Inaugural Ceremonies at Washington Under Rain
The article details the 19th century inauguration events in Washington with President Hayes and Garfield, noting rain turning to sleet, decorations damaged, and a packed procession. It covers the ceremonial oath by Chief Justice Waite, Garfield’s address, and the crowd’s reaction, plus speeches on national unity, suffrage, and the republic’s future.
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Washington
Hayes
Gen. Garfield
Bayard
Anthony
Gen. Arthur
White House
Streck
Senate
Hancock
Blaine
Conking
Supreme Court
Garfield
Arthur
Pendleton
Wheeler
Amedic
Weo
Edmunds
Mulione
Allison
Bullock
Ayes
Justic Waite
Bin
Justice Aite
Uarfield
Capitol
Fertow Cuzens
United States
New Republic
A president appeals for public support and trust
The speaker pledges to govern for the people and asks for earnest support from Congress and fellow citizens. He emphasizes reliance on wisdom, patriotism, and shared duties, and reverently invokes Almighty God for blessings on the administration and its welfare aims.
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Whch
Congress
God
Strength of Gibraltar Impregnable Strength Seen From Land
The London Telegraph describes Gibraltar as unseen from the bay, revealing a fortress of heavy guns, breech loaders, and mortar batteries. Galleries of carved tunnels and embrasures run three miles through the rock with poses of bays and neutral ground between British and Spanish shores.
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London
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Straits
The Feot of the Horse Revealed by J Wood Lecture
Rev J Wood explains horse hoof anatomy noting about 1200 springs in a hoof and explains how the springs align in the hoof and frog. He cites Hammel the Abyssinian king Theodore’s war-horse as an unshod example and compares to an elephant’s silent tread. The piece emphasizes natural hoof structure over shoeing.
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Rev. J
Wood
Hammel
Theodore
Abyssinia
England
Intelligent Horses and Their Hidden Communication
A Chambers Journal observer argues horses convey intelligence through sounds. He cites a dying horse in a 20-stall stable and a timid horse reacting with dread. He also describes distant horse greetings when a caravan passes, noting signals travel along the line over miles after long separations.
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Chambers’ Journal
Apprentice watchmaker reshapes view with improvised telescope
A watch maker's apprentice discovered telescope power by placing spectacle-glasses between fingers. He was startled by the suddenly enlarged view of a nearby church spire, demonstrating magnification through simple optical adjustment.
Protect Your Health with Hosteller's Stomach Bitters
Winter slows digestion and excretion, making cleansing essential. The article touts Hosteller's Stomach Bitters as the safest thorough detox and alterative to ease rheumatic twinges dyspepsia biliary attacks and nervous disturbances during colder months.
Japanese Houses and a Lush Garden Visit
A traveling observer's vivid tour of a Japanese residence near Irimichi reveals a long narrow house with back-facing rooms opening onto miniature landscapes, with a lake, bridges, pavilions, and carefully arranged plants. The account portrays a two-story pavilion, polished interiors, shoji panels, a kakemono, and a tranquil garden that contrasts with the surrounding village and hills.
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Irimichi
Kanaya
Ito
Alcohol in Beer and Spirits Harms Heart and Blood
Medical notice warns that all intoxicating liquors are poisonous to heart and blood. It compares alcohol content across beers and spirits, equating one pint pale ale to a glass of brandy, and notes increased heart workload, blood impairment, and a rise in gout and rheumatism linked to malt liquor. Historic analysis cites London data and calls for awareness among drinkers.
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Farr
Norman Kerr
F.L
Astley Coopers
Bethnal Green Museum
London
Patchwork Ad Claims St Jacobs Oil Cures Rheumatism
A Worcester column features multiple medical testimonials praising St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism and throat cures, noting a Chicago address and outros. It includes hints of patent remedies, home cures, and promotional language from period newspapers.
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St. Jacobs Oil
L. Shiffean
Calumet Ave
Chicago
Hop Bitters advertise shrewdness and ability
The Brami rr and Chronicle notes how Hop Bitters are widely advertised in secular and religious papers boasting great efficacy. It claims proprietors display shrewdness in compiling Bitters with virtues evident to all observers. It mentions Miss Tanner, who married a widower named Hyde with eleven children, saying she has given up tanning and is now dressing Hydes.
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Union
North
Congress
Conserese
United States
G. B. Fox
Thirteenth Street
Omaha
Neb
Russia
Drs. Ickerson & Starks’ Surgical Institute
Kansas City
Misa Jennie Heneley
Meridan’Kan
Lyon
Glenn
Bramirr and Chronicle
Miss Tanner
Hyde
Hydes
Nobody Told of Health Miracle Through Quiet Violet
A poetic contrast shows no one knowing the violet’s growth while many suffer illness yet the verse notes a cure named Safe Kidney and Liver Cure bringing health anew and saving lives. The piece pairs nature imagery with a medical product promotion.
Dr William Hall's Balsam for the Lungs Claim
A Somerville man recalls a 1876 illness with violent lung bleeding and a near death, credits Dr William Hall's Balsam for the Lungs with saving him. He says consumption can be cured and that two bottles proved more helpful than previous medicines, with wide druggist sales.
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William J. Coughlin
Somerville, Maas
City Hospital
WM. Hall
Life tale of Terebhle Bose sparks confusing court claims
A garbled OCR snippet mentions Terebhle Bose and Life with unclear phrases about freedom and sale. The readable parts reference someone named Bose and a potential rate or sale event, but key facts and context are missing.
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Terebhle Bose
Melle Wes Bo
Ted Yu
Oat Sith
Reugu
Foolishly Frightened and Piles Cure Claim
Ad touts Avnicx Salve by Buchans as a cure for piles with bold claim of quick relief. The product is marketed as inexpensive at 75 cents and available widely.
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Alwaya Permanent 7 Co
Lybia E. Pinkmwam
Weste
Avenue
Lynn
Maas
Pineham
Lydia E
Drice
Six Horse Power Portable Steam Engine and Boiler
Portable six HP steam engine and boiler in first class order six months use. Price low and terms easy. Reason for sale to obtain more power. Address Wasturn Newsparen Unis, zec. A Joslin, Myr., Omaha Nebraska.
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