Dealers in Old Clothes: a glimpse of New York secondhand trade
The New York Sun outlines a rough network of Baxter street dealers who buy castoff garments from pawnbrokers and travelers, repair and resell them. It notes pawnbroker clearingouts, private buys in mansions, and a Polish immigrant's rise from bag picker to shopkeeper, with focus on how morgue scraps enter the trade and the role of women’s and shoe trades in secondhand apparel.
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Baxter Street
Murray Hill
Ile
Baxter
Bayar
Mulberry
New York
Fishing superstitions across coast and shore beliefs
A survey of seafaring luck myths from many nations notes Swedish beliefs about a woman's crossing of the rod, Preston Pans anglers avoiding pigs, Orkney fears of sunward turns, and omens like Good Lucy and sneezing. It also mentions church bells, hooks, stolen tackle, white hares, and weather omens guiding fishermen.
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Preston Pans
Orkneys
Ping
General Grant Escapes a Theatrical Disaster Story
A San Francisco Call synthesis recalls General Grant and his old body servant William Barnes in Washington during Lincoln's assassination period. Barnes, noted as a dedicated veteran of Grant's service, allegedly helped avert Grant from being in Lincoln's box. The piece weaves reminiscence with the broader Gold Nugget tale, recounting Dutch and Australian mining luck and the Mount Moliagul nugget.
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Grant
Washington
Cleveland
William Barnes
William
Lincoln
Australia
California
Mexico
British Columbia
Mount Moliagul
R&h
Victoria
Ile
San Francisco
The Lion and the Tiger Fable of a Dishonest Interpreter
A Lion and a Tiger meet to discuss a deal but speak only Bostonese and English. The Fox, fluent in both, deceives by translating insult for each side, provoking a deadly fight. The Fox feasts on the corpses, teaching that nations should not wage war on unverified diplomatic language.
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Moira
Evolution of Punctuation From Caxton to Printing
A historical note on punctuation marks tracing Caxton's three marks to later rules. It cites Blades and Donatus, explains the shift from dots to spaces, and notes early sixteenth century printers adopting graduated points in a concise timeline.
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Caxton
Blades
Anata
Donatus
Europe
Depth of Sleep Study by Vierordt’s Pupils
Moning hoff and Piesbepgen investigated sleep depth as proportional to awakening stimulus using a lead ball drop. They find a light first hour, a rapid rise to a peak at 1 hour 45 minutes, a fall to 2 hours 15 minutes, a small rise to 5 hours 30 minutes, then gradual return to awakening.
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Vierordt
Moninghoff
Piesbepgen
Veirordt
Mystery inquest links child death to morphia laced cough syrup
Philadelphia coroner's inquest returns a verdict that death resulted from morphia in a patent cough syrup. Dr. Sam l Cox of Washington notes most cough medicines contain opiates and endorses Red Star Cough Cure as vegetable and free from narcotics, praising it as a valuable discovery.
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Philadelphia
Sam'l K. Cox
Washington
Growth of Post Office System and Rail Era Impact
The article recalls 1792 when the United States had 264 postoffices and the postmaster general’s cabinet status was minimal. It contrasts with today’s nearly 50,000 offices and $45,000,000 in annual revenues, noting railroad and mail advances reshaped the service and sparked tensions over state rights and federal duties.
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United States
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Timothy Pickering
New York
New Jersey
A Necessity of Mealth and its Purging Effects
A historical text discusses purgatives as a remedy for constipation and digestive issues, praising bitter tonics and cleansing properties. It mentions silver poplar and cottonwood trees as moisture aids and notes Washington’s Potomac park planning to plant them despite silver poplar sprouting problems.
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Washington
Potomac Flats
Untitled 19th Century Patent Medicine Advertisement
An OCR fragment touts Dr. Pierce and the Golden Medical Discovery as universal cures for chronic diseases including malaria liver issues and respiratory and digestive ailments. It references German emigrant rail policies pill and tumor cures and promises free consultations with pamphlets. Also mentions World’s Dispensary Medical Association Caswell Lizzard Co Juniper War Soap and Dr Isaac Thompson eye water.
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Pierce
Frightful Case of a Colored Man and a Cure Claim
A man with blood poison in 18SS suffered rheumatism and digestive impairment from mercury and potash. After Swift's Specific treatment his joints healed, appetite improved, and ulcers began to heal. Lem McClendon attests to the cure and W. B. Crosby, manager of Chess-Carley Co., Atlanta, endorses the statements. Free treatise offered by The Swart Street? Co., Atlanta.
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Swift
Lem. McClendon
Lem McClendon
Chess-Carley Company
W. BL -Crosbyy
Chess Carley Co
Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga
Swart Streciyic Co
Drawer
W. Sad St
Vegetable Compound Praise Letter from Fort Madison
A Fort Madison reader praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, saying it relieved long standing troubles and brought unprecedented well being. The letter thanks Pinkham and credits the remedy with more benefit than doctors.
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Madison
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkbun
Gliese
We. C. A
Pink
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World’s Dispenstry Medical Association
Mainstret
Buffalo
N~ A
England
United
Worhd
Dispensary Medical Association
Nutalo
N.Y
Isaac Thompson
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