A Pasteur Secret Pill From Westmoreland Pioneers
A 200 year old hydrophobia remedy linked to a French monk and the Marchand family. Dr James Marchand of Irwin Station carried the formula to America, with Dr Lewis M Marchand later promoting the pill in Fayette County. The State once offered to buy the secret, which was preserved by wills and family tradition.
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Wehitten
Dietatce
Paris
Pasteur
Westmoreland County
France
James Marchand
Irwin Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
America
Marchands
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Marchand
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountains
Fayette
Goilly
Dr. Marchand
Samuel Marehand
Jacksonville
Jacktown
Pittsburg
Greensburg
Samuel Marchand
Kanand
Doctor Sam Marchand Cure Supposed Rabies Pill Story
A wartime era tale recounts Dr Sam Marchand of Jacksonville delivering a rabies cure via a single brownish pill. Reported outcomes include seven cures at once and a near total success rate with one noted failure tied to alcohol use.
Death of Dr Lewis Marchand and hydrophobia tale
The article recalls Dr Lewis Marchand of Fayette County who owned a medicine claimed to save against hydrophobia. It notes superstitions around the remedy linking cures to avoiding water and mentions his Civil War service with Company H, 136th Regiment, and his death.
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Mrs. McIntyre
Dr. Ramne
S. Marchand
Thomas M. Nneater
The
Ee Hinold Stead
Jackson
Jacksons
Doctor refuses to advertise hydrophobia pill in Irwin town
Dr James Marchand of Irwin Ste tson keeps his hydrophobia preventive pill a secret and will not advertise. He has treated about 200 bite victims from as far as California and Minnesota, with no unfavourable replies, while noting fewer summer applicants than in other years. Chief Brown's unmuzzled dog campaign is praised as a success.
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Sam
Winters
Wilkinsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jows
Akin
James I. Marchand
Irwin Stetson
Second Street
Irwin
James Marchand
Pill
Tts
James
Lold
California
Minnesota
Mr. Stanley
Vin Harris
George Bethune
Maishe
Vincans
Majorie
Baltimore
Omaha
Maisho
Lis
Vincent
Geo. Bethane
Bette
Senam Cordal
Romance of Signor Crisfis Love and Cholera Rescue
In 1837 at the University of Palermo Francesco Crispi falls for Rosina daughter of a widow. He defies his father to save her family during a Palermo cholera outbreak, selling his horse to aid Rosina and her sisters. The couple wed but Rosina died two years later.
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Philadelphia
Crispi
University of Palermo
Rosina
Fcares
Palermo
Francesco
Sciacca
Sicily
Behold
Tommaso
Leprosy Appears Beyond Lazaretto in the Dominion
A New York Star report notes leprosy has emerged in remote Dominion areas once unaffected. Dr. Sarith at Lazaretto watches cases on Anticosta while Dr. Smith links infections from Port Manefell to Anti costa and surrounding districts, warning of spreading foci if unchecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Port Manefell
Caraquet
Anticosta
New Brunswick
Ways Out West A Lith Cowboy Story From C W Gouldock
Veteran actor C W Gouldock recalls a frontier barroom scene. A Texas swaggering cow boy demands a beer, then blasts the bartender with insult. The quiet bartender coolly wipes the glass and reveals he knew the troublemaker was from Texas.
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C. W. Couldock
New York
CG. W. Gouldock
Texas
Wait for Walesman Georgio in naval parade
The fragment hints at a request or invitation to a Wales figure named Georgio, described with sharp beard and hair, amid a call for his arrival. No clear event or date is given, but the tone suggests a patriotic or ceremonial context in New York World style.
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York World
Georgio
Purifying Politics in Boston Ward Caucus Dialogue
A Boston Second ward reform tale recalls a young activist’s attempt to nominate a decent Alderman candidate amid rival party fights. The writer discusses purification efforts and splits from reform groups as they sought a principled alternative in urban politics.
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THE
Dispatch
Boston
Gallagher
Anderson
The Politician of the Party in a Taft-era Reform Rivalry
Howard Fielding recalls a chaotic ward caucus where Brown and Yates clashed over control. The recount saw Anderson lead with 280 votes to Standish’s two, while resolutions censuring disorder were shelved. Brown chased Yates after a rail collapse, with Yates later put to bed for four weeks.
