Fireman Stickney’s remarkable battle to save arm
The 1884 Kinderhook wreck left Springfield’s Henr Stickney and Isaac Davee badly burned. Surgeons grafted 248 skin pieces from Stickney’s thigh over ten months to save his arm, with daily sweet oil care and a final recovery after a year and a day.
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Stickney
Springfield
Mass
Carr
New York
Boston
Isaac Davee
Henr F. Stickney
West Springfield
Stickne
Davee
A. H. Flagg
Kinderhook
A Dangerous Man of Murray County Georgia
A misread fragment describes a peaceful man in Murray County Georgia labeled dangerous. The text recounts incidents including a failed $50 debt, a boat collision with a fatality, a tree falling on a neighbor, and a fire set to a sport or property, suggesting a notable but unclear sequence of events surrounding the individual.
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United States
Murray County
Bende
Execution of John Brown Recalls a Grim Famed Moment
The August Bivouac recounts John Brown's execution with vivid detail. An observer describes the procession to the gallows, Brown's steadfast composure, and the moment the rope and trap door ended his life. The piece then shifts to a historical-moccasin style survey of long-lived statesmen and presidents who died at advanced ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. L. Preston
John Brown
Brown
Boas
Orxce
Col. Smith
United States
Er’s Ferry
Con Man
Some Famous Old Men From the Youth's Companion
The piece notes longevity of statesmen like Palm erston serving as Prime Minister past eighty and giving long speeches. Guizot at eighty seven still writing histories and presiding over conventions. Lyndhurst and Brougham continuing to speak at advanced ages in the Lords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Palmerston
England
House of Commons
Guizot
House of Lords
Lord Brougham
Webster and Choate on the American Spirit and Unity
Rufus Choate praised Daniel Webster for uniting the states with a love of America. Poore notes Webster’s knowledge of history and belief in a growing national life that bound colonies as one, under the Constitution, shaping a shared national soul.
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Rufus Choate
Daniel Webster
America
North
South
Ben
Perley Poore
Boston
How to Know Death in Medical Tests
The article describes two tests to distinguish life from death. First, a French reward method: in a dark room, if fingers of a supposed corpse are extended and placed near candlelight, a bright color appears at contact points due to capillary circulation, indicating life. The second test notes muscles respond to strong electric current for up to 90 minutes after death, with any remaining contraction proving life if present.
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Fred
Gus
Albert McCormick
Mama
Albert
Papa
Moon’s Lake
Woodlawn
Lake Loney
Tiger
Open Your Windows Friends from Chambers' Journal
Open your rooms to the evening air and health by lifting blinds and doors. Let cool breezes circulate through every inch of the house while you eat and pray. Embrace garden scents and nature’s gifts to combat the dog days with healthful, refreshing air.
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Chambers’ Journal
A Case for a Woman’s Name Identity Across Marriage
A discussion urging women to keep a fixed surname after marriage, avoiding multiple given names. It argues for single baptismal naming, retention of the surname to signal marital status, and carrying prior reputations under a consistent family name, while acknowledging some complexities about widowhood and remarriage.
Mistaken Philosophy on Marriage in the Burlington Hawkeye
A Burlington Hawkeye excerpt discusses Howells and views on marriage. It argues against the idea that wives should be intellectually superior and praises a wife’s focus on home and children as both charm and virtue. It claims many philosophers find intellectual value in family life and shared study.
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Howells
How Maud 8. Was Well Nigh Ruined
National Humane Society official Jill reveals the tale of a Kentucky mare nearly ruined by cruel training. George Stone hired a harsh trainer who mistreated the horse until Liam Bair replaced him and restored kindness turning the mare into a records breaker at 2 10 1 2. The story also includes a satirical vignette about a St Louis flirtation and life at Saratoga with humorous dialogue.
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Jill
National Humane Society
George Stone
Cincincinnati
Liam Bair
Bair
Bonat
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Gouvgugay
Seuwite
Marquis of
Lansdowne
Henry Nor
All Talents
Charles James Fox
Duke of Wellington
Marquis
Winchester
Edward IV
York
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Adams
Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Madison
Smith College
Amelia B. Edwards
Charles Dudley Warner
Amelia Jane
Jane
Mary Brown
Mary Brown Johnson
Congress
Maud
Life At Saratoga
St. Louis
States
Eli Perkins
Sarato
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