Vermont Winter Army of Snow and Heat in 151%
A reminiscence recalls a long cold Vermont year with heavy snow in June and July, severe storms, and sparse crops. The writer, recalling youth in the 1510s, describes fathers sheltering sheep, neighbors searching woods, and a harsh season shifting to drought, with long days and cold, shaping farm life and memory.
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Honesdale
Mumer
Vermont
New York State
Pennsylvania
Juan
Tex
Fouimoon
Abe Anuw
Bo Way
Welp
Daly
Angrstrae
Joe
Bmw
Mary Miifuwa
James Gooding
Hieself
Vermurt
Saimimety
Osiesl Stwaent
Vale
Teo Siost
Ty Vale
Torer Sherman
Kansas
Mt. Shermen
Taio
Whsenew
Yeira Hein
Hs Oo
New Haven
Jovks
Mtr Hermants Wall
Adowa
Hanna Prom
Agme Sears Amd
Jong Te
Schoole Ht
Wrardicta
Combatting a dog superstition on Adams Street
A Chicago Herald reader recounts how a neighbor disputed the belief that a dog’s moaning at a sick house foretells death. The tale traces a family’s near loss, a doctor’s timed prognosis, and a pet dog’s howls aligning with a baby’s recovery and fear of death. The diary entry notes clock times and the belief’s persistence.
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Chicago Herald
West Side
Adams Street
Jefferson Park
Howe
Dst
Artimal
Sts
GOT HIS NICKEL An amusing Chinatown ticket dispute in Bowery era
Sam Lung a Cantonese immigrant with minimal English argued with a Third Avenue ticket seller over a nickel. After failing to obtain change the man grabbed a knife-like symbol and fled the station, crying Me square pow as he boarded the train. bystanders recalled the Cantonese feat with humor.
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Tribune
Sam Lung
Mott Street
Twenty-third Street
Third Avenue
Joba
John
Molcan
Sam Lang
Dows
a+ eran
Alcohol and the circulatory system described in old text
A historical analysis explains how the heart pumps blood to the lungs and extremities and how alcohol increases pulsations. It notes that congestion makes the nose redden and the body become diseased, advising discontinuing alcohol and using hot water compresses to stimulate absorption.
The druggist as family physician in danger of quacks
An experienced pharmacist warns that many people trust corner druggists for ailments from headaches to rheumatism, fearing physicians will drain their wallets. He describes patent medicines, quinine price drops due to German competition, cocaine and nitrous oxide use in dentistry, and perfumes sold with dubious claims.
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Iwaukee Sentinel
Missouri
Indiana
Wisconsin
Tony
Germany
USA
Inter
Prosperity's Lord Brings Down The Plumber
A robust Newcombe plumber, once busy feeding a large family, gains a fortune of 1 004020 but spirals into pallid melancholy. He spends afternoons visiting Mr Morgan's art gallery, heads bent, pockets deep, uneasy and drawn by the sudden wealth and its pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Esate Porcinny Peurebe
Misrge
Obs
Pluzader
He & Ax
Quaker Gentleman’s Matrimonial Ad At Boston Meeting
A Boston advert drew a roomful of women seeking marriage as a grayhaired door keeper directed them to a minister. A tall cleric read from the Bible and claimed Quaker lineage, promising a marriage scheme with a southern farmer, while most guests left after a hymn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Journal
Boston
Tremont ‘Street
Tuma
Bouth
Moody
Hitself
Clever Thief Tricks Charitable Box In Downtown Hotel
A reporter interviews a hotel clerk about a motherly charity collector who pretended to collect for a society. The ruse involved a box and increased in novelty when a real collector arrived. The piece sketches sly street characters, a barber, and a chaotic city scene with fragmented anecdotes and street lore.
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Tomas
Aexpristion
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Baily
Pune
ALI Druggiste
Dr.d. Hlschenck & Bon
Philadelphia
Metta Exsabott
Indian Territory
M. M. Murdock & Bro
Wichita
Hagle
E. R. P. Murdock
Mgr
Habanana National Bank
Sarpina
State National Bank
Cor Main
Dongissave
Wichita National Bank
Coe
EDAN
OT Tome Baru
Teeara
Eastern and Foreign Exchange
U. & Bonds
Smithson & CO
East
Douglas Ave
Fo Tarn al Nar Ee
K&s
Berk
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