World’s Doings Report of a Destructive Galveston Cyclone
A Val ley Mills dispatch narrates a March 1 cyclone that nearly destroyed Galveston, leaving only one business building standing. It also notes Gloucester schooner losses, a near miss on Queen Victoria, and wide British and international reactions. The piece details the assassin MacLean and a history of queen attacks, with sympathy messages from governments and a large anti-Chinese protest in San Francisco.
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Galveston News
Valley Mills
Bruckman’s Hotel
Beecroft Shot Near Home in Kansas City Robbery
A Kansas City popcorn reader named Beecroft was shot near his residence and robbed of 86. He cannot recover.
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Kansas City
Beecroft
Russian Plotters Hanged and Ten Sentenced to Death
The Russian government continues efforts to punish conspirators in the czar's death. Ten more were sentenced to die by the gallows after trials that ended early this month. Merkalov testified to save himself, provoking a threat from a fellow prisoner who struck him before sentencing. Reports said some sentences might be commuted to penal servitude.
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Merkalof
Brutal Frontier Incident Involving American Tourists At Feignies
A party of Americans traveling from Brussels to Paris faced severe abuse by frontier officials at Feignies on the Ist. A customs officer awakened them for luggage inspection and a police officer assaulted them for protest. Mrs Reynolds of Providence was dragged from a sleeping car bonnetless and exposed to taunts. Gendarmes with bayonets aided the officials and three were jailed, then fined 500 francs each with eight months police surveillance. Leon Lonliux and family of Chicago were among the party. Also, English coronaut Mr Simmons and Col Brim perished attempting to cross the English Channel by balloon near Dover.
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Paris
Brussels
Feignies
Custom House
Commisaire de Police
Reynolds
Providence
Leon Lonliux
Chicago
Mr. Simmons
Col. Brim
Royal Engineers
English Channel
Dover
North Sea
March Lock Out and Health Cautions From Foote Monthly
Dr. Foote's Health Monthly warns that March brings lingering winter winds and health risks. Warmer clothing is advised despite rising spring light, as blowing air heightens cold exposure and still days feel misleading.
One thing e forever good. That one thing is success.
Rose would furnish a drawing room best, the donor answering the question of taste with a practical choice. The line reflects a preference for elegance and generosity in charitable giving.
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Rose
Unusual Furore Over Doctor's Remarkable Recovery
The Cleveland Herald reports on J. B. Henson M D once stricken with Brights disease and near death. He credited Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure after a pastor urged a new treatment, restoring health and weight and prompting wider discussion. Letters from Rochester and New York health officials support the cure's safety and efficacy.
Testimonial Endorsement From Rochester Citizens
A Rochester notice dated January 81 1882 acknowledges Dr Henson statements as true and cites a testimonial from Rochester's best citizen and a card by Rev Dr Foote, offered for public use by H H Warner and Co.
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Rochester
N. Y
Henson
Foote
H. H. Warner & Co
Remarkable Recovery From Bright's Disease in Rochester
In the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle of December 31, 1881 a card from Dr. J. B. Henson recounts his notable recovery from Bright's disease after several prominent doctors had given up. The account highlights his faith and medical perseverance as key factors in his restoration.
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Rochester
N. Y
Democrat and Chronicle
J. B. Henson
Bright
Public letter endorsing Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
A Rochester church rector confirms he urged Dr. Henson to use Warner's product and believes the physician was cured of Bright's disease. He lists prominent local figures ready to vouch for the remedy’s truthfulness and urges the editor to publish the card to deter advertising questions. The letter is dated January 28, 1882.
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Rochester
N. Y
Warner
V. B. Henson
M. D
John van Worris
Congress
Charles E. Fitch
Democrat and Chronicle
University
Living Church
Chicago
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
J. B. Henson
Bright
Henson
Tsrae. Foorr
D. D
St. Paul’s Church
Florida Alligators in Lake Lochloosa Sightings and Hunts
The Buffalo Courier recounts massive red eyed alligators in Florida near Lochloosa Lake. A 12 foot specimen was observed at close range as hunters pursue hides and teeth using night fire hunts. Reports describe gators attacking cattle and hogs, and a hunter noting as many as eighty at a single hunt.
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Buffalo Courier
Florida
Lockloosa Lake
Lochloosa Lake
Murderer Hart Sentenced to Hang in Hall County Case
The Nebraska case State v George W Hart for the murder of Michael Creee in Grand Island concluded with a first degree verdict. Judge Post ordered execution to occur on June 15 1852 after a request to avoid Friday or Saturday, with Hart to be hanged at 3 pm and costs taxed.
