Joe's Dash at Poker in Albany Hotel
Albany Times reports Joe the Delavan House porter attempts poker with Senator Woodin and Senator McCarthy. Joe, paid about $100 weekly, fumbles under bets of up to $3,000 as Woodin and McCarthy push his limits. He finally quits after drawing a pair of deuces and losing control of the pot.
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McCarthy Iett
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Meat Bread Digesting Beef into Bread Says 19th Century Report
The article reports M Schenner Kestner experiments claiming fermentation dissolves meat in bread. Raw beef mixed with flour and yeast supposedly disappears during dough fermentation, with bread preserving meat for long periods. Variations include using salted lard, limited fat, and a meat to flour ratio not exceeding one half. Bread with veal noted for soup use.
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French Academy of Science
M. Scheurer-Kestner
Robert Morris Estate Settled after 74 Years of Probate
The Orphans Court has adjudicated the estate of Robert Morris, financier of the Revolution. Morris opposed the Declaration but signed it, issued notes totaling 1.5 million to fund the army, and died a wealthy man in 1806. His will left everything to his wife and children. after long unsettled probate, a 1853 agreement conveyed the property to Robert 5. Paschal in trust for...
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Orphans’ Court
Robert Morris
Morris
North American Land Company
Robert 5. Paschal
Trustees Finalizing Morris Estate Division Approval
The Morris heirs case notes transfer to John Moss in 1871 and the 1873 selection of Henry Phillips Jr as trustee. He filed accounts in the Orphans Court showing final distribution of $9,692.50 to the Heyburn estate and $9,693.49 to Robert Morris as next of kin, with the court now approving the report.
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Paschal
John Moss
Henry Phillips, Jr
Orphans’ Court
Heyburn
Robert Morris
Horseflesh as Food Sparks Revival Debate in Paris
The New York Times notes a revival push for hippophagy to aid the poor by offering cheaper meat. Paris leads with regulated horse slaughter, veterinary inspection, and menus masking horse with elaborate dishes. Authors say American adoption unlikely due to beef availability.
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Paris
Geoffroy St. Hilaire
Chevalines
Aloyan de
New York Times
The Dismal Swamp Health Legend Described by Explorer
A historical appraisal argues the Dismal Swamp is an elevated green timber region not a bog. It is a vast sponge that feeds five rivers and yields pure air and water, with juniper and cypress preserving timber in peat. The piece notes workers thrived there and locals claimed its waters as a tonic.
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Reddick
Virginia
Mountain
New Railroad Brake
M Hospitalier describes an automatic railroad brake using secondary batteries and Daniell cells. An electro magnet on the axle winds two chains with friction blocks to a drum, stopping a 13-car train at 73 kmh in 21 seconds and 215 meters.
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la Nature
M. Plante
Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup Promoted For Early Use
Advert describes Dr Bull's Baby Syrup as preventing serious sickness when used promptly at the onset. Notes price of 25 cents per bottle and targets parents of infants.
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Dr. Bull
Two Shaker-like brothers lawyers in one town
A man seeks a specific Podger lawyer but finds two brothers with the same name. They share wigs wives divorces and accusations of forgery. When asked who is more sensible the reply is that the more sensible is the speaker himself, jokingly admitting to being Bob’s partner.
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Bob
Mercy
Terry
Love that Glorifies the Humblest Man
A passenger recalls a sorrowful scene on a train near New Orleans. A man rides home with a dead baby in his arms, kissing the tiny fingers as he carries the child toward its grave, while fellow travelers pay little heed. The tale underscores human compassion amid indifference.
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Bundie
New Orleans
Catherine Cole
New Orleans Times
Tuscarora Sensation Ends After Shootout Over Marancy Pollard
The Virginia Chronicle reports a past Tuscarora feud involving Marancy Hughes Pollard a claimed female husband Samuel Pollard later Samrah. A shooting between Hughes’s brother C Hughes and Pollard on a wagon left no injuries and no arrests or court complaints recorded.
