Albany Veteran Recalls War Feats and Pink Pills Cure
John B. Scace of Albany recounts Civil War service with the Forty-ninth Massachusetts and later the Sixty first Massachusetts, including Port Hudson and Petersburg, then suffers severe rheumatism from a 1900s accident. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with a dramatic recovery, praising the medicine and urging others to use it. The piece notes his business success and ivory carving hobby.
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Albany
N. Y
John B. Scace
No. 15
Bradford Street
Scace
Berkshire Fudge No. 62
Forty-ninth
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
W. ¥. Bartlett
Port Hudson
Donaldsonville
Plain Store
Hatcher's Run
Petersburg
Saljlor's Creek
Senace
Albi
Albany Electric Power House
Mr. Scace
Dr. Williams
Seace
Street Address Denied by Man Claiming Sidewalk Residence
A Cincinnati Enquirer paraphrase quotes Perry Patettic as replying that he does not live on any street but on the sidewalk and objecting when asked for a street address. The exchange captures a humorous deflection about residence.
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Perry Patettic
Cincinnatii Enquirer
Importance of the librettto as the opera's core
The Fortnightly Review asserts the libretto is the opera’s fulcrum and fortune. A strong libretto can redeem weak music, while great music cannot rescue a poor libretto. With a good text, even prose like sections may be tolerable and the work more likely to succeed on stage.
Prison islands of Italy offer open air reforms for inmates
A London Tid-Bits correspondent recalls Italian islands where hundreds of prisoners are locked at sunset and dawn, with midday release for farm work under director approval. Guards deter escapes while a felucca patrols waters. prisoners receive clothes, medicines, food money, and live in open-air conditions that allegedly keep them healthier than typical jails.
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Italy
Mediterranean
London
Discovery of Cat Language Sparks Farce and Skepticism
A humorous column reports on Prof Marvin Clark claiming 600 primitive cat words with only five percent blasphemous or improper. Ordinary men doubt practical use and compare to human speech, Chinese languages, and a future with attro cars. The piece riffs on war, ghost stories, and the limits of scientific utility.
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Black and White
Marvin Clark
Tal
A Young Girl and a Bear Tale
Miss Grace Duckett encountered a bear while returning home. With her dog and neighbor A D McDougall she forced the bear up a tree and later felled the tree to capture the lively cub alive. The incident occurred after a neighbor helped summon aid.
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Miss Grace Duckett
Miss Grace
Brain
A. D .McDougall
Miss Duckett
They Would Not Say Story Of Chickens In Store
A country damsel entered a Mechanicsville Pennsylvania store with live chickens tied by the feet. The polite clerk asked if they would lay there, and the woman replied with a smile that they were all roosters.
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Mechanicsville
Flannigan Faces Trouble Over Miss Tooker Absence
A brief quarrel unfolds with Flannigan apologizing as Ben A Bore notes Miss Tooker is out. Flannigan promises to inform her upstairs, per a New York World item.
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Flannigan
Ben A. Bore
Miss Tooker
New York World
Remarkable Story of a Country Journalist in Chicago
A Chicago newspaper editor rises from Tampico roots to confront city life. Jerry the Dreamer, a driven young reporter, departs Tampico for Chicago, fights indifference, and endures shifts between papers, unions, and a looming clash with his wife Georgia and her family. The tale traces his disillusionment, sociopolitical ideals, and ultimate return to marriage.
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Chicago
Ill Payne
Jerry
Tampico
Herald Office
Ilinois
Mare
Wilson Dillingham
Georgia House
Judge House
United States Court
Evening Call
Georgia
Wisconsin
Sidney Blane
Dillingham
Blane
Sweer
Late Austin Corbin Dies Leaving Long Island Leaderless
Austin Corbin, Newport native and longtime financier, died at 69 after a carriage accident. Once master of Long Island, he built up the region from Bay Ridge to Manhattan Beach, turning land into parks and developing the Long Island Railroad. His wealth spread across ocean lines, city realty, and major finance ventures.
