Monts de pieto and European pawn systems traced through history
A sweeping survey traces pawnshop origins from medieval Bavaria and Franche Comte to Italy, France, the Netherlands and Spain. It notes Savonarola's influence on charitable monts de pieto, their priestly beginnings, later secular management, and their role in protecting the poor. Includes unrelated medical and social asides and errant advertising fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maefen Buccesstal
Bavaria
Perugia
Savonarola
Italy
Europe
France
Avignon
Netherlands
Francico Piquer
Madrid
Ance
Tony
The Tiny Work of a Watch From Screws to Springs
A detailed portrait of watchmaking reveals the vast complexity of a timepiece. It describes ninety eight parts, over 200 operations, and minuscule screws near imperceptible to the naked eye, including a hairspring roughly nine and a half inches long and finely tempered. The piece compares the total labor to a locomotive’s yearly revolutions and notes the immense value of hairsprings, while also touching on the grim, damp environs of the champagne cellars where the wine bottlers work and the toll of long, solitary hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Advertiser
Boston Post
Champane
Syrup of Figs Promotes Health and Gentle Laxative Action
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant entirely safe laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co. It claims quick relief from constipation and colds, with benefits to the liver and bowels, and notes that the product is sold by druggists in bottles and bears the company name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beneft
Payniciane
St. Jacobs Oi
Etry Yeu
Henly Ny
California
Bok
RV. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Scott
Ott & Bowne
All Druggiste
NEW York Weekly Tribune
United States
Omaha Weekly Bee
Omama Verxix Rev
Omaha
Neb
Omaha Weekly World-Herald
W. J. Bryan
West
G. W. Hervey
Sperm Whale Hauled Ashore by Ox Power at Stonington
An account from the Hartford Times describes a 40 to 50 foot sperm whale captured at Stonington and hauled ashore by a yoke of oxen using a long cable. The whale, now on exhibition, allegedly spouted water and arrived tail first, marking perhaps a first for oxen-powered whale recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stomnington
London
Stonington
California Route to California and A Learned Man and an Ignoramus
Fragmentary Iowa Central Railway travel notice touts a Pullman sleeping car to Los Angeles with fares from Marshalltown and north or south routes. A quip about a learned man contrasts with an ignoramus as a Boston transcript cites Fogg and Dun ahead. Miscellany pieces mention editors, a telegraphic invention, Nebraska farming, and scattered regional banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fogg
Dunahead
Dundahead
Kutchins
Boston Transcript
California
Iowa Central Railway
Angeler
Marshalltown
Laws Central Railway
Taos
P. Banny
Iowa
Seed catalog hype and scattered quotes flood stale ad recaps
An OCR fragment shows old seed company pitches listing 1000 bushels per acre potatoes and samples from John A. Salter Seed Co. plus random era quotes and stray lines about justice and ye olde cures. The text mixes advertising blurbs with unrelated moral maxims and market notes from The Dalles Oregon.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eike
Nome
Tennntucky
Alabama
Mississippi
St. Louis
CP. Aimore
Louisville
Horner
Beck Bone
Pagne
Royal Baking Powder
Dick Gopher
Detroit Tribune
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Eustis
C. B
E.R
Chicago
Bret Manan
North Halsted Sta Ie
Syed
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse Wis
Luse Piso
du G. W. Partansos
Inkster, Mich
War Manson
Wonston
Advertisemenu
Eal
Parka
San
Ure
Meta Omar
New York Tribune
the Weekly Bee
Kimball
Bridgeport
Wheeler & Wilson
Denver
Ano Netuns
Amie
Chioto
Akio Ome
TIM Market
Besiin
Tagore Sap
Century Cook Book
Pompeii
Dora Thorne
HR. Stowe
Marvel
Bulwerbutton
A. Conan Doyte
Bertha Clays
Bill Nye
J. W. Riteg
J. E. Holmen
Harrison Book CO
West Jackson St
Chicagos End
Aivaly
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