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Newspaper

The Visitor

Location

Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1885

Page

3

Origin of the Life Car Inventor Joseph Francis Hero of Seas

Joseph Francis famed for the first practical life saving apparatus rose to prominence as a boy inventor in Boston and New York. He built an early lifeboat from cork and wood, tested it at fairs, then developed a corrugated iron life car with patent in 1845. A pivotal rescue in 1850 aboard the Ayrshire earned him international honors from Napoleon and other monarchs, before U.S. adoption of his life car and related devices.

Joseph Francis New York Francis Hoson Himelff Tour Wien America Tsim Massachusetts Mechanics’ Institute Invertor Willstreet Francis Nest Philadelphia Old England Canada Brazil Russia Ile Prancis List National Reasury Jersey Seine Stanislas New York Sea Richelieu France Richelie Ma Invan de Cauce Warner

Piute beliefs and a brief note on Bonanza wealth

A Cincinnati Times correspondent describes Piute religious ideas including heaven and hell with names Pal Ab Avea Dagii and depicts a desert hell with salt water thirst and devils. The piece then discusses John Mackay and his partners, noting wealth fluctuations, public scrutiny of expenditures, and the myth versus reality of bonanza fortune.

Pal Ab Ne W Poker Jim Stih Johnson Slim Wople

A Russian Cure for Hydrophobia

A report from Petersburg notes villagers in Simbirsk, Samara, and Ufa use a powder from Genista Tineta as a hydrophobia remedy, taken on an empty stomach for three days with a ninth day dose, salt spoiling its effect. It calls for a Russian bath afterward and warns against sorcery claims, with a skeptical closing verse.

Simbirsk Samara Ufa Volga Genista Tinetska Barrisoff Petersburg

Little Jake Elevator Boy Brightened a Store’s Life

A tender obituary recalls Little Jake a petite elevator operator in a dry goods store. He brought sunshine to customers with a cheerful smile and gentle help. After his illness he died, leaving a chorus of flowers and memories from grateful patrons who valued him more than money. A sweet potato note follows.

Jake Ilere Jie Mooc

Sergeant Willey and the ancient Roman honor tale

A rambling Civil War era tale centers on sergeant Willey of the Lexas Cavalry who earns his rank by crafty tricks at picket and a later colonial refusal after a misheard word. the piece then shifts to 14th century poll tax levies in England, detailing who paid what under the tax schedule and the clergy’s varied rates as recorded in the London Quarterly Review.

Jack W Willey Witley Cpp Wiley Las Superior Ferel W. Aglori Sal Joris England Burt Dukes of Lancaster Bretagne Far Amark Knights Hospitallers London Seattle Canterbury London Quarterly Review

Western influence grows among Japanese ladies in education

The text notes Japanese belles adopting Paris fashions and Western dances as essential to a woman’s education. Yokohama opens a training school for native ladies, and the government plans to expand Western education by sending several capable women to Europe to train as teachers for future use at home.

Japan Paris Europe Yokohama

Fragmentary Health Claims and Colonial Lore

Scattered items describe tonics and purgatives like Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Peruvian bark elixir amid botanic ads, while a separate section recalls General Israel Putnam in a cave tale and notes on Palma Christo cultivation in South Carolina. Also mentioned are a Indiana court ruling on railroad liability, Dakota prohibition vote, and various ads.

Maryland Endorsement Sparks Red Star Cough Cure Hype

Maryland legislators endorse Red Star Cough Cure as a non morphia remedy priced at 25 cents. The item cites praise from public figures while noting claims of cure and absence of morphia or opium. It also references German military strength and 1885 86 expenditures, plus mining fortunes of Maurice Kingsley in Colorado and Dico's Remedy for catarrh.

Maryland

Ely's Cream Balm for Catarrh Promises Quick Relief

Advertisement praises Ely Bros Cream Balm for catarrh and hay fever claiming magical relief and cures many cases baffling physicians. Includes prices 50 cents in stores and 60 cents by mail, with testimonials from Mary Ware of Hopeful Virginia and Will of Flatbush Brooklyn. Also promotes Lyon's Heel Stiffeners and Frazer Axle Grease with product claims and dealer guidance.

Ely Bros Owego N. Yo Mary BE. Ware Ely Will Flayton Brooklyn

Vegetable remedy for female complaints promises monthly relief

The advertisement touts a purely vegetable cure for female complaints claiming monthly sickness becomes painless with use. It asserts reliability and novelty, offering a remedy never before furnished to the public and urging utmost reliance.

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