Mules export ban and Irish family murder details
The Drogheda notes report Turkey denying mule exports to Egypt, with Lord Dufferin protesting treaty rights. It also covers the Joyce family murder in Ireland, noting an elderly woman killed and several children wounded, with disguises suspected. London dispatches describe Port Said and Ismailia occupations, Tel el Kebir actions, and Wolseley's coordination with De Lesseps as the campaign intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cons TanrinorLre
Porte
Turkey
Egypt
Lord Dufferin
Ireland
Joyce
Renewed Attacks on Jews Reported in Poland
Warsaw reports renewed outrages against Jews in the interior of Poland. The assailants were encouraged by official apathy, marking a troubling escalation in anti Jewish violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Egyptians enlist 9000 Albanians for quarantine duties
Alexandria reports 9000 Albanian troops enlisted for service in quarantine and other departments amid fears native troops cannot be trusted. Bedouin threats prompt a blockade at the Egyptian coast near Suez. Incidents describe Wolseley’s forces repelling attacks as water and food ran short. Cholera in Asia surges in a Philippine province amid declining European deaths. Madrid cabinet vows to follow other powers on the Suez canal question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Moses
Suez
London
Hong Kong
Phillippine
St Jacobs Oil Endorsement From Chicago Catholic Paper
A Chicago Catholic publication lauds St Jacobs Oil, praising its merit and recommending it to readers amid favorable notes from the Western Catholic press.
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St. Jacobs
Chicago (l
Double Time Keeping Patented by John D Trenor of New York
An inventor, Mrs John D Trenor of New York, patents a timepiece device allowing two distinct times to be kept on a single watch without moving the main hands. The design uses two independently movable dials inside the fixed dial, with inner hour and outer minute scales. Tiny wheels near the bezel align the dials to show opposite times, enabling recording of engagements and varied uses.
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John‘d
D. Trenor
New York
Tony Pastor Credits St Jacobs Oil For Rheumatic Pain Cure
The New York newspaper notes Tony Pastor claiming relief from rheumatic pains after using St Jacobs Oil. He lauds its efficacy and endorses the remedy.
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New York Ever Evening Telegram
Tony Pastor
St. Jacobs Oil
Mme Nilsson Faces Dreadful Age Intrigue Tale
An English journal reports Mme Nilsson at thirty nine feels dread and disillusionment. It recounts a ball in America where two Tammany millionaires offered large sums for a kiss, she replying that a kiss costs a hundred dollars and she could accept payment on her terms. Her purse soon filled with banknotes.
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Enlish
Mme. Nilsson
Amerie
Christina
Frontier Manners and Western Hostility Observed
A travel narrative depicts frontier life in Kurtzville and surrounding areas. A Bozeman waiter displays condescension toward guests while locals crowd a wayside inn where liquor costs a quarter. A New York gent endures a rough saloon standoff before fleeing back to the stagecoach.
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Western Territories
Bozeman
Kurtzville
New York
Tenderfoot
Sugar and Butter Stone Swindle in Hudson Town
A farmer's wife accuses a storekeeper of short weight after finding a three pound stone in six pounds of sugar. The proprietor explains a three pound stone slipped in the crack while weighing eight pounds of butter, noting aging eyesight may be involved. The tale ends with the wife seeking hooks and eyes and shirt buttons in exchange for eggs.
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Wall Street
Hudson
Why They Ran and a Bull Run Anecdote
Ex President Fillmore’s European visit is recalled in Col Ramsey’s Recollections. In Barcelona the American consul asks why the army ran from Bull Run. He explains a telegram about a vacant New York post office appointment caused officers to bolt, seeking the job.
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Fillmore
Europe
Col. Ramsey
Barcelona
Bull Run
United States
Army
New York
Willing Hands And Willing Hearts
An 19th century domestic column extols devoted wives aiding invalid husbands with care and prayer. It promotes Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Barsaparilla as the cure for female complaints and a strengthen for the female system, urging readers to request it if unavailable.
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Hce
Guysett
Ancient Idol Found Near Carthage Tennessee
Discovery in Carthage reveals a carved Indian idol of yellow sandstone six teen inches tall with oriental posture and crossed legs. Found by Mr Carro Gibbs while plowing, the artifact bears the mark 1619 on its back and is now in W E Meyer’s collection along with an agate mortar weighing twenty five pounds.
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Carthage
Tennessee
Carro! Gibbs
W. E. Meyer
Queen of Female Medicines Named in Doctor’s Claim
A female physician extols Dr. Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a cure for languor debility irregularities and general weakness calling it the queen of female medicines.
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Guysett
Paris detectives monitor legislators in German Parliament
Private detectives kept watch in corridors and waiting rooms to track socialistic members. The Reichstag reportedly bans their admission though they may still sit in the reporters' gallery. A Western breeder quips that the fly harms short-wooled shoes more than long-wooled.
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Paris d
Reichtag
Timeline and Rise of the Suez Canal
A compact sketch notes the 1869 completion under Ismail Pasha, Egypt’s 1860s bankruptcy leading to English purchase of half the stock, and the canal’s 100 mile, locks-free layout. It tracks capital, land held, and port towns Port Said and Suez, plus rising traffic from 1870 to 1881 and tolls paid per ton as a time and cost saver for Europe to the Far East trade.
