Tobacco Juiced Bill Stays Unpicked on Albany Street
A long dispatch of oddities notes an Albany woman refusing a ten dollar bill because it bore tobacco juice. The column lists remnants about 1830 born royals, deaths in Wisconsin, and various curiosities from Vienna to Knoxville with scattered dates and people.
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Albany
Sultan of
Prince Esterhazy
Count Esterhazy
Vienna
Cable Dispatches
Kate Parker
Knoxville
Tenn
Avestar
Portland. Me
Kittery
St. Louis
Boston
Mont Power
Ala
South
Alabama
D.S. Exrant
Nashua
New
United States
Asia Minor
Alexander the Great
Christ
Michigan University
Gates
Worcester
Mass
Boston Post
England
Navy
Marini
TuHens
Custer
Lewis Clifford
Lewis Molesworth
Captain Scott
Barnesville
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Our Fair
Turney
the Hague
Peter the Great
Tolland
Macao
Whaimio
Erade
Japan
Europe
Lucy Lancpox Nowsra
Alfred
Maine
Alfred Shakers
Quaker City
Cheese Curing and Handling Advice From The Ohio Farmer
The Ohio Farmer urges dairymen to care for cheese after pressing by avoiding drafts and excess moisture. A curing room that can be heated helps dry damp cheeses, while hot water cloths can wipe mold promptly, followed by thorough dry rubbing. The piece notes Western Reserve weather tests patience and skinning mold risks if neglected.
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Ohio
Western Reserve
Revenue stamps required on medicinal shipments by officers
A new ruling by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue mandates druggists to affix revenue stamps on bottles and packets containing peg oric landanim spirits of nitre camphor syrup of squills and similar preparations including Seldlitz powders and related items, prompting a citywide reaction over the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Stamp law for drugs debated by revenue officers
Revenue officers in the city enforce the drug stamp law by threatening to descanticate unstamped goods if bottles or packages are labeled ready for sale. Dentists fear the measure as they prepare to form a committee to visit Washington after Philadelphia Telegraph notes the issue on September 27.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Nios
J. i. Liarvis& Co
Aden
Fatal Fire Balloon Ascension at Wapello Fair
Prof John S Boley perished during a hot air balloon ascent at the Wapello Iowa Agricultural Fair on Sept 25 1888. The ignition method involved a trench and a burning barrel. the balloon caught fire near the mouth as the ascent began. Boley fell feet first from about 100 feet, breaking multiple bones. the burning balloon collapsed nearby. He was survived by his wife and four children. interment planned for Aledo Illinois.
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Wapello
Iowa
John S. Boley
Ilinois
Iie
James R. Spence
Boley
Suory
Spence
Agricultural Society
Board of Managers
Mr. Boley
Ife
Tno
Alleghany County
Pennsylvania
Tie
Aledo, Ii
Mystery Murder Remains Found in Battersea Park
Remains of a 38 year old widow linked to Linn Regis Dorsetshire are scattered in eleven fragments at Battersea Park. Police and a trusted informant identify the body and pursue a foreign suspect amid brutal and puzzling details.
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Battersea Park
The
Thames
New London
Calley
Linn Regis
Dorsetshire
Battersea
London
Danpury Gent Shows Stranger Pot Plant Collection
A Danpury man guided a stranger through his home last week where the visitor spotted a large display of pot plants in the dining room. The guest quipped about the plants, prompting the owner to admit with a wry smile that tending flowers is sometimes more convenient than reaching a spittoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danpury
Genteman
Parms and Foreside Fruit Cider and Vinegar Tips
Instructions on cider fermentation sugar ratios and boiling times. Advice on leather preservation with glycerine, wine vessel cleansing, stem removal during fermentation, and maintaining must temperature. Watermelon rind preserve method with ginger tea, lemon rind, and sugar. Notes on sun exposure aiding health.
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Tam
California
Waaitermelon-Rinp Preserve
Preston & Co. Bankers and Brokers Suspend Operations
The narrative recounts the suspensions and resumption of business by David Preston & Co. of Detroit. It details Preston's rise from a $12 loan to starting a bank, a Chicago bank opening in 1854, a major setback in August with $6,000 tied up, and his vow to continue business despite hardship. The piece notes a partial collapse in 1873 when doors closed at 11 a.m. due to inability to meet currency demands, amid widespread bank suspensions in New York, Baltimore, and Chicago.
