Inside Northwestern Alaska A glimpse of hunting gear and ornaments
The account details ten spear types for reindeer, bears, birds and fish, plus bow and arrows, knives, drills, and stone tools used by inland Alaska natives. It notes steel imports and U.S. needles replacing bone and flint, describes cooking vessels, lamps, and dippers, and records jewelry and tattoo practices amid a population of about 922 across Noitoc, Kowak, and Selawik regions.
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Alaska
Siailonien Cantwell
Tions
United States
Esquimaux
Cantwell
Noitoc
Kowak
Selawik
Oysters on Trees In Moho Cave Mangrove Groves
A Washington Star note describes a voyage near Moho Cave island where mangrove trees host oyster groves beneath water. The party gathered small flat-shelled oysters with mud on them while exploring treetop roots and swamp islands.
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Honduras
Thad
Moho Cave
Washington Star
Paul Said. A Virginia Baptist preacher and butter anecdote
A St Louis Critic piece recalls a Virginia Baptist preacher known for eloquence but absent from home meetings. He explains his practice by a dinner anecdote where a colored boy Tim quips that Paul said you must pay for what you have, ending the preacher’s early sermon with a joke and noting he later kept preaching separate from domestic affairs.
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St. Louis
Virginia
Tim
Paul
Waterbury Falls From Nation’s Top Thirty Registry Cities
The annual report from the Postmaster General shows Waterbury dropped from the nation’s top registry cities due to western and southern city growth. Boston remains the only New England city in the list with Waterbury still second in New England. The bottom six cities listed are Nashville Richmond Toledo Indianapolis Memphis Los Angeles. Henry Gray, executor of Mary Sedgwick’s will, turned over the first legacy tax in Hartford probate under the collateral inheritance law, amounting to 475.28 dollars, five percent of the legacy, with receipts noting one year for estate settlement.
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Waterbury Republican
Pansaster- General
Waterbury
Boston
New England
Beantown
Nashville
Richmond
Toledo
Indianapolis
Memphis
Los Angeles
Henry Gray
Mary Sedgwick
Hartford
Henry
Telephonic Probe Saves Two Lives in Gunshot Case
A New York surgeon used a telephone based probe to locate a bullet in Charles Wilson after he was shot by a thief in the Bowery. The probe helped pinpoint the vertebra location, guiding surgery that saved Wilson and spared the other thief from execution. The procedure, though experimental, restored motor function enabling future walking.
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New York
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Bellevue Hospital
Charles Wilson
Bowery
Wilson
James Johnson
Pretty Jimmie
Aistol
Jimmie
Parker
Chinese Superstitions Revealed by Deputy Coroner
Deputy Coroner Philip E. Donlin discusses Chinese care for the sick and a superstition about dying in a house of the dead. He describes the Ghee Long Fong Society in Mott and Pell streets, burial customs, and the exhumation practiced by San Francisco’s Six Great Companies.
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Philip E. Donlin
Coroners’ Office
Mott Street
Pell Street
Ghee Long Fong Society
Joss House
Evergreens
Great Companies of
San Francisco
China
Dovers Street
Confucius
Joss
New York Star
Distinguishing Himself In A Humorous Family Exchange
In a dialogue from Lippincott's Magazine Aunt Brindle recalls a trivial achievement by Uncle Brindle as Miss Redingote debates marriage to a great man. The exchange centers on expectations of distinction and the humorous understatement of domestic life.
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Miss Redingote
Aunt Brindle
Josiah Miss Redingote
Uncle Brindle
Lippincott’s
Ice Companies Plan Large Scale Pond Operations in Massachusetts
Massachusetts firms including the Hartford area ice company plan to cut shore ice on a Willimansett pond near Palmer, building an ice house with 10 000 ton capacity. They estimate a $5 000 to $10 000 initial outlay and aim to hire workers from Williamsville to exploit a pond about eighty miles from Hartford and thirty three miles from Palmer.
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William Woog
Ham W. Tain
Teford Ice Company An
Williameville V
Hatford Four i
CUE Ice
Fesuit
Muas
Taintor
Stwakiy Ture
Hartford
Palmer
Ware River
Williamsville
Cat Rescues Bird After Intruder Breaks In
A New York Sun report tells of a Maltese cat guarding a large aviary. The cat slipped inside when a sash lowered and rescued a bird, releasing it unharmed to the room.
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Cenfus
New York Sun
Letter From 1810 Candidate For County Clerk Surface
A Tennessee city postmark letter to the Secretary of State reveals a historical inquiry. The letterhead proclaims a bid for County Court Clerk in August 1810 with pledges of income comfort and public service. The return stamp references a date for the same office.
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Tennessee
Purify Your Blood This Spring Promotes Health
Purify Your Blood When spring approaches it is important that the blood be purified. Impurities accumulating for months can affect health. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as the best blood purifier, claiming to purify taint drive out scrofulous humor and improve blood quality and tone. Now is the time to take it.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Daughter of Scrofula
A Marshalltown Iowa customer describes severe scrofula symptoms in her daughter. After two years of schooling interruption and unsuccessful treatment, Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to have fully cured her and replaced prior medical hope. The advertisement notes the address 412 East Main Street.
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Hood
East Main Street
Marshalltown
Iowa
Purifies the Blood Sarsaparilla Claims Lifelong Salt Cure
An elderly reader from South Norwalk Connecticut writes that using Purifies the Blood Sarsaparilla cured years of salt, leaving skin smooth and clear. The testimonial asserts long-term relief and satisfaction with the product.
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South Norwalk
Coma
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Kidt
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