Jenny Lind Concerts Celebrate Goldschmidt Debut
In New York, Jenny Lind attends a debut by Otto Goldschmidt during a Lind concert at ipler Hall. The audience applauds as Lind smiles on the young pianist, fueling speculation of romance. The article recalls Lind’s American tour from 1850 to 1852 at Castle Garden with poignant farewells.
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Lind
New York
Otto Goldschmidt
Ipler Hall
Bond Street
Broadway
Jenny Lind
Miss Lind
Assoluta
Her Majesty’s Opera House
London
England
Castle Garden
America
Goldschmidt
Dresden
Berlin
William Curtis
Harper's Magazine
Madawaska Dealer Fails Credit Test in Portland
A Madawaska clothing merchant visiting Portland, Maine, bought $239 worth of goods on credit. He returned later, paid $239, and ran up a $500 bill asking for more time. The Portland wholesaler questioned his finances, noting a ten percent profit claim and freight costs before deciding to ship more goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madawaska
Portland
Bank of England
Equal to the Occasion Washington Letter
A Washington letter recounts a House floor prank where a visitor asked congressman Mr Springer if he was a member. He replied with a flirtatious boast causing a young woman to blush and retreat to the hallway, urging her party to leave for home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol
Congress
Springer
Butler’s Burning Gas Practical Joke Ends in Vow of Revenge
Friends teased Henry Butler by letting his gas burn while he journeyed to Seattle for two months. Messages from Seattle taunt him about the light, and plans to cut the bill are discussed. Butler returns, shuts off the gas, and swears to get even as a serenade and boot joke follow.
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Henry Butler
Butler
Portland
Mr. Butler
San Francisco
Fred Allen
Penfield
Olm
Mr. Yesler
California
Maddocks
Yesler
Plucky schoolteacher leads pupils to safety in blizzard
Ord Neb reporter recounts Minnie Freeman a young Valey county teacher who kept thirteen pupils aged 6 to 15 tied together with twine and guided them through a fierce blizzard to a farmhouse after the Myra Valley schoolhouse roof and door were torn away. The courageous act protected the children during the storm.
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J. H. Ayer
Ord
Neb
Valey County
Minnie Freeman
Myra Valley
Skobeleff Letters on Central Asia and Balkan War Plans
The Paris Figure prints two previously unpublished Gen. Skobeleff letters. One, to Gen. Kaufmann in 1877, argues the Eastern question hinges on Central Asia and warns of British interference. The other, to Katkoff in 1881, links Balkans conflict to India and Afghanistan, stressing Akhal Tekke, Herat, and Russia’s alliance strategy with England.
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Paris
Skobeleff
Kaufmann
Central Asia
Europe
Turkey
Asia
England
Katkoff
Balkans
India
Austria
Salonica
Russia
Oasis
Akhal Tekke
Afghanistan
Herat
St. James's Gazette
London Sanitary Inspection Firm Checks Air Quality
A London based sanitary inspection company offers regular inspections for a fixed fee to determine if a property is breathing sewer gas or ordinary air, providing a simple yes or no assessment for homeowners.
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London
Regularly Incorporated
Inventor Claims Rain by Condenser Balloon and Electric Cable
San Francisco physician Michael Cahill proposes a patent to open the skies by a two hundred foot condenser balloon connected to earth by an electric cable. He says vapors rise, condense on chilled glasslike points, and rain can be produced on demand, delivering about 25 million gallons daily to irrigate large portions of the state.
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Heaven
Michael Cahill
M. D
San Francisco
Nebraska
Nevada
San Francisco Chronicle
Woman Sets Steel Trap On Doorstep
A patrolman and a street resident visited a Ma comb Street home late at night. A woman at the door said she set a steel trap to catch the returning husband, and the officer commented on the many pointers a man can pick up after ten.
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Macomb Street
Detroit
Reward Offered by Dr S S Catarrh Remedy Makers
A $500 reward in good faith is offered by the manufacturers for a catarrh case they cannot cure. The remedy is advertised as mild soothing curing cold in the head catarrhal deafness throat ailments and other complications of the disease. Available for 50 cents at druggists. The text hints at secrecy and roguery.
Man's Breeding Deemed Shield Against Others Ill Manners
A concise adage notes that good breeding serves as the best safeguard against the rude behavior of others, highlighting manners as personal security.
The Correct Time and the Liver’s Role in Health
The article compares accurate timekeeping to the human body and argues a clean liver is essential to health. It claims many illnesses originate from a torpid liver and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure and preventive for liver related diseases.
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Kinney
Pierce
He that forgets his friend and his Saviour
A moral reflection contrasts ingratitude to friends with lack of mercy toward oneself for forgetting the Saviour. The saying emphasizes personal accountability and spiritual duty.
Sensible remedy Kemp's Falsom promises relief for respiratory ills
The advertisement proclaims Kemp's Falsom as a cure for coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and all throat and lung troubles. It offers free sample bottles from any druggist to prove its merit with large bottles priced at 50 cents and 1.0
A Thine of Beantry Hood’s Calendar 1888 Cut-Out Beauty
A colorful 1888 calendar by Hood’s Household Calendar highlights a cut-out design featuring a smiling young girl in a blue bonnet with brown hair. The pad includes monthly color designs and practical information, available via drug stores or by mailing six cents to C I Hood & Co Lowell MA. Also mentions Taylor’s Hospital Care with free pamphlet from 64 Broadway New York.
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Hood
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Swayne's Ointment Promises Piles Relief and Healing
Moisture itching and stinging signal hemorrhoidal trouble that may progress to bleeding ulcers and tumors. Swayne's Ointment claims to stop itching and bleeding, heal ulcers, and remove tumors, with broader claims for all skin diseases. Sent by mail for 50 cents. also sold by druggists in Philadelphia.
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Swayne
Dh.swayne& Son
Philadelphia
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N. Y
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Roya
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N. A. Stanley
Canastota
N. Y. Hood
C. J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Mark Twais
Richard Proctor
W.W. Astor
Japan
P. Bengamis
Minor
Columbia Law
Ride To
Norwich
Oberitz College
Yale
University of Penn
Phila
Wellesley
Cicatauqua University
Prospectus
Loisette
Bifth Ave
Ely
BSA
Rk. H. Cressengham
USA
18Th St
Brookyn
ELY Brothers
Greenwich St
York
Suacors
Charles A. Vogelep CO. A
Lee
C. S. Page
Hyde
Hamilton
Evan Pil
Hamilton Chemical
Axl Frazer
Kruout
Peart Newle
W.L. Douglas
Gentlene
Ohm
W. J. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Wells
Eb Ing and
Noj
Dorver
Leaurel
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