Dunder and Politics and a Nation's Mood
In Detroit a teller of tall tales recalls election bets on Cleafland Harrison Baker Youngblood and Littlefield as political currents churned, with a wary, humorous tone. A separate reflection notes mothers shaping daily habits from hair parting to barber routines, linking personal memory to cultural tradition.
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Carl Dun
Woodbridge
Serzt
Rendall
Harrison
Angilerman
Dunder
Clearlands
Eaferytings
Vhell
Dot
Chipman
Mit
Baker Headquarters
Baker
Littlefield
Burt
Nest
Luce
The Barber Pole and Hair Parting History
A historical reflection on barbering arts notes questions about the striped pole’s meaning and why men part hair on the left. It traces barber surgeons in the middle ages who bled patients, using a bandaged arm as a symbol of their trade and evolving practices.
Tugboat Salaries and Salvage Pay Highlight Harbor Tales
An elderly tugman recalls the largest salvage payout of 28 000 dollars for two tugs rescuing a derelict off Sandy Hook. He notes a 1 500 dollar tow from Manila bound ship and explains top daily wages around 200 dollars for lineups, plus a 3 000 dollar Key West charter and a coal barge run earning 6 300 dollars.
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South Street
Sandy Hook
Manila
Staten Island
Bermuda
Key West
Ocean King
Newport
Boston
Sun
Mark Twain's Wooing Told With Dry Humor
The article recounts Mark Twain courting his future wife Lizzie as a humble Mississippi pilot. He faces rejection from her social father, delivers his wry lines, and finally wins acceptance after a humorous exchange with the judge. The Philadelphia Press witnesses the tale.
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Mark Twain
Misissippi River
Clemens
Miss Lizzie
Lizzie
Philadelphia Pres
Tract in Twenty Eighth Ward Tied to Deering Murder Case
A 100 acre tract near Philadelphia’s Municipal Hospital is said to be worth at least 310 000 an acre but has never been improved and cannot be titled. Wealthy residents recall the Deering family massacre in 1866 and a survivor, William C Deering, who later bought scales from a grocery clerk. A lawyer believes the case may have merit.
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Municipal Hospital
Philadelphia
Christopher Deering
William C. Deering
Young Dering
Young Deering
Elder Deering
New York Telegram
Paying Dearly: Starch and chemicals ruin six girls
In a New England village several years ago four of six young girls adopted habits of eating starch coffee and cloves to improve their complexions. The indulgence led to insomnia hysteria dyspepsia and lifelong ill health with none fully recovering.
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New England
Old Reliable Firm Receives Unexpected Proof of Confidence
The John P. Lovell Arms Co of 147 Washington Street received a registered letter from Tennessee with a Five Hundred Dollar bill and an order for sixty six dollars of goods. The firm filled the order and promised to refund if unsatisfied. Readers are urged to request their five page illustrated catalogue by sending stamps.
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John P. Lovell Arms Co
Washington Street
Tennessee
Dock Square
Bost
New England
United States
Sailor Doctor and Porous Plasters Renew Sala's Stormy Voyage
George Augustus Sala recalls his Australian journey and praises a ship’s doctor who treated bronchitis and spasmodic asthma during rough seas. He credits Allcock’s Porous Plasters applied on the chest and back with easing his symptoms as tropical warmth rose after leaving San Francisco.
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George Augustus Sala
London Daily Telegraph
San Francisco
Tropics
Allcock
Edison Talky Machine Doubtful to Supersede Sewing Societies
It is doubtful if Edison’s new talking machine will ever supersede the old reliable sewing societies. The item reads as a light note on competing innovations and traditional groups.
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Edison
Doctor’s satirical cure promotes Pellets
A humorous quip about paying a doctor to guess illness leads into a sales pitch for Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets. The ad claims digestive and general health benefits with small sugar-coated pills, available from druggists.
Bakers react swiftly to flour price increases
The remark notes bakers swiftly respond to rising flour costs while being slow to notice a market slump that reduces the price of a barrel by $2.
Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Worried Husbands
An old editorial note reflects on a typo while arguing that many husbands suffer from wives ill health. It endorses Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe, effective remedy to improve home life and happiness.
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Dr. Pierce
Ladies' Maids Now Hireable In New York By Hour Or Evening
A New York report notes that ladies' maids are now available for hire by the hour or in the evening, expanding domestic service options for households seeking flexible staffing arrangements.
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New York
Tar Yort's COMPANION Offers Generous Prizes for Short Stories
The COMPANION publisher promises $5000 in prizes for short stories with three prizes of 100, three of 740 and three of 20 dollars. It claims two million weekly readers and urges families to subscribe. New subscribers paying 1.75 now receive a full year from January 1, 1885.
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Tar Yort
Companion
Tree Punisher
King of Holland in precarious health at seventy one
The King of Holland aged seventy one remains in a fragile health condition. Authorities have not released detailed medical information. The monarch’s illness prompts concern among the Dutch public and foreign observers awaiting further updates.
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Holland
A Sensible Man Would Use Kemp salsom for Throat and Lungs
A promoter claims Kemp salsom cures Counths Col ds Asthma Bronchitis Croup and lung troubles. The proprietor authorizes any druggist to give a Lamp Bottle free to prove the remedy s merit. Large bottles priced at 0 cents and 1.
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Kemp
Out and Out Swing District in Police Court Witness Box
A sharp district court session features a lively witness box scene in a political swing area. Prosecutors pressed a case as spectators and local officials watched the proceedings with interest.
The Finest Train in the World on Golden Gate Run
The Union and Central Pacific Railroads and Pullman Company announce a Dec 5 weekly Pullman Vestibule Car train between Council Bluffs and San Francisco. Steam heat electric light separate bathrooms barber shop observation smoking rooms and a female attendant for ladies and children mark it as the finest train in the world. A theatre slot device to dispense cloves is not yet invented.
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Union and Central Pacific Roads and Pullman Company
Council Bluffs
San Francisco
A Cure Claim For Epilepsy Offered By H G Root
An editor note reports H G Root of Pearl Street New York offers a free sample bottle and treatise claiming a remedy for epilepsy. He guarantees cure of severe cases and requests recipients' full name and express address for sample and literature.
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Kespy
H.G. Root
M. C
Pearl St
New York
Washington's Jumps with Primus Servant
Colonel Timothy Pickering had the enslaved Primus serving Washington. Washington found Primus absent and ordered rope jumping drills to exercise, tying a rope to a tree and having Primus hold it while Washington jumped over. He reportedly visited Primus for amusement in this primitive exercise.
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Timothy Pickering
Washington
Primus
A Curious Account of Yakutas In dians by Prof Libby
A summary notes the Yakutas Indians as presented in Popular Science Monthly through Prof William Libby Jr. The piece contrasts male strength with exhausted female labor, highlights women's mechanical skills and property notions, and cites superstition as Fortune influence. It mentions baptism and luck, missionary failures, rapid population decline from diet and clothing changes, and poor substitutes like canned beef and cotton overalls for seal-fat and seal-skin.
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William Libby, Jr
American Association
Training School for Servants Opens in Chicago
A Chicago training school for domestics begins operation to help those who appear jobless find employment. officials warn that teaching the unemployed without prospects would be wasteful.
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Chicago
Amazing trains and cures stir oldtime awe
A reminiscence praises 60 mph express trains as grandfathers would stare. It touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a curative for consumption, asserting it reaches the disease's seat and outperforms all other remedies when used early.
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Pierce
Wert Potatoes Pack Yardlong Token in Georgia
A local Georgia shipment features unusually long Wert potatoes nearly a yard in length. Farmers display the oversized tubers at the market attracting curious buyers and media attention. The dramatic yield highlights unique crop sizes in regional agriculture reports.
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Georgia
Allsquare and above board The international chess tournament
A concise report on an international chess tournament highlighting key games and notable players. The piece notes strategic play and rising stars, with emphasis on matches that shaped the standings and overall competition.
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Allsquare and Above Board
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