Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Female Ailments
A Buffalo New York medical notice promotes Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a safe restorative tonic for women and a cure for nervousness irritability hysteria and related symptoms. It claims help for nausea indigestion and uterine disorders and urges purchase via druggists with a satisfaction guarantee and a money back promise.
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Invalidy Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Agra
Ases
Antec
Machine Free Washing Machine Offer Captures Chicago Market
An old advertisement proclaims a new washing machine touted as powerful yet gentle no rubbing required. It claims massive tests and early buyers in Chicago approvingly praised the device. The pitch promises 1000 free samples and welcomes agents to join in a growing opportunity.
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Chicago
Vast Tireless News Clippings Hint at Global Quirks
A sprawling collection notes diverse items from 19th century life: Persian language at Cornell, a Detroit clique sworn not to swear, an Omaha bride’s sneeze at the altar, novel pencils writing in colors, Epison’s phonograph, and a push for telegraph government control. It mentions 45,000 insane people funded by taxes, Chicago and San Francisco statues, a New Hampshire forest decline, and many brief anecdotes about people, places, and odd events across the United States and abroad.
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Cornell University
Kansas
Audrain County
Detroit
Epison
United States
Wallingford
N. Y
San Francisco
Garfield
Halleck
New Hampshire
Puerse Hicks
Petersburg
W. Va
New York
Eugenie
Dubuque
Coldwater
Mich
Salvation Army
Hell
Terrible Tragedy in Dusveave A Disolute Son-in-Law Suspected
In Dusveave Ja October 20 Mrs Catherine Beck eighty two and her daughter in law Mrs Eliza Olnger fifty six were found severely beaten in their home after cries of murder. Mrs Olnger is unconscious with a fractured skull and Mrs Beck can barely speak. Suspicion rests on Peter Marsh a dissolute son-in-law who allegedly sought money and threatened harm.
Eviction in America by Rocking-Chair Ranch Company
First Auditor Chenowith criticizes the Rocking-Chair Ranch Company for evicting Panhandle settlers from school fund sections. He notes the company fenced land it partly owns, actions lacking authority, and predicts the matter may go to state courts before Congress, with sympathy for the settlers.
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Washington
Chenowith
Rocking-Chair Ranch Company
Panhandle
Congress
Explosion Ill Burns Driller and Assistant in Perkins Township
Dwight Rogers and Charles D. Smith were severely burned when natural gas exploded as they attempted to relight a well drilling for water on Chris Rohbacher’s farm. The men smelled gas and dropped a lighted match into a 30 foot hole, causing a violent blast that knocked them back ten to fifteen feet. Smith was thrown against a barn. both men suffered hair and facial burns and scalded hands.
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Sanpesky
Dwight Rogers
Charles D. Smith
Chris Rohbacher
Perkins Township
Smith
Trichinosis Suspected After Head-Cheese Illness
In St. Coup Minnesota on October 20 a family of five fell violently ill after eating head cheese from a city butcher shop. A.Heine, his wife and four children were hospitalized. The physician attributes the illness to trichinosis. The butcher says others had head cheese without issue and the investigation continues.
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St. Coup
Minn
A. Heine
Deaths of Rascality in New York Fire Insurance Scheme
Franz Mikhoff, member of an anarchist club, was found guilty in General Sessions Court of setting fire to property to obtain insurance money. The alleged gang leader William Scharf escaped. he had allegedly operated for years as a fire setter for hire to help owners collect insurance.
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New York
Franz Mikhoff
General Sessions Court
William Scharf
Printer Joseph Hamilton Inherits 2 Million Estate
Waco Texas reports printer Joseph E Hamilton has become heir to an estate exceeding 2,000,000 left by an uncle who moved to California in 1859. Hamilton recently received requests from W T Bliss public administrator of Butte County California to prove his identity and file papers. He plans to depart for California next week.
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Waco, Tex
Joseph E. Hamilton
California
W. T. Bliss
Butte County
Cal
Hamilton
Good Templar Officials Elect New Grand Templar
In Boston on October 20 the Good Templars Executive Board chose W. W. Trumbull of Glasgow to be Right Worthy Grand Templar, replacing the late Hon. D. B. Finch. Dr. O. Bonhyatkha of Ontario was named to fill Trumbull’s vacated office.
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Boston
Good_Templars
W. W. Trumby
Glasgow
Scotland
Grand Templar
D. B. Finch
O. Bonhyatkha
Ontario
Trumbull
Archbishop's Golden Jubilee Peter's Pence Collection Set
Archbishop Elder directs Sunday October 30 to be devoted to thanks for Pope Leo XIII's Golden Jubilee and to take the Peter's Pence collection in all churches of the diocese in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Leo XIII
Peter
Chief Little Pheasant in irons after survey clash
Oct 20 reports Agent Anderson ordered Indian police to arrest Chief Little Pheasant and four other Indians who blocked surveyors at White River. The four were sentenced to thirty days hard labor, while Little Pheasant remains jailed in irons.