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Austin Corbin
Long Island
Mr. Corbin
Newport
New York
Bay Ridge
Manhattan Beach
Long Island Railroad
Ocean Lines
City Realty
Dana on Lincoln lecture from Dana on Lincoln
Charles A. Dana describes Abraham Lincoln in a lecture noting his height about 1.4 feet, dark complexion, black eyes and hair, lean build of roughly 180 pounds, sharp brain, and a small elongated skull. Horatio Seymour likened him to wearing a No 7 hat and a No 14 boot. His movements are angular but not awkward. He lacks petty self consciousness.
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Charles A. Dana
Mr. Lincoln
Horatio Seymour
Span in Hebrew measurements and an old waking rule
The Hebrew span is described as 10.9 inches or three palms. A cautionary note advises against waking children by letting the morning sun shine on their faces.
Stark Bros Nurseries a world leading fruit firm
The Stark Bros Nurseries and Orchards company, based in Louisiana, operates the world's largest fruit nursery network. From Kentucky origin to Pike county and Rockport Illinois, the firm employs over a thousand traveling solicitors and ships millions of trees annually across 24 states and multiple foreign countries.
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St. Louis Republic
Louisiana
Stark Bro’s Nurseries and Orchards Company
United States
Canada
Germany
France
Italy
Hungary
New Zealand
Australia
Kentucky
Pike County
Judge Stark
New Orleans
Rockport
Ill
Missouri
America
Stark Bros. Nurseries
A Timid Creature in Noisy Pressroom Exchange
A Hartford Times snippet captures a shy remark from a woman to newspaper men about press timing. The man questions harshly whether publishers are inherently bad, she replies fear of the press. The brief exchange reflects newsroom tensions over publication schedules.
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Hartford Times
Old Time Patent Medicine Pitches and Sayings
A collection of ad lines and quips from late 19th century sources touting medicines for consumption teething and skin issues. Mentions Piso’s Cure for consumption, Wiselow’s Teething Syrup, Camphor ice with glycerine, and Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. Ends with a remark on ideas and words.
Educate Your Daughters at Sacred Heart Academy
Parents urged to choose the Academy of the Sacred Heart in St Joseph Missouri for daughters education. Five month session costs 115 dollars payable in advance covering tuition boarding washing language courses library use and physician’s fee. Next session opens September 1st 1895. Address Mother Superior for details.
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Academy of the Sacred Heart
St. Joseph
St. Joseph, Mo
Cleveland News Report Recovers Lost Hope
A brief Cleveland News item notes a man’s recovery and a woman’s relief as emotions run high in a small town setting. The report emphasizes renewed confidence and social reassurance following illness or misfortune.
Why are unmarried women called girls in Brooklyn Life
A witty exchange compares language use for unmarried women and married men, noting that terms reflect social labeling. The quip implies youthful or informal speech persists for women while men are referred to as boys. The item showcases contemporary social humor in Brooklyn Life.
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Brooklyn
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Montaigne
California Fig Syrup Co
Paradise
Will Payne
Jerry the Dreamer
West
Chicago & Great Western Road
Mr. Prothroe
Prothroe
Clarion
the Late
Dana
Lincoln
Old State OF
Pike
THE
Stark Brothers’ Nurseries
Earth
Watts
Potts
Indianapolis Journal
Hall
Price
Ceylon
Buddha
Anna M. Ross
Williamsport
Megeman
C. C. G. Clark Co
N. Haven
Ko Ata
Kline
Dr. King
Cleveland News
Taga
Lucy E.W
Boston
Lucy Few
Ayer
W. N.Y. Chicago
New York Telegram
Telegram
Columbia
Pope Mfg. CO
Hartford, Conn
Uncle Sam
Arkansas
North Arkansas
E. V. M. Powell
Harrison
Ark
Grefers
Bank of
Mechenm Investment CO
Jackson Bt
Chicago, NL
Whastler &O
Washingtoust
Hieowga
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