The Doctor’s Mystery Nurse Threatens My Patients
A doctor recalls a patient’s fear that a nurse is harming her, triggering doubt about nurse influence. He investigates every patient visited, dismisses potential danger, and hires detective Jernegan to shadow him on rounds to uncover which patient relied on trained nurses and whether a nurse’s control affected outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuree
Werve
Mather
Come Purse
Bar Morse
Jernegar
Nurm
Jernegan
Poison Plot Unfolds In Typhoid Case In Courthouse
A nurse Mrs. Coates linked to Miss Edwards's illness faced trial after authorities found no poison on the premises. The story follows Jernegan and a physician as they suspect foul play and misdirection while a patient battles typhoid fever. The nurse was acquitted when no poison was found, though evidence suggested a scheme to remove the patient for inheritance.
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Jernegan
Jernegan and Mrs. Webster
Jernegen
Mrs. Webster
Jennegan
Miss Edwards
Persen
Polson
University of France centralizes all higher education
The article notes France maintains a single official national university system, centralized under the government since Napoleon. It describes how 1870 schools evolved, with one central establishment overseeing faculties, colleges, and primary schools nationwide, including civil administration parallels with prefects and judges.
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Napoleon
Tteon Central Elementa Ay
Brance—Amerias
Perils of Sardinia: Railways and Ferocious Dogs
An excerpt recounts rail hazards on the Tortoli line with four trips and three accidents and a night spent at a station, plus warnings about ferocious island dogs attacked strangers. It notes injuries, disputes over fault, and a peculiar local practice to excite dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sardinia
Crawford Flitch
Tortoli
Famous Parle Sign in Paris Mirrors Franco-Prussian War
A bullet-riddled tobacconist sign at 55 Rue du Chateau d'Eau remains Paris’s lone public relic of the Franco-Prussian War. Tourists and journalists stop by for a word with the owner, who treats the sign as a cherished, money-making symbol. A second item recounts police using a tape measure to locate a horse’s vital spot, illustrating quirky street stories from New York.
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Paris
Rue du Chateau d’Eau
Sigan
Monsieur
Wide World Magazine
Tam
New York Sun
Muete of the Drum and the Musical Drumbeat
The article notes that proper drum usage yields true musicality and that many drummers outdoors create good music. It cites Berlioz on how a sound insignificant alone, like muskets’ clink, becomes brilliant when performed by thousands together.
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Berlioz
Wordplay and Whipping in a 19th Century Rail Era Column
A fragment from the Pittsbarg Post notes humorous misreads as a man with rheumatism or deaf mute appears, quoting a tavern talk and jokes about a janitor whipping Jimmy. The brief item ends with a hint about wartime ads as time savers.
Wheat market firm on Russia crop worries and Argentine outlook
Chicago May 16 grain scene steadied by unfavorable Russian crop news and dwindling European visible supply. Wheat led with gains and a late drop after local selling, while corn and oats showed mixed moves. Hog prices eased from peak after early strength. cattle and sheep moved modestly. Weather outlook favored unsettled conditions in Iowa and the Dakotas.
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Chicago
Russia
Illinois
Des Moines
Geo. M. Chappel
Real estate transfers in Cedar Falls and Waterloo
Real estate transfers listed by Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co. show Jacob J. Glasser transferring lot 2 and part of lot 1 in Cedar Falls to H M Barnes for 1900 dollars. R R Ford transfers lot 5 in Normal addition Cedar Falls to Millens T Hunter for 1 dollar. United States transfers land in 6-89-13 to Artumas Blake. Highland Improvement Co transfers part of lot 4 in Highland to Frank P Hurst in Waterloo for 450 dollars.
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Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
Jacob J. Glasser
H. M. Barnes
de R
Cedar Falls
R. R. Ford
Millens T. Hunter
Normal
Cedar
United States
Artumas Blake
Highland Improvement Co
Frank P. Hurst
Highland
Waterloo
High value transfers and land deeds in Waterloo area
A long list of property trades and transfers centers on Waterloo with multiple buyers and sellers including Frank P. Hurst Kate C Cowtes and Lewis Miller. Amounts mostly small with several entries at $1 and a few larger sums such as $6 000 for a Dart subdivision and $4 550 for Maple Leaf addition. Also ends with a clipped local anecdote about a Boston visit and a domestic dispute over meals reflecting period tone.
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Frank P. Hurst
Katie C. Cowtes
Highland
Wieterloo
Charles Pines
Kate Waite
Hammond & Hopkin’s
Waterloo
Sarah Priscilla Scofield
Etc
Mary Ny. Gardner
R. LR
la Porte City
Waterloo Losa & Trust x
Elsie L. Epperson
Elizabeth F. Cole
Freeland E. McBray
Westheld Addition
The
Galloway-Gideon Investment Co
F. A. Becker
Prospect Hills Addition
B. L. Pletcher
James Carigg
E. W. Kendall
P. ¥. Schelde
J. D. Myers
Christian J. Mauser
C. J. Pow
Willard Eddy
Charlotte L. Eddy
George W. Dawson
I. C. Scofield
Charles A. Tyler
John R. Tytler
Whitney
Geo. Leland
Cora F. Leeper
Whson C. Leland
Highland Improvement Co
Co. W. Hellen
Scandinavian Carving Traditions in Nordic Churches
From early times carving drew great attention in Scandinavia with wood and stone works in Swedish churches dating back centuries. Stockholm hosts many pieces not stored in a public museum. Northern churches such as Borg and end Hitterdel feature elaborate ornamentation beyond formal expression of labor.
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Scandinavia
Btockholm
Borgand-end Hitterdel
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Jimmy
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Chicago Board OF Trade
E. J. Moore
Marsh-Place
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Prospect Hille
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Atreetsa
Geo
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Peterson, Vetter & Waters
Fifth and
Jefferson
Bluff Street
Geo, Edward
Northern
Wisconsin
Texas
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Kansas
Turkey
BBC
Butcher Co
Butcher
Bologna
Philadelphia Times
Meadowdale
Galloway-Gibson Investment Company
Black Hawk Bank Brig
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