The Baby And The Destruction In Brooklyn Eagle Verse
A Burdette poem from the Brooklyn Eagle portrays a baby’s cherubic steps and gentle coos turning into chaotic acts of destruction. The poem contrasts tender parental love with the baby’s wrecking impulses, ending with a nightmarish howl that disrupts the air like discordant cornets.
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Murm
W. J. Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Cornered Philanthropy and a Love Revealed
Elizabeth Ardleigh mixes charity with pride and questions Julius Keith’s heart as she navigates a sleigh ride invitation and a day visiting the poor. A chance stumble brings truth: Keith’s quiet generosity and Elizabeth’s misjudgment unite as she confronts her feelings and the stakes of their future.
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Julius Keith
Mr. Keith
Elizabeth
de Valo’s
Tri
Ardhleigh
Elizabeth Ardhleigh
Sweet Charities
Annie
Keith
Guy
Angel of Charity
Toombs Defends Liberty Torch Remark At Dinner
The account recalls Bob Toombs addressing Lord Elgin at a dinner, praising liberty while debating whether the torch of liberty had been passed. A witty exchange follows as remarks about speaking to a woman surface amid the ruckus, eliciting approving and amused reactions from onlookers.
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Bob” Toombs
Lord Elgin
Baer
Eaeay
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers in Legal Notice
A court action is urged to be dismissed as barred at law by Kissane in a pretrial claim. The advertisement then promotes Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers as a cosmetic product claiming uniform color and guaranteed satisfaction.
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Kissane
Buckingham
Four Famous Hot Days From Chicago News
Four notable Chicago reminiscences recount historic heat. Col Phil Hoyne cites July 4, 1837 with a 123 degree shade reading. John Wentworth recalls June 28, 1842 as the hottest, Amos Tucker mentions August 6, 1846 with hogs reduced to leaf lard. Jonathan Young Scammon notes July 15, 1853 hens laid hard boiled gos.
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Col. Phil. Hoyne
Chicago
John Wentworth
Cooley
Kinsley
Amos Tucker
Jonathan Young Scammon
Champion Oarsman John Teemer Endorses St Jacobs Oil
The Champion Oarsman of America John Teemer asserts St Jacobs Oil is of inestimable value and claims all champion oarsmen use it. He notes it is sold by druggists and dealers.
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America
John Teemer
St. Jacobs
Mullane Records Bank Failure Hit Shares in Cincinnati Club
Tony Mullane, Cincinnati’s crack pitcher, secured $1,800 and the Cincinnati club $800 through the Fidelity bank failure. The event highlights financial strain on local baseball figures and team finances following the bank collapse.
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Tony Mullane
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Club
Fidelity Bank
Horse remedy praised by Walker and Ingalls
Col. E. C. Walker of the Spirit of the Times and Gen. Rufus Ingalls U S A Quartermaster General endorse St. Jacob's Oil as without equal as a horse remedy. Price fifty cents.
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E. C. Walker
Spirit of the Times
N. Y
Gen'l
Rufus Ingalls
St. Jacob's Oil
Homes of England and American family dwellings
The author contrasts English country houses with American homes. He praises England's stately and humble homes as living records of history and tradition while noting Americans rarely inherit family houses, instead occupying newer structures that are often torn down or modernized after brief use.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
John Bellows
England
Wilton
Longford
America
Ostetter’s Sonnet Spitters Fight Malaria Threat
The article extols a medicine described as a strong safeguard against malaria. It claims vigor and immunity fail against malarial germs and credits Ostetter’s Sonnet Spitters with proven tests. The piece notes effectiveness across continents and tropics, citing chills, fever, and bilious attacks as cases it could ease.
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Ostetter
Peeceey
Tropics
Utah
Minnesota Supreme Court ruling limits railroad crossing powers
The Minnesota supreme court holds railroads lack authority to erect crossings unless demanded by public interests. The decision clarifies the scope of rail infrastructure powers and emphasizes public acceptance as a prerequisite.
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Minnesota Supreme Court
Freight association weakened by Chicago meeting
The Iowa Minnesota and Dakota freight association is virtually abolished by the general managers meeting in Chicago. Emaciation take Allen's Iron Tonic bears the signature of P. Allen, Druggist, St Paul Minn.
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Allen
P. Allen
St. Paul, Minn
Iowa
Minnesota & Dakota
General Managers’ Meeting
Chicago
Grain and livestock prices from New York Minneapolis Chicago reports
Market listings show assorted grain bids including wheat No 1 hard 87 to 89 cents and No 2 red 78 to 65 cents in New York and Minneapolis. Oats and rye bids appear with No 2 white oats around 60 cents and No 2 rye near 57 cents. pork quoted at 14.50 dollars per hundredweight with lard around 6.20 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Corr Low
Recovery and caution urged for consumptives in Dr Pierce’s products
A fragment notes William Henry Hamson Ross of Delaware died in Philadelphia. It warns consumptives often neglect their condition and urges care and regular habits, referencing Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a supposed aid.
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William Henry Hamson Ross
Delaware
Philadelphia
Pierce
Wisconsin Governor Warns Sufferers in Marshfield
A garbled notice mentions Gov. Rusk of Wisconsin addressing Marshfield residents about remedies for catarrh and respiratory woes. It also references a person named Jake Sharp and a conviction in New York, though details are unclear.
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Gov. Rusk
Wisconsin
Jake Sharp
New York’ Hoodlers
Allen's Balsam Endorsed by Col lus Editor
W H Worthington editor of Irons of Husbandry Col lus Massachusetts writes under February 1882 that Allen's Balsam is the best remedy for coughs and colds in his family for fifteen years. It is sold in 25c 50c and larger bottles.
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W. H. Worthington
Collus
Mass
Allen
Medical debate on narcotics traffic and social harm
The Medical and Surgical Reporter urges laws to curb narcotic drug trafficking arguing it harms feeble minded and vulnerable children. It calls the narcotics trade a diabolical activity and links it to public costs, proposing restrictive measures and moral action.
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Humanity
D Foot
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