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Chamberlain
Dax
Anderson
Little Pheasant
White River
Discoveries at Jerusalem Gate Found by Russian Excavators
Lonnox Oct 20 Russian excavators at Jerusalem have uncovered the remains of the town wall and reveal the position of the gate through which the Saviour passed to Golgotha in a notable archaeological discovery.
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Jerusalem
Golgotha
Murder charge at sea tied to ship engineer
GaLvesTex Texas October 20 William R McCullough chief engineer of the Mallory steamship Comal is charged with murder at sea of John H Graham a coal handler for refusing to rise when called from his sloop
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GaLvEsTex
Tex
Wm. R. McCullough
Mallory
Comal
John H. Graham
Bloody Fight in Indian Territory Between Vigilantes and Outlaws
A Wewoka to Muskogee dispatch reports a Thursday clash on the North Fork of the Arkansas river between Bud Trainers gang of outlaws and a vigilante group led by Robert Henderson. Eight vigilantes killed and eight wounded. many outlaws likely dead. Henderson vows to pursue with a hundred men to Hades if needed.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Gazette
Wewoka
I. T
Muskogee
North Fork
Arkansas River
Bud Trainer
Robert Henderson
Duckworth
Henderson
Trainer
Trainor
Bill Chuel
John Leach
Hades
Prospect Holes Lead Poor to Loss in Arizona Mine Scheme
New York report exposes the Tortilita Silver Mine in Arizona as a failed venture. Shares sold at two dollars misled workers and farmers, with stock up to 50 million issued. A Herald mining engineer found near mines only prospect holes paying thrifty wages, no dividends, and prior sheriff sale for 15 090 dollars.
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New York
Arizona
Gas Prospect in Tennessee Draws Nashville Interest
In Nashville Tennessee on October 21 a small group shows strong excitement over signs of large natural gas deposits in the area. A well just seventy feet deep, ten miles from Nashville, has released a steady gas flow for a month. Experts believe output will rise with proper machinery. The discovery has been kept quiet. the public first learns of it today.
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Nashville
Tenn
First Flour Cargo Sails from Montreal to Dundee
The bark Jane Kilgour, now loading, exports about 6,000 sacks of Manitoba strong bakers' flour from Montreal. It marks the first flour voyage ever to depart from the city, bound for Dundee, Scotland.
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Montreal
Jane Kilgour
Manitoba Strong Bakers
Dundee
Scotland
Scaffold Fall Kills Samuel Mebus at Barbed Wire Mills
Allentown report says Samuel Mebus died instantly when a scaffold collapsed at the barbed wire mills. Workman Litus Sterner was fatally injured in the same accident. Police and investigators awaited reports from management on the cause and safety measures.
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Allentown
Samuel Mebus
Litus Sterner
Georgia Legislature Adjourns After Four Months
Atlanta Oct 21 The Georgia Legislature adjourned after a four months session with no public measures finally adopted. The next Legislature will elect a United States Senator to succeed Colquitt.
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Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Colquitt
Mob hangs prisoner from jail to Walnut Grove
Dell Iowa Oct 22 a masked mob took Amer Green from the county jail and hanged him at Walnut Grove about seven miles east. He was awaiting trial for the murder of Luella Mabbitt. The act followed his incarceration and prior court proceedings.
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Dell
Amer Green
Luella Mabbitt
Walnut Grove
Portable Saw-Mill Boiler Explodes Killing Two Men
In West Brownsville Washington County Pennsylvania the boiler of a portable saw mill exploded with devastating force. Brothers John and William Kelley were killed instantly and a man named McCann is missing. The mill was reduced to a total wreck.
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Pittsburgh
West Brownsville
Washington County
John
William Kelley
McCann
Trouble Expected An Influx of Criminals in Ravenna
Ravenna Ohio faces a security push as Murderer Blinky Morgan stands trial. Two score witnesses prepare alibis, guards tighten restraints, and rumors claim many criminals plan to intervene. Officials seek up to one hundred extra police to guard the jail and courthouse, with Cleveland offering fifty.
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Ravenna, O
Blinky
Morgan
Desperado
Nell Lowrie
Coughlin
Sheldon
Daily
Kemp
Akron
Ravenna
Cleveland
A Missing Bride Stuns Evansville Groom in Brazil
In Brazil on October 23 a wedding feast at the groom's father in law's house was ready when the bride Jennie Stewart vanished. Reports claimed she had wed another man the night before and left to join him. She is eighteen, from respectable parentage. the groom A B Warren is described as industrious with good habits. No explanation is available.
