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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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