Treasure of Alphonso XI recovered by Captain Stevens divers
A detailed account from A D Stevens, son of Captain Stevens, describes the 1885 salvage of the Alphonso XI wreck off Grand Canary. Divers Lambert, Tester, and Davis recovered nine boxes of gold valued at about £190,000 from the mail room, after explosive clearance and mooring work, with one box still missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canary Islands
Stevens
Ning
Alphonse XI
A. D. Stevens
Alphonso
Lopes
Cadiz
Havana
Point Gando
Grand Canary
Lioyds
Messrs. Lambert
Tester
Davis
Blessra Biebo & Gorman
Liverpool
Niger
Las Palmas
Alianza
Flehermet
Nct
Stevers
Anxiouates
London
Lambert Hay
Btevens
Jesers
Lambert
Variou Socom
Moses
Thave
Wyk
Doctor tested for illness nears end of case
A doctor warned for relying on gilded cures and quick medicine to save a man. The next day the patient dies, prompting a servant to report the grim outcome and the doctor’s indignant reaction to the failed cure. The tale ends with a moral about expectations from medicine.
From a Convict's View at the Tombs Court
A New York Herald piece records an interview with Thomas, a remorseful young man among arraigned prisoners. He describes his path from a failed attempt at honest work to repeated offenses, including burglary, and his bleak view of finding respectability after conviction. He cites a harsh social stigma that drove him to crime and isolation from potential employers and women.
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Tombs
Low
Thomas
Charles Thomas
Sam
Tm Thomaa
New York
Harald
Doctors Split On Gray Hair Causes And Coloring
A miscellaneous discussion surveys medical opinions on aging hair. Authorities differ over whether graying is mechanical or chemical, and whether the pigment lies in the central or peripheral hair. Notable references include Watts Dictionary of Chemistry and Cuvier, with various researchers noting pigment in different hair regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watts
Dictionary of Chemistry
Bichat
Draper
Cuvier
Dra
Carepenter
Todd
Bowman
Elyland
Kirk
New York Times
A Girl Who Wouldn’t Hinch Boots
A London Tit-Bits note recalls a wedding where the chapel doors opened to a crowd waiting, yet the couple remained unmarried as a quarrel over who should clean the bridegroom’s boots stalled proceedings. The dispute grew from a simple task to a serious stand, with the bride seated on a stile to mend the matter as the village clock struck twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fragmentary Civil Dialogue Captured in New York Page
The text appears as a fragment of a private exchange. It shows a personal vow about wealth after marriage and mutual reliance, with odd spellings suggesting OCR errors. No clear event, date, or identifiable names are present to anchor a news-style summary.
Insects That Eat Curios at Smithsonian Foes
Smithsonian curators face insect threats to birds mammals and bones in stored collections. Moths, lard beetles, and a tiny beetle called anthrinus attack fleshed specimens and even bone joints. Bisulphide of carbon is avoided due to odor. naphthotine used, but breathing irritation remains.
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Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
Jone
Iit
Etlesia
Langley
Tropics
Ao Tt
Ridgway
Washington Star
King Borny
Cure for Headache: Doctors Relieve Not Cure
A medical meeting debated headaches and whether any physician has truly cured a headache. The consensus found relief common, but a permanent cure rare. The article notes natural change during aging can relieve headaches around age fifty as brain tissue changes and habits or climate alter, possibly removing the cause.
Thumb Kings And a Ring That Plays With Pearls
The column describes a jeweler displaying thin pearl rings and a clerk fitting a ring on a pink finger while a notice hints at novelty and fashion. It contrasts the dainty piece with the note that its effect is subtle and pleasing to the wearer. A London Times note mentions James Johnston's execution appeal on grounds of insanity.
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Anid
New York
James Johnston
Ballarat
Sowes
London
Love and engagement gossip in New York Weekly
Read a breezy item from the New York Weekly asking Maud if she loves Mr Ballion and noting Clarm’s reply that Mercy is only engaged to him, reflecting the era’s society gossip about relationships.
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Mr. Ballion
Clarm—Mercy
New York Weekly
Benevolent scheme for widowed domestics homes
A London Globe report discusses a Lancashire path to aid widowed domestic servants. Women would join homes to care for their children while training sisters for various domestic roles. Funding would rely on mothers’ contributions plus voluntary subscriptions, an approach seen as necessary though challenging.
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Lancashire
London Globe
Child and Caterpiline and Bachelor Life in Singapore
A Boston Transcript piece describes a young girl Herzchen admiring a bright blue spotted caterpillar with wonder and fear, then a vignette on bachelor life in Singapore. Two Englishmen housemaids, many servants, and a flood of liquor offerings illustrate colonial hospitality.
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Herzchen
Herzehen
Boston Transcript
Singapore
Toronto Globe
Introduction to Samuel Rogers in Mrs Ritchie's tale
In Mucc millan's Magazine Mrs Ritchie recounts meeting Samuel Rogers who, with a fixed ivory face, speaks kindly to a family and invites a girl to live with him promising happiness and a white pony. The scene ends as he leaves before seeing her tearful reaction.
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Samuel Rogers
Narrow Escape At Southern Watering Place
A thunderbolt grazed a well dressed young woman at a southern watering place but caused no serious harm. The shock dislodged false teeth and a hairpiece while the woman remained uninjured aside from fright. A fragment from Berliner Tageblatt notes similar odd travel routes through Spain and North Africa with Italy a transit point.
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Motelen
Berliner Taceblatt
Local Transit Schedule Fragments and Wages Noted
Fragmentary OCR shows timetable snippets and wage mentions tied to bus or streetcar lines. Entries reference line names such as Wagner and Cruchoan Stoton and times around 4 to 5 p.m., with scattered notes on fares and routes.
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P.m
Wagner Ates
Eva
Stoton
Etyamers
City of Chicago Sle All aboard for Puritan schedule
The clipping lists daily port of call times and routes for Puritan steamer service to Chicago, with line notes on departures from Grand Myopida and connections to Alma, Lewiston, and Lake Wary. It references several train and boat connections, ticketing details, and exceptions on holidays and Sundays. The fragment preserves names such as CAGE AM AY and Veloe MALE, indicating itineraries and offices involved in scheduling.
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Tox Wan
Zoearnake Ciocage
Ditc
Chiewgie
Puritan
Pate Ld
Baturdaye
Enim LY
CAGE
Tosepil
Alma
St. Lowis
Aremlaum
Lal JA. Greitam, Pres
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New Yorke
Italy
Spain
Turkey
Asia Minor
Sal
Hough
Moat
Mtoon
Ros
WH. Renn
H.W. Shelby
Enh
Aveneo
Amen Nima
Detroit
Chicago
West Michigan
Wawl Cena
Gale
Abia
Mand Eaduto
Alan Wang
Gireulpeety
Erie
LION
Heerliog
Sand Udy
Ulcoe Ediciones
le Hhudme
WMP
Ban Javed
HM Dieffsnbach
AEG
Mero
Dena Siain Wisconale
Buckien
Arnica
Cutk
Sneek
Chilblattie
Coren Fe
Porteet Mati
Toledon Arbosy
Michigan
Railway
Jure Mh Ted
Lansing & Northern
R. R
Anua
Graham & Morton Trans. CO
Nod
Boren Treacott Grykeernes
Detrart
King
Leewey
Dottiereo Mt HS
Hovatary Rheurmatiern Trenchiot
Vidar
von Dentte
Dorlas Yen
Beebe
Weta
Vvagres
Listeration
Seers
Fries
Meliela
Beatty Dentorgh
SU Publisiding Co
Barwich, Conn
Wats
THY
Uasnem Company
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