Memorial Day observances and notable society items
The piece notes Memorial Day ceremonies in northern cities and recalls Civil War memories. It reports Annie Ralston James’s return to Missouri and her claims about Frank James, along with rumors of surrender attempts. It covers a Vanderbilt will contest, a Guiteau suggestion, and rapid Union Pacific train speeds. Various crime, robbery, and public notices follow, including a Leadville double murder, a lion cage incident, pardon discussions, and a Burlington jewelry heist with ensuing searches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cincinnati
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Frank James
Missouri
Annie Ralston James
Rouber
Annie Ralston
Jackson County
Samuel Ralston
Chicago & Alton Road
St. Louis
Zerelda Samuels
Jesse James
Allen Palmer
Arsas City
Timberlake
H. H. Craig
Kansas City
Trac
Gov Crittenden to Pardon Frank James in St Louis Interview
Reports from the St Louis Post Dispatch say Governor Crittenden met in St Louis to discuss a possible pardon for Frank James. James’s friends seek pardons from Texas and Minnesota where he also faces charges. Indictments cited against Lincoln custom house custodian Hull and a brutal Joliet strike clash injuring several workers and Judge Pillsbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mra. Samuels
Mra
Frank James
Kansas City
Gov. Crittenden
Trgany
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Crittenden
James
Texas
Minnesota
Four Peace Measures Amid War Cabinet Shuffle
Arabi Bey becomes minister of war in the khedive's cabinet described as a peace move, provoking strong protests for reinstatement. Cairo reports a severe panic at Alexandria with Europeans fleeing in crowds and vulnerable women taken aboard ships to escape soldiers. Fairwood of Liverpool urges American cooperation to counter fenians, urging distinct organization from Irish nationalists. Garibaldi dies as Italy honors the veteran leader, while Davitt and Dillon plan travel to America to promote the land league agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabi Bey
Khedive
Fairwood
Liverpool
London Times
Ireland
America
England
Garibaldi
Editor Praises St Jacobs Oil In Personal Rheumatic Testimony
Mr Ernest editor of Fall River Sun recalls suffering rheumatic pains and tests St Jacobs Oil. He buys a bottle for fifty cents and reports the screw wrench pains disappear after using less than half the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest
Fall River
Mass
Sun
St. Jacobs Oil
Sweets to the Sweet Exchange Amid Roses
Verse dialogue centers on a suitor offering a flower and a kiss as a playful bargain. The heroine questions the price of affection and the narrow line between romance and exchange, noting the bounds of male conceit.
Longfellow as Scholar and Gentle Leader in Cambridge
A reminiscence of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow depicting him as a middle sized, cheerful, scholarly professor who taught in a parlor setting at Harvard in 1840. The piece praises his kindness, breadth of reading, translations, and humane demeanor toward students while noting his dignified, nonjocose manner and welcoming library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner Street
Longfellow
Harvard College
Outre-Mer
Hyperion
Frithiof
Europe
Germany
France
Spain
Italy
William of Malmesbury
Bede
Turner
Fiechier
Cambridge
Illiam Dempster
United States
Enid
Snmson
Soap making ledge found in San Benito County
A discovery in San Benito County California describes sandy soapy clay that softens when molded and air dried into a hard soap suitable for washing hands and face or polishing silverware. The piece notes glucose production decline in the West and argues glucose in syrup and confectionery is cane derived, suggesting corn based glucose as whiskey replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Benito Co
California
West
Fragmented Thought on Religion and Waters in Parable Form
The text critiques spreading religion abroad and implies restraint in gathering waters into a heap by freezing them first. It contrasts cautious handling with expansive, perhaps reckless, dissemination of faith and the resulting flow of power.
Palpable contrasts in wealth and poverty in a terse aphorism
A compact saying contrasts the fate of a poor man with a rich man, implying limits on salvage or redemption for both, and leaving the exact meaning open to interpretation. The fragment hints at social disparity without concrete events or sources.
Unreliable Patent Remedy Peddler Promotes Cure All Tonic
Quack advertises Dr Quysett’s Yellow Porker and Sareaparila claiming to cure consumption and restore health. The ad warns a single bottle proves merit and promises restoration of organs and vitality, with no real medical basis.
