Mystery Lovers and a Duel in the Moonlight
Mr Charles Midland, a polished nineteenth century gentleman, follows ennui to travel and encounters Miss Ingot and her enigmatic companion Achil les de Paul. A midnight confrontation on the rocks ends with a sparring duel and a beguiling reveal as Sontag and Miss Ingot reappear, leaving Midland to question who his rival truly is.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Midland
Llere
Ennui
Sontag
Midland
Ingot
Sue
Miss Ingot
Fle Paul
de Paul
de Pau
Tam
DePaul
Miss [Ugot
Son
Diverse Voices From a Bygone Era And Odd Fragments
A collage of language shows dialectal passages about labor, rents, and African American speech, followed by scientific notes on oil and a Paris health study. The mix includes bluesy rustic lines, a chemistry description of a two–layer oil burner, and Parisian odor health assessments debunking disease fears.
Electric aids aid surgery and microscopical feats in Vienna and Berlin
A Vienna case reports cancer cured in the stomach using electrical illumination and a polyscope to view the cavity. An electric probe aids surgeons, and a Berlin oculist saves a mechanic’s eye by magnetizing a steel fragment with current. Other notes cover Nobert’s micrometer lines, phonograph teaching, and storms’ origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trouve
Vienna
Berlin
Hirschberg
F. A. Nobert
Woodward
Nobert
Paris
Wyville Thompson
A Fall For Life On A Calmed Hindostan Sea
Merchant ship Druid drifts off Hindostan coast between Goa and Mangalore stalled by becalmed seas. Lt Winfield spots danger as Bell Upton, under the railing, faces a Hindoo attacker. The young officer fights to save her with split second decision, risking revealing the threat and jeopardizing the crew. The scene unfolds under moonlight with looming danger and high tension aboard the Bombay to London voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Druid
Bombay
London
Hindostan
Goa
Mangalore
Robert Winfield
Maj. Upton
Bell
Winfield
Winveld
Leutenant
Bell Upton
Daring rescue on ship ends with romance at sea
Lieutenant Winfield, to save Bell Upton from Hindoo robbers, leaped from the mizzen yard forty feet onto a robber and knocked him into the sea, killing him and saving Bell. The crew repelled the attackers as the captain steered home. The wounded hero recovered and claimed Bell as his bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hindoo
Winfield
Dirk
Bell
Gell Upton
Major Upton
Leutenant
Tom Thumb Reveals Barnum Family Laugh Over Baby Tale
Tom Thumb recounts traveling with Barnum and London and a childhood memory of lifting Mrs Barnum from a cradle in England. He describes her later growth and the humorous reaction when he admitted he once held her as a baby, noting Barnum's wide amusement and her discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Thumb
Barnum
London
Mrs. Barnum
Frankfort Physician Praises Swayne Syrup Cure
A Louisville physician reports a prominent citizen’s daughter, once consumptive, rapidly recovered after using Dr. Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry. The remedy costs 25 cents to $1 a bottle, with six bottles for $5, and is prepared by Dr. Swayne & Son in Philadelphia. Regular use of Swayne's Pills is advised to maintain bowel health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lynn
Macs
Frankfort
Dr. Swayne & Son
Philadelphia
Postal Money Orders in Modern Public Use
The postal money order system, sixteen years old, has become a vast business led by OC F McDonald. Last year’s money handled topped 100 million dollars with one eighth of activity in this city. From 1879 to 1880 transactions rose by over 189 thousand and value by about 7.7 million. Total orders last year reached 7,240,537 nationwide, totaling 100,352,815.83 dollars in money. Fees to the Post Office stood at 916,450.80. Also promotes Dr. Swayne's Ointment for skin ailments and notes patent solicitor services by Edgan Brothers and Edson Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OC. F. McDonald
United States
Post Office Department
Engagement forms at the watering place for Midland and Ingot
An acquaintance of three weeks at the watering-place ripened into an engagement between Mr. Charles Midland and Miss Mary Ingot. The couple's quick courtship culminated in a formal pledge of marriage at the resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Midland
Misa Mary Ingot
The Greatest Remedies the World Has Ever Known
A compilation of historic cures and elixirs claims to reveal the most powerful remedies ever known, spanning ancient practices to early medical experiments. It surveys traditional medicines, herbal formulations, and rumored discoveries, noting their purported effects and origins.
