Famous Doctor Dead: Sir Joseph Fayrer’s Adventurous Career
Obituary notes the death in Plymouth of Sir Joseph Fayrer Bart, Surgeon General in the Army and Lucknow siege survivor. Born 1824 at Plymouth, he served in Palermo and Rome sieges, joined Bengal medical service in 1850, guided the Prince of Wales at Lucknow, and rose to Knight Commander of the Star of India.
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Scotsman Mistakes Grenade For Turnip Aboard Warship
A curious Scot touring a man of war asks about a grenade on a marine's cap. The marine asks if he knows what it is. The Scot replies he meant the headgear and quips he did not ask about the bead.
Obituary Card Flattens Doctor Once. Twain Remembers
Mark Twain recalls a Virginia City reporter stint and a witty obituary card for Dr Sawyer. He notes the doctor was not pleased, stating the patient died Monday under his prompt and skillful treatment.
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Lake Tahoe
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Insinuation Sparks Tense Maid Conversation
A heated exchange unfolds as Mrs confronts the maid accusing poor behavior. The maid retorts she served as a lady's maid before working for her employer, asserting her past role and defending her conduct.
King's Old Racehorse in Argentina Tour
General Oliphant arrived from Buenos Ayres after visiting the King's old horse in the care of Prince of Wales owner Signor Ignacio Correas. The horse, once known for a violent temper, is now described as high-bred and courteous in temperament.
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Diphtheria Cure Prompts Odd Railway Tale
A northern railway ticket collector granted leave for a voyage then encountered a humorous mix up. The groom, flustered on return, presented a marriage certificate instead of his railway pass, prompting the Scottish ticket clerk to quip about a Caledonian connection.
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Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People Summer Ailments
An old newspaper ad claims Dr Williams Pink Pills banish summer malaise by improving blood and vitality. It cites Mrs L A Carriere of Montreal reporting restored health after two boxes, and asserts the pills address anaemia debility rheumatism indigestion and other conditions. Sold by dealers or The Medicine Co Brockville for 50 cents a box or two dollars fifty for six.
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Cent origin traced to Morris and Jefferson naming
The note highlights that the cent was first proposed by Robert Morris and later named by Thomas Jefferson, marking an early development in U S coinage.
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Robert Morris
Thomas Jefferson
Pillow Wrinkles Warn of Facial Aging From Sleep
A caution about sleeping with the face buried in a pillow, claiming it causes wrinkles around the eyes and a permanently aged look. The text notes even infants may wake with many wrinkles due to this practice.
Don’t Seek Free Legal Advice Moral Fable
A farmer visits a new town to get free legal advice from a young lawyer who plans to charge five dollars. He tries to avoid paying and asks the old judge for free input, who then charges ten dollars for the same service. The farmer ends up paying both fees, illustrating the moral that you should not expect legal advice for nothing.
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Mas Gratis
Early postage stamps and global adoption timeline
The piece traces the origin of stamps from Paris in 1653 to widespread adoption by nations. It notes local issues in 1841 by A. M. Grieg and others, government control from 1847, and a list of countries adopting stamps through 1870, culminating with the 1874 1875 international postal union.
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How the Pendulum Was Found
A young Galileo observed a suspended lamp in Pisa while painters fixed a church ceiling. The disturbed damp swing sparked his insight into measuring time by a regular swinging motion, leading to the pendulum system still used today.
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Restoring Mahogany Color With Homemade Prep
The article prescribes a preparation for reviving mahogany color. Mix alkanet root in linseed oil, let a week pass, then add gum arabic and shellac varnish. Let stand a week near heat, strain, wash wood, rinse, dry, and polish with soft wool or chamois.
Sowing Seeds in Open Ground for Late Flowering
Sowing may begin in May with intervals of two and three weeks through mid June for late flowers. Use rich, crumbled soil with wood ashes or lime. Dust rows to prevent disease and cover with thin muslin. Keep ground stirred lightly to protect surface roots.
Tomato Can Stilt Joy Returns For Old Time Street Fun
A Philadelphia Record item describes kids reviving a game using empty tomato cans and pasteboard boxes. Boys and girls fashion makeshift stilts by punching holes in cans and threading string, then walk on can shoes along the sidewalk, claiming the activity as lively but traditionally boys’ play.
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Philadelphia Record
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promoted for Bilious Relief
A Cleveland Leader excerpt touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as cleansing the system by expelling bilious matter through the bowels without pain. It notes strong endorsements and includes an anecdote about desert ranching profits, ending with Holloway's Corn Cure as a cheap remedy for cornseed warts and related ailments.
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Parmelee
Holloway
Japan orders 12 inch guns from Krupps for dreadnoughts
Japan has placed a large order with the Krupps for 12 inch guns for its new dreadnoughts. Minard's Liniment claims cure for disterm per. High-caste Hindoos are instructed to bathe daily with wells near major railway stations for travelers to wash.
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Krupps
Buying Wives in Kamyshin District Russia
The New York Tribune reports that wives are still obtained by purchase in parts of Russia. In Kamyshin on the Volga, marriages are mainly arranged this way with prices from 100 to 200 dollars for a pretty girl from a well to do family, higher sums in special cases, and about 25 dollars in villages.
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First Qualified Woman Chemist Opens Neuchatel Practice
Switzerland expands women’s access to professions as a qualified woman chemist begins her own business in Neuchatel, marking a milestone in gender barriers.
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Neuchatel
Its Power Grown With Age Medicine of the Masses
The article reflects on the enduring popularity of Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil among medicines once hailed as panaceas. It notes many remedies have faded while this oil continues to do good for humanity, expanding its reach and impact with each passing year.
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Danube Flow Shapes Commerce Across Eastern Europe
The Danube crosses several countries with scarce languages and dialects, and carries four-fifths of the region's eastern European commerce on its waters.
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Itch and Mange Cured in Minutes by Sanitary Lotion
A Philadelphia advertisement claims Wolford's Sanitary Lotion cures itch, mange, prairie scratches and all contagious skin ailments on humans and animals in thirty minutes.
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Venice Winter Sees Frozen Canals and Frozen Adriatic
The canals of Venice froze last winter while the Adriatic lay fringed with ice in 1769. The harbor at Genoa also choked with ice as storms persisted. A new phrase labels a class of Russian terrorists as murder enthusiasts.
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