Portuguese Sailor Rescued from Shark-Infested Sea
A Portuguese crewman reports surviving days adrift in a dead calm when a small boat rafted in a shark-filled ocean. The man stood immobile on the raft as rescuers towed him to the ship, then sank fainting in the deck crew’s arms. He described weeks at sea and a perilous ordeal amid the sharks.
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Roy Eer
South America
Sany
Beatio Teho
Nonin
Tibesrahl
Hutmel
Sheenio
The Disabled sermon on duty in battlefield and garrison
Dr. Talmage frames The Disabled from first Samuel to praise those who stay by the stuff. He uses David’s mercy in returning spoils to wounded, aged, and homebound soldiers, arguing garrison duty earns equal reward to front-line action.
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Despetel
Wotehes
David
Lanmnockburn
Abrahim
Mtad
Pavel
Hissmen
Sandler
David Satates
Laoka
Troth Canmdoo
Pirates Haunt the Belle Isle Strait As Ships Plundered
Reports from the Belle Isle strait describe Canadian pirates raiding wrecked steamers to steal cargo and clothing. Captains from Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Labrador warn of armed schooners looting wrecks while authorities have yet to act.
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Strait of
Belle Isie
Pinner
Straits of
Delle Isie
Newfoundland
Gulf of St Lawrence
Euarone
Nesviaindland
Labrador
New Brunswiew
Ami Nova Scotia
Ostensilly
Saamison
Daly
Usly
Gulf
N.Y. Sun
Agricultural Hints on Winter Poultry House Planning
Diagram and perspective view urge readiness for a winter poultry house that keeps fowls warm when temperatures fall and egg prices rise. Planning is essential if a new building is to be constructed to balance economy with comfort.
Warm Winter Poultry House For Winter Fowl Comfort
A detailed guide on building a warm winter poultry house to secure steady lay and profit. It describes foundation, stone walls, earth banking, cement floors, winterproof woodwork, south facing windows, and a tight door to maximize warmth. Webb Donnell notes in the NY Tribune.
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Suelia
Smuts in Grains Findings from Montana Station
The Montana Experiment Station reports that stinking smut affects wheat only while loose smuts attack all small grains. Clean or properly treated seed prevents smut, yet nearby contaminated fields risk infection next season. Treatments include copper sulfate soak, hot water for wheat, and potassium sulfide immersion. each has tradeoffs on seed vitality and yield.
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Montana
Wholg and Right Way of Laying Tile
A guide from the American Agriculturist explains tile drain layout and pitch changes. It stresses starting design to allow gradual grade shifts so sediment does not deposit at the change point.
Poultry Raising Advice from Farmers' Voice
The article stresses attentive care for poultry to avoid losses from chilling and neglect. It urges sturdy housing with solid tax and fencing, warns beginners about ignoring incubation needs, and notes that quality eggs are essential for viable business prospects.
Getting Into Scrapes Now Used For Difficulties
An old saying traces to wild deer scrapes in English forests where holes dug by fore feet caused travelers to stumble. Cambridge students later adopted the phrase to describe people who get into various kinds of trouble.
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England
Cambridge
Chicago
Pink Pills Show Benefit in Local Vaccination Aftermath
In Meldrum avenue Detroit residents praise Dr Williams Pink Pills for the cure of neuralgia and fatigue after a daughter's smallpox vaccination left her weak. The report cites improved color, appetite, and strength after using Pink Pills, advertised as a remedy for numerous blood and nerve conditions. Sold by dealers or by mail from Schenectady New York at 50 cents a box or six for two dollars.
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Meldrum Avenue
Champlain Street
Detroit
Oisery
Williams
Dr. Williams
Medicine Go
Schenectady
N.Y
Cincinnati
Aavese
New York
Chicago
Ricago
Rete Sns
Baltimore Flour
Pamtly
Anne Cones
Indianapolis
Louisville
Peculiarity of Old Age Sparks Midnight Wanderings
A Chicago Times-iferald item notes that some elders rise multiple times at night, roam with lights on and search for the source of disturbances. The quip suggests night wanderings and slipping youth as signs of aging.
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Chicago Times
Iferald
No Malaria Claim Met With Witty Rebuttal
A suburban resident boasts no malaria in his area, then faces a friend’s sly question about why he drinks whiskey. The exchange is captured in a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph style anecdote showing a humorous social misstep. It also notes a quip about a man deceiving his girlfriend’s mother but not her father, attributed to Addison Gibbs.
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Bbeseers
Guinport
Wallece
Saibar
Jesus Christ
Uni Nearoy
Ross
Ailaar Enurches
Osrachtyan
Bae
Sean
Trey
Israel
Charles Wesley
Judement
John Wesley
Gudement
Charles Westley
Johan Wesley
Susannah Wesley
Mpnorth Rectory
Lincolnshire
Pittsburgh Chronicle Velegraph
Ayer
Beauty Restores Young Woman’s Disfigured Face in New York
A Chicago Chronicle report describes a young woman whose life altered after facial surgery in New York. An exaggerated nose and a large mole were corrected by painless operations aided by cocaine. she now attends social events and proves her identity to former friends.
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New York
Chicagoe Chroniuis
Piso's Cure for Consumption Promoted in testimonial
A yearly testimonial letter urges readers to use Piso's Cure for Consumption claiming it cured a woman and her husband, with references to cold, cough, and winter ailments. The text includes assorted ad-like lines and unrelated phrases from other sources.
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Pisy
Piso
Covington Advert: Patent Cures and Odd Sayings
An 1804 Covington Kentucky ad lists Piso's Cure for Consumption and Hale’s Horehound and Tar for coughs, Paulina L. Lorz address, and various patent remedies. It notes Dr. E R Lorz and Iger Scott St. and contains miscellaneous aphorisms about passion, beauty, and epistles.
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E.R. Lorz
Iger Scott
Covington, Ky
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Victoria
Montreal
the Journal
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U.S
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Beeston
Rinnowar
Tue Piso Company
Warren, Pa
Murs
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Dora
California Fig Syrup Co
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railwa
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Hale
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Private
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Donald Kennedy
Roxbury
Mass
Boston
Bedime
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Ys
Em. Lley
Atlanta, GA
ST. JA
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Compguhg
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Frutti
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Brooklyn
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Byorse Bros
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