Taken in by a "prince" in a Florida hotel tale
A New York traveler recalls Col. Culpeper Jones whose Florida hotel hosts a sharp poker game with a dashing young man described as a prince. The contest ends with a royal flush by the visitor and the colonel left joking that the son-in-law now owns half the hotel and will teach him poker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
N. Y. Express
Col. Culpeper Jones
New York
Jamaica
Culpeper Jones
Melvina Fay Jones
Cal
Seaside Library
Culpeper
Maica Ginger
Jons
Cully
Jocosely
Mel
A Boston Traveler Sketch of a City Romance
A Boston Traveler writer portrays a city scene where a young woman steps from a disreputable rendezvous and, after a struggle with an anxious farmer father, accepts help from a kneeling attendant and rides away, her escorts in attendance as onlookers weep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Traveler
Paris
Hawarden Castle Home of Mr Gladstone in Wales
Six miles from Chester Hawarden Castle sits on a ridge overlooking the park and village. The estate dominates Hawarden parish with 9000 of 13000 acres owned by the Gladstones. William Ewart Gladstone, noted as the era's great statesman, resides there with Mrs Gladstone and a large group of parishioners flocking to Hawarden church when he is in residence.
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Annie S. Downs
Chester
Flintshire
Wales
Hawarden Castle
Mr. Gladstone
Stephen Glynne
Hawarden
Harden
Gladstone
de Montforts
Montholts
Stanleys
Earl Lorne
Glynne
Stephen Gladston
Stephen Gladstone
Hawarden Church
Charleston Shocks Report Three Tremors Amid Ruinous Wall Falls
A Charleston dispatch reports three earthquakes last night and this morning with a severe 5 20 shock. Summerville also experienced tremors with a loud detonation and plastering falls. A portion of the medical college wall collapsed injuring a colored man, and officials consider a public building replacement for the post office and United States engineers building.
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Charleston
Summerville
Medical College
Spier
United States Engineers
Meeting Street
Department
Congress
Young Lady Drops Threatening Bottle Overboard
The New York World notes a young lady on a yacht tossed a bottle with a dying message and names, claiming all aboard would perish. Admirers found it humorous, though the stunt caused concern when the bottle reached a distant locality. The maker likely congratulates herself on its “success.”
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New York
Huge derrick injures engineer at New Orleans Exposition
Mechanical engineer E. R. Hoyt suffered a severe foot injury when a derrick pole fell at the New Orleans Exposition. After three applications of St. Jacob’s Oil the swelling and pain vanished. The report notes other medical claims and a Port Moody tea trade summary.
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E. R. Hoyt
New Orleans Exposition
Disposal of Public Lands Abstract of land office report
The abstract shows changes in land sales and entries from year to year. It cites 227,474 entries in the current year versus 245,524 in 1885 and 286,813 in 1884, with cash receipts of 7,412,767 and expenses of 625,234. It tracks acres disposed over five years totaling 100,974,184, noting fluctuations and a net increase in entries and acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Land Office
Department
Land Office
Biliousness and Autumn Ailments Highlight Berlin Convention
A yellowish tongue signals biliousness tied to heat, with autumn bringing similar ailments. The text notes natural remedies, stomach fever and kidney troubles, and mentions Prof Virhow at the Berlin convention praising the joint medical dialogue between German and American doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Virhow
America
Germany
Fora Jonaires
Catholic Faith Choice Noted in Reisten Journal Entry
An unclear report notes a person named Reisten reasserting a choice to join the Catholic faith. The fragment mentions personal decision and religious affiliation without additional context or dates.
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Reisten Reed
Catholic
Fairchild Reports on Ghar Ghapl Aid Effort and Charity
General Lucius Fairchild reports from Ghapl describing relief needs in Charleston and other areas. He notes orphans and widows awaiting aid, calls for funds to be raised before winter, and plans for Grand Army committees to canvass 6 600 villages with 3 000 local groups to gather support.
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Fairchild
Ghar
Lucius Fairchild
Ghapl
Charleston
St Josephs School at St Paul Expands Boarding Capacity
Promising signs of recovery appear as attendance rises in leading institutions. St Josephs Academy in St Paul reports abundant accommodations with over 200 boarders and 100 day scholars, offering a thorough course in sciences languages history and arts along with music painting and sewing.
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St. Paul
Acade
St. Jose
Academy
St. Joseph's
Nelson Ave
St. Joseph’s
Eae
St. Ea
Equominen Academy
M Joseph's Heaton
J. Pauline
General Black Heads West on Pension Mission
Gen Black commissioner of the P O E leaves Washington for the West on government business. He will visit soldiers homes at Dayton Milwaukee and Leavenworth. He plans to tour Western pension agencies and related offices during the trip.
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Gen. Black
Poe
Washington
West
Mi Lic
Dayton
Milwaukee
Leavenworth
McCaine's St. Paul Chemical Oil Endorsed by A C Bone
A C Bone of Western News Co in Chicago praises McCaine's St Paul Chemical Oil noting it cures soreness after other remedies fail. He says he found no equal and recommends it, available at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Bone
Western News Co
Chicago
McCaine
St. Paul
Baum and Co. San Francisco Faces Major Liability
A San Francisco firm, Baum and Co., faces potential liabilities estimated between 750000 and 1000000 dollars. The matter involves significant financial exposure and pending actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baum & Co
San Francisco
Hair Care Claims and Health Notes from Ayer’s Ads
An assortment of mid 19th century health and patent medicine notes prompts claims of cures and tonics. Mentions Ayer’s Ague Cure, Allen’s Iron Tonic Bitters, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, and hair product claims. Also notes Mrs. Syne’s death as Shaker leader in England and Arkansas political balance with a Democratic majority of 87,000.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims Longtime Health Gains
Advert shows Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic and blood purifier for general weakness. Testimonies from patients in Peoria Illinois and North Bloomfield New York describe recovery from chronic illness and a varicose leg ulcer after using the medicine.
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Hood
Nxits
Nosex
Peoria
Wallace Back
North Bloomfield
N. Y
Fragmentary Recipe Fragments From A Historic Menu
A garbled collection of food instructions mentions piepans beds of rice cheese currants strawberries eggs and corn. It references stirring, beating, griddling, steaming, and water measures, with scattered quantities and vague steps.
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South Carolina
Port Moody
Canadian Pacific
Ayer
Mrs. Syne
England
Arkansas
I. Hood & CO
Lowell
Mass
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