Cholera Fears Prompt Tightened England and Ports
Alarm over cholera spreading from Russia to Austria Germany and France raises fears of entry into Britain. Authorities tighten port surveillance board ships boarded inspected and immigrants quarantined with districts mapped and sanitary controls reinforced across England Scotland and Leith Dundee.
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Russia
Austria
Germany
France
Hamburg
Europe
England
America
Tyne
Solent
Leith
Dundee
History of Cholera Epidemics Across Continents
An 19th century overview traces cholera origins in the Ganges Delta, its spread through India to Persia, Russia, Germany, the UK, and then to America and beyond. The description covers symptoms onset within hours, with severe cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, cold skin, and possible death within a day or two.
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Ganges
Bengal
India
Persia
Russia
Poland
Germany
Hamburg
Sunderland
United Kingdom
Anon
England
America
France
Spain
Africa
Italy
Mistaken Views On Hen Molting And Winter Laying
The article explains hen moulting ends soon and nitrogen and phosphates shift to feather growth, allowing continued winter laying with proper feeding. It promotes Sheridan's Condition Powder to speed feather regrowth and earlier laying, citing Johnson & Co. guides and mail offers for powder and poultry guides.
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Sherdan
Sheridan
Farmers
Johnson & Co
Custun House St
Boston
Fatal Hydrophobia Case at Liverpool Infirmary
John Campbell foreman brakesman for the London and North Western Railway died after hydrophobia developed following a dog bite near Preston. He was treated locally then moved to Liverpool Infirmary where doctors deemed Pasteur Institute care unnecessary. he died in agony after his condition worsened.
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Liverpool Infirmary
John Campbell
London and North-Western Railway Company
Campbell
Preston
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Institution
Extraordinary gold find near Hokitika in New Zealand
Report from Hokitika describes a remarkable discovery while washing potatoes yielding promising gold pay dirt. Miners have gathered to work the area as the dirt is processed and promising diggings are exposed.
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Gorp
Hokitika
New Zealand
Hokitiha
Berlin’s 83 Year Old Bookkeeper of Odd Addictions Passes
A Berlin obituary notes the death of a highly eccentric man who began a private ledger at 18 and kept it until 70. The record details cigars 628 713 smoked, 43 662 gifts received, and 685 021 bought with £ 2086 128 8d spent. It also lists wardrobe costs, shirts, collars, hats, footwear, beer and spirits tallies, and tips. The closing Latin line reads Omnia tentavi, multa perspexi, nihil perfeci.
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Berlin
Remarkable Dive Moves Gautier Toward Dover-Calais Swim
Professor Jules Gautier performed a 71 foot dive from Folke Stone Pier bound with rope and manacles in front of hundreds. He plans a Dover to Calais swim by late September pending favorable weather, finishing training at Rhyl. Water in mid-channel is 61 degrees now, warmer by the swim date.
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Jules Gautier
Folkestone
Gautier
Dover
Calais
Rhyl
North Wales
Mid-Channel
Webb
Glasgow Mail
Young Lady Sleep Walker in Edinburgh Trance
A woman in Great King Street Edinburgh rose in a somnambulistic trance in the early morning. She left her bedroom unlocked the hall door and went into the street before a benevolent sweeper found her and provided shelter. She was returned home with wraps and attire.
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Great King Street
Edinburgh
Northumberland Street
Advice to Mothers on Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup
Disturbing nighttime cries from teething children prompt an advertisement for Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup for Children Teething. The ad touts quick relief for dysentery, diarrhea, stomach issues, wind, and gum swelling, claiming a prescription from an experienced nurse and physician and listing price at 25 cents.
Minard's Liniment Sold Widely Claims Cure All
An early advertises Minard's Liniment available everywhere. It claims to cure dandruff relieve neuralgia and soothe cuts. The copy emphasizes barbers and recall of past reputations.
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Brinsmhad
al Schwart
Colby
Enreke
Y. Mail
Man’ Sg Co. Nlf
Smyth
Water Street
St. John’s
Ranges
Grates
Usacd
Gear & Co
Seay i
Newton Street
St: . Joan's
E. James
McIntyre
Glasgow
Amazl
Finard’s Liniment Dures Burns
Young Lady Sleep Walker
Minard’s Liniment
Minard
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