Nancy Hanks trotting record breakthrough sparks racing buzz
The article notes Nancy Hanks lowers the trotting record to 2.0514 on a kite shaped track with pneumatic sulky, aided by track and equipment advances. It discusses Sunol and Maude S comparisons, predicts near 2:00 mile times, and cites track conditions influencing records.
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Nancy Hanks
Sunol
Maude S
Stockton
Cal
Budd Doble
Ono
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Buckenberger
Burns
Mark Baldwin
Baldwin
Sconene
Clevelands
Pringle
Nutmegs Said to Induce Deep Sleep and Delirium
Nutmegs are described as having strong narcotic properties. A traditional remedy involves nutmeg tea made with one or two nutmegs to produce a long sleep for the sick. Two drachms may cause stupor and delirium, with effects similar to opium.
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Comdhing
Corbtt
Sulivan
Corbett
Sullivan
New York
Necklya
Riz
Everyody
Lewich
Sn ’ Sullivan
Lition
T Corbett
Martin Tiere
Boston
Cornett
Sullivan vi
Itrbe
Jos
Tewr
John L. Bezing
Lear
Kilran
Kilrain
John
Pittsburg Girls at Atlantic City Espionage in a Betting Tale
In a Chicago Dispatch piece a narrator recounts paying $100 to theatrical manager B L Levison over a bet about bathing suits and stage dress. He travels from Atlantic City to New Jersey, meets Pittsburg and Philadelphia women, and notes fashion absurdities while debating stage costume versus propriety.
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Dispatch
B. L Levison
Mr. Levison
Davidson
Jennie Elwood
Levison
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Iron City
Leyison
Jersey
New Jersey
Beach Notes and Theatre Folk From Shoreline Trails
A travelogue style column recounts visits from Monmouth to Newport as the author describes beaches at Long Branch Atlantic City Asbury Park and Atlantic Highlands. Encounters include Irma Kickofiski and a drug arrest, plus satirical musings on bathing suits and social elites. The piece ends with a quip about midnight theatricals.
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Monmouth
Long Branch
Asbury Park
Iyself
Bradley
Washi
Atlantic Highlands
Irma Kickofiski
Finnegan
Casino Ballet
Irma
New York
Newport
Atlantic City
Vison
Howako FreLpisa
Bedford Century Ago Curiosities From Court Records
Bedford Springs reports on a 1771 oath instrument and a 1782 record sentencing Daniel Palmer to public whipping, pillory, ear removal, and £15 forfeiture. Other entries note libel indictments, tavern licenses, and oaths denying papal authority and transubstantiation in the Lord's Supper.
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Bedford Springs
Bedford
John Daugherty
Arthur St Clair
John Penn
Daniel Palmer
Ludewilch Fridline
Moses Reid
Rome
Effects of Heat Drive Vacation Plans and Peruna’s Role
The piece argues heat makes vacations unaffordable for many yet medicine cannot replace rest. It extols Peruna as a safeguard against heat related nervous and digestive ailments and promotes the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company’s free Fanny Physician No 1 pamphlet on malaria diarrhea and other hot weather diseases.
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Perona Drug Manufacturing Couy
Columbus
Ohio
Renn Avenue
Pittsburg
Nis
Penney
Ney An
Whittier
DR Whitns
Penn Avenues
Pittaburg
Noted Queries on Banking, Armies, and World Facts
A compilation of historical questions and explanations covers the National Bank act of 1864, currency notes, and bank capital rules, plus military totals for Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Russia, and Turkey. It also explains adjournment power, vocation versus avocation, U.S. mints, large hospitals, prime minister salaries, and ampere hours in electric lighting.
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National Bank
United States
Austria-Hungary
France
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Russia
Turkey
Natural Bridge of Pine Creek Arizona Rival to Virginia Landmark
Charles F. Lummis extols a controversial Arizona formation as a grand natural bridge on Pine Creek near the western edge of the Tonton Basin. He compares it to Virginia’s Natural Bridge and to the Grand Canyon, noting its majesty surpasses any photograph or composite image.
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Carroll
McAuliffe
Dixon and Skelly
Dixon
Olempic Club
Ireland
Emerald Isle
Alexander Macpherson
Scotland
Chicago
Philadelphia
United States
Walter Scott
Pittsburg
Mr. Scots
East
S Creek
Arizons
Virginia
Tonton Basin
Arizona
Arizona, In the Same On Montezuma’s Well and Castle
Charles F. Lummis
Pine Creek
Nate
Colorado
Carlsbad Waters Sell Health and Strength Claims
A testimonial extols Carlsbad Waters and Sprudel Salt for reducing fat and unhealthy tissues while building firm flesh and improving general health. The speaker notes laxative action with morning use and cites relief for chronic stomach catarrh, biliousness, gout, and rheumatism, claiming genuine bottles bear Eisner & Mendelson Co. signatures to New York.
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Carlsbad
Eisner & Mendelson Co
N. Y
The Fault of Over Eating
A 19th century health piece states Americans often eat too much and fail to digest meals. It explains digestion and oxidation of food, risks of excess intake, and how rapid eating impairs digestion and active body function. Exercise is urged to promote oxidation and reduce overeating dangers.
Duel in the air as French duel ends with tree-climbing foe
A Youths' Companion report describes a French duel where M Lelache fires first and M Boboche fires in the air after a brief pause. The twist comes as Boboche’s opponent had climbed a tree, making the display more magnanimous than it appears.
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M. Lelache
M. Boboche
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