Irreverent Quotations and Social Quips Across the Ocean
A jumble of playful aphorisms and comic lines spans topics from childhood poetry to a barber’s baby and a waiter’s coming man. It riffs on bicycles of thought, jokes about telegraph rates, and faux wisdom from figures like Josh Billings, with scattered notes on industry, education, and society in a light, period-voice snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smaven
Tare
Nurrueun
Josh Billings
Idaho
Ohio
Boston Board of Trade
Tie
PumapeEtrara
Europe
North Carolina
Profzsson Agassiz
Swirt
Charles Dudley Warner
Sexton
League
Coalition
Shepherd
Germany Claims First Printed Newspaper Heritage
Authorities dispute which nation and city began printing newspapers. Earlier claims favored England and Venice, but later research points to Nuremberg and Germany. The 1534 Neue Zeitung aus Hispanien und Italien predates others, and Frankfurt’s 1616 Die Frankfurter Oberpostzeitung is cited as the first daily paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
British Museum
Watts
Museum
English Channel
Drake and Howard
Venice
Gallessiene
London
Nusremberg
Gazette
Peter Sehoffer
Nuremberg
Libri
Chronicle of
Cologne
Neue Zeitung Aus Hispanien Und Italien
Germany
Egenolf Burmel
Die Frankfurte Oberpostamts Zeidung
Frankfort
Conant
Harper's Mugaring
President's Second Inaugural Address Urges Unity and Reform
The address calls for restoring harmony and public credit after civil conflict. It argues for limited military force, stronger education for African Americans, and eventual national unity through telegraph and steam. It defends territorial restraint, labor elevation, and humane treatment of Native Americans while promising reforms in appointment rules and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FellLow
Thirteen States
San Domingo
Union
San Domingos
Mture
Commierce
Congress
Sumter
Dickens Ghost Writes Drood Sequel in Brattleboro
A Brattleboro printer, claimed by reports to be Dickens’s medium, has begun completing the late author’s mystery Edwin Drood. He says Dickens appeared in a trance on November 15 and dictated a continuation, though no observer has seen the manuscript. The man attends to his daily job while the spirit guides three chapters so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro, Vt
Charles Dickens
Edwin Drood
Dickens
Episcopal Church
Mr. Dickens
Meningitis Epidemic Hits New York and Beyond
In the first half of last year eight hundred people in New York contracted a form of cerebro spinal meningitis and six hundred died. Physicians describe it as an inflammation of brain and spinal membranes. It is known as spotted fever in the North and cold plague in the South, with global names and deadly history of recurring epidemics. The piece notes its preventability and the lack of public demand for investigation despite high fatality. It mentions physicians have begun to uncover important facts linking the disease to its spread.
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New York
Europe
California
United States
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri
Ilinois
Tenessee
Cumberland
Arkansas
Red
Colorado
Brazos
Rio Grande
Pearl
Alabama
Mobile
Savannah
Roaroke
James
J. Walker
Wankue
Walker
Dy. Warkre
Warnken
McDonald & CO
San Francisco
Sugar making from sap in rural camps
The article outlines practical homestead methods for gathering and boiling maple sap. It covers sap collection, bucket placement and color-coding to avoid misses, camp layout, pipe systems, and boiling stages. It explains how to determine readiness, uses strainers and wax tests, and notes gear choices, cleanliness, and preservation of syrup and molasses.
I Always Speak My Mind Mrs Hardwick Keeps Truth Brutal
Mrs Hardwick boasts she never minces words as she chronicles tense church and social scenes. She shames Elmina Forbes and Marina Woolcott via caustic exchanges and details a defiant stance against adages about politeness. The dialogue also recalls a local schoolteacher Miss Gopher and a warning from Mrs Pulsipher about speaking bluntly.
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Mina
Marilla Woolcott
A Just Man Balances Justice and Mercy in Sinning Pain
A thoughtful reflection declares that a just man serves true justice to all, yet if he is wise he recognizes a debt of mercy owed to human infirmity. Cruelty to a sinner and the most severe treatment leaves one in debt, unjust for denying mercy.
