Medical anecdotes and oddities in a 19th century page
A collage of health testimonials and curiosities including a diabetic claim about Kidney Pills, a humorous misnaming miscommunication with a family, and notes on Bamboo medicine in India. The snippets reference 1848 pioneer crossing, a 76 year old benefitting from kidney remedies, and old-time advertisements for patent medicines and shoewear aids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Tirowning
Omden
Pian
Platen
Anya
Fosternburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Mining activity updates from Fremont and Seven Troughs districts
Ore shipments and mine work progress dominate the report with DeLamar Idaho Cyanide mill expansion raising labor demand. Heavy liquidation and retimbering at Mish Springs Utah, Oxfordana Gold Mining near Custer Idaho, and Golden Gate shaft at Ely Nevada seen advancing. Copper in waters under Ely Nevada districts noted for high commercial value. Farrell town installation underway near Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lah Consolidated
Lst
Utah Company
Mish Springs
Oxanna Gol Mining Company
Custer
Idaho
McDonald Ely Company
Golden Gate
Ely
Nevada
Davenport
Farrel
Mazuma
Burnt Canyon
Seven Troughs
Minnesota
Iran County
Utah
DeLamar
Comox
British Columbia
Tilneys
Ry Dunsmulrs
Strikes and crimes mark mixed news from coast to coast
A Newark carpenters strike ends in victory for journeymen. A Chicago resort murder suicide follows a rejected marriage. A Texas family drowns after a flood surge near Honey Grove. Burlington offers 10 percent salary advances to workers. Ohio trolley collision kills and injures several. Portugal shifts to absolutist rule while royal subsidies rise.
Envy Pangs at London 1585 Dr Johnson Celebration
In 1585 London marked a grand tribute to Dr. Samuel Johnson with guests including the Australian Bonner. Honner’s health was toasted, and a guest remarked on the reverence for Johnson’s memory, suggesting a preference for modest fame over personal triumphs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sam @e Johnson
Crack” Lekalor
Bonner
George Birkbeck
Honner
Atlee
Johnsin
Sores as Big as Pennies
A 1906 testimonial claims Cuticura cured a Nebraskan woman’s six month skin sores after failing blood remedies, noting hair loss and dramatic improvement within weeks. The piece also references a Boston Herald anecdote about a deaf farmer and a quirky live-in potato bug joke among visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Aus
Fragmented Children’s Tale From Postwar Saloon Chat
A garbled OCR fragment portrays a chaotic childhood reminiscence with stray names, places, and events. It references a PTA, meals, and family moments, but the passage is incoherent, making concrete facts and individuals hard to extract.
German magazine variant of a children's tale remark
A writer in a German magazine offers a variant of a tale from a children's readers book. It describes two girls aiming for a tool and one says there would be more room for me if one of us got the tool. The Toutonic version recounts a German man by his dying wife praying for God to take one of them to Bertin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deneen
Hiinois
Miinois
Elyria
Ohio
Portugal
Charles
George Burnham, Jr
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Sing Sing
Cramer
Page
N. D
Boston Herald
Piery
Bertin
Revealed Identity Through Witty Rival Show Exchange
A sharp repartee between rivals uncovers the identity of the stellar attraction. The exchange centers on the phrase your man and a quip about promotion, clarifying who leads the show and who performs against the rival act.
A Capable Woman in a Shabby Room
A fragment shows a quarrel or remark about a capable woman and a man. Mrs Atronemind and a bystander discuss a death and prices. The streetchr answers with a hurried exit, leaving unclear details and names.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eyother
Wuhd
Bpeckwoodie
George
Speckwoodiee
Mr. Speckwoodie
Everybody’s Magazine
India
Hamtops
Olmated
le Roy
Tate
Lational Lead Company
Saotnagrer White Fiost In
Libby
Libby McNeill
Birchatook
Fremont County
Sutho
Beven
Farrell
Vernon
Stone House Canyon
Old Bullion
Tenabo
Ye Ogden Buckhorn Mining Company
Cold Water Canyon
Ogden
J YH
Itlehinde
American Mints Congress
Semises
Jeane
Goldfield
Franced Deni P
Looftie David
Menuhin
Stoband Jumbo
Moctanticentes
Oddle
Trott Won
Denver
Ie Tayor
Alam Gon Pinay
Ak Lapattotny Eng
Poviland
Aloe Wai
Neuily Islas Wa
Dtoetemtis
Courtenay
Oom
Newark
N. H
T. F. Hekman
Leah Boyer
Chicago
Honey Grove
Texas
Burlington
Lawton Avenue
Lawls
North Platte River
Tured Turtle
Archie Sheldon
Galloway
Neb
Aldershot
England
Prince Fuahimi
Japan
State Senate of
New York
Adasen Bly
McClelland Hearst
New York City
Philander Swinnen
Longdon
Russia
Ryan
Clnelnnath
Salvador San Pelippe
San Jose
Fellypo
Mexico
Gulatemala
Creel
Mellie
Morocco
Whrinyie
Jolande
America
T. L Gcoepur
Guepurg
Gill
Stockwell
Almort
Cutiura
Paris
Collis P Himtington Haw
Troude
Washington
Boston
New England Telephone & Telexrayh Company
New England
Phi Salt Powtiliy
Howe Horton
Werth
Castorta
Plato
Dodds
Enkine Ile Ailee
Carters
U., Salt Lake City
Lydia Pinkham
James Chester
Lydia E. Pinkham
Damnes Chester
W. Seth
New York Cays
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Ballard
Paxtine
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!