Rescue of Daniel Wood crew after shoal ordeal on Trench Frigate Shoal
The steamer Lackawanna relocated twenty seven shipwreck survivors from Trench Frigate Shoal after a four hundred fifty mile voyage. Captain Reynolds led seven men on a perilous water distillation project yielding thirty eight gallons of fresh water daily. The rescued group included five Americans, with Portuguese and Hawaiians among the rest. They reached Honolulu then returned to port aboard the Lackawanna, greeted with sympathy and praise for their endurance and resourcefulness.
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Ichmond
Crench
Frigate Shoal
United States
Reynolds
Hall
Gen
Honolulu
Chia
Alligers
Cape Tarn
Arctic
Dow
Maemon
Coleridge
Galt
Cooper
Mr. Vincent
J. M. Bayley
Bayley
Tarrigat
Hartford
Morrile
Sam
List
Lackawanna
Ilall
Male
Portraits of Lord Byron and Countess Guiccioli in Pisa
The 1822 letter from Benjamin West describes Byron as a difficult sitter yet reveals gentler moments. West notes Byron’s curiosity about America and Italy, his moods, and a dramatic window moment when Countess Guiccioli entered. West patches Byron’s portrait process with personal anecdotes of affection and insight into Byron’s emotional landscape.
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Gaiccioli
Benjamin West
Pisa
Italy
Legan
Peture
America
Childe Harold
Leghorn
Lord Byron
Countess Guiccioli
Issid
Gniccioli
All Right and the Hard Life of a Brooklyn Performer
A Brooklyn Press report portrays the strain on actors at the Academy of Music. A groomed boy named All Right endures pain on stage, aided by a veteran guitarist and a compassionate troupe head. Dr Sayro assesses him as he endures a grueling routine to please the audience.
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Scaalrighe
Brooklyn
Academy of Music
Ou Lithle
All Right
Tain-Tam
Ketynus
Aq ‘Wiight
Auab Inoye
Pilaa Theob
Phullus
Ion
Tle
Baal
Strachan Cast.—Last September in Bangor dental extraction under ether
A Bangor Maine woman undergoing tooth extraction under ether developed breathing trouble and coughing after anesthesia. She allegedly swallowed a tooth during the operation, later coughing with blood and pus until the tooth was expelled, and she recovered fully.
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Strachan
Bangor
Wit and Amour in a Curious Relief Tale
A collection of humorous vignettes and misread dialogue from London life. Jokes about relief work, domestic roles, dress fittings, and a playful street scene show cabbies and policemen amid a crowded, chaotic midnight London tableau. The pieces parody social pretensions and everyday foibles with wit and satire.
The True Woman Ideal and Its Contrasts
A Saturday Night essay extols the ideal true woman as gentle, pure, refined, and multi-talented while warning against bold viragos. It praises youth combined with goodness and argues age can enhance beauty. It contrasts modest, affectionate women with aggressive, conceited types who disrupt social politeness.
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Daisy
Virago
Miscellaneous items from a late 19th century issue
A collection of brief notes covering diverse topics: Utah crop prospects, Juarez cigars made in New Orleans 1852 to 1955, silver bricks in Nevada, Roger A Pryor admitted to practice in the U S Circuit Court in New York, Toledo lumber and iron ore deliveries, a Pennsylvanian government packing contract in Philadelphia, a Brooklyn youth causing his father’s arrest, projected Atlantic Cable receipts, Pittsburghers' ice taste issue, Confederate monument charity concerns, a Cincinnati barber accident, historic rainfall totals in June 1867, humorous domestic sayings, a St. Louis kidnapping report, and plans for a Niagara Pacific suspension bridge with Samuel Keefer as engineer.
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Utah
Juarez
New Orleana
Nevada
Roger A. Pryor
U. S
New York
Toledo
Wisconsin Items Chronicle 1867 Beloit church expansion and other notes
Beloit Second Congregational Church to be enlarged this summer at about 1800 dollars. A call is issued for a main convention in Janesville on July 18 1867 to organize for women’s suffrage. Wisconsin patents granted this week include egg keeping and leather softening devices. A seven year old near Beer Creek Valley was killed by lightning while herding cows. Hebron dam breached. local mills and a flouring mill to be rebuilt. Holm’s dwelling burned with family escaping in night attire. Congressman Amasa Cobb presents repeal of printing paper duties to House. Brevet commissions issued for gallantry, including Patrick Keogh. Various local incidents include potato washing experiment, Reform School picnic, Berlin boys’ runaway plot uncovered, new Post Office and Court House work, severe storm damage in Shawano, widespread rain in Prairie du Chien region, and horse races in Janesville. A Brookfield fire destroyed a frame dwelling. Mrs. Brownell burned saving clothes.
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Jefferson Banner
Hebron
Northwestern Furniture Company
Birkbanser & Root
Christian
C. Holm
Strong’s Prairie
Hou
Amasa Cobb
Congress
Wisconsin Madhese’ and Publishers’ Association
Wisconsin
Dyspepsia Cure Promised to Correct Stomach Ailment
A dated medical note asserts decayed teeth signal stomach issues and that acidity harms teeth. It touts Uow's Dyspepsia Cure as a central remedy that immediately corrects the stomach, claiming it is the most powerful known.
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Uow
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company prospectus note
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee lists 47500 members and 2300000 in assets. It emphasizes being the oldest life insurance company in the Northwest and notes strong governance through elected policyholders. It highlights healthful regional mortality, profit sharing among holders, and a cash and note premium option to suit savers.
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukeee
S.s.daquett
A.w.kellogg
Main Streat
Milwaukee
Arasone
Tuig
Ode Tt
Kaldera
WF Bose
Schenk’s Mandrake and Pulmonie Syrup Cure Claims
An advertised patent medicine guide extols Schenck’s Mandrake Pills and Mandrake Illa, Schenck’s Pulmonie Syrup, and Son Weed Tonic as cures for consumption and digestive ills. It urges cleansing the liver and stomach, eating rich foods, exercising, and using Holloway remedies to restore appetite and blood health, with contact for Milwaukee publishing house for the latest music.
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Tha Syston
Schenck
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