St. John's in Flames Two-thirds of City Reduced to Ashes
In Harbor Grace, July 18, a vast fire roared through St. John’s, destroying two thirds of the town. Origin traced to a stable on LeMarchant Road near Mary Brine corner, fueled by a North wind. Fire spread from Long’s Hill to Cathedral Hill, endangering the Methodist College and Masonic Temple as crowds fled with belongings.
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Brive
Chicago
St. John’s
Ward No. 4
Presentt Street
King’s Road
Gower Street
Jas. Brine
LeMarchant Road
Rawlins Cross
Long’s Hill
Carter's Hill
Campbell's
Engina House
Playhouse Hill
Shatrick’s Hall
Church of England
Sheets of Fame
Orange Hall
Cathedral Hill
Backworth Street
Court House
Water Street
Clift’s Cove
McBride’s Hill
O'Dwyan's Cove
North America
Cilbert Scot
Bishop Field
New Methodist College
Easteyard Vna
Masonic Temple
General Protestant Academy
Methodist College
Doubtlasa
East End
Tiger Capture on East Coast of Sametia
A Batavia correspondent recalls a surveyor fending off a tiger near a water-parting while taking bearings with a telescope. The beast retreated after the man used a walking stick. On Sumatra's west coast tigers reportedly killed 16 travellers last year and even delayed coffee transport. Locals avoid attack due to superstition, prompting Dutch authorities to erect tiger-proof night shelters for travellers.
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Batavia
Qoast
Sametia
Sumatra
Kerinchi
Minard’s Limimont Cures Distemper in War Articles
Reports claim cures for distemper by Minard and Limimont in wartime articles. Observers note bold statements on medicine and battlefield remedies amid claims of effectiveness and risk.
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Minard
Attacks on English Ladies at Malta Reported
Exchange Telegraph from Malta on June 21 describes Maltese men accosting and assaulting English women near Valetta. A brigand tried to drag a rider from her horse, beat her, and fled after she escaped, pursued by police who later failed to capture him.
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The
Exchange Telegraph Company
Malta
Valetta
Othewine
Petroleum Steamer Petrolea Blown Up Near Blayo Harbor
The British steamer Petrolea from Philadelphia exploded near Blayo Harbor in the Gironde at 1 a.m. on the 18th, killing the crew of twenty and two on nearby lighters, with flames damaging the landing stage. The vessel carried 830 tons of oil, and a night crew was unloading at the time. The losses include twelve sailors and a woman aboard the nearby craft.
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Philadelphia
Blayo Harbor
Gironde
Patroleum
Meno
Advice to Mothers from a Patent Medicine Advertisement
An 19th century advertisement urges mothers to use Winston’s Morning S Syrup for teething pain in children, claiming it cures dysentery and diarrhea, settles the stomach, relieves wind, and calms gums. It touts pleasant taste, cites a nurse and physician’s endorsement, and lists 23 cents as price. It closes with a reflective moral about life’s trials.
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Mes Wiston
United States
Minard's Liniment Teaser Fragment Sparks Romantic Imagery
A fragmentary phrase paints a romantic scene where a tear is described as precious dew and a pearl of price. The enigmatic lines compare the tear to radiant gems and hint at the lover's gaze growing clearer as emotion deepens.
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Diononiis
Mias Lintment and Diphtheria Duty Cited in Child Welfare
In a 19th century notice a public health message stresses the first duty toward children is vaccination and care against diphtheria. The text urges parents to safeguard infants and warns against neglect or poor remedies.
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di Gewinr
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M. F. Smyth
St. John’s ‘the
Ghar & Co
Standar Marble
New Gower
ST John's, Mds
Satutinn
Santa Sun Africa
James McIntyre
Harbor Grace Standard
ST. Joan's IN Flames
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Tiger Stories
Miaa
Létimont Quras Gargot
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