Tattooing Outrage on a Navy Officer Becomes Shipwide Jest
An old navy veteran recalls a first lieutenant who banished tattooing on crew members yet could not stop boys from getting inked. A Nagasaki tattoo, seen by the officer, led to a public dressing down. A shower-bath prank revealed the officer himself fully tattooed, provoking laughter and a change in his stance on the practice. The tale ends with the crew’s quiet, mutual amusement and a shift in discipline.
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Het
Sal
Navy Department
United States Sea Service
Uis Gilier
Nagasaki
Japan
Washington Star
Chicago Record-Herald
Drowned After Yacht Sinks in Rapids Near Ogdensburg
In Ogdensburg New York Aug 33 three men drowned when the private yacht Rhea Whitney sank after entering a rapids known as The Cellar. The owner Whitney and Lane White Hugh Raney the Misses Whitney and the Misses McPherson were aboard. four ladies and Raney escaped to shore while the others disappeared. Bodies not recovered.
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Rhea
Whitney
Heat Lane
White
Hugh Raney
McPherson
Raney
Prescott Lane
Othe
Fragmented 19th Century Notices Mix Uplifted Ambitions
Inco rporations and rumors mingle with curios legends and medical ads. Reports cite a Boston club with 100000 capital, hat makers forming a trust in Philadelphia, a rumored Maine ship leak and dry docking, and Mayor Ashbridge traveling with Mrs. Ashbridge. The National Transportation Company plans a 2500000 capital Great Lakes freight service. The Bloodstone legend links chalcedony to biblical blood and wonders. Hall's Catarrh Cure promotion, endorsements, and testimonials conclude the miscellany.
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Maine
Ashbridge
Philadelphia
E. J. Godkin
New York
Dwning Post
London
National Transportation Company
Great Lakes
Seventh National 8 Sued For Margin Failure Damages
New York August 13 A man named Free sues the Seventh National bank for 1500 damages alleging that after furnishing a 500 margin by check the bank suspended payment and tied up his funds. Brokers sold his stocks at a loss to him of 754, seeking 1500 damages. Also reports boat races and a Chamberlain remedy testimonial.
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Hoffman
New York
Free
Ocuth Santn
Seventh National Bank
Morst
Stops the Dough and Works off the Cold Laxative ad
A vintage ad touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with no cure needed and no pay. It repeats the product claim and price of 25 cents and mentions Harper Whiskey for whiskey drinkers with a claim of zest to existence. It is credited to C N Hauer of Frederick Maryland.
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A. Boschee
Boschec
United States
Main’s
Indiana
Lafayette
Ind
Harper Whiskey
C. N. Hauer
Frederick, Md
Harper
Buffalo
Lote
A. E. McConnell
Frederick
West
Patrick Street
Brish’s
Pleasant Dreams and Cure for Female Ailments
An anecdotal testimonial extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for backache bearing down pains and other womanly ailments. A Florida resident claims dramatic relief after seven bottles, praising renewed strength and health and offering to publish the testimonial.
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Dr. Pierce
B. H. Moon
Springhill
Leon Co. Fla
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