Personal and Literary Gossip From Early American Columns
A collection of brief notes highlighting Sarah Winnemucca s book project, Boston connections, and varied literary social chatter. Includes remarks on George Bancroft age and appearance, Creole writers in New Orleans, and several humorous clashes of speech and manners across newspapers and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Winnemucca
Boston
S. J. Dunbar
Colorado Springs
Thar Ie
Grade Springs
Northern Pacific Railroad
Willard
Washington
Oakes
Chicago
Balzer
Detroit
New Orleans
G. W. Cable
Boks
N. Y
York
Eny
Lorimer
Chicago Journal
Wanted to Settle Coach Stop Ye Day Last Spring
A fragment from Street News recounts a Buffalo man seeking a layover while aiming to establish a clothing store. It describes a confrontation with a deranged passenger deal, an offer of payment, and a claim of multiple bankruptcies and prior failures before a dramatic demand to settle for twenty cents on the dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miana
Af Street
Selecting Seed Corn For Better Yields On Farms
A Massachusetts Ploughman article argues seed corn should be grown separately, with early removal of inferior stalks and field marking of ears. It urges careful second selection at ripening to reduce twins and favor one good ear per stalk, promoting a uniform, productive variety adapted to each farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. F. Post
Toledo
Massachusetts Ploughman
Wooden Water Pipes For Short Distances
Wooden piping offers a cheaper option for short runs when half inch pipes cannot supply the needed volume. Tubing in one and a quarter to two inches bore is sold by hardware dealers. Ends should be iron boarded to prevent splitting and bursting under pressure. Coat pipes with oil before laying to improve durability. Test joints by filling with water to locate leaks promptly. Ensure installation below the frost line and three feet underground for drinking water, with tar at joints to seal and deter decay.
Bat on the bed ends quarrel with Sawyers tale
Mrs. Jones teases reconciliation with the Sawyers over a cat incident and earrings as Mr. Jones jokes about a baseball bat on the bed. The evening ends with him playing peacemaker by delivering a sleepy punch line and sending Maria to bed in fear, while a bat becomes a baseball bat joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Jones
Maria
Bridget
Sawyer's
Annie
Tom Danger
Doe
St-st-st
Jeptha
Man traps rat in street as dogs fail to react
A man in Detroit traps a rat in a street near Michigan Avenue while a crowd gathers. Dogs attack the trap and fail to react, and the crowd debates the situation before the rat is released. The placid man walks away, noting the rat cost ten cents. Separate item notes cigarette smoking nuisance among New York messenger boys and a New Hampshire villa sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Avenue
Neivere
Dan
Detroit
Messenger
New York
Tribune. A
St Jacobs Oil praised for pain relief in old ad copy
A compilation of 19th century ads extols St Jacobs Oil as a cure for jaw ache, sprains, and general pains. It references Dan Mace, 1819 Florida cession, and various health products including Dr Pierce cures, Brown's Iron Bitters, Ely's Cream Balm, and Rough on Rats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressuuan
St. Jacobs
Dan Mace
St. Jacobs Oil
GoLpen Medical Discovery Claims Marvelous Blood Purifying Power
An advertisement touts GoLpen Medical Discovery as a universal blood purifier for all impurities and diseases including scrofula and skin ailments. It cites thousands of testimonials, offers a pamphlet, and lists Wonp's Dissexy Medical Association in Buffalo New York as contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GoLpen
Dissexsary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harper's Bazar
Derrie
Yonkers Slate
Lulu
Harpers Basar
Augustus
Louise
Hertford
Boston Transcript
Fuller
Inlianapolis Journal
Mr. and
E.C. Stedman
Prana Ork
New Hampshire
Sun
Florida
United States
Chicago Herald
Big Big B
The
Liv
Kansas City
Great
New West
Spotswood
Brown
E. 8. Wells
Ely
Robert W. Merritt
Phenix Manufacturing Co
Grand Haven
Mich
Colden
Lyon
Tens
D. F. Manly
Wise
Ep. K. Heath
North Street
Portland
Sud
Hunt
Vicinity
Smith's Drug Store
Tean
Uberty
John Bull
Smith
Bull
Main St
Louisville
True & Co
Augusta
Bitters Guns
E. E. Mendes & CO
West Fifth Street
Kansas
Taavreven
Ely Brothers
Owego
N.Y
Iy. A
Chicago Scale CO
Kednerd
FUREY
ISO
Trex
Bea Lease Powens
Fansfield
Jay Bronson
Detnorr
Moody Jew Tailor
MOODY
Education.al
Bryant &Strattons
Otee St. Louis
D. Huowk
Mgr
Sedalir
General Markets
Kansa City
POLK
Drogeiets
Langranges
Charles A. Vozeler Co
Hurtrwens
Toseler
Baltimore, Md
U.8
Fourth Street
ST. Louis
Mermod &Jaccard Jewelry Cor
Parsons
Johnson & CO
Maas
Hagan
Monarch
Monarch Manufacturing Co
Randolph St
Chicago, IL
Ponti
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