Useful home remedies and cleaning tips from the era
Curts for a felon explains turpentine origanum oil cures with cautions about early treatment. Silver care advice covers washing, polishing, and storage in blue paper. Laundry starch innovation and smoothing iron technique described. Dry cleaning methods using benzine or related vapors discussed. An improved liquid glue from saccharate of lime and dissolved glue details included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Magazine
Journal of Applied Chemistry
The Banyan tree one of the three monarchs of the woods
N S Dodge in Appletons Journal describes the banyan as indigenous to India and among the forest’s three monarchs. It details growth from seed, branching patterns, and the tree’s remarkable aerial roots that form a living colonnade, supporting vast canopies as limbs extend and roots anchor into ground.
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India
Orient
N. S. Dodge
Appletons’ Jounal
Scrap Iron Handling for Small Manufacturers
Guidance from Scientific American urges manufacturers to collect all scrap iron, separate by type, and store in barrels or boxes for market sale. Wrought iron scrap is most valuable when not mixed with malleable or cast iron, with large quantities worth sending to mills for bar production. Small manufacturers often neglect scrap, leaving piles in corners and losing hundreds of dollars in potential value.
Dangers of Undercooked Pork and Health Ads Widely Placed
Reports from Oakland City Indiana and Cleveland Ohio cite deaths from trichinosis linked to undercooked infested pork. Warnings urge thorough cooking to 180 degrees, noting parasite risks and caution for large roasts. Also promotes Allen's Lung Balsam, Parkin's Kidney Extract, Dr Pierce remedies, Brown's Bronchial Troches, Elmwood Collars, and various health advertisements with mixed medical claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland City
Ind
Cleveland
Ohio
Germany
The Shield of Menlih Debility and health defense
The article extols Hostetter's Bitters as a shield against epidemics and debility. It urges barring the door to disease, boosting bodily strength, and using the tonic to fortify nerves, muscles, and digestion to prevent illness and promote resilience.
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Galazy
Paris
Scrap Iron
Allen
Parkin
RV. Prentce
Buffalo
N. Y
Sr. Sage
Allt
Brown
New Orleans
Ling OF the Blood
Ulind
Wintr
Alden
Eric Co
Ransom, Son &Co
Buffiato
R. Webis
Broadway
Purenorocian Journal
William F. Uavemeyer
New York City
Mra
Mary Somerville
Hugh Stowell Brown
Rt. Venns
N.Y
Curicaco
Chicago
David Swing
Canpenten & SnEnvon
Wabash Avenue
Shield of
Menlih
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Jon B. Averx
Tennessee
Tenn
Gustlemen
Aldo
Tanser
Drs. Wilson & Ward
Centreville
Penn
Ft Sea
M. Harris & CO
Cincinnati
PB Amladld Dona
Great Paitre Valley
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
Phat Valley
Ratonap
Algo
Pasphlet Weticew
PF. Davis
Land Commissioney
U.P. R
Osram
Nev
J.W. Chapman & CO
Madison
Secda
Wintow Gardens
James Vick
Rochester
Abaya
Ooto
Union Publishing CO
Cromo
Great Atlantica PacificTes Co
Fulton St.and
Blair &O
St. Louis, Mo
DR. Whittier
Qrartes
R. RR
Radway
ThIa
Keller
Ranway
ITAS
Nile
Drugevaty
Radway & CO
Warren Dt
Merican Law CO
Ealth & of the
Jon W.euowders
Uwannaford € Co
Crear
Wien
Sneenry Owe
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Foutz
David E. Foutz
Baltimore
A. Labotiau &Co
Pitth Street
St. Louis
Thiroth
Canadis
South Americey
Fowler
Onlien
Bok
National Publishing CQ
Emerald
G. Stinson & Co
Portland
Maine
Sons
Meonestig Sewing Machine CO
X.Y
Evie
Bocs
Bonaparte
Martina
Sts. Louis
Martina & CO
Clark Street
Storrs
Harrison & CO
Painesville
Lake County
Cortlandbat
L. Perry
Canandaigua
Canada
Whittier
Meret
Liberty Et
Bowman & Mattews, Publishers
North Third Street
St. Loui, Mo
Winslow
Curtis & Perkins
Welch & Griffiths
Gaz
Boston
Magy
Detroit
Mich
U.S
Market Street
Harrigburyg
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