Gold Fever and Wild Excess in Victorian Times
Describes a gold rush era with immense wealth and reckless excess. Accounts cite huge winnings, pockets of gold, gilded extravagance, and extravagant parties. The tale includes Caligian depicted excess and a dramatic tale of a Persian prince and a violent domestic scene in a harem.
Patient with Appendicitis Dies After Postmortem Confusion
A deranged remark claims a patient treated for appendicitis died and jokes the post mortem grew into a bad case of appendicitis. The quote reflects a grim humor from a Jugend source about medical misfortune.
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Jugend
Quaint Persian Fate of the Taming of the Shrew
In Isfahan a wealthy merchant Aly Khan befriends Abi Abdullah a handsome suitor for his daughter The wedding follows amid warnings from friends about temperamental spouses The tale ends with cautious optimism about a peaceful union
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Persia
Abdullah
Wousseyn
Pora
Heat From Motion in Everyday Interactions
The passage explains that motion converts to heat in common actions. Friction between ice pieces raises temperature to melting point. Rubbing and turning water in a churn also converts mechanical energy into molecular energy, warming the liquid in proportion to energy used.
A Fitting Question in a Crowded Car
A six year old boy named Jim offers his seat in a crowded car after two ladies create a space for him. The nurse explains etiquette noting that a seat suited for a boy may not fit a lady. Jim later asks the nurse in a whisper if a lady will fit.
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Jim
Lizzie
New York Press
Cartoonist John Gresinfer Dies After Illness
Milwaukee Sept 28 John Gresinfer aged 40 formerly a cartoonist for the Toledo Blade Boston Globe Atlanta Constitution and other papers is dead at the Vennoyer sanatorium Kenosha after a long illness due to paresis.
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Milwaukee
John Gresinfer
Toledo Blade
Boston Globe
Atlanta Constitution
Vennoyer Sanatorium
Kenosha
How to Avoid Appendicitis and Constipation Relief
The notice claims appendicitis risks come from chronic constipation and promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a cure. It asserts the syrup stimulates the liver and bowels, restores natural action, is mild and pleasant, and urges refusing substitutes with sale through all druggists.
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Orino
Special Road Districts Could Fund Missouri Rock Highways
Cole and Moniteau counties pursue 1905 road law to form special districts of 2000 acres aimed at financing rock road construction along the Kansas City to St. Louis route. Districts would levy a per acre tax to fund one mile of road, with votes weighted by land owned and options for immediate or staged bonds. A joint contract for a wagon bridge over the Moreau River supports the southern highway plan.
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Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Kansas City Times
Henry B. Bode
Cole County
Reek Road
Rock Road
Theil
Cole
Moniteau
Moreau River
California
Local residents take weekend trips and family visits
Norman Burrell travels to Muscatine on business while George Buckley returns to Chicago to resume work. Others make weekend trips or return home from city visits including Frey’s studio portraits, J E Booth and Edwin Porter in Ainsworth, and a round of family gatherings tied to the G T Auld anniversary.
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Norman Burrell
Muscatine
George Buckley
Chicago
Frey
J. E. Holquist
Columbus Junction
Edwin Porter
Ainsworth
J. E. Booth
Charley Porter
City
J. G. Haskins
Des Moines
George Dowell
Luther Gormley
Eva
Crawfordsville
Edith Bailey
Iowa City
The
University
G. T. Auld
Fiona
Aubrey Gilbert
Louis Baird
Burlington
Louisville
Jennie
George
Frances Minner
John Buckley
Frank Buckley
University of Chicago
National Grange speaker backs federal road program
At Verona Lake New Jersey Aug 19 ex Governor N J Bachelder urged Congress to fund a national good roads program with 50 million dollars annually. He argued post road powers justify road grants over canals or railways and noted the Grange legislative committee will push the issue this winter.
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National Grange
Verona Lake
N. J
N. J. Bachelder
Bachelder
United States
Congress
The
Grange
National Grainge
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Health Benefits
Advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure as restoring kidney function and curing kidney and bladder diseases. Claims strengthen the system and urges readers to buy from druggists. Also promotes land openings along the Minneapolis and St Louis Railway with investor opportunities and low excursion rates, inviting inquiries for a folder from Cutts, G.P. & T. A., Minneapolis.
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Foley
Minneapolis & St Louis R. R
Faulk
Potter
Worth
McPherson
Cutts
Awe Central Ry
Minneapolis
Minn
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