Times circulation and venomous snake poisons noted
The London Times leads in circulation with a notable rise since 1838. Reports on venomous snakes from Hindostan describe poisons impairing nervous systems and respiration, with no remedy in sufficient quantities. A New York World list highlights sixty nine hotels lacking fire protection, drawing from the Board of Fire Underwriters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunson and
Payne
Hindoostan
New York World
Harrison
New York Board of Fire Underwriters
Commission appointments list amid Sioux negotiations and Indian actions
A telegram from Missouri’s Abram Domingo accepts a commissioner role to treat with the Sioux with Gen. Terry named by the army. West reports a Lookout Wyoming raid on Harper’s ranch, 190 horses stolen, pursued by armed citizens. A Kansas deputy marshal Damsey was shot and died. one outlaw killed, the other escaped. Quahada Comanches surrender 180 warriors at Fort Sill. 300 women and children and 1400 ponies reported. Additional items include fires, shipwrecks, accidents, and political notes from across the nation.
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Abram Domingo
Missouri
Gen
Terry
Bishop Havens
Allison
D. Hanman
West
Lookout
Wyoming
Harper’s Ranch
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Topeka
Kansas
United States
Damsey
Stockton
Ramsey
Sheridan
Pope
Fort Lawrence
Fort Sill
Fort Sanders
Rock Creek Valley
Lookout Station
Kansas City
Board of Trade
Congress
Kansas Rolling Mill Company
Rosedale
Rio Grande
Matamoras
Rio
United States District Court
Galveston
Texas
Henry Greenall
Tremont Opera-House
Greenwall
Columbia
8. C
Gov. Chamberlain
Brownsville
Jeff. Davis
Coke
Texas Mechanical and Agriculture College
Bryan
Marshall
Davis Homestead Association of Texas
Davis
Kellogg
Louisiana
Chicago Times
the Times
Shreveport
Heffner
Caddo Parish
Flournoy
Supreme Court
Shreveport Times
Mr. Flournoy
Gamundi
Caninera
Paris
France
Pyrenees
Berlin
London Times
Carl Schurz
Herren Benningson
Kapp
Dernburg
Schurz
Germany
House of Lords
Earl of Carnarvon
Colonial Department
Fiji Islands
Grenada
Cucuta
Venezuela
Schiller
M. Dufaure
MacMahon
Longchamps
Vienna and Berlin population rise tied by census figures
Vienna now hosts 1 001 999 residents up 90 000 since 1872 showing a similar growth path to Berlin. The coroner’s jury for the Holyoke disaster blames unsafe galleries and egress plus flammable pine sheathing and decorative trims near the altar for the fatal fire.
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Vienna
Berlin
Holyoke
Mind and body in health linked by emotions
The article argues that mental state heavily influences physical health. Positive emotions stimulate nervous activity and vitality, while grief and regret depress vital forces. Happiness aids well being, though good spirits do not guarantee absence of bodily ailment.
Curious London statistics from the London City Mission paper
The document outlines London's 15 mile radius from Charing Cross covering 7000 square miles with 4,000,000 inhabitants including 100,000 foreigners. It cites births every five minutes, deaths every eight, seven accidents daily, 28 miles of new streets yearly, 9,000 new houses annually, 1,000 ships and 9,000 sailors daily, 117,000 habitual criminals rising 30,000 yearly, many beer shops and gun places, paupers, and 238,000,000 letters delivered yearly across postal districts.
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London
Charing Cross
Rome
Palestine
Dublin
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Devon
Warwickshire
Durham
Portsmouth
Brighton
Democracy and party critique in New Hampshire and national split
The piece denounces Democratic overreach in New Hampshire with Governor and Council overruling town returns to crown James Priest as senator. It contrasts Republicans as progressive and liberal with Democrats as reactionary, arguing the 1876 contest will be a stark choice between two major parties and warning against a third party.