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Samuel Pollard
Marancy
Samuel
Sarah
Samrah
Pollard
C. Hughes
Hughes
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Virginia
Nev
Chronicle
Hamburg Drops Said to Avert Doctors for Liver Disease
A Sandusky letter claims Hamburg Drops cured a wife’s liver disease after costly medical care failed. A San Diego Texas teen’s suicide is linked to a father’s opposition to a marriage. The Portuguese seek plans for removing mouth obstructions at Oporto using the Captain’s jetty system. Malt Bitters advertised for faintness and digestive relief.
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Texas
Carr. Eaps
Douro
Oporto
St Jacobs Oil Endorsed In Peck's Run Ad Phrase
In Peck's Run an advertisement claims personal endorsement of St Jacobs Oil. The speaker states they will puff a potent medicine and that it provides instant relief for rheumatism and neuralgia.
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St. Jacobs Oil
India Tea Yield Reaches 70 Million Pounds This Year
The output this year is estimated at 70 million pounds, nearly double 1878 figures. Ten years ago production was under 14 million pounds, signaling rapid growth in tea cultivation and export.
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India
Miracle Cure Reported For Dropsy By Hunt's Remedy
Anthony Atwood a retired minister from Philadelphia testifies Hunt's Remedy cured his wife of dropsy after months of hopelessness. He says water reduced from her limb and system in forty eight hours and that all other means failed. Trial size offered at 75 cents.
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M. J. Church
North Seventeenth Street
Philadelphia
Hunt
Liver Invicorator Cure Ad by Dr. Sanrorn
An advertisement touts Dr. Sanrorn's Liver Invicorator as a universal remedy for bilious ailments. It claims direct action on the liver and offers a book address for orders at 162 Broadway New York.
Thirty Days Trial on Electro-Voltaic Belts
Marshall Michigan firm Voltaic Belt Co advertises Elec tro voltaic belts offered for afflicted individuals on a thirty days trial. Reading Pa ear surgeon Dr C I Shormaken promotes a free mail book on deafness and ear diseases with references. VEGETINE marketed as gentle tonic not stimulating. Other items include Withert’s Fever and Ague Tonic, Medetur for nerves, Lyon’s Heel Stiffeners, Frazer axle grease.
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Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
C. I. Shormaken
Reading
WELAIN'S VERMIFUGE BONBONS Announcement
Advertisement for a worm remedy claiming to cure female weakness and uterine disorders. Promises relief from falling of the womb inflammation and irregular menstruation. Invites readers to send a card for a pamphlet with treatment details and physician certificates. Sold by Howarth & Ballard in Urica New York at $1.50 per bottle.
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Atienta
Howarth & Ballard
Urica
N. Y
Houghton & Dutton
Tremont St
Boston
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Fiofmann’s Hop Pills Marketed as Fever Cure
An advertisement promotes FIOFMANN'S HOP PILLS described as a remedy for Fever and Ague Biliousness and Malaria poisoning of the blood. Package offers fifty pills for fifty cents and claims quick relief for these ailments.
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Fiofmann
Electrical Insects And Their Electric Shocks
The article describes insects with electric properties including the wheelbag reduvius serratus and reports by Major-General Davis and others of shocks transmitted to humans. Instances include beetles causing arm-to-elbow shocks and a large hairy caterpillar producing a brief loss of arm use, with medical concern noted.
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Spence
West Indies
Davis
Royal Artillery
Entomological Society
Yarrell
Lady de Grey
Grobz
South America
Blakeney
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Woman defends pug’s water cup revolt on Ohio train
Passengers aboard a railroad car in Ohio report a quarrel when a woman lets her pug drink from the water cooler’s tin cup. She argues her dog’s lips are cleaner than a tobacco-chewing man’s, who vows to whip any challenger but no one volunteers.
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Ohio
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