Capture of Khartoum Shocks Europe in Telegraph Reports
London cables report Khartoum fell to Arab rebels on January 26. General Gordon reportedly captured or killed as El Mahdi's forces gain, while Col. Wilson's flotilla returns under fire toward Metemmeh. British defense collapses amid rumors and treachery. Wolseley and Stewart monitor the crisis.
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London
Stewart
Metemag
Khartoum
Gordon
Glata
War Office
Wolseley
Col. Wilson
Shublaka Cataract
Metemmeh
Woseley
Halfiyeh
Omdurman
Tati
el Mahdi
Faraz Pasha
Col Wilson
Metemneh
Col. Wortley
Lord Wolseley
Gubat
En. Stewart
Gakdul Wells
Mahdi
Wilfrid Blunt
Arabi Pasha
Life of Charles George Gordon A British Soldier and Reformer
The article traces Maj. Gen. Charles George Gordon born 1833 in Woolwich England through his Royal Engineers career during the Crimean War and his roles in Besaratia Armenia Pekin Shanghai and Taiping suppression. It notes his governorship in upper Egypt his abolition of slave trading reform of abuses and public works such as a water supply, and his later campaigns in Khartoum Basutoland and India ending with Gladstone’s 1884 command.
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Charles George Gordon
Woolwich
England
Taunton
Woolwich Military Academy
Royal Engineers
Pembroke
Corfu
Bessarabia
Armenia
Pekin
Summer Palace
Shanghai
Gordon
Galatz
Sir Samuel Baker
Upper Egypt
Khedive
Suak
Berber
Gondokoro
Soudan
Abyssinia
Khartoum
London
Europe
Lord Ripon
India
Bombay
South Africa
Basutoland
Gladstone
Cabinet
Convicts in Kentucky Penitentiary Idle for Three Months
A report states there are 671 convicts in the Kentucky Penitentiary and none have worked for three months, save those in the cook-house, highlighting extended labor cessation.
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Kentucky
Ex Gov Hoyt recalls college board price at 57 cents a week
Former Pennsylvania governor Hoyt recounts his Lafayette College days when he and classmates paid 57 cents per week for board.
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Hoyt
Pennsylvania
Lafayette
Virginia author plans November publication
Beverly Tucker of Virginia expects to publish his volume of reminiscences in November. He also announces his wish to become a citizen and gain the right to vote.
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Beverly Tucker
Virginia
Rochester physician’s claims spark widespread public inquiry
A Rochester physician’s dramatic account of surviving Bright’s disease drew heavy reader response. An interview on kidney disease and a claimed cure by Warner’s Safe Cure followed, with officials and doctors weighing in on the illness and the remedy’s purported effectiveness.
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Indead
Ostron
Auys
Pei Ee Young
Perfumed Stationery DIY For Lasting Scent
Dainty and gallantly perfumed stationery helps many girls who may lack access to scent options. Sprinkle blotting paper with perfume, dry under weight, then sandwich between perfumed sheets under a weight for hours. Odor endures if kept in air.
Purity of Ice Water Questioned By Experiments
The article warns that freezing water does not remove all impurities. It explains that water polluted by organic matter may shed some impurity when frozen, but only slightly. It states many malarial illnesses in icy water likely come from disease germs persisting in ice water.
Red Star Cough Cure Praised by Banking Circle Client
A Baltimore man famed in banking circles certifies the Red Star Cough Cure as effective for his niece who suffered severe hoarseness and sore throat. The remedy is described as pleasant to take and free from opium morphine and other dangerous drugs with no poisoning risk.
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Charles T. Krebs
Madison
Nue
Baltimore
Maryland
Drogeiete
Charles A
Architect Favors Copper Roofs Over Tin For Durability
An architect endorses copper as roof covering over tin, noting its superior durability despite costing about 14 dollars more per 100 square feet. He argues tin roofs require constant repairs and painting biennially, and when six years of repairs and tin costs are added, they equal copper’s total cost.
Brilliant Youth Race for a Train
A boy races through the street shouting halloo as another asks if he trains for a race. He replies he is racing for a train, showcasing a brisk urban moment of speed and haste.
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Halloo
Health as Life’s Priceless Boon and Dr Pierce Discovery
An exhortation on cherishing health as life’s priceless boon. It touts Dr. R. W. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for diseases like consumption when other remedies fail and offers his pamphlet on consumption by mail for two stamps from the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, New York.
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R. W. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Beginning of Civilization Interview Fragment
An excerpt from a Sidney newspaper presents a Queensland native talking with a missionary. The exchange contrasts banana-leaf versus calico and questions who sold the calico, with a note from the Chicago Tribune and a Bruyere quote on time usage.
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Queensland
Sidney
Kanaka
Chicago Tribune
Quack remedies and sensational claims in old period ad blitz
A collage of verbatim advertisements and slogans touts Dr Sage’s Remedy for catarrh, Prickly Ash Bitters for liver trouble, Caswell, Hazard Cod Liver Oil, Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for kidney issues, Horsford’s Acid Phosphate, Cabroline hair restorer, and Grand Union Hotel promotions. The loud claims promise cures, superior oils, and luxury lodging, reflecting 19th century patent medicine and consumer culture.
Brown's Bronchial Troches Promise Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement notes cough relief from Brown's Bronchial Troches for irritation causing coughing. Product sold only in boxed packages.
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Brown
Compound Oxygen Trial Offer from Drs Starkey and Palen
Are you discouraged and failing to recover? This Philadelphia notice invites patients to request a free trial of Compound Oxygen by physicians Starkey and Palen at 1103 Girard St. The appeal promises a treatise on the therapy sent at no cost.
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Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard St
Phila
Contorted OCR fragment on medical association and farm tale
A garbled snippet cites a medical association and a cattle farm tale with six sons. The text references diseases and a farm described as a focal point, though details are unclear and names or places are unreadable.
Allens Lung Remedy Endorsed in 19th Century Letters
An advertisement praising Allen's Lung Medicine claims to offer the best and purest throat and lung remedy with testimonials. Letters from Addison Pennsylvania dated 1863 and 1883 recount severe throat and lung issues, including coughing and speck of blood, later improved after using the remedy.
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Addison
Allen
A. J. Hileman
Colbom, Esq
Somerset
Astoria
Ill
Jemen
C. Mooney
Lafayette
R. J
Gelemen
Burrill H. Davis
Hop Bitters Promises Relief for Women’s Ailments
An 1880s advertisement touts Hop Bitters as a cure for women’s lague and period pains, claiming rapid relief from irregularities, obstructions, and nervous symptoms. It cites testimonials from B. F. Booth of Saulsbury and Mrs. Fannie Green and others about long cures and improved health after use.
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B. F. Booth
Saulsbury
Trin
Bradford
Fannie Green
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