Breath and longevity myths from a 19th century interview
A physician recounts personal biographical experiments, breathing practices, sun exposure, diet, and grooming routines claimed to grow size and extend life. It cites Justice Bradley and Horatio King as examples of longevity through temperance, moderate work, and plain living, with anecdotes on tobacco and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eocland
Judge Bradley
Theo
Washington
Horatio King
Buchanan
New England
The Second Sermon on the Mount and World Mission
The article reflects on Christ’s post resurrection teaching, emphasizing the commission to go to all nations, baptize, and teach. It argues Christians must actively spread faith, not wait for all to convert locally, and notes the disciples’ varied reactions of worship and doubt. The message ends with divine assurance: lo I am with you always.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Ohio
Isaac Smith
Stephen Skidmore
Smors
Foraker
Jaaac Smith
Smith
Fowler
Felix L. Quwaid
Hias
Baxter
Oswald
Fitzroy
New York
Alexandria
United States
Christ
Emmaus
Peter
James
John
Sea of Galilee
Losarus
Lazarus
Jesus of
Nasareth
Heaven
Earth
God
Matthew
Himelf
Maares
Chhree
Japan
Rome
Africa
England
Pittsburg
Tokio
Timbuctoo
Jerusalem
Jericho
Antioch
Athens
Syria
Elionscota
Grorce
Anti-Tights Champion McHale Faces Public Mockery in Minnesota
Thoma J. Reamy of St Paul labels McHale the state s most miserable man after a bill passes. McHale once seen as a leading figure is flooded with hostile press, taunts, and abusive letters accusing him of various unflattering traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
McHale
Saya Thoma J. Reamy
St. Paul
United States
Sena
Orders in a Coffee House Language at Baltimore Establishment
A Baltimore Herald reader recalls a coffee house waiter’s cryptic, humorous orders. The piece notes phrases like one ter house sod murphy and idem and live afloat in mid cocan, illustrating a playful, idiosyncratic coffee house jargon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Baltimore Herald
Murphy
Alonar
A Charming Little Cowgirl Attracts Notice In Gotham
The New York Recorder highlights a private secretary to Commissioner Beattie whose portrait, unseen in prior sketches, has begun to draw attention amid Gotham publicity. The article notes her face is striking enough for frequent reproduction and praises the charm of the young woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Westover
Rockies
Prof. Westover
Gotham
New York Recorder
Beattie
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promoted For Pneumonia Prevention
An ad claims the remedy prevents pneumonia if taken for grip and exposure. It cites no pneumonia cases after use and notes sales of over a thousand bottles daily for seven months, with availability at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Eames
Boston
London
Henry W. Blair
France
Madame Marchesi
Gounod
Grand Opera House
Juliet
Sgrest
Tristan D' Acunha
South Atlantic
Tristan D'Acunha
Peter Green
Tristan D’acunha
St. Helena
Napoleon
Glass
Stoltenhoff
Challenger
Wileiz
Chamberlain
Touring in Texas and the Lone Star State
The narrator extols Texas as vast and vibrant, noting cactus towns and grand ranches. A joke about barbed wire fences and cattle wandering into Peru appears, alongside praise for a friendly railroad conductor who ensures passenger comfort during a Houston and Shreveport route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tia Dimratch
Texas
Peru
Galveston
Taylor
Houston and
Shreveport
A Memory Laced with Rail Travel and Cherokee Tales
A rambling Mississippi to Texas trip recalls rough rails and curious passengers. The narrator notes the Shreveport road’s roughness, a Cherokee man recounting land losses, and a society uneasy with old wounds while observing mixed scenes of travel life and show business legends.
That All Captain Prelude at a Tough and Heartless Town
An account recalls a forgotten town event where a performer billed as the Fat Contributor faced mobbing. He was heckled by a local crowd until Griswold’s lecture began and his wife defended him, stopping the uproar as the crowd’s bravado faced restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Horace Greeley
South
Taylor
Santa Fe
Galveston
Houston
Griswold
Pennsylvania
Valise
Congress
The Negro Monkey in London Exhibition
An article compares a new London exhibit to the missing link, describing Logotrix Humboldtii as a hairless, two foot tall primate with a tail and a gray fur suit, noting its simian features and resemblance to a diminutive negro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Logothrix Humboldtii
Zoological Society
New World
Hairless Humboldti tail and distant sermon verse fusion
A fragmentary notice blends a natural history description of a Humboldti tail with a whimsical keeper interaction and a brief verse about a marble pulpit statue. It shifts to a medical flyer praising Chamberlain's Cough specific for influenza cough relief, attributed to Mrs A J Allen to the editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
A. J. Allen
Scott County
Iowa
Aesye Chamberlain
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White House
Nardness and the Son Core
Ory
Dr. Milburn
Goethe
Justice Bradley
Henry Ward Beecher
Duke of Montrose
Supreme Justice
Bradley
Milburn Tere
Joseph P. Bradley
States Supreme Cohort
Supreme Bench
Lfe
Kino
Deer Park
Capitol
Medford Rom
Curtin
St. Petersburg
Harrieburg
Aet
Cuba
Felix Oswald
Louise
M. Franciqque Sarcey
Francis Sarcey
M. Sarcey
George Victor
Waldeck-Pyrmont
Louise Caroline Juliane
Schleswig - Holstein- Sonderburg- Glucksburg
Janary
Theresa
Louis
Germany
Victoria
Lonnne
Balan
Alsace-Lorraine
Louis XIV
Disciples OF All the Nations
THE
Distatom
Hood
Lottie Cowgirl
Minnnesota
Bill Nye
Tale OF
Jay
Lone Star State
Oas
Peri
New York Herald
Agni
Eyos
Stopa
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