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Brazil
Italian Counterfeiters Arrested in New York
Secret Service agents arrested Sebastian Lanzi, owner of a Thompson Street dive, and bartender Michael Sisto for distributing counterfeit silver dollars. The cafe served as a distribution point and used children to pass the fake money. Lanzi’s brothers face related charges in Newark, with another at large.
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New York
U. S
Secret Service
Sebastian Lanzi
Thompson Street
Michael Sisto
Lanzi
Newark
Bursting Boiler Kill Two Men in New York Launch
A steam launch named Mary at East One Hundred Sixteenth Street burst its boiler killing brothers John and Patrick Cunningham and severely injuring James Cunningham. Carl F. Schmedtke, principal owner, was slightly hurt in the accident.
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New York
Mary
East One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
John
Patrick Cunningham
James Cunningham
Carl F. Schmedtke
Fidelity Bank Officials Indicted in Bank Wrecking
Cincinnati October 23. Indictments returned by a late U S grand jury name E L Harper B E Hopkins Ammi Baldwin W H Chatfield Henry Pogue Josie Holmes and J W Wilshire for participating in some form in wrecking the Fidelity National Bank inyingune last.
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Cincinnati
U.S
E. L. Harper
B. E. Hopkins
Ammi Baldwin
W. H. Chatfield
Henry Pogue
Josie Holmes
J. W. Wilshire
Fidelity National
Mexican Presidential Question Promulgated After Senate Approval
The constitutional amendment allowing two consecutive presidential terms has been officially promulgated in Mexico City after approval by both houses of Congress. The move formalizes the change and completes the legal process for the new term limit.
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City of Mexico
O.b
Six New Yellow Fever Cases Reported in Tampa
Tampa Florida October 23 six new yellow fever cases were recorded in twenty four hours all mild with no deaths fifteen patients remain in hospital and five doctors are sick urging experienced physicians and nurses to aid the city
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Tampa
Fun
Immigrant arrival figures rise in September
Wasatinetox reports that 48,161 immigrants landed in September, up from 39,917 the year before. For the year to September 30, 411,000 immigrants arrived, compared with 2,596 in the same nine months of 1856.
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Wasatinetox
Labor factions plan December conference in St. Louis
New York October 23. Representatives from all labor political factions propose a December meeting in St. Louis to harmonize under one banner and unite the labor movement.
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New York
St. Louis
Blizzard in the Black Hills Halts Travel
A severe snow and wind storm hit the Black Hills with eight inches of snow and heavy drifts, beginning last evening in Fort Mrave Dax. Oct. 23, and continuing through the night, hindering travel across the region.
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Fort Mrave
Dax
Black Hills
Mother and Daughter Burned to Death in Jackson
Alvin Porter and his daughter were fatally burned in Jackson Minnesota when the mother's clothing ignited from a gasoline stove. The daughter tried to rescue her mother as flames engulfed them both.
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Jackson, Micn
Alvin
Porter
Minister Fatally Stabbed in Magnolia Quarrel
In Magnolia Arkansas this morning Reverend E M Williams was fatally stabbed during a quarrel with Thomas Decker. Decker fled but was later captured and jailed in Little Rock Arkansas authorities reported.
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Little Rock
Ark
Magnolia
E. M. Williams
Thomas Decker
Decker
Double Killing in Maxwell Ends in Suicide
Maxwell Iowa October 22 Perry Ackers shot and killed Mayor French and Justice Schmetzer to even up old scores then killed himself with the same weapon.
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Maxwell, Ia
Perry Ackers
French
Justice Schmetzer
Garrett Insane Reported Mental Decline at Baltimore Return
A Baltimore special reports Robert Garrett former Baltimore and Ohio president is mentally afflicted. Relatives have concealed details since his Baltimore return while a physician shadows him in public. The doctor says he suffers heavy mental strain and may recover with rest, though mentions distress when Jay Gould is referenced.
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New York
Baltimore
Robert Garrett
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Garter
Times
Garrett
Jay Gould
Sudden Insanity of a Minister at Sunday School
J R Young newly appointed Methodist minister at Westfield suffered a sudden attack during a Sunday school session. He used profane language, appeared to be a raving maniac, was secured and confined in jail, and has since been singing gospel hymns on the way to and in confinement. The minister had prior asylum history and the episode was blamed on religious excitement.
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Marshaut
Westfield
J. R. Young
Attorney Packard Leaves for Washington in Prohibition Suits
Curiaco October 24 Attorney Packard of this city has gone to Washington to urge a hearing in the Kansas and Iowa prohibitory suits now before the Supreme Court. A constitutional question under the fourteenth amendment has entered the cases and may invalidate the proceedings. It is argued that Federal law requires compensation to destroy property or a business of a citizen and that the state would owe damages for saloons closed. Four cases are under advisement, and a swift decision could end all pending litigation.