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Washington
New York
Grand Central Hotel
Fielder
Black Hills
R. R. Nelson
United States District Court In
Winona, Minn
Supreme Court
Council of
New Hampshire
Senate
House
International Typographical Union
Boston
Philadelphia
Greeley Monument Committee
Parson C. Cheney
Walter H. Bell
James Harper
Montreal
C. F. Sheldon
Kansas City
Wm. H. Hutchinson
Chicago
W. S. Pride
Wilmington
Delaware
Danielson
Woman’s Union No. 1
New York City
Octavio
Cleveland
T. W. Kennard
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
New
Texas
Congress
Ohio
Toledo Blade
Charles Nordhoff
New York Herald
Chenango Telegraph
Nordhoff
Arkansas
Detroit News
Mecklenburg
Cape Fear
Boston Harbor
New York Graphic
Grant
Wilson
Mr. Head
Natt Head
Nathaniel Head
Mr. Priest
Reform Democracy
Louisiana
Harpers’ Weekly
Democratic Party
Tes
Supreme Court of the State
James Priest
Head
Indiana Journal
United States
England
Republican Party
Party of
Progress
The Mosquito Life Cycle From Egg To Flight
Describes the mosquito's four stage development from egg to adult. The larva wiggles in surface water breathing through gills and may rest at the bottom feeding on decaying matter. It molts to a torpid pupal stage on the surface, then emerges as a winged adult ready to bite.
Advertising Rates for Business Cards in Clermont Courier
The Clermont Courier announces advertising rates for business cards. Prices: six lines maximum per card at six dollars per year.
Conscience And Judgment Poem Of Self Reflection
A solitary speaker contemplates conscience and future judgment in a haunting dream. Past actions haunt the mind as time ceases and a solemn place reveals the truth of one's life. The poem ends with a vow to remember the warning and endure personal reckoning.
Bran Bed for Burns Described by Sanitarian
A sanitarian endorses bran beds for severe child burns, noting they cover the patient with bran, require no daily dressing changes, and can be replenished without disturbing the patient. The method reportedly heals hard cases and reduces air exposure and pain from frequent dressings. A cheerful wife is advised to aid a husband in business by avoiding a constant scowl.
Whimsical Fragments From a Bygone Page
A mix of quips and curiosities from a 19th or early 20th century column. Jokes about a census taker, a thundering railroad conductor, butcher shop lore, misdelivered wood, and social musings on home and happiness fill brief items and wry observations. Includes a Mississippi treasurer candidate promise and light satire on veils.
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Pennsylvania
Darling
Mamma
Cook
Mississippi
Young West Town Voter Defies Father Over Birthdate
In a tale of political split a young man votes in a close Whig versus Democrat race. His father challenges him claiming he is not yet twenty one. The youth cites the Bible as proof of age and votes anyway, illustrating tensions between generations and parties.
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Norwich
Moses
Scaumburg-lippe
Cain
Hell
Chaucer
Cresside
Shakspeare
Quince
Pyramus
Thisbe
Leyffyn
Conway
Wales
Edward the Third
Kingston-on- Thames
Walter de Grendesse
Margaret
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Man In the Moon
Prince of Wales
Alexandria
Denmark
Times
Daily Telegraph
Morning Star
Standard
Madrid
Spain
Alfonso
Brilliant
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Pittsburg
Lockhart & Frew
Buffalo
S. W. Drake & Co
Alexander Crocker
R. R. Hifford
Central Wharf
James Hand
Edward Day
Capt. Hand
Engineer Day
Vicksburg
Dominion Line
Dominion
Quebec
Ottawa
Ont
Boston Express
Annie Louisa Cary
Blaine
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Hartford
Toronto
Good
Adelaide Street
Young
Victoria
Shuter Streets
Memphis Appeal
Jackson (Tenn
Whig and Tribune
Main
Church Streets
Ramsey & Co
Courier-Journal Dispatch
Elizabethtown
Kentucky
S. Straus, Joplin, Cordrey & Co
T. Spence
Straus and
Anson Schulte
Brooklyn
Charles C. Fuller
J. T. Mowry
Chaplin Paper Company
Indianapolis
John C. New
The
Milner
Rigby
Fulton
Hamilton
Pollock
Johnson
McKinna
Feejee Islands
Australia
Windischgratz
Don Carlos
Saballs
Blanco
Jovellar
Valencia
Army of the Center
Primon Rivers
Earth
Waltere Docebo
Spinas
Phebo Gero
Walter
British Columbia
Duncan
Church Missionary Society
Mind and Health
the World of London
Clermont Courier
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