreetly. charges vary by ability to pay.
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Darrin
Des. Darrin
Washington Building
Forth
Washington Streets
Portland
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Ashland Drees
Denver Road
Charles Buxton
Yonkers Statesman
Martineau
Kearney
Dover
Del
Lynn Presa
Hiladelphia Presa
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Emerson
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Harper's
Colestown
Sierra
Dortor
Brown
McLane
Fleming Bros
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pa
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Hood
Lowell
Imaz
Cain
Wari
Raman
Scott
Bey
SMITH
Louie Ma
MAW & Ob
Drs. Darrin
North
Tohaween
GeeMea
Antile
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
Boston
Mass
Cade
Kirk
Warren
J. J. Mack & Co
Porterfield & & Lesey
Market Street
Puget Sound Business College
Seattle
Wash
M. C
Pearl St
Nathan Bickford
Washington, D. C
Co. B
S. HW
Pension Old Claims Lpudianactans
Patrick O'Farrell
Washington
Echam
Beecham
Thos, Beecham
J. Helens
Lancashire
B. F. Allen CO
United States
Conall St
Petoe
Portland's
Signor Liberati
the Fat and Domestic Stock Department
K. W. Alien
Supt
S.e’y
Advange
Logue
Z. T. Wright
Morrison Street
Oregon
Sapolio
Arthur Kohn
Second and
Morrison Sts
Portland, OR
Dobbins
H. M.bissell & CO
Front ST
Seal OF North Carolina
Pacific Prospecting Co
Chichester
Miamond
Mali
Gladding, McBean & CO
Market St.s
Wicey B. Aten & Co
St. Portland Or
Gaspar Nursery
Adhidress
EK. Jones
Megut R
Nereery
Fr Brad Memiocing
Talfornia
A.g.nichols&co
Athe Resufacturer
Nee Maveery St
Sao Eee
Mineral Springs
Stein Way
Adler
Pease Ferm
Marrates
N. PN. U. No
Ivomumumumm
A Ness College
Capit Oregon
A. P
Pune
Portland Busial Business College
Salem
Amstrong
Mayy
Kana
Carlisle
St. Jacobs
Aber
Balccaneuily
Aphaomedcine Company
Weetern
Bos
Omtoh Wises Tim O
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