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Curiaco
Packard
Washington
Kansas
Iowa
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Bitter cold across the plains with heavy snow in Midwest
St Paul reports a bitter cold day with the temperature at 3 degrees above zero. Billings Montana records fifteen degrees below, Aberdeen South Dakota at freezing point. A severe snow storm rages in Gaylord Minnesota for two days with eight inches on the ground.
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St. Paul
Minn
Billings
Mont
Aberdeen
Dak
GayLorp
Micn
Mormons Refuse Oath in Utah Jury Pool
In Salt Lake City seventeen jurors for civil cases in the Third District court were all Mormons. Twelve refused to take the Tucker-Edmunds oath, including L. S. Hill, a member of the late Constitutional Convention.
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Salt Lake City
Utan
Third District Court
L. S. Hill
Tragic Mistake Takes Young Man in Ohio
Akron Ohio October 24 A distressing accident west of the city Sunday morning claims the life of George Bures aged twenty one. He, suffering malaria, took a dose of horse liniment instead of medicine and died in severe agony before aid could arrive.
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Akron
George Bures
Sugar Trust Faces Breakup Over Boston Refinery Plan
New York reports the Sugar Trust may fragment as the Standard Refinery of Boston insists on finishing its Baltimore refinery deal. Other members refuse to concede this advantage to the Boston concern.
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New York
Sugar Trust
Standard
Boston
Baltimore
Double Lynching in Lamar La Shocks New Orleans
Perry King and Drew Green two colored men were hanged by a mob after King confessed they entered Mrs Barker's Lamar Louisiana home intending to assault her two daughters. Local authorities reported the mob action as extrajudicial murder with no trial.
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New Oarivans
Perry King
Drew Green
King
Barker
Lamar
Desperate barber attacks wife then self injures
Frank Gernigan of this city attempted to kill his wife and then tried to end his own life by cutting his throat and stabbing with shears before leaping into a cistern. He was saved and taken to the hospital.
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Carro, Inc
Frank Gernigan
Fire at Walker coal pit claims many miners lives
London reports the Walker coal pit in Newcastle caught fire. Three miners were rescued severely burned, five died, and twenty two remain in the mine presumed dead.
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London
Walker
Newcastle
A Louisiana Tragedy
New Orleans October 24 Wash Adams of Wine Parish killed his father in law over child possession and upon hearing the crime his own father killed himself.
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New Ornnllans
Wash Adams
Wine Parish
Curious feature of Aztec houses in New Mexico
The article notes that existing Aztec houses in New Mexico have no windows except two small square portholes and no interior doors connecting rooms. Many rooms remain sealed for unknown reasons, highlighting unusual architectural design and preservation concerns.
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New Mexico
Rare musical talent question ends in polite silence
A brief exchange in which one person asks if the wife plays the piano and if she plays any instrument. The response is negative, followed by a light remark calling such talent a rare accomplishment before the fragment ends.
Louisiana Bayoux Ground Weaves a Southern Dream
The article surveys the Louisiana bayous near Barataria and Calcasieu, detailing swamp forests, red water, and flood dynamics shaping cotton and sugar regions. It notes the Mississippi’s bend, vast wet soils, and the area’s potential if drained, with references to Harper’s Magazine text and assorted curiosities about birds, legends, and notable figures.
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United States
Louisiana
Mexican Gulf
Barataria
Calcasieu Bays
North America
Mississippi
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Texas
Red River
Gulf
Llanos
Mexico
Bayou Sara
Rebecca Harding Davis
Harper’s Magazine
The Pound Sterling History and Its Predecessors
Long and concise history of the British sovereign, tracing its origins from gold coins through the Edwardian and Tudor references to the guinea and guinea value changes. It notes the 1816 act abolishing silver as a standard and explains how the sovereign became the sole unit while silver coins became tokens.
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Edward VI
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Charles I
Guinea
George I
Edward [II
Longman’s Magazine
Nonsense Jokes and Humorous Quips Across Papers
A collage of light crosstalk and quips from Harper's Bazaar Washington Critic Puck and Tid Bits. Jests range from a caustic good bye to a rusty pocket knife to a tramp’s residence being a vacant lot and a stagecoach joke about a dandy rider. The items reflect old column humor and social banter with multiple witty exchanges.
Neighbor Smith Provokes Quiet Town Tale
A doctor questions the character of his neighbor Smith and his family. The doctor admits he dislikes them but notes they have kept healthy for three years, prompting a wry observation about ongoing tranquility in town. The exchange ends with a dry remark on their health.
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Smith
N. Y. Sur
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