A Boy's Reasoning and Other Oddities in 19th Century Notes
A collage of fragments notes classroom tale about Newton, jokes on tobacco abstinence, and dish of humorous and curious claims. It surveys remedies like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, musings on digestion after meals, and scattered observations on plants, theatre habits, and early American coffee planting. The piece blends quips, medical caution, and trivia with occasional references to period theater and publishing.
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Florida
America
Surinam
California
Syrup of Figs Advertised Comfort and Health Claims
Knowledge brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment says the advertising copy for Syrup of Figs. It touts gentle relief from constipation by cleansing the system and aiding the kidneys liver and bowels without harming them. Sold by druggists in 50c and 1 bottles, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co with its name on every package.
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Geena Aia
Perrea Beog
California Fig Syrup Co
The Steamship Future and Electric War of Steam
A historic article explores the race between electricity and steam powered by ocean liners and electric light installations. It discusses hull materials like aluminum and nickel steel, propulsion advances with more engines and screws, and the shift toward lighter, faster ships. It also notes towns adopting electric lighting, the potential of electric railways, and a new typewriter for large documents. The piece predicts a near future struggle for short haul transport between electric and steam systems and highlights practical tech shifts shaping this era.
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ST. T. Gause
Trafic
Philadelphia
Yorford
Mard Work Proposes To A Girl With A Cuckoo Clock
A fragmentary dialogue shows Jack and Tom debating fate and romance with a cuckoo clock visible in the room, implying a failed or uncertain proposal or bet. The scene hints at comic tension over timing and social expectations.
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Jack
Tom
Dressmaker Trial Hails Possible Reform in Pittsburg
A dressmaker case in Pittsburg sparks talk of legal reform after a customer assaulted her in frustration over delays. The judge dismissed the charges, prompting discussion that courts may treat similar disputes with new seriousness and restraint.
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Pittsburg
Various Rarities From Oddities In Sense And Nonsense
A collage of curiosities and quips from diverse locales includes a 43 year old negro woman pupil at a Georgia public school, a silver Virgin Mary statue in Oka, a 32 inch head circumference for Abner Dorsett, a Persian shah's twelve inch Shetland pony, and a London sale of a ton of cat tails for ornament. It also notes women allowed to practice law in New York, a quip about a new cook, bio remarks on wives by chin, a Vienna bequest to weavers, ancient tomb care by Egyptians, a Long Island deaf girl’s restored speech from an electric shock, and twin ticket questions on a railway platform.
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Georgia
Oka
Ottawa River
Louis XIV
Abner Dorsett
Hickory Mountain Township
North Carolina
Persia
Burdett Coutts
New York State
Jahns Hopkins University
Kathi Hoffman
Vienna
Long Island
Scientific notes on materials and metal prices
A concise fragment discusses coarse wrapping paper from sunflower stalls, a tall woman, a monkey, a meat called glassine used to protect book covers, and the shifting value of aluminum from $10 to $1 to 50 cents per pound over time, reflecting historical price changes.
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Rel Monkey
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Adams
Jose
Ani
Sivan
Tixuwn
Aig
Manns
Futurea Lightene
Mesotvim Studio
Baive
Pmumon
Pope Ares
Germany
H. Heatford
Chicago
Hk Toctw
Boston
Bam
Mn ‘Wassion
Clark
Hiax
London
West Indian
New York
Moses
United States
Rattan Shih
Scott
Scott & Bowne
N.Y
Wall
Dr. Pierce’s
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Mate St
Buffalo
Regiae
Wester Rudeer Co
L-Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Douglas
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