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Suez Canal
Ismail Pasha
Egypt
Khedive
England
Canal Company
Mediterranean
Port Said
Red Sea
Suez
Europe
Far East
India
China
Japan
Cape of Good Hope
Weight of Gold and Vanderbilt Wealth
A million dollars in gold coins weighs one and two thirds tons while silver coins would total twenty six and three quarters tons and nickels would reach 100 tons. The note cites Mr. Vanderbilt at two hundred million dollars and imagines carrying that wealth in five cent pieces would require many of his cars and engines to haul it.
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Vanderbilt
Dr. Pierce
Port Jackson
Redding
Russia
Ohio
Carter
Chronic Laryngitis and Dr Wolfe’s Cure Advice
Chronic laryngitis described as a common, voice harming ailment linked to nasal throat catarrh and overuse. Details its progression from mild hoarseness to possible ulceration and voice loss, with treatment focusing on internal laryngeal applications and soothing washes.
Suit Rejection Sparks Tragic Self Inflicted Firearm Death
A Newark area youth in New Jersey shot himself after his Indy suit was rejected. The incident links the self harm to the fashion snub, with observers noting the sartorial taste in the Oscar Wilde style suit.
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New Jersey
Indy
Oscar Wilde
Thomas Electric Oil Promises Cures and Remedies
A periodical ad style testimonial extols Thomas Electric Oil and Oil UI as cures for quinsy hoarseness deafness earache and catarrh with claims it can treat dipping and rheumatic pains. It advocates sniffing technique and touts other products and agents including works for girls and iron pills. Mentions regional agents in Des Moines Iowa and markets in Chicago and St. Louis with price notes.
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Quinsy
Thomas' Electric
Thomas
Thomas Electric UI
Thomas Electric
E. F. Crang
Corry
Miseetite Nk Sabet
Lyon
Carter
Colorful remedies and ads from 1882 trade pages
A collage of product pitches and humorous quips includes dye colors, GLENN's SULPHUR BOAT for disinfection, Hull's HAIR AND WHISKER Dyes, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Medical colleges in Kansas City advertise, with dates for terms and contact details.
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Glenn
Hull
Rick
C. W. Benson
Baltimore
Low Countries
Elizabeth
Lydia E. Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Brown
Fogg
Barnum
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Eastern Telegraph Company
Admiral Seymour
Garnet Wolseley
Ismalia
Nefick
Gatile
Sea Gulf
Shaluf
Wolseley
Duke of Argyle
Price of Lincoln
Montreal
DE Lesseps
Sir Garnett Wolseley
Woleseley
Dublin
Witners
Aboukir
Rucdi Pasha
Secehkar Pasha
Arabi Pasha
Port Sam
Ismailia
Arabi
Tel-el-Kebir
Ismaila
Duke of Connaught
Ramses
War Office
Austria
Vienna
Gross Beskered
Hungary
Magfar
Magtar
Mayata
Herbert Spencer
Ben. F. Butler
Massachusetts
Madagascar
Mr. McGillicuddy
Pine
Ridge
Vennor
Lower Lakes
Atlantic
Naval Observatory
Washington
Aaabi Bey
Illinois
Chas. McMahon
Mt. Pulaski
Gov. Cullom
Waverly
Neb
St. Joseph
H. B. Donnelly
Wm. Toole
Donnelly
Toole
Tm. Settere
Vas
lIsmaLta
sAugust
Asia
Tennes
Dr. N. B. Wolfe
Wolfe
Cincinnati
United
Smith Street
Cinccinsau
France
Mirabeau
National Assembly
Pierce
Ira Mulholland
Albany, N. Y
Fowler & Wells
Grrls
Sith Markets
Omaha
SuHerp
Lexans
ATS
Chicago
Louis
Rene
Wells
Jersey City
N.J
H. T
St. Paul
Pioneer Press
Tourgee
Texas
New York City
GD Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Grand Union Hotel
University of Mississippi At Oxford
Kansas City Medical College
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New West
Colege
the Sisters of St. Joseph
City Hospital
E. W. Schauffleer
Kansas City
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington Vt
Irbusul
Metropolitan Hotel
Cor
Douglas Bates
R. Dorn
Estern Horse and ‘Cattle Insurance Co
Chaucer
Edward
Madame Arie Fountaine
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Metrépattern
Douglas
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Gilead
Grai
C. Wesrg
Willsen
Johnson & Merly
Boston
Manas
formanKor
Omana
Pinkarms
Inet
King
Tayo
Dar
Lena
Meilson
Segret
Adelan
Nei
Bette
Ory
Mme
Gray
Dumas
Wort
Furnit
Nebraska
Charles Shiver
Dleman
Errate
Magneto Arenas Street
Lil Johnson
North Sds
Freir Charles Sibt
MONTI
Tegsaut Gsoe W. Zieoler & CO Bary
Chicit Jowa City
Tias
Usines Wa To Ltda Rldgesay
Lila
Cathy
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