The Luxury of Giving and Its Rewards
A moral meditation on generosity praising direct gifts to schools hospitals and gospel causes. It cites examples like Mr Airth Mrs Stone and Mr Seney and argues true wealth lies in tangible giving rather than leaving gifts to a will. It emphasizes the joy grows with continued liberal acts and questions rich donors who avoid real giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Airth
Britain
Stone
Malden
Mass
Seney
Brooklyn
Falmouth Man Credits Dr Guysett’s Cure for Health Boost
Mr Clemens Knowlton of Falmouth Kentucky states he was an invalid with a complex illness that weakened his brain and nerves. He says a bottle of Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla restored tone and strength and cleared impurities from his blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Clemens Knowlton
Falmouth
Dr. Guysett
Toru Dutt at 21 a multilingual literary prodigy
Pall Mall Gazette reviews Toru Dutt born 1856 in Calcutta who died in August 1877 at age 21. She mastered four languages and left a French novel, translations, and Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hin dustan. Gosse as English reviewer praising a young genius cut short by early death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
Toru Dutt
Calcutta
Hindustan
Gosse
Mr. Gosse
Majory Fleming
Europe
Toru
World’s Dispensary Adverts and Historical Quips
An OCR fragment promotes Hop Bitters for kidney and urinary issues, mentions Theodora rising to Roman throne, notes Gibbon’s account, and claims success for cancers with advice from the Buffalo Buffalo address. Includes a quote about an American servant wearing a veil and a note on Mrs. Scott-Siddons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justinian
Theodora
Gibbon
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Advertisements for Medicines and Remedies
A collage of patent medicine pitches and medical endorsements. Dr Benson's Celery and Chamomile Pills promise restoration for paralysis. Mentions of Drs Dickerson Stark Kansas City Surgical Institute. Various tonics and remedies for headaches digestion and weakness. Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compounds and Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar are advertised alongside Worm Cakes and Uncle Sam’s products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam F. Scott
Eng
Dickerson and
Stark
Kansas City
Lydia E. Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Hosea Ballou
Hale
Horace
Gertrude van Hoenen
McCumb
England
Uncle Sam
Eilerts
Jaques
Harness Makera
Medical ad and literary snippets from 19th century page
An assortment of medical advertisements touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and lung tonic superior to cod liver oil, Carter remedies for dyspepsia and nerves, Diamond Dyes for fabric coloring, Brown's Pepsin Tonic for dyspepsia, and quotes reflecting literary observations about Emerson Thoreau and Hawthorne, all urging patent medicines and tonics for various ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Womp
Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Fires and Luge Files Rosters and Rodents Cleanup
An odd assemblage of phrases notes pests such as roaches ants rats mice gophers chipmunks and a product Rough on Rats. The excerpt also contrasts conventional teaching with self taught knowledge highlighting a belief that self-taught learning nourishes the mind more than formal instruction.
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Alexandria
Amerions
Betis
NEWS
Vanderbilt
Berger
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt
Cornelius J
Geo. N. Terry
Cornelius
Terry
Guiteau
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Union Pacific
Denver
Kansas Division
Cheyenne
Ogden
San Francisco
Overland Express
Omaha
Tames Wise
Leadville
Robert Barbamass
D. W. Felager
Cason
Feisger
Feleger
Third Street
Barbamass
Barbamans
Lansing
Mich
Burlington
G. H. Walden
Jefferson Street
Walden
Cedar Rapids
Mediapolis
Alex. Adams
Decatur, II
Baxter Springs
Kan
Hull
Lincoln
Neb.) Custom House
Joliet
Pills
Jefferson City
Hair
Bendit
Retieren Younger
Oregoe
N. Y. Herald
Cairo
Garitaldi
Dennis
Davitt and
Dillon
Atlantic
R. Frothingham
Col
C. W. Herbert
Forest Park
St. Louis, Mo
Jacobs
The
Louis Post-Dispatch
Bright
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Louisville
Tony
Swift
Brown
Lyon
M.P
Carter
Koran
Mr. Emerson
Sleepy Hollow
Henry D. Thoreau
Hawthorne
Amos Lawrence
J.J. Dewey
Fairfax
W. H. Vanderbilt
Baroness de Rothschild
Redding
Russia
Commercial
Baarley
Arley
T. Louis
Foote
Pata
Jersey City
N.J
Sena
Wells
Jerse
London Lancet
London World
Messler & Baumann
Western Newspaper Union
Neb
St. Charles Hotel
Harney Street
Sr. Jacobs
Tramway
Galveston
Tex
Daily Journal
Trun
J. B. Frency
Nebraska
Amy Uubhay
Andy
Jia
IS. Lydia E. Pinkham
Lyre
Tee
Lydia E. Pinxham
Lydia E. Pinedam
Lydia E. Pinkhay
Woodward, Faxon & CO
Agenta
T. Felex Gouraud
Gouraud
B.T. Gouraud
H Payne
Theo Aus Staer
Rtuy Sead
Iustrarad
Parsons
Tore
Johnson & Co
Boston
Vane Fe Merty Usugor
Boon Free
Adanomis & Loomis & Nym
HO Gents
Tiffin
Ohto
Tig
Chicago Tlerald
HE Ensions
REALD
Funy
Corre
Econdenon
B. Stevens Co
Eye
Clevecasd Oo Ciicacd
Dennorn Mig
Ameca
Grea
Nates
Atlon
Bunker
Kans
City
Ashalltown
Lows
Schoo
Woolrich& GO
Bendia
Teware Machine Company
Newark
Oats
Potenta A
Ealy
Chicago Weekly Herald
Fiat
Frank W. Palmer
Inter-Ocean
Manet
Anistman
Taylor CO
Mansfiek
Sterald
Zlegler & CO
F. Adams St
Jana More
Kk Ent
Leprine Carriage CO
Tooviterys
CeAaleque
Sven
Ontatemwe
W. Ingiass & Co
Masa
Tradine
Ladies of the
White House
ITV
Pacul
Charles Shiverick
Lave
Fareamat
Lecter Isers
Brown's
H. B
H.B
Wells Nicilaldsom & Co
Rio
Young Hyson
Japan
Climax
Dobbin's Electric
Castile
Perth
St Louis
Prunell
B. Orange and
Leon Peet
York
Daison Plains
Jeans
Lina Bears
Yacon
Lacon Civar
Fairbanks
Tevest
Lee Jeans
Wwe
Comiolet David
Pawer
Zieoler
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