Fate of Apostles and other relics in old church lore
A long, misspelled chronicle lists martyrdoms of the apostles detailing Rome crucifixions beheadings and stonings in various locales. It also notes an elderly man Joseph Alexander of Newburg New York at 91 with a remarkable handwritten Lord’s Prayer and psalms later housed in the Smithsonian. It mentions a physics note on candlepower and a Durer prophecy about engraving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Alexander
Newburg
N. Y
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
The Shark's Downfall in a High Stakes Card Night
Jim, a gambler, recounts a famed poker night in Butte when four sharks from Tacoma tried to break the bank. Old Taylor backed the house, urged bold bets, and the dealer pulled $125 from the drew at once as the four men left pawned watches to return home.
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Ney Nougue
Taylor
Deslor
New York Herald
Old Taylor
Butte
Tacoma
Old Pete's Place
Jim
Tayor
Syrup of Figs Promises Laxative Health Benefits
An old advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a mild perfect laxative that cleanses the system and relieves colds headaches and fevers without stressing the liver or bowels. It claims medical backing and widespread patient satisfaction, noting only the California Fig Syrup Co product carries the genuine name and warns against substitutes.
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California Fig Syrup A
Medill Visit Highlights Tribune Staff Worthiness
Editor Joseph Medill returns to Chicago to find the Tribune force lauded by Van Benthuysen. He notes frugality and competence among the young writers as they greet him in a ceremonial reception at the Newspaper Club, then hints at reviewing the payroll tomorrow.
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Joseph Medill
Chicago Tribune
California
van Berthuysen
Medill
Chicago
Tribune Force
The
Star
Llub
van Benthuysen
Tribune
Clark Street
Van
Novel aluminum fabric weaving fashion signal exposure
New fabrics are being produced by weaving aluminum threads or alloys with the base material. Cloth made wholly or partly of this metal is claimed to resist chemical action, possess a bright lustre, and suit both fine and heavy fabrics. Wire can be drawn to any fineness and used with silk or linen, in round or flat forms for wearing.
Caused Quite a Sensation In Clapton Bones Found In Cellar
Thirty five sacks of human bones were found in a Clapton London cellar. Inquiries show the bones were stored by the late tenant for another man described as an articulator of skeletons. The bones origin remains unknown.
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Clapton
London
London firm ships fifty-five miles of cable daily
A London company that produced eight of the clever cables linking the United States to England now manufactures fifty-five miles of cable each day, twenty-four hours, highlighting its rapid production capacity and ongoing transatlantic connectivity.
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London
United States
England
World Herald reports renewed Village activity and cures
A World Herald feature recounts a veteran of Company II First Iowa Volunteers describing rheumatic illness in 1866 and a miraculous recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The narrative links improved health, weight gain, and return to work, with other veterans noting recovery and public notices alongside miscellaneous ads and notes.
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World-rerain
Omaha
Neb
World-Herald
F Neb
Drew Fink
Austin
Texa
Alexander
Dr. Williams
Forest Lawn
Florence
Cowan
Math Infantry
Minnesota
Hicwan
Quick Lunch Brings Charity to Nassau Street Eatery
A busy businessman stops by a Nassau Street quick lunch place at closing, invites the hungry group of 14 ragged boys inside for sandwiches coffee and pie. He then pays 2.75 dollars to the cashier, leaving no leftovers and prompting grateful thanks from the children.
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Nassau Street
New York Herald
Beaded globes light lamps in Paris salon intrigue
A Paris society lady solved eye strain from incandescent light by wrapping beaded glass cloth around a lamp. Electrician Vedovelli built a bead shade with a circular lazy tong clasp. The invention pleased guests, triggering orders from around Paris and turning him into a bead shade maker.
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Paris
Vedovelli
The Frinting Business In England Leads Learners List
An English contemporary notes printers remain a popular trade among youths, outpacing others in a London school board survey. Among 1, and broader remarks on type setting machines, the tally shows printers numbered 62 ahead of grocers, greengrocers 257 and 245, bakers 14 carpenters 123 hairdressers 120 draymen 95 butchers 21.
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England
London School Board
Risky Offer to Actress for Short Story
A New York Weekly snippet shows an editor plotting to offer Mme Highart, famed actress at the St Gabriel hotel, ten thousand dollars to write a short story. A trusted employee thinks she will accept, while the editor names Joe Whittaker as a messenger.
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Mme. Highart
St. Gabriel Hotel
Nesses
Joe Whittaker
New York Weekly
Domestic Hints And Food Recipes From A Pieced Page
A jumble of kitchen guidance lists broiled pork chops with sage, cornbread style crusts, fritters from canned corn, a barley bun or biscuit style bread, barbecued pork notes, rich cream pie, oatmeal gems, and a stray query about the world’s ten largest cities with historic population figures led by London and Paris.
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London
Paris
Chicago
New York
Canton
Berlin
Tokyo
Japan
Vienna
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Fragmented Historical Notes on Training and Trade
A collage of dated curiosities and facts from 13th century spectacles to modern notes. Mentions early use of spectacles, hip amputation in Cincinnati, Natal tea origin 1881, Darwin at age 12, rubber, Paris markets, kleptomania arrests, wheat cultivation climate, Bank of England ledgers, and deepest Atlantic coast well near Numpton Massachusetts.
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Cincinnati
Natal
Darwin
India
Hon Marche
Paris
Bank of England
Atlantic
Numpton
Mass
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fate OF
Apostles
St. Paul
Rome
Nero
Simon Zealot
Jude
Matthias
Phrygia
St. Thomas
Caromandel
Indien
St. Mark
Alexandria
Egypt
St. Andrew
St. Matthew
Ethiopia
James the Leas
St. John Wan
Hom
Ephesus
Asia
Merbofs
Mtoe
Leena Fehtiy
Nave Veeh
Lance LY
Poveul auKinaEy
Asture
Uct
Voustijaou
Rample
Avert Durer
Germany
Sharks
Fatieg
Pesan
Harm
Ely
Rene
Editor
Medill’ Commen
Nebraska
Bryaouten
Madison Sunty
Hold & Polley
Hawkeye Insurance Company
Ethel
George
Kates
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co
Texas
Las Charies
H. A. Cherrier
Marquette Bldg
Adals
Ning
Royal
Gov
Povansers
RIV. Pietee
ALD
Cael
Pia To Ie
Teale
Ad Sargion
Tampa
Peria
John Carle & Sons
Ulin Bataan
Palla
Golan
Sentio
Aave
St. Jacobs
Cave Spring
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Ste
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