The English Hangman Confessions Revealed by James Berry
East Anglian Conservative public executioner James Berry speaks to a reporter on his life family and brutal profession. He recalls burying his mother ten brothers and two aunts in three years and notes his brother’s abolitionist leanings while admitting he killed family members during his career. The interview hints at political bias in Berry’s media portrayal and chronicles a grim personal history.
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James Berry
Chelmsford
Turcanon
Kerry
Janes Berry
Aval Bethe
Mariwel
Lis
Linus
Canvlasiot
Lenge
Dyaln
Bruce Dice
Stati Ugat
Amoder
Thas
Teliz
Berry
James Verry
Avolor County
J Bug
Mary Coy
Corode
Europe
Detroit Free Press
Shookum Valley
Whatcom
W. T
Margaret Twibell
Montpelier
Ind
Willie Walllerz
Willie
Tommy Tuff
Tommy
Lhlladelphia Chronicle
John Davies
Dowlais
Eng
P. Pearson
Burlington
Kan
New York
Leryman
Tventy
Miler
Loui
Miller
Chicago Journal
Waukeenah
New England
Causes of Poverty and Its Self Produced Roots
A historical excerpt discusses poverty as often arising from personal choices and fixed circumstances rather than mere lack of work. It cites attachment to land or trade, use of outdated tools, unproductive labor, and burdens of family duties. The piece notes marriage as both a potential cure and a risk, urging reforms to make marriage a stable option while warning against imprudent unions. It also includes satirical quotations from The Harvard Lampoon and the Norristown bulletin as contrasting modern takes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esmily
Visit to Shiloh Battlefield Rendered in Vivid Memory
A traveler recounts a Civil War field trip near Corinth Tennessee, detailing the Shiloh battlefield landscape, fallen soldiers graves in the National Cemetery, and relics gathered by scavengers. He recalls Monte rrey and Johnston, the Bloody Hollow, and the sense of past carnage vs today’s quiet scenery.
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Ghilan
Shiloh
Tennessee
Corinth
Miss
Suske Creek
Owl Creek
Lick Creek
Dill
Pittsburgh
Monterrey
Albert Sidary Johnston
Duncan Field
Tillman’s
Duncan
Johnson
Wallace
National Cemetery
Henry Burke
Analysis of a Tear Things Which Make a Dewdrop Upon a Woman's Cheek
An 19th century overview explains tear composition as water with salts and mucus, its microscopic appearance as fish-bone like lines after drying, and details lachrymal gland location and tear flow. It notes continuous secretion day and night, tear drainage via lachrymal points, and the tear fluid’s role in cleansing dust and irritants from the eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Toleration and progress amid old ideas and new cures
An extract from a late New York Tribune editorial discusses intolerance of opinion and progress. It notes doctors and preachers clinging to old doctrines while new remedies gain acceptance, citing Warner's safe care and Dr. Gunn's praise. The piece praises the march of progress and tolerance over time, with varied commentary from newspapers and figures.
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New York Tribune
Cushing
Mra. Malaprop
Robson
London
Royal Navy
Warner
Gunn
New York Medical College
New Haven
Uncertain Health Advert With Elusive Remedies
A fragmented old advertisement mocks bilious readers and promotes patent remedies. It mentions Hostetter's Stool biters and Hale's Horehound drops as cures for dyspepsia nervousness and bronchial ills, while deriding ineffective practices by a lawyer and a doctor in a tongue in cheek style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cucci
Hale
Pike
Witl
Rith
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Jack
Gshiog
Harvard Lampoon
Norristawa Digruld
Burlington Free Press
Science and Indun
Newbury
N. Y
India
Maine
Iit
Egypt
Brussels
Belgium
United States
Galveston
Tex
England
Lancet
Paris
Munich
N. Y. Ledger
P. Langley
Richard A. Proctor
Arkansaw Traveler
Lake Superior
Marquette
Menominee
Marquette Mining Journal
Munster
N. F. Ledger
Tvent
Etroit Free Press
Ioe
U. Picayune
Brown
Uezz
Puck Hivess
Marine Artista
Boston Courier
Pete Ace
Aspree de Corpse
Caprian
Heaven
Shinar
Duluth
Weex
Butun
Picayune
Lowell
Beton Hutietin
Doseles Ethias
Costaies
Ares ST. Aaa
Saanrro
Hutt
Merrell
Fenix Miter
O Merchant
Hico
Ark
Merete Deve Co
St Louis
Asd
Ely
Fruggrevens
W. c. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
A. MN
Kellocc Newspaper CO
West Lixth Street
Kansas City
RAND
Ion
Aldeurea Quichty
Draggista, Soc
Wizard Oil CO
Chicago
Cornhill
Boston
Masa
Engiich
St. Louis
saMries
Scott
Wattace
Medien
Cnr
Chaapeet & Best
Frigveas & Co
Martinsburg
Moody & CO. Cancionati
JenvEs
Suneves Cassuals
Ats
Ertasts College
Sunaie
Bo Ohie
Gescripti Farms Stipes
Semeron
ST. Jacobs Oil
Charles A. Vogeler Co
Malto
Alwats
DR. Plerce
Pierce
Yaal
Chemical Laboratory of
Woren
Budalo
N.Y
W. Havswen
Ithaca
Tnowas J. Restino
Exy
Pine Street
Enturrh
Tyes
Catarriy Kennedy
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