A Broker's Mistake Story Of Drexel Founder
A Philadelphia Press tale recounts Francis Drexel, father to A J Drexel & Co founders, recounting a Mexican silver dollar buying episode. A broker, counting purchases, mistakes a tray of oysters for coins and jokes about holes in the plates, highlighting the firm’s modest Third Street beginnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Drexel & Co
Francis Drexel
Mexico
United States
Mie Prew
Drexel
Mr. Drexel
Wieman
Frank
London Hair Color Restorer claim
A testimonial from A A Gibson of Barrytown N Y praises London Hair Color Restorer for stopping hair loss and restoring natural color. The product costs 76 cents a bottle and is sold by leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. A. Gibson
Barrytown
Duehers County
N. Y
Business Principles and Public Oddities in a Royal Robe
An 18th or 19th century style page blends medical patent ads with social satire. Dr Fenner’s Improved Cough Medicine promises relief in one hour with a sample at 10 cents while a Princess Louise birthday note notes her age and pedigree impact. A Philly society quip debates life insurance and mustard plaster. An ad extols Dr Fenner’s Golden Relief for neuralgia toothache and other pains, with sample pricing. The page also touts Wm G Osgoodby Cincinnati Safe & Lock Co claiming a six flange safe patent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise
Philadelphia
Wm. G
Osgoodby
Cincinnati Safe & Lock Co
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Ligh Street
Warren, Va
Illiam Solinus
Warren
Jans
I. A. Graves
Warran
Second Loly
Liall’s
Eynscopal
Ball
Lian
Beaty Block
Walon
Ecorge
Lromart
Culver
R. RB. Stewart
Lazeltine & Dave CL
Hickory Street
Union School House
F P. Olney
Irvington
G. E.vans
Hoferlan
Second Street
Warren Savings Bank
Y Tilbur & Milws
Bred Morck
Scoffela
W.W. Wilbur
J. Hodges
Water Street
Messner
Rusher
Insmoor & Cable
Scofields
Upaber
Dua
Damel Canly
Y. Mulray
Morck & Up
novidEr
Brown & Stone
Attorneys At Law
Naomi Bank
R. Brown
Ww. Stone
Wetmore & Noyhs
Warren, Pa
onSacon
Oba Oa
Lansing
D. Wetmore
H. Noyes
SEN & Thompson
Counsilovant
Central Block
Tidioule
GW. Allen
D.C. Thompson
MULL
First National Bank
J. E. Berkstresser
Merck’s
Schnol’s Law
Pennsylvania
Rllisby
Yll
Jamestown
Dinsmoor & Cable
Feltly
Bairstow
Fisher
Warren Bholte Arren HO LI
D.M. Davis
Weeein
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philatelphia and Erie R. R. Division
Ivy
Phildelphia & Division
Ward
Philadeldh
Kane
Clarendon
Warren Express
Warren Warren
Clarendon Xpress
Warren Buive
Clarendon Accom
Warren Amiive
M.S. KR. W
Cory
Soa
BR. W
Corry
of Creek and Allegheny River RR
Brie
WM. A. Baldw
Visupt
Apu Kilk, Allegieny Valley
Ittsburgh Railway
Biations
Yoja
Jone
Cid
Inclearvil
Vermont, Ross
Haleconor
G.w.crog
Frewsburg
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Ackicys
Anwelsbur
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Jackson
Iryington
Youngy
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V. Haller
CG. A. Churn
Sore
Mirakule
Bigges
Meekes
Lan's
Hebden
Widmoren
Grassi
M. Bouchardat
Wholesale and Hetail
Tata and Woop
Third St
Methodist Church
G. Kensey
Warren High School
the Academic School of
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Warren County
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Thorpe Sie
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Washington
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Biaga
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James &. Wood
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Paas
Ted. Potier
Gua
Petroleum and Timber Land Office
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Forest
Hike
General Commission
Hofman & Clark
Hopfeman
Law and Notary Public
J. Andrews
de Taute
Beeman & Davis
Judge Wetmore
Canada
Meat Market
E. A. Cogswell
Fisher's Bi
Lim
Nage
Arren
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L. F.watson, B. Nesmith, A. J. Hazeltine
Pi L. F. Watson, O. I. Won Ter
M. B. Duniam
Jas, Clark, Jr, AJ. H
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A. Kirberger
W. D. Brown
Azeltine
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Toler
Fiso
Fitzeerany
Waneah
Ind
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Indiana Rankin, Co
Kennedy Preg
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Indianapolia
Nomethia Paper
Sheffield Township
M. Spaulding
E. Hoyt
Sheffield
Stauiding
M. Hebert
European
America
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North American
Greenland
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Europe
L’ompen
Gustav Hauser
Sontagio de Paul
Swayne
Swayne & Son
North Sixth Street
Drexel Banking House
Philadelphia Press
Stearns
Josh Billings
Philadelphia News
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