Boston Fire of November 1 1837 Destruction Across City
Correspondence from Boston describes a night of infernal fire that consumed a vast wholesale district, toppled granite blocks, and threatened Old South Church. Fire teams fought back with water and mining, while marines guarded property and residents fled, with property losses reaching millions as dawn broke on a city scarred but not defeated.
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Propaganda Receipts and Global Expenditures Highlighted
The article reports 1871 receipts of the Propaganda Society at £200,835 with Europe providing most funds and America sending £9,207. Europe spent £189,014, Asia £574, Africa £857, and Oceanica £251. Management costs were £1,207 of £218,128 total expenses. Also noted is an upcoming Paris suit between Victor Wugo and Leplane over prized books and art.
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Victor Wugo
Leplane
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Curious Follies and Oddities in a Boston Globe Column
A wide array of quirky notes covers medical quirks, human behavior, and curiosities from Boston and beyond. Topics range from left-handed tuning to Turkish harems, with puns, social quirks, and brief notices on science, crime, fashion, and diplomacy.
Banana flavored mangos and cholera theories in a60s medical colortone
A miscellany of home remedies and medical curiosities discusses air cushions for motion sickness on subways, a banana mash for flavor, Dr Carl Both on salt intake and smallpox, a sulfuric acid test in vinegar, a cholera theory tied to auroras, and fashion advice on warm lightweight dress and wind protection.
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Ingenious plan to prevent mine explosions by surface tobacco smoke
A philanthropist proposes inhalation tubes from surface jars of tobacco into mines to allow miners to smoke safely. Objections include tube clogging and unreliable smoke passage, but miners’ strong lungs may overcome these issues to obtain the fumes. The piece also advertises Perry Davis's Pain Killer as a safe remedy for various ailments.
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