Things That Also Need Ventilation at the Capitol
A Washington letter notes the Capitol’s air system with massive air ducts and ice cooling, describes a hidden octagonal vent hut and ivy grotto, and jokes about executive sessions and Senate restaurant debts. It mocks experts on ventilation and hints at broader issues in Congress.
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Senate
Capitol
Dawes
Blair
House
Congressional
United States Senate
Senee Sree
Congress
St. Paul
Minneapolis
House Committee
Washington
Rotunda
Sodom
Gomorrah
Gehenna
D. Fry
Dixon Wins U S Senate Seat From Rhode Island
Nathan Fellows Dixon the newly elected United States Senator from Rhode Island comes from a long line of political figures. Born in Westerly in 1847 and educated at Brown, he built a career as a lawyer and district attorney before serving in the State Senate and finally the U.S. Senate.
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Nathan Fellows Dixon
United States Senate
Rhode Island
Congress
Dorr
United States
Senate
William Henry Harrison
Mr. Dixon
Westerly
R. I
Brown University
Albany Law School
Jonathan Chace
National House of Representatives
Henry B. Anthony
Dixon
Warren O. Arnold
State Senate
Chace
Ohio News Briefs From Lucas County to Columbus
Emanuel Beatty an elderly Lucas County resident hanged himself in a barn. In near Akron two brothers Wing er fatally cut John Portle while intoxicated. Ohio Christian Missionary Society meets June 21 22 23 in Youngstown. Freddie Brown seven fell under a train near a bank and died. Farmers candidate M H Harrord tops Holmes County legislative race. Conductor superstition noted in Columbus. National Christian Scientists gather in Cleveland Music hall June 12 13. Ohly Bros & Co suicide in Sandusky wife’s bridal tour noted. Oil well drill near Findlay reported. Navy West Point board visits listed. Ohio canal boat captain Arthur Fraser death after dispute with Mrs Howe. Imperial Order of Red Men reports Ohio membership growth. Cleveland teamsters fret over Canadian drivers. Ohio Democratic convention set for Dayton August 27 28. A six year old boy fatally attacked by a dog in Newark. Yellow Springs votes for town hall. Odd Fellows Grand Lodge session at Toledo. Harrison posts Ohio postmasters and other appointments noted. Notable deaths and rail proposals dominate state notices.
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Emanuel Beatty
Lucas County
Akron
Winger
John Portle
Ohio Christian Missionary Society
Youngstown
Art Taylorsville
Freddie Brown
M. H. Harrord
Holmes County
Columbus
Cleveland
National Association of Christian Scientists
Music Hall
Argust Orly
Ohly Bros. & Co
Sandusky
Findlay
Avex McKees
Job McKee
Caldwell
Yoprr
Lima
B. W. Chidlaw
Cleves
Military Academy
West Point
Arthur Fraser
Edward Howe
Hawkins
Summit County
Great Council of
Ohio
Imperial Order of Red Men
Pocahontas
Order At
Cleveland Teamsters
Dayton
Newark
Yellow Springs
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Ohio
Toledo
Rebekah
Harrison
Azariah C. Cocker
John D. Deyarman
Loulonviille
Magsor H. L. Wrratt
Portsmouth
Sandusky, Coumbus
Lake Erie
Sand
A Suspicious Circumstance and Humorous Exchanges
Humorous snippets from periodicals show poets debating building safety and exaggerated claims. Dialogue includes Editor Yed and Poet discussing fire proofing while props like dhone extia. ope and bottles appear during the building, reflecting comic style of Harper's Bazar and Puck.
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Harper's Bazar
Foliage Development and Vernation Studied by Clergyman
Rev George Henslow presented Linnean Society findings on vernation showing leaves adjust orientation at night to protect surfaces from cold radiation and to maintain an erect position. He notes frost damages margins of delicate leaves and explains revolute and involute variations as protective strategies.
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Darwin
Clergyman
George Henslow
Linnean Society
Newcastle
Eng
Beauty and health of American women in decline
An old medical advertisement argues women suffer from weaknesses and functional derangements of the sex and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to ward off aging. It also touts Dr. Pierce's Pellets to regulate stomach liver and bowels, claiming life expectancy in the United States is fifty five years and a low death rate alongside doctors per capita.
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Dr. Pierce
United States
Inactivity of kidneys linked to many diseases and cures offered
The passage warns that kidney inactivity can lead to serious illnesses such as Bright's disease and dropsy. It touts remedies including Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to purify blood and activate kidneys, Carter's Little Liver Pills, Glenn's Sulphur Soap, Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, and notes a large new $500,000 stable project by D. E. Crouse in Syracuse. It also mentions Sunday inspections likely to be abolished and unsurveyed land in Washington Territory.
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Bright
Hostetter
Tippecanoe Harrison and the Disease Cure Tale
An 1811 Tippecanoe battle tale notes General Harrison nicknamed Tippecanoe after the fight with Tecumseh’s brother in Indiana. It describes illness among troops, Native remedies from local residents, and later promotion of Warner’s Log Cabin tonics and other products. It mentions Evansville’s Central America expedition and Carter’s Little Liver Pills.
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Indiana
Tippecanoe River
Battle Ground
Harrison
Tecumseh
Benjamin Harrison
Wabash
Lafayette
H. H. Warner
Rochester Chamber of Commerce
Warner
Marke Warner
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Texas
Amor Smith, Jr
Cincinnati
David W. McClung
Internal Revenue
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Fremont
FormerieLy
Benjamin Warder
Bay
Warder, Bushnell & Glessner
W. R. Cominos
Norwalk
Twree
Bowling Green
J. J. Overley
Russell House
Ott
Overley
K. H. Brites
Newton
Warren
Wasea
Wuaborda
Gielen
Delaware
Olive Dihl
Brigga
Barry
Wilkes Barry
Biby
Puck
Poonah
Christian Inquirer
Syracuse
N. Y
D. E Crouse
Carter
Glenn
Hill
Washington Territory
Near-Yong-Hass
Liv Ocr
New York
Western
Chicago
Wisconsin
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Louisville
Evansville
Ind
Central America
North River
Soward Bulwer Dickens
Charles Dickens
Banksent
New South Wales
Hood
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Brapfield Regulator
Atlanta
A. Deschauer
STS
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J. C. Nancy
Hobbyville
Indy
U.S.S
Annie Geesling
Swift Spectric Co
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Tutt
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Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
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Richmond
N.B
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Rochester
GSE
Vita Paver
T. Layouck &O
Indianuapolis
Yeeemnin
Grannan Detective Bureau Co
Arcade
W.T Fitegerald
Je Ot Law
Warkington
Dove, Gratiggny & Te
Kim Street
W.L. Douglas
Jared
Pete
Uglas
Joseph H. Hunter
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