Learnings on cholera in New York 1866 visitation conclusions
Dr. Harris's summary from the 1866 New York Board of Health notes cholera appeared in varied city localities, formed house epidemics and fields, and spread where sanitation was neglected. Prompt disinfection limited spread. overcrowding and bad ventilation fueled outbreaks. about half died after cold stages. outbreaks were preceded by initial cases in homes.
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New York
Board OF Health
Harris
New York Board of Health
Brooklyn
Varnish Formula for Shoes and Harness Leather
An old remedy explains making a surface varnish from gum shellac alcohol and camphor with lampblack to protect upper leather shoes and harness. It describes maceration steps, shaking intervals, and applying with a brush to yield a water resistant finish that dries in minutes and wears off gradually.
Massachusetts member fuels Wall Street rumors and gains
The New York correspondent reports a Massachusetts member, once a general at New Orleans, pocketed about 100000 in three weeks by stock vacillations spurred by impeachment rumors from Washington. A Broad Street broker, famed for manipulating Washington news at the Stock Exchange and gold room, is the operator.
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Louisville Democrat
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Elest
New Orleans
Dutch Go
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Broad Street
Washington News
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Nigger in the Schools and Rothschilds' Paris Palace
An 1860s-voice column claims Radical lawmakers push to allow all children to attend public schools regardless of color, arguing for Negro equality and suffrage. It contrasts this with a sweeping description of Rothschilds’ Paris mansion, noting its sprawling, multi-floor luxury and commercial spaces.
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Princeton
Ger
Shinner
Johnson House
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Rothschilds
Paris
Grand Old Fellow's Celebration for Indiana on April 26
Plans are underway for a statewide event in Indiana on April 26 to mark the anniversary of peace. A Chicago man fainted on returning to the country and revived after smelling a dead fish placed under his nose, exclaiming it smelled of home.
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Divine
Sam
Indiana
Chicago
Only a Tress of Golden Hair
Poem by L. Bu. Gorley laments a young girl's death and a single lock of hair as memory. The speaker recalls the past, enduring sorrow and longing, and imagines the girl among angels with golden tresses. The piece contrasts loss with hope for an afterlife.
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Yérra
Deal Gently with the Little Ones
A child explains a crooked tree grew from being trod upon in youth. The piece warns against terror and stopping play or spirit in children. It urges directing a child rather than restricting active life and learning, likening it to guiding a river’s course.
Take the other car and the rights of unprotected travelers
A railroad incident from the Chicago and Cincinnati line reports brakesmen denying entry to a first class car for Mr Date and a male passenger, the conductor joining in. The train was halted, the man refused, and officials were dismissed after the case reached management.
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Chicago and Cincinnati
Date
Llamilton
Dale
Villain Foiled on Train After Coerced Romance Escalates
On a Atlantic and Great Western Railroad trip between Salamanca and Cleveland a cashier from a Washington bank aged about forty five befriended a fourteen year old passenger. His attentions grew abusive and a crowd restrained him at the rear platform. he attempted a revolver but was dropped from the moving coach, a just consequence for his brutal conduct.
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Warran
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Peach trees die from feared blight in Knight township
A Knight township resident reports personal inspection finds peach trees killed by a feared blight. Evansville Courter notes the condition as observed statewide.
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Evansville
West Ely clash over Presbyterians in Marion county Missouri
Local report notes opposition linked to a Baptist preacher from a Hardshell tradition in West Ely Marion county Missouri. The piece mentions a son and religious tensions surrounding Presbyterian presence in the area.
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Hardshell
West Ely
Marion County
Missouri
Ohioan Lost 12000 in Mississippi Plantation
An Ohioan recounts losing $12,000 on a Mississippi plantation and expresses a racial stereotype about Black workers, saying colored men may fight nobly but they do not work worth a dime. The quote reflects wartime or era sentiments on labor and race.
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