A Heroine After All in a Coast Hotel Romance
Allie Bay, an heiress, rejects Dr. John Ansleigh amid a lover’s quarrel as Mr. Mayne schemes to win her. Allie overhears a deadly plot against Ansleigh on a stormy night. She braves the old bridge to warn him, saving his life and affirming their love in the end.
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John Ansleigh
Rememer
Mayne
John
Allie Bay
Dr. Ansleigh
John Ausleigh
Mr. Mayne
Rue
Griselda
Ansleigh
Allie Ray
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Parson in a Train Chase at Syracuse Depot
The Rev J Hyatt Smith former Brooklyn Baptist minister and new independent congressman recalls a fifteen year old Syracuse episode chasing a departing Buffalo train from Vanderbilt Square station. He sprinted alongside the car and then boarded the rear platform amid cheering by onlookers and wagers. The tale reflects his humor and energy as a public figure.
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Syracuse Journal
J. Hyatt Smith
Congress
Brooklyn
Vanderbilt Square
Iron Horse
Gilpin
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Spavin cure praised by user for horse care product
Kendall & Co Dear Airs: I used Spavin Care on a lame horse for about a year and after applying a bottle and a half the leg cleared up. the horse’s leg became smooth and the improvement saved me $100. I am grateful and request a sample discount.
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St. Albans
de B. J. Kendall & Co
Kendall
Ini
Granger
Concord
N. J
E.d. Kendal & Co
Uentlemen
Nderhill & Elveredge
Apothecorlos
BJ. Kendall & Co
Towle
Remdall
Bakersfield
B. J. Kendall &Co
Rome
Mes. J, Boutell
Forgeries detected by camera and other curiosities
The Bank of France uses cameras to reveal ink and erasures on checks, while a tale of elephants dying in secluded valleys is echoed. An electrical low water signal for steam boilers, ocean depths of 150 fathoms, brain development in extinct reptiles, and a cabbage based chemistry demo appear among varied scientific notes and antiquarian reflections.
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Bank of France
Ceylon
India
Sindbad
Government of
Prof. Marsh
Rocky Mountains
Confucius
Philospher
B. C
Ganges
Himalaya Mountains
North Carolina
Dr Fenner cures many ailments with Blood and Liver Remedy
An 1880 letter from Cuming Onusk New York praises Dr Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic for restoring health after years of debility. The notice lists cures for biliousness, liver complaints, jaundice, dyspepsia, constipation, headaches, skin eruptions, dropsy, sleeplessness, nervous debility, female weakness, rheumatism, bronchitis and lung issues. It advertises sample bottles at ten cents and other Dr Fenner products through local dealers A Morek Wells Noyes Beinap Blodgett.
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Cuming Onusk
N. Y
M. M. Fuscir
Fredonia
N.Y
J.sheffield
Fenver
Dr. Fenner
A. Morek & Co
Wells & Noyes
Beinap & Blodgett
Fire themed ad with odd language and local sales
An antiquated advertisement warns of a man failing to light a fire with wet wood and justifies a damp approach. It promotes trial bottles for indigestion and biliousness at one cent, sold by A. J. Davis in Warren, plus Frman’s new National Dyes offering brighter colors at 16 cents.
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Hoku TV
Leonta
Carveri House
Warren
Br. Dewer
Ieee
B. Stewart
Singzeltine & Davis
Gore
Lickary Street
Evans
Horpman
Second Street
Wareren Savings Bank
A. J. Davis
Frman
Most Beautiful Woman in New York Attracts Admirers
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Rennie, wife of Prof Mason Rennie, as a sensational beauty in New York. Descriptions cover her Mexican/Spanish heritage, seventeen-year-old youth, tall stately figure, coal black hair, bright clear complexion, large dark expressive eyes, and overall impact in theatres streets and churches.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
New York
Rennie
Mason Rennie
John W. Mackey
Nevada
San Francisco
Large Milk Yield From Bran Diet Revealed
An English piece confirms feeding milch cows bran boosts yield. Daily salted water with one quart bran per two gallons water may raise milk by 25 percent and prefers bran over meal for butter output. Prof J W Sanborn notes bran improves weight retention, meal reduces butter capacity, and pastures affect results. Dr Fenner's Golden Relief touts instant pain relief and various cures. Sample bottle offered.
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England
J. W. Sanborn
College Farm
Hanover
N. H
Dr Swayne's Ointment Promoted for Piles and Skin Eruptions
An advertisement touts Dr Swayne's Ointment as a sure relief for piles also addressing moisture itching and skin eruptions such as tetter ringworm and barber's itch. It claims tested success in thousands of cases and lists sale by prominent druggists.
Farming in Japan Milton 8 Vail reports rice and crops in rows
Milton Vail describes Japanese farming in a missionary account. Land is government owned with rent. Rice dominates, fields are flooded and tilled by hand, with hoes and horses. Other crops include wheat oats barley buckwheat potatoes corn melons cabbage onions turnips and many fruits and vegetables. Millstones are replaced by Hongshag steel rollers altering flour production and germ handling.
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Vail
Japan
Methodist
Ihakone
Tokohama
America
New York
Dr Fenner Improved Cough Honey Sample Offered
An advertisement touts Dr Fenner s Improved Cough Honey as a fast cough cure. A sample Lottie costs 10 cents and a testimonial from Thos Fitchum of Bradford Pa claims Spring Blossom cured his dyspepsia. Trial bottles priced at 10 cents available through A J Davis.
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Fitchhum
Bradford
Pries
A.J. Davis
Garfield and Black contrasted over moral crisis and Piatt testimony
The article analyzes Judge Black's view of General Garfield during a moral crisis, noting bias and danger in friendship. It discusses Donn Piatt's reminiscence, Garfield's fidelity under pressure during the Credit Mobilier inquiry, and the possible motive of preferring death to perjury, asserting Piatt's role in bringing these truths to light.
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Gen. Garfield
Garfield
Black
Lis Tromules
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Con. Garheld
Piath
Jack
Stiell
Garfolks
Gen
Thas
Garffeld
Credit Mobilier
DeGolyer
Gefel
Germaptien
Bob
Trish
Hhe
Donn Piatt
Saraj Bernhardt scandal spoof from The San Francicso Post
A lurid spoof recounts Sara Bernhardt in a farcical Paris tale involving a jealous lover, a shotgun, and a mistaken peril in a Parisian lodging. The piece mocks theatrical vanity and literary pretensions while recounting a sensational incident for country readers.
Incredible raft feat and medical ad from a late 19th century issue
Daniel Lord, a veteran jumboman from Northeastern Pennsylvania, rafted 124 miles from Jequint in Wayne County to Easton without sleep, in a 200 by 65 foot raft, to save his vessel as Delaware River ice formed. Nearby reports promote Dr. Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry and Swayne's Pills, claiming a consumptive daughter improved and urging purchase from Philadelphia druggists.
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Busaby
Daniel Lord
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Delaware
Lord
Jequint
Wayne County
Easton
Ser
Treyen
Fransfort
Dr. Swayne& Son
Philadelphia
Swayne
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