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Brown
Yates
Anderson
Standish
Reform Club
Howard Fielding
Ostrich Nest Building Now Under Way at Santa Anna Farm
A Santa Anna correspondent describes a pair of ostriches at a California farm constructing a permanent nest. The female scouts the sandy lot, the male digs a broad deep cavity, and after a brief exchange they approve the upgraded nest as ready for hatching a brood to impress all observers.
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Santa Anna
Cal
New York World
Grasshoppers Rampage In Algeria As Army Fights Insects
Immense swarms devastate parts of Algeria, with 2000 soldiers and 12 000 Arabs deployed to combat the pest. Vast masses cover roads and fields, destroying crops from Mascara to Mostaganem. Experts study eradication methods while fires and smoke try to deter the swarms.
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Algeria
Mascara
Mostaganim
The Fashionable 6A5h Shoplifter Detained at Macy's
Walter Wright dressed in a stylish serge suit was held at Jefferson Market for shoplifting. Detected by Detective Sergeants McCauley at Macy's on Friday, he confessed intoxication after hiding two feather fans a pocket book a cut glass dish a drinking cup two pairs of eyeglasses and silk in a scarf.
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New York Press
Walter Wright
Jefferson Market
Macy's
Wright
Stanley at Oxford A Ear Witness Accounts
An eye witness describes the Oxford commemoration as six honorary degree recipients, including Henry M. Stanley of Brush College Africa and Harvard's William Watson Goodwin. Students heckle, cheer, and roar through the ceremony as Stanley receives the D C L amid Latin phrases and shouted congratulations.
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Tor
Stanley
Stapley
Mr. Stanley
WIT AT THE GUILLOTINE A CONDEMNED MAN TEACHES A LESSON
A Paris crowd watches a condemned man on the cart call out a jokester for daring to mock his fate The prisoner then exposes an accomplice in the crowd and forces the officer to halt the proceedings The joker finally learns the fear of the condemned as the crowd reacts with shock
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Philadelphia
France
Seafold
In Extremis. A Quarters Story at a 25 Cent House
A speaker begs for a meal outside a 25 cent house, stating he has not eaten in two days and faces his last quarter. The restaurant keeper questions why he won’t buy a meal, mentioning the costs and a tip. The exchange ends with a mention of pork scraps.
Night On the River White Rose House Boat
On a warm July evening George Bethune and his granddaughter Maishe share a quiet moment on the White Rose house boat. Vincent Harris listens as Bethune speaks softly of Maishe’s youth and their past wanderings, a wistful reminiscence that captivates him.
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White Rose
George Bethune
Maishe
Vincent Harris
The Last Rose of Summer Reflections at a Canopied Waterside
The scene unfolds on a moonlit stream with rowing boats and a ghostly gondolier. Old George Bethune speaks of grand melodies, Mai sho and a granddaughter Maisho, detailing their travels, finances, and the hope for her future amid wandering life and looming separation.
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Ron
George Bethune
Maisho
Tom Moors
Maishe Bethune
Harris
Barns
Boott
Mitchell
Highlands
Ewen
Collis
Alaster
Aire
Reaisrie
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AED
Will
Sculls
Irwins
Larimere
Larimer Station
Marchand Avenue
Dr. & & Marchand
John Marchand
Army
Su Spersely
Lewis M. Marchand
Fayette County
Uniontown
Brownsville
Ool
Old Pike
Ohio River
Old Marchand Homestead
Jacksonn
Lewis Marchand
Sam Marchand
Iret
Brookville
Jefferson County
Mr. Beisel
Youngstown
James Hindman
Hydrophobia
Fayette Count
Signor Crisfis Romance
Ontario
Wall of
Newport
Supreme &Sport OF A Reform Club
Association
Johnson
Young Men's Reform Club
Ward Association
de Boys
Nam ‘Ates
Second Ward Crib Club
Prac
Roughs
Fielding
Mr. Brown
Lady Bird
Grasshoppers
Oxford
Sheldonian
Luna Montes
Honoris Mazimi
Royston
William Black
Thule
Piccadilly
Maishie
Lord Musselburgh
Peocert Wrights
Matt W
Malarie
Musselbore
Bathane
Balloray
Malshe
Vin
Eee Ree Mee
Maiarie
Une
Hopson
Harrin
Bethune
Henley Regatta
Fairy Land
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