Peculiar trades and peril in a string of city incidents
In Wilkes Barre a man traded his wife for a pipe at a saloon before a crowd. A miner later bought the wife on installment but she resisted. An Indiana case links kissing to diphtheria contagion. A man’s sneeze drove his eye from its socket, and two girls escaped a bull by climbing a tree. A Missouri wedding ends with a hairpin assault and a fistfight.
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Wilkesbarre
Joseph Rothstein
Stanley Maklinsky
William Krokinosky
Empire Mine
Maklinsky
Krokinosky
Krokinsky
Harry
Indiana State Board of Health
Indianapolis
Bartholomew County
Harty
Mayor Pearson shoots hawks after hunting in Washington county
Six-Mayor Pearson of Allegheny returns from a hunt where he wounded a hawk with a steady shot. The bird attacked him and Frank Robinson, ripping flesh from the mayor’s hand and Robinson’s finger before the hawk was killed. Pearson keeps the two birds as trophies and notes hawks havoc on nearby farms.
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Pearson
Allegheny
Washington County
Mgr. Pearson
Mr. Pearson
Napoleon's Heart Found Hidden in Rat Hole
The dispatch recounts Napoleon Bonaparte's heart, intended to be buried in Europe, being found in a rat hole after the embalming, when a blood trail led investigators to the concealed heart stuffed in the hole. The British authorities had refused to authorize burial in France.
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Napoleon
Europe
Seine
Mme. Bertrand
France
Vittsburg Dispatch
Four Philadelphia riggers trapped on Hristo waterworks standpipe
Four Philadelphia riggers became stranded atop a new standpipe at the Hristo waterworks after their scaffold failed. One climber slid down a rope to safety while the other three remained perched for hours. Dinner was hoisted up by pulley as they awaited rescue. at dusk a block and tackle lowered them safely.
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Violet
Louise Jordan
Groton
Philadelphia
Hristo
Deathspeaker's Prose Reveals Washington's Nurse Story
A crone defies Death with sly humor claiming to be the slave who nursed Washington. The dialogue hints at fate and memory in a dark folklore tone, blending ominous invitation with a claim of historic nursing service.
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Death
the Crone
Washington
Beauty and the Beast Puma Pet Causes Philadelphia Excitement
Miss Ethel Curzon, 15, travels with her pet puma Damon from La Pampa, Argentina to Philadelphia with Captain Henry F. Curzon. The animals cage is moved in the baggage car. Damon saved Ethel during a chase when her pony threw her into a hidden hole, injuring her leg as rescuers search.
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Hemisphere
Ethel Curzon
Henry F. Curzon
Her Majesty
Damon
Pampas
South America
la Pampa
Curzon
Philadelphia
Papa
Miss Ethel
Pennsylvania
Puma and daughter bond after dramatic jaguar clash
In Saladillo Argentina a narrator recounts lifelong affection for a puma named Damon and describes a perilous night when his daughter Ethel rode with hunters. A jaguar attacked. the puma battled the jaguar, was wounded, then protected Ethel, allowing her to stroke his fur as they formed an unlikely bond.
Rising Young Man in Street Car Wins Woman's Admiration
A concise social vignette notes a woman who appreciates a well dressed rising young man seen aboard a street car, highlighting urban flirtation and mid century streetcar charm.
A Magic Island and Christmas Stories in Frank Leslie’s Monthly
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly December issue showcases A Magic Island by Batriz B de Lana on the California cat skins and a profusely illustrated series on American universities by Herbert Crombie Howe. Maj Gen C O Howard discusses Robert E Lee with the last Confederate portrait among illustrations.
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Frank Westie
Frank Leslie
Batriz B. de Lana
Catalinas
California
Cornell University
Herbert Crombie Howe
C. O. Howard
Robert E. Lee
Lawrence Mendenhall
Margaret E. Sangster
Rhine
Battle Abbey
South
New York
Freezing Air Demonstrated by James Dewar in London
The article explains how Prof James Dewar froze air to make it solid like ice. Gases are compressed to liquids then released, with pressures near two thousand psi and temperatures down to 145 below zero. Expensive experiments show promise for future practical methods.
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James Dewar
London
Cheap Excursions to the West and Northwest
On December 1 and 15, 1896, the Chicago and North Western Railway will sell excursion tickets to many west north and northwest points. For full information contact connecting line ticket agents or W B Kniskern general passenger and ticket agent Chicago Illinois.
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North- Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Northwest
W. B. Kniskern
Chicago
Santa Fe Roof California Limited Luxurious Chicago Service
Santa Fe Roof California Limited leaves Chicago Wednesdays and Saturdays at 6 p m reaching Los Angeles in 72 hours and San Diego in 76 hours. Returns California Mondays and Thursdays. Features superb vestibuled Pullman palace sleepers buffet dining car and dining options. An express runs daily from Chicago 10 25 p m to Los Angeles San Diego and San Francisco. Inquiries to G T Nicholson Great Northern Building Chicago.
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Santa Fe
California Limited
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Diego
California
Marble likeness through plaster bath technique
Describes a process to make plaster figures resemble marble by boiling water with curd soap and white beeswax, dipping the figure in the solution, drying, and finishing with a soft flame to achieve a glossy surface.
Important Difference in Belief About Disease Cleansing
The piece argues some deny illness exists and seek cleansing of the system. It touts Syrup of Pigs as an easily curative positive condition offered by the California Pig Syrup Company and sold by all druggists.
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California Pig Syrup Company
Bod
Kay Mondical Co
Omaha
Wheat yield in France improves with soil care and fertilizer use
The article notes French wheat yield at seven ten bushels per acre due to soil cultivation and heavy use of guano and other fertilizers. It also mentions medical claims for a digestive aid and cautions about theater entry age in Belgium. A quoted ad promises a cure for dyspepsia and other products are referenced.
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France
Ginger Wafers Recipe Step by Step
Cream a quarter pound butter with brown sugar then add ground ginger lemon zest and juice. Stir in flour and a pint of golden syrup until smooth. Butter pans thinly and bake briskly. Partially bake then roll into tiny cylinders and return to bake until crisp.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Are You Going to Plortan
An old travel notice directed to Florida and southern points, listing agents J C Tucker General Northern Agent and H W Sparks Traveling Passenger Agent at 204 Clark St Chicago for rates time ecards and descriptive matter.
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Plortan
Florida
J.C. Tucker
General Northern
H.W. Sparks
Clark St
Chicago
Tragic Fall In Grave At Homestead Ends Life Of Blanche Bair
Blanche Bair aged 16 fell into the grave of her friend Nellie Chapman at Homestead Pennsylvania and was fatally injured. The accident occurred during a burial service at the local cemetery.
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Blanche Bair
Nellie Chapman
Homestead
Quotations on Poetry and Science Mentioned in Passing
The fragment notes poets utter wise things they may not understand. It references Casearets stimulating liver kidneys and bowels with a claim of never sicken or weaken. It also states there are now 1,690 colleges in America.
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America
Oldest and Best Cough Balsam Promises Quick Cold Cure
Coe's Cough Balsam is promoted as the oldest and best remedy that breaks up a cold quickly. An ad quotes Mrs. J. Nichols of Princeton Indiana praising Piso's Cure for Consumption for lung trouble. The ad also touts Cascarets as a 10 cent liver and bowel regulator amid general reflective lines on law and customs.
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Coe
J. Nichols
Princeton, Ind
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