Shrady on Grant's bravery under death and nerve
Dr George F Shrady editor of the Medical Record recalls General Grant's courage as death loomed. He cites cases of calm acceptance and nerve from war and hospital life, noting women can show strong nerve before surgery, and praising Grants fortitude and gentleness in his final hours.
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Grant
Shrady
George F. Shrady
Medical Record
Herald
Dr. Shrady
Gotty
Howes
General Grant
On The Fur Bear Islands Life Of Sealers
An excerpt from Captain Charles Bryant describes life among Sealers on Fur Bear Islands. It notes gradual societal civiliation, prudence, savings, debt patterns, and investor Share in Far Company. The text discusses wages, housing, food sources, clothing imports, and evolving dress practices among island workers.
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Charles Bryant
Fur Bear Islands
Jon
Far Company
Jaland
Old Muzzle Loaders In Mexico And Florida Hunters
A Yankee in Mexico notes three Mexican sportsmen with varied muzzle loading and percussion weapons. Florida correspondent James Ponce, called Jim, is a famed hunter in eastern Florida who still uses a muzzleloader and has bagged over one thousand deer and nearly four hundred bears. He imitates animal calls perfectly, often eliciting responses from forest dwellers.
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Mexico
Florida
St. Augustine
James Ponce
Jim
Ponce
Ponca
New Life Saving Belt Draws Nautical Attention
A newly patented lifesaving belt, just approved by the Berlin patent office, features a hollow waterproof girdle with an iron flask containing carbonic acid gas mixed with alcohol. The belt displaces water to support a wearer, with a side valve and automatic safety to fill with gas, offering buoyancy for ship crews in emergencies.
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Berlin
Cottres
Samoa
How to Look Pretty and Trust the Complexion
A vintage grooming piece promotes almond meal facial care and rosewater benzoic tonic, advising against overwashing and extreme temperatures. It argues a calm temper preserves wrinkles, and that beauty comes from mind and heart as well as skin, with practical tips about avoiding harsh routines.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ian
Cleopatra
Shakspeare
Casnv
Holmes
Milton
Eve
Grace Waale
Why Should a Woman with Pretty Hands Cover Them Up
A column questions why women with attractive hands should hide them with gloves. It cites Mrs. Cleveland's informal guest receptions, contrasts bare arms with sleeved dresses, and shares an anecdote of a young woman who prefers bare hands to gloves to preserve beauty, arguing gloves mar rather than enhance natural grace.
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Sitka
St. Paul
Brent
Osrica
Cleveland
Hye
Mystery of the Mojave Desert Encounter
A Calaveras or San Francisco Chronic report recounts a strange sighting along the Mojave frontier. Engineer Spencer reports a naked, tanned man with long black hair and beard crossing the tracks near mile post 672, then vanishing into the hills as a search party later found bare footprints.
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San Bernardino
Colorado River
Inyopouukpi
San Diego County
Mojave Desert
Spencer
Io Lavie
Tha ‘Ahaa
Fitzgerald
Spancer
Madlin
Uoxart
Death Valley
Here
Mano
Conductor Wild
Siburia
Drei
Taking the Big Horn from the Rocky Mountains
A traveler recounts photographing three Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in Colorado. The hunter narrates the nervous thrill of lens setup amid gale winds, fleeing sightseers, and a dramatic standoff before the herd finally moves away, leaving captured but imperfect plates and memories.
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Colorado
Rocky Mountain
English Readers and Ours No Easy Equal Test for Tastes
A historical newspaper excerpt compares Anglo American book markets, noting Darwin biographies, Green’s History, Bancroft, McMaster, and Hildreth sales to gauge intellectual taste. It cites Grant memoirs as an exceptional case and argues for apples to apples comparison of historical literature demand. It also recounts a San Francisco Chinese immigrant tale of Allman, his loss of language, and citizenship difficulties.
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North American Review
Charles Darwin
England
Francis Darwin
United States
Green
Higginson
Grant
Bancroft
McMaster
Hildreth
California
San Francisco
Joseph Allman
San Leandro
Allman
China
Te Venta
Atauslaane
Bogus English Coin Falsification Intensifies
The passage describes widespread counterfeit coinage and clipping by Bagllah, noting growing extent and danger in accepting coins. It highlights doubts about coin authenticity and safety of交易.
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Bagllah
Long Odds and Oddities From 19th Century Pages
A survey of miscellaneous notes and curios from an old newspaper: auctions of a painting for 40000, masts to vanish in ships, pensions for generals, a dog’s death over steak versus leather, a Parisian interviewing service, Andrew Carnegie’s wealth, fish floods in Florida waters, Italian princes seeks a wife, hydraulic steel boats, Transvaal gold rush, a Minnesota farmer’s day, Romney portrait insured for 2500 yet sold for 40000, a Lincolnville will restricting liquor, Swiss watch for the blind, Okefenokee swamp creatures, Medical Lake’s water lather, London fire statistics, a Digger marriage in Montana, Lamb’s grave visit, new Homer mineral, and a Cincinnati will with odd clauses.
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Feashi
Thomas J. Jackson
Stonewall
Jack
Mexico
Philadelphia
John McWilliams
Nebraska
Andrew Carnegie
Ochlahatchea
Florida
Prince of
Naples
Italy
England
Transvaal
Romney
London
Lincolnville
James A. Snow
James W
Fred Allen Spow
Okefenokee
Georgia
Washington
Medical Lake
Spokane Falls
London Fire Department
Butte County
Mont
Oregon
Ginny
Glass
J.P
Benjamin Ellis Martin
Edmonton
Charles Lamb
Sergtoe
Homer
Cincinnati
Iam Bot AL Seo
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Armmnition
Australia
Roberus Schwab
Bradford
Fae
Mojave
Bogos Engtish
Lenks
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