Aztec Sepulcher Unearthed Near Gila River in Arizona
Chicago Journal reports strange discoveries in Arizona Territory near the Gila river in the Sierra Madre. Mummies in cement-sealed tombs arouse native awe as remains of Aztec elites are described with vivid preservation, including a mother and child wrapped together and a young aristocratic woman named Riroman.
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Arizona Territory
Gila River
Sierra Madre Range
Arizona
Riroman
Fimo
Two Sea Cows Imported From Brazil Reach New York
Two live sea cows or manatees have been imported to New York from Brazil after being captured near South America. They are housed in separate tanks on North Williams street and are tame enough to be fed by their owner. The creatures measure five to five and a half feet, weigh up to two thousand pounds, and are valued for their oil skin and bones. They inhabit shallow waters off the West Indies, Florida, and Brazil and are rare in North America.
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HK Americca
New York
Brazil
South America
North Williams Street
Hays
West India Islands
Florida
Brighton Aquarium
England
Ruhe
North America
N. F
How He Lost Her and a Noon Hour Tattooer Tale
A brief note contrasts a rejected suitor declaring breach of promise with a lawyer's daughter. In New York City, a tattooer earns a fortune among workers by tattooing during the noon hour.
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Mabel
New York City
Poem Barter and African Execution Tale From Detroit Paper
A fragment from Detroit Free Press recounts a poem offer prank with a harsh dinner ticket exchange. The tale shifts to an African execution described near Wambago with Mbando the guard and Fwalla, then cites theater fire stats from Paris and a listing of historical casualties across several cities and periods.
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Slop’s
Detroit Free Press
Adulterated Pepper Tricks and the Adulteration Trade
A government and newspaper investigation reveals how pepper is adulterated. Rice flour, corn meal, and low-grade flours mix with true pepper, and long pepper dilutes strength. Techniques include red peppers, ginger, chillies, and even ground olive stones sold as pure pepper. Tests by Dr. J Campbell Brown detect adulteration. despite laws, enforcement is weak. Pepper prices influence adulteration, with Britain also affected. N Y Cor. Philadelphia Press.
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United Kingdom
Great Britain
Java
London
Singapore
J. Campbell Brown
Liverpool
N.Y. Cor
Philadelphia Press
Joseph Bonaparte's Visits to a Bristol Estate Remembered
An old Bristol tale recalls Major Lennox of 1816 and his Anglo French circle. Ex king Joseph Bonaparte visited by barge with Murat, sometimes driving from Trenton. A legend recounts a 1820s road accident where Bonaparte leapt clear as horses bolted, was treated in Bristol, and later sent a $100 note via a Bristol letter.
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Radcliffe Street
Dorrance
Delaware River
Major Lennox
Bristol
United States
St James
Europe
Joseph Bonaparte
Spain
Bordentown
N. J
Joseph
Murat
Trenton
Bonaparte
Phillips
Tullytown
Delaware House
Sun Stroke: Symptoms and Home Care for Heat Prostration
Sun stroke is a sudden nervous-system collapse from extreme heat. Symptoms include heavy head, dizziness, ringing ears, blurred vision, faintness, or unconsciousness. Treat by cooling, quiet, recumbent position, ice or cold water on the head, mustard or capsicum topically, Hartshorn to the nose, and a small brandy ginger swallow when able. Avoid ice-water and heat exposure if recovering, and protect the head with shade.
Fragmented ad clippings echo old time remedies
A garbled OCR fragment lists various patent medicines and products like Hill's Hair Dye and Piso's remedy for Catarrh. It mentions box or Glenn's Sulphur as equivalent to sulfur baths, Frazer Axle Grease, and Hall’s or Baen’s remedies, reflecting era advertising language and brand names without coherent article context.
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Para
Box
Glenn
Hill
Waltham Watches Claim Timekeeping Supremacy
The American Waltham Watch Company promotes its three decade public presence and declares superior quality across Crescent Street and Appleton Tracy & Co. lines. It highlights the one size Gold Waltham for women as the smallest finest timekeeper, and notes the Waltham Bre Hair Spring as the exclusive, hardened and tempered mechanism ensuring accuracy. "WALTHAM" is engraved on all cases and movements to guarantee authenticity.
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American Waltham Watch Company
America
Crescent Street
Appleton, Tracy & Co
Waltham
Waltham Bre
Waltham Watch Company
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de Choquet
Paris
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St. Pe
Canton
Brooklyn
Tientsin
Ring Theater
Vienna
Louis Globe Dem
Austin
Texas Siftings
Brattletox
Burlington Free Press
Mioatss
Americ Woman
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Tuene
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Waco
Thas
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A. M
Prin
Gem City Business College
Quincy, IL
Boston Beacon
Waxrten
Dr Baen
Whitehall Times
Tansill
Waltham Watches
Ick
Merrells
Merrele
Mother
Pike
ALL Dre J
Merrell Deug CO
Pacific
Pacific Manufacturing
Louis
Cockle
Avinra
W. Va
Piso
N.S. J
DR. Pierch
Aentiy
Dr. Omedhs
Buffalo
Dr. Sage
Siiasa
Cones
Caterra
Darren Ant
W. Ravesen
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Pine Street
Louis, Mo
Catarrh
Rungan P
Columbia
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Paine
Bruro
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Saas
Jones
Sens
Mnghamt Taen
Libs
Kobe
Hartshorn
Sieine
Jron
Jecrese
Wees J Castaiere
Lowe
A. Mick & Son
Cincienati
Washington
HAY Presses
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Maseyiereaibe
MILO
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