Tramp Saves Engineer's Child On Neglected Line
On a cold Sunday, John Lathrop the engineer faces a perilous rescue as a tramp, welcomed aboard for warmth, later saves Lathrop’s son from the path of a speeding train. The stranger risks his life, pulling the boy to safety before the locomotive destroys the culvert. The family honors the unnamed rescuer who shares in their gratitude.
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Ninty-nine
Carstit
John Lathrop
Napa
John
Roy Yan
Aellow
Canada
John Aero
Brotherhood
Equestrienne
Polar Bear
North Pole
Jack
Wade
Story of the Famous Diamond's Arc From Idol Eye to Imperial Sceptre
An Armenian merchant family links the famous diamond now in Russia to an idol eye in a temple near Trichinopoli. The gem passed from a French renegade to Persian territories, was hidden in a leg wound, and sold to Catherine the Great for a fraction of its eventual value. Count Orlov bought it in Amsterdam for Russia, with Lazarev gaining wealth and status. descendants include Loris Melikov and Delianov.
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London ‘Times
Russia
St. Petersburg
Trichinopoli
Persia
India
Shafras
Catherine the Great
Armenia
Orchburn
Cathine
Amsterdam
Count Orley
Count Orlov
Lazarev
Oural
Bessarabia
Loris Melikov
Interior
Delianov
Lazarey
Nativity of the Beet and Aphorisms Chronicle
A historical note traces the beet from the Tagus shores to early garden cultivation for its foliage and roots, noting two centuries before it was deemed edible. The Philadelphia Herald echoes aphorisms about honesty, drinking, and rhetoric, while a fragment reflects on perception and discovery in common truths.
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Tagus
Justice or Injustice in Mason Counterfeiting Tale
A Philadelphia Record account recounts George Albert Mason, a former Auburn prisoner and alleged counterfeiter now in Washington with a bogus claim. He describes his wartime recruitment as a treasury agent and his pursuit of Macartney, his capture attempt in St. Louis, and a violent encounter that led to arrest. Mason accuses Elmer Washburne of engineering his conviction, while Washburne works as a Chicago banker.
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Philadelphia Record
George Albert Mason
Treasury Secret Service
Mason
Auburn Penitentiary
Washington
Folger
Pete’ Acartney
Macartney
Secret Service
St. Louis
Pete
United States
Parley
Elmer Washburne
Auburn
Chicago
Market Prices Across Omaha Chicago and St Louis
The Omaha market lists wheat at 98 cents per bushel, corn 51 cents, oats 34.4 cents, pork 13.75 per barrel, lard 8.18, with assorted fruits and dairy prices. Chicago quotes wheat 98 cents, corn 51 cents, oats 34.4 cents, pork 13.75, lard 8.18, hogs 50 to 130, cattle exports 570.90. St Louis shows wheat 1.05-1.06, corn 44 to 153 cents, oats 4 to 5 cents, cattle exports 375 5 90, sugar 3 b0 to 4 75.
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Chicago
Nebraskas
ST. Louis
Staying Qualities of a Cow and Calf Rearing Advice
The article discusses how long a young heifer remains in milk after her first calf as a measure of staying qualities. It argues fall calving, good winter ensilage, and spring calving to avoid early dry periods, then contrasts cautious foresight with a public temperament of humor curiosity and self importance.
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Alee
The Danger of Over-Exertion in a Waterloo Man
A Waterloo resident Dr A W McNames recalls a youth of strength that led to illness and partial paralysis after an attempted heavy lift. He recounts consultations with six physicians, a Bright's disease diagnosis, and later recovery after using Warner's Safe Cure. He attributes his return to health and renewed strength to the remedy and warns against overexertion.
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Waterloo N. Y
A. W McNames
Waterloo
Bright
John L. Clark
Vvarner
Vance
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Warner
Home Workshop Tip on Staining Wood
A noted method recommends Brunswick black thinned with turpentine to a suitable tone for light wood, then adding about one twentieth its bulk of varnish. The mixture is described as drying hard and taking varnish well.
Spontaneous Fires and Curious Nuisances Featured
A fragmentary miscellany notes how wasp nests can ignite due to chemical action of wax. It also mentions haystack fires of unknown origin possibly caused by such nests and cites assorted odds and ends about medicines, music calendars, jokes, and fashion quirks.
A Splendid Remedy for Lung Diseases
An old advertisement page praises Dr Robt Newton and Dr Wm Wall's Balgain as a universal lung remedy and cure for consumption. It lists other health products, household tips, and misc notes from the era, including patent cures, pest remedies, and patent medicines.
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Robt. Newton
The
Eclectic College of New York
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wm. Wall
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Woodstock
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Philadelphia Herald
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Marshall, Mich
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W. EK. Grifford
Bothwell
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Peshtiga
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History of
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Perry Davis
New England Conservatory of Music
E. Tounsen
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Boston
Mass
Boston Courier
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Elgin
Ill
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Nature
Brown
Lyon
Hale
Pike
McClellan
J. P. Alien
St. Paul
Minn
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Binghamton, N.Y
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Murray & Waker
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National Fur
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Narness
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Spavin Cure CO
Sudbury $1
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Richmond Med. Co
Prop
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Mours Educational
Wolfe
Maal
Peace
Wilpp
Yane
Reyeeeen
Bey
Arter
F . Saat
Joseph Gilbi
Steel Pem
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