Plausible Explanation. Bald Heads Baffle Social Club
A social gathering on Austin avenue debates why bald men outnumber women. Col Swipes quips that men pull hair when angry and wives pull the rest, leaving him to wonder how any married man keeps a single hair. E L Loweree credits St Jacobs oil for curing stubborn rheumatism.
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Texas
Austin Avenue
Col. Swipes
E. L. Loweree
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Cincinnati Enquirer
St. Jacobs
Brooklyn Eagle
Growing Old Gracefully in Poets Work
The St Louis Globe Democrat reviews aging in poetry with Longfellow Whittier and Holmes. It celebrates Whittier's child like faith and Holmes poem Before the Curfew while noting Longfellow Morituri Salutaris and Bryant's The Planting of the Apple Tree as signs of graceful aging and moral purity in literary figures.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Longfellow
Whittier
Holmes
Bryant
St Jacobs Oil Has Largest Following Says Albany Paper
The Albany Press and Knickerbocker notes St Jacobs Oil claims the largest following today claiming where St Jacobs Oil is there rheumatism is not.
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Albany
N. Y
Press and Knickerbaker
St. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
Woman's work and reform in moral guidance
A collage of items praises women's duties to guide and uplift society, cites Lydia E Pinkham's Compound, jokes about Adam and fall campaigns, promotes Kidney-Wort for liver and kidney health, and notes a Omaha tailor, music offers, and Grand Union Hotel in Lincoln with travel perks and Lyon's Heel Stiffeners.
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Lydia E Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lynn
Mass
Adam
Cincinnati
G. A. Lindquest
Farnham St
Omaha
Nebraska
W. H. Prescott
Lincoln
New York City
Baggage Express
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Spring Fever and the Promise of Dr Guysett’s Remedy
The article discusses spring debility and illnesses tied to poisonous blood humors. It promotes Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a preventive spring medicine that cleanses the blood, restores vitality, and supports urinary, digestive, and pulmonary health to avert serious decline.
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Guysett
Rter
Rayer Meres
Talleyrand and the Courageous Coachmaker Tale
Mirabeau praised Talleyrand as a versatile genius who kept composure in all matters including a humorous encounter with an unpaid coachmaker. The piece notes his unique blend of devout appearance and deist thought and cites a Dayton reader endorsing Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla for dyspepsia and urinary issues.
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Talleyrand
France
Mirabeau
Europe
A GOOD FAMILY REMEDY FOR LUNGS AND THROAT DISEASES
A pamphlet touts Allen's Lung Balsam as a universal cure for consumption bronchitis and related respiratory ailments. Letters from physicians and customers in West Virginia Virginia Ohio Kentucky praise cures, citing successes with families and individuals previously deemed incurable. The ad extols safety for children and notes universal endorsement by physicians ministers and nurses.
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IsreMida Wrisut
Marion County
W. Va
Allen
Wa. C. Dicass
Bowling Green
McReepdith
Cincinnati
Wm. A. Graham & Co
Zanesville
Ohio
Mathias Freeman
Martin
Oakly
Advice to consumptives on early symptoms and remedies
Early warning signs of consumption include general debility loss of appetite pallor chilly sensations and night sweats followed by cough Seek prompt relief Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as anti scrofula blood purifier and strength restorer claimed superior to cod liver oil for weak lungs and spitting blood Sold by druggists worldwide Send two stamps to World’s Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo NY for a pamphlet on consumption
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
DistersAny Medical Association
Buffalo
WH. Y
Norristown Writer Questions Wind Origin in Debate
In March Agriculturis a writer asks What is wind and asserts 6 has never listened to a congressional debate on civil service reform. The comment uses a satirical tone to challenge understanding of a public policy discussion.
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Norristown
Jerald
March Agriculturis
Favorite Prescription Widely Acknowledged Remedy
The text notes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the standard remedy for female complaints and weaknesses and states it is sold by druggists.
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Dr. Pierce
Talleyrand and Burr in a Bowdoin college anecdote
Prof. Packard of Bowdoin credits a tale that Talleyrand despised Burr and, when Burr requested an interview, said the minister of foreign affairs will see Col Burr at such an hour but a miniature of Gen Hamilton always hangs on his mantel. Burr did not call.
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Talleyrand
Burr
Packard
Bowdoin College
Aaron Burr
Pioneering Patent Remedies and Political Quips Echo in Ad Scatter
A jumble of patent medicine pitches and social commentary cites Dr Pierce PurGative Pellets Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar and other tonics sold by druggists. The piece also notes political skepticism about party formation and hotel upgrades at Grisgold Sperry with $40 000 in improvements.
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Dr. Pierce
Laclede
St. Louis
Grisgold & Sperry
L. J. Ransom
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