First Surveyor Halted at Beable Farm in 708 Line Alarm
A Rockville area incident recalls Maur ice Thompson leading a survey crew to face Squire Beable who vowed to shoot the first entrant on his land. Thompson disarmed the man, the line was surveyed, and the railroad plan perished. The tale also notes a Howard Grant reunion with veterans and a cordial reception at Gen. Howard's residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Squire Beable
Parke County
Beable
Surveying Corps
Mr. Thompson
Six Veterans Unite For Reunion With General Grant
An Oregon farmer and ex ordnance sergeant who once served with Grant during Mexican campaigns traveled to Portland and Vancouver to arrange a reunion with the famed general. The veterans hailed from Chapultepec and Palo Alto days, meeting Grant at department headquarters as he neared the end of his world tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Oregon
Portland
Vancouver Barracks
Vancouver
Mexico
Palo Alto
Jerey
Chapultepec
Ardent
Wicked lemonade plot shocks town at church festival
At a church festival in the opera house three young men laced lemonade with whisky to boost sales. The crowd bought and drank the tainted beverage, signaling a successful scam until a confession reached the minister's wife who denounced the act as scandalous.
Manitoba farming advice from Premier Thomas Greenway
Premier Greenway argues Manitoba offers great farming potential beyond wheat farming. He urges mixed farms with horses cattle sheep hogs and poultry, proper soil management, and returning fodder to soil as fertilizer. He promotes free homestead lands and urges newcomers with common sense and industry to settle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Greenway
Manitoba
Canada
Ontario
Prairie
Verdi Offers and Fear Shape Early Nea Commission
Verdi agreed to compose the opera At da for Ismail Pasha as khediv of Egypt with a price of £4000. He refused a further £2000 to oversee production in Calira due to his fear of traveling by sea, notes the London Chronicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdi
Nea
Atda
Ismail Pasha
Egypt
Calira
London Chronicle
Narrow Links Between Chance and Cause
The Philadelphia Public Ledger warns that using chance to mean unknown cause is a fallacy. It argues every chance reflects our ignorance and urges seeking real causes to replace vague notions with knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Alarming Spring Mortality Warns of Grin Death Surge
The piece warns that spring brings higher mortality among elderly and sickly people due to winter weakness and poor habits. It touts Dr. Greene's Nervura as a cure and cites testimonials, then includes assorted ads and odd anecdotes about Grain-O and a centuries-old meerschaum pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Greene
Wellington Hynes
Elizabethtown
N. Y
Greene
W. L4th St
New York City
Co. M. Garwood
Denver, Colo
United States
Home Health Tips From A 19th Century Column
Practical advice in a period tone advising two Blokroom Hlints to lift the invalid’s head, use firm support under the upper pillow, and drink hot water before meals with a pinch of salt to aid chronic gastric catarrh and improve digestion.
Reminiscences from Unionville and Victorian Facts
A Boston correspondence notes country papers like the Unionville Banner mirror local life with class, neighbors, and childhood memories. It contrasts city and country media, recalls Ella Stuart, Peter Figel, Pap Thomas, and Susie Williams, and reflects on staying home versus conquering the world. It adds a London spoof on newspaper promotion and chronicles Victorian Era dates and early dentistry in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville Banner
Washington
Moore
May Smith
Burg
John Loftus
Ella Stuart
Pattonsburg
Stuart
Unionville
Ella
Walter Thomas
Peter Kgel
Walter
Pap Thomas
Peter Figel
Main Street
Susie Williams
Phil Herns
Boston
The
New York Sun
Hyped Claims for Female Ailments in Early Patent Medicine Ad
Personal letters tout Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervous prostration and female weakness. Testimonials from Misa Adele Williamson of Atlanta and Mrs Datta Keisrr of Marienville praise improved sleep, strength, and wellbeing after using the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Williamson
Mrs. Pinkhamm
Lydia E. Pinkham
Misa Adele Williamson
N. Boulevard
Atlanta, Ga
Datta Keisrr
Marienville
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Jome
Maurice Thompson
Yev
Indianapolis News
Desad
Gen. Howard
Gen. Grant
Howard
Tekepte
Ries
XaXe
Ukrton Ade
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Fremier Greenway
Joseph Parker
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Fortune
Batt's
Carter's
Carter's Ink Co
Venezuela
Europe
Russia
Maple City
Cee
CLATH
Grim Destroyer
William Travers
Mr. Travers
Travers
Washington City
London Sporting Journal
St. James
John Greenwood
Lydia EH. Pinkham
National City Bank of
Lynn
Esos Ee Tam Medicine CO
Adele Williamson
Ohio Carriage Mfg. CO
North High Street
Columbus
W. L. Douglas
W. L
W. L. Douglas Shoe Co
Berocktos
Mass
Ainges
Deniers
Brighton
Brice
J. Brichton
Fairfield
B. B. Creei
Ken Batlanta
Gee
Wren
Mie
Piso
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