Bloodhound Actor Reveals True Self Behind Uncle Tom Tale
An aging Siberian bloodhound actor in a touring company writes from the stage, confessing his true life differs from his onstage persona. He laments audiences and a muzzle worn by the manager, hints at leaving the stage, and jokes about a water spaniel replacing him in Europe.
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Avior
Uncle Tom’s Cabin” Company
Eliza
Genteman
Jackass
Toa
Mr. St. Clair
Vidar
Aken
Jim
Europe
A Happy Ending in a Kitchen Table Calamity
Bobby ran home crying and said Tommy White kicked him. His mother blamed the boy as a bad person, to which Bobby admitted he kicked first after taking cake bites, describing the scene with a child’s blunt honesty.
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Bobby
Tommy White
New York Sun
A Country Store Bargain Aired In A Cobblestone Dialogue
An elderly customer negotiates over lawn fabric at a country store. The proprietor offers 14 cents per yard while the customer haggles down to 12 or 13 cents, trading thread buttons and hooks for extra value as they debate quality and fading. The exchange captures a slow business transaction and small daily commerce.
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Tilde
London a Sad City in American Eyes
A Boston Advertiser correspondent observes London’s poverty and moral squalor, contrasting it with Paris and noting servility among the poor. He laments class-based snobbery from higher life, the caste-bound English gentleman, and the rift he sees between English and American notions of equality.
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London
Paris
England
Boston
Wives as Eyes to Blind Husbands in Literature and History
A discussion cites Glind Benedicts and others noting how wives aided famous blind scholars like Huber and Henry Fawcett. It argues that marriage often unlocks capability rather than hindering, countering the old bachelor’s sneer with anecdotes of devoted pairs where spouses guided research, debate, and public service.
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Huber
Henry Fawcett
Cambridge
The Minneapolis Exposition Highlights School Embroidery
The article praises a St Josephs academy exhibit at the Minneapolis Exposition with table covers banners and chairs all finely embroidered by pupils. It notes oil or crayon paintings and quotes families praising the school and its education. It also mentions government policy debates on Geronimo Natchez and Apache hostiles, and several brief notices.
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Minneapolis Exposition
St. Joseph's Academy
St. Paul
Geronimo
Natchez
War Department
Sheridan
Miles
Army
Arizona
Florida
Hall's Hair Renewer Restores Color For Graying Hair
An advertisement touts Hall's Hair Renewer restoring hair color and promotes Ayer's Ague Cure for long standing ague. The notice lists Monroe & Co of Waukee Iowa as general merchants with liabilities of 2000 dollars and assets of 4000 dollars.
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Hall
Ayer
Monroe & Co., General Merchants
Waukee
Iowa
How to Cure Skin Diseases
A compact remedy note outlines cures for skin ailments and general bodily discomfort. It mentions Bacx Acne and Uterie Pains, offering guidance on treating soreness and weakness with unspecified methods and preventive care.
Notable Prices and Remedies Advertisements Across US Cities
The item lists Chicago Scale Co price cuts of over 50 percent on scales and a wide range of goods sold at the Minneapolis Exposition. It mentions individuals Wild Neill of Fayetteville and others praising McCaine's St. Paul Chemical Oil, Athlophoros, Allen's Iron Tonic, Piso's Remedy for Catarrh, and Lyon's Heel Stiffeners. It notes Boston merchant Benjamin Thaxter's death at 99 and Arkansas election results hinting at a Democratic lean, with various testimonials and druggists’ signatures cited.
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Chicago Scale Co
Chicago
Minneapolis Exposition
Pure Cop Liver Oil by Caswell Hazarp & Co New York
Pure Cop Liver Om produced from selected livers on the sea shore by Caswell Hazarp & Co New York. It is pure and sweet and preferred by patients who have used it. Physicians deem it superior to other market oils. Also promoted Juniper Tan Soap by Caswell Hazarp & Co for rough skin and chapped hands.
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Caswrell, Hazarp & Co
New York
Caswell, Hazage & CO
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Brown
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Lyon
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Marion
Ohio
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Blue Earth, Minn
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Brown Chemical
Marsh
BE. J. Johnson
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Ze A. & P. Lacey
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Corn Exchange
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