Repugnant meals and odd survival tales across eras
A collage of historical anecdotes describes extreme food scarcity from the siege of Paris in 1871 to polar expeditions and other famines. It recounts bone pastries, burial site canniness, and astonishing endurance cases, then shifts to light humor and social snippets from London and Edinburgh scenes.
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Paria
Naneen
Simon
Bonneval
Chartres
Nome
Waloe
London
Samia
Sardinia
Harper's Weekly
Old London Street Cries and Life in Old Times
A discussion of a London volume "Old London Street Cries" from the fifteenth century reveals street vendors and calls reflect daily life, foods, fashions, and amusements, showing how commerce and crowds shaped urban culture and how modern life changes have moved away from this bustling old order.
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London
Waterloos Shovel Firm Saga Inspires Modern Debate
A long tale from a transatlantic liner recounts a shovel maker failing to win British government contracts after a Waterloo era tale of a messenger named Jones who delivered Wellington's message and later became a partner in the firm Smith Jenkins Jones. The piece also sketches quick humor items and odd anecdotes including arithmetic brainteasers, a Calcutta engineer, and Paganini's violin tale.
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England
Jones
Tam
Aaid Jones
Brustela
Wellington
London
Abed
Smith, Jenkins & Jones
Millionai
House of Smith, Jenking & Jones
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Pain Balm Relief touted for burns in Vernon
A Vernon Connecticut child burned his hand and found relief after James M. Nichols advised Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Nichols says the balm drew out inflammation and provided immediate relief and he personally uses it for cuts burns strains and backache. It is sold by Jackson's Pharmacy.
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Vernon, Conn
Strauss
James M. Nichols
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Chamberlain
Jackson
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