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David Preston & Co
Detroit
Preston
God
Jesus
Chicago
A Klemm
Wall Street
New York
Baltimore
Vriancis Joseph
Austria
Vienna
Melrose Steel Gang
Collins & Co
Sterald
Willsows
Willson
J. Bawvinson
St John St
Sverpas
Iurlau TG
Mdsall
Cresco
Wuerns
Jmchaidson & CO
LOWE
How to Keep Plows from Rusting in Winter Care
A Stony Creek correspondent asks for rust prevention for plows. The Hamilton Times offers old fashioned advice: disassemble, number parts, oil bills and side-boards with cod liver oil, store dry to prevent moths, seal the hemmer and tucker in a wooden cask with lye, keep plows moist through storage, clean with suds and dry, then store in tins or glass and in spring they stay sturdy and aromatic.
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Stony Creek
Hamilton
The Great Value of Light and Air in Health
An article extols sunlight and fresh air as essential for growth in children and plants. It warningly notes disease linked to crowded tenements and light deprivation, urges bright nurseries, windows, and sunlit care, comparing human exposure to horticultural practices.
Curious Nest and Patent Remedies Highlight 19th Century Notes
A fragment discusses a mouse nest woven under a hen’s basket using tail feathers and sack scraps. It shifts to ads praising Aden’s Lung Balsam and Vincent Burrens tonics, promoting cures for coughs, colds, and chronic illnesses with promotional language throughout.
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Mgr. Wood
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Vanian
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Nevin
Wuwood
Warwick
Vicreo
Johnsons
Parsons
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Actress City Novelty Co
Bushin, N.Y
Peleless
Tirta Corvoran
Dack
Som Warrigan
Joux BL Mipinn
Mandolph Street
Curtis & Perkins
Curtis & Brown
Fulton Street
Pwenty-Tive
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PIUGN
Enry Co
J. N. Hanns & Co
Lam Pread
Tema
D. D
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Messia
Panry
Davia
Sryder
Allen
J. N. Harris & CO
Cincinnati, Ohio
ALL Medicine Dealers
Westion
Lycorn
Texany
Wing Walya Ber
UTA
Cincinnati
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Rosa Dali Salmanag
R. Wilton Carr
Faye
T.C. Pugh
Dabney Ball
Craven & Co
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Van
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McFadden
Clements & CO
Commerce St
WaRic
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Particu-lins
Ireve J. Wort
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National Publishing CO
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Valley Pub'y Co
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Reg
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Walker
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Missouri
Minoii
Tennessee
Cumberland
Arkansas
Red
Colorado
Brazos
Rio Grande
Pearl
Mobile
Savannah
Roanoke
James
Ki. H. McDonald & CO
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Merton Law CO
Credit Mobilie
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Speetien Nages
Ese National Publishing CO
Louis, Mo
America
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Queen City Ublishing CO
Straub Mill Works
MG Aten
Morsa Powers
Shaftini
Puppling
Pamphlee
Strauh Min Company
Siox
Tyoko Toney
Fry
Tate
Stinson, Co. Losual
Sena
Girard
Perkins
C. Davis & Co
Boots
Washington Ave
3. C. Davis Co
St. Llouds
United States and Foreign Salamander Felting CO
Furl
Mitre
Wistern Pranc
Cheasnat St
Sisth Sty
Eovuzrs
C.W. Tomas
Universal
Radway
Thes Advertien
Nowels
Badwar
Korte
Tony
DR. Radways
Cer
Drugerats
Radway & CO. Noh
Warren St
N.Y
S Kennedy & CO
Pitsburgh
Enne
Great Atlantic
Phellie Tea Co
Pfashionss
3 Excelsior Manning Co
Saint Louis, MO
Acents
Anders Wooit
Wittin
Halts Palaxiis
Ciucinnuth
Weils
Auger Co
Horrow Vureas
Pine Street
Clifton Rguse
Ild
N. W
Wabash Ave
Monroe St
Exposition Building
Nia
Muasts
Jenkins & JlonMes
Moore
New Yorker
Agricultu-Ral
Family Weekly
WRA
Toagenta
Hawaii
Springuol
Allggist
Phinga
Eoloy
King Siuanentl Tub. Co
St. Louis, Mo
Circular
Caldwell & CO
Troll
Tighes
Mies
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