British and Irish unrest stirs as Mecca cholera spreads
Reports from Cairo and London detail arabi Pashas politics in Egypt and Dublin anger over rent laws. Proclamations call for violence while Irish tenants face seizures. Mecca endures a cholera outbreak as Baker Pasha strengthens Red Sea defenses.
Neighbors and Their Varieties in Harper’s October
The piece outlines four neighbor types: casual, unavoidable with invites, relentless Fate-like visitors, and distant cordial neighbors. It muses on how each affects daily life, suggesting a Utopian ideal of balanced proximity, consistent hospitality, and steady companionship. It recalls personal observations of neighbors whose arrivals felt festive or left sorrowful partings.
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Dr Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla Remedy
An 19th century advertisement presents Dr Guycott’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a tonic for weakness nervous debility blood impurities and dyspepsia. It notes alternate names like Dr Guysott's Buchu and Iron or Juniper and Sarsaparilla and urges customers to ask their druggist to obtain the product.
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Tragic chloroform death of 11 year old in Montreal
An 11 year old son of provision merchant Timothy Shea died after receiving chloroform for dental work. Drs Russell Jr and Sr attended, but the boy succumbed to heart spasms during the procedure. A postmortem by Dr Vallee and an inquest set for tomorrow follow delays in care and the doctor’s use of chloroform.
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Russell, Jr
Ross
Anne Street
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Vallee
Laval University
Dr Guynotts Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilia Praised
A letter from B R Kenyon of Caillicothe Ohio extols Dr Guynotts Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilia as a powerful medicine for blood impurities weakness and related ailments. He claims it cured him completely and urges others to consider its use.
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He Wanted a Company and Got a Horse
Fragmentary OCR describes a person pressing for a horse and receiving a steed that has carried him for a year, indicating a humorous or corrective tale about a late 19th or early 20th century gift. The readable portion centers on notarized importuning and the resulting animal transfer.
Fragmentary verse fragment reflects solitary night imagery
A mangled poem excerpt recalls darkness and isolation. Phrases drift with misread words, mentioning night and a whispered voice, plus faint references to mystery and celestial splendor. The text reads like damaged OCR with unclear structure and names.
Insurance and Law Essentials from 19th Century Cases
A collection of brief rulings covers life insurance interests and creditor insurances, extending payment time, limited tickets, Sunday lending, municipal bonds voting, ship value vs actual loss, patent parts replacement, corporate officer authority, single contract liability, and a disputed life insurance death claim. Notable cases include Brockway v Mutual Benefit, Wilson executors v Gardinier, Auerbach v NY Central, Froewert v Decker, Allen v City of Louisiana, Gottfried v Selp, Treadwell v Bank of California, Burritt v Belly, and Penfold v Universal.
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Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
United States Circuit Court
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
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Gardinier
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company
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John A. Allen
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Wisconsin
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Cottfried Et al
Selp Brewing Company
Northern Division
Illinois
Treadwell Ve. Bank of California
Supreme Court of California
3 Justice’s Court
Burritt
Belly
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cinela
Cause and Cure by Dr Wolfe Common Sense Book
Dr Wolfe argues inhalation of medicines treats bronchitis and consumption better than swallowing drugs. He cites carbon theory, sugar vapors, and medical examples to urge lung direct access via inhalation. The piece notes his Cincinnati practice, book offer, and address at 146 Smith Street.
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United States
Wm. R. King
Alabama
King
Qineries
Carolina
Canada
Wolfe
Cincinnati
Smith Street
Fast Express Trains Boost Dining Cars From Chicago
The Michigan Central Fast expresses from Chicago to New York and Philadelphia arrive in the evening with dining cars and economy of time. It notes no extra charge for the highest grade accommodations, unlike other roads. The Boston and New York Express also leaves daily at 6 15 p m with dining cars to Niagara Falls and sleepers to New York and Boston.
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Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Michigan Central
Niagara Falls
Boston and
New York Express
Boston
History of Nebraska Volume Promises Comprehensive State Record
A new 1500 page Nebraska history from Western Historical Co. Chicago includes 16th century roots to modern times, with geology, temperance, railroads, military rosters, and county histories. Rich engravings and official rosters enhance reference use for future historians.
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Nebraska
Western Historical Co
Chicago
Ills
Ref
Aughey
A. H. Bowen
Helper proposes railway to Patagonia via Americas
Mr Helper, author of Impend ing Crisis, seeks a special commissioner at 10000 dollars plus an assistant at 3000 to survey South America on a Great Back Bone Railway. He argues the line would quickly open 600 million dollars of new U S foreign trade.
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British America
Central America
South America
Patagonia
Congress
United States
Skimpy Cure Ads and Odd Remedies Parade in 19th Century Paper
Numerous patent medicines and sensational cures fill the page. Dr Bengon’s Skin Cure promises relief from eczema and skin troubles while warnings against arsenic based tonics stand beside booster notes for Hop Bitters and Burdock Blood Bitters. Classic humor and quackery mix with jokes and short notices including a rail of patent devices like Lydia E. Pinkham, and the Voltaic Belt Co. touting tonics and electric devices.
Patent medicine and hotel notices flood old ad page
An OCR filled with remedies and ads describes Hop Bitters claims for liver and nervous disorders, Russia salve, and other cures. It touts Grand Union Hotel in New York and Metropolitan Hotel in Omaha, plus medical college appointments and cod liver oil.
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Ness
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Inquisition
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Redding
Russia
Andover
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Springfield Republican
New York City
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Grand Central Depot
Omaha
Metropolitan Hotel
Cor
Douglas
Dickerson & Stork
Kansas Cty Surgical Institute
Kansas City Hospital
Dickerson
Stark
Madame de Stacl
Caswell, Ilazard & Co
New York
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