Ancient Origin of Card Games and Its Global Rise
The article traces card games to ancient origins in Hindustan and China with references to timeless popular use across classes. It notes Hindoo and Chinese variants, mentions a 1000 year old card pack gifted by Brahmin, and recalls 11th century Chinese invention myths. It also cites medieval France and clerical opposition in New York News.
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Hindustan
China
Ehaturaji
Royal Asiatic Society of England
Brahnin
France
New York News
Children Travel Alone On Rails Toward Far Destinations
The Philadelphia Record notes railroads face growing use of minor travelers sent by desperate families to reach friends or relatives across the country. Officials acknowledge occasional long journeys, with carriers arranging payments and care via conductors, though firms oppose the practice and resist acting as guardians for these minors.
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Castle Garden
Texas
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pile
Pullman Palace Car Company
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Extraordinary License in Medicine Cited by Citizen
A reader quotes concern that physicians have too much license in diagnosing and treating patients. He recounts a case where a doctor shifted from pneumonia to various diagnoses before confirming kidney disease as the real issue. The citizen praises Warner’s Safe Cure as preventive and criticizes doctors for unknowns and experiments at patient cost.
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Warner
Savilar
Determined Pigeons Strain Pennsylvania Farmer’s Crop
In upper Lehigh and Pocono country pigeons have been scarce since 1885. Last month in Tunkhannock township, 200 to 300 wild pigeons descended on a ploughed lot and devoured grain faster than Farmer Solomon Titsworth could drive them away. After beating and firing, he killed about a dozen, but the flock remained until full. They left northward, forcing replanting of part of the field.
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Lehigh and
Pocono
Pennsylvania
Solomon Titsworth
Tunkhannock Township
Titsworth
Forced to Leave Home for Free Trial Lane's Medicine
Over people were driven from homes to demand a free trial package of Lane's Family Medicine. The ad promises relief for blood disorders liver kidney issues constipation headaches and unsightly complexion. Call at any druggist for a large-size sample priced at a few cents. The ladies praise it and everyone likes it.
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Lane
Black and White Artists Open Gallery at 209 Wabash
Chicago hosts a new club of artists in black and white who have opened an exhibition of drawings and sketches at 209 Wabash Avenue and plan annual black and white shows.
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Chicago
Wabash Avenue
Catarrh Cure Recipes and Lively 19th Century Notices
A clergyman credits a recovered cure for catarrh after years of suffering and offers a free recipe by mail to Prof J A Lawrence. Also notes on W H Beard’s Elmira lecture on motion and on Dobbins’s Electric Soap marketing. An autograph letter claims George Washington wore false teeth.
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J. A. Lawrence
Warren St. N
W. Hf. Beard
New York
Elmira
Dobbins
George Washington
Oregon Immigrant Board Ad Promises Paradise for Farmers
The notice touts Oregon as a favorable farming paradise with mild climate and abundant crops. It invites readers to contact the Oregon Immigration Board in Portland for full information on settlement opportunities and conditions.
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Oregon
New Harper Arts Chief Named From Philadelphia Firm
The art department head Charles Parsona has been replaced by F. B. Schell of Philadelphia who recently returned from a lengthy visit to Australia.
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Charles Parsona
Harper Publications
F. B. Schell
Philadelphia
Australia
Getting Directions Doctor Examines Willie For Plaster
After a medical exam the doctor advises Mrs Simp son that Willie needs a plaster. The judge records the mother's agreement to treat the child externally or internally as appropriate.
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Little Willie
A Radical Cure for Epileptic Fire
Editor note requests readers to contact for a free sample bottle and treatise offering a cure for epilepsy by H. G. Root M. C. at 153 Pearl Street New York. Baltimore charitable association reports a $2744 sum raised from private gallery ticket sales for W. T. Walters.
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H.G. Root
M. C
Pearl St
New York
Baltimore
W. T. Walters
Cure for bronchitis and Monet eccentricity noted in reviews
The piece claims Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves bronchitis in small frequent doses. It also reports the Saturday Review found Claude Monet eccentric but not crazy, praising his talent. An eye complaint mentions Dr Isaac Thompson's Eye-Water, and druggists price it at an affordable per bottle.
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Saturday Review
Claude Monet
Isaac Thompson
Pieeree
Worth’s Dissexsany Medical Association
Prietors
Unique Feature of the Paris Exposition Exhibit
The History of Human Habitations organized by Charles Garnier mirrors the progress of shelter from caves to modern houses. It spans prehistoric to historic eras with faithful models of dwellings from diverse cultures and ages. The collection traces architectural evolution across the globe in a two-part display parallel to the Champ de Mars.
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Eiffel Tower
Charles Garnier
Paris
Champ de Mars
Garnier
Esquimaux
Peru
Mexico
Wild West dialogue in jailhouse exchange
A terse exchange unfolds in a Western saloon style scene where a barkeeper questions a cowboy about lynching and a judge interrupts with a sharp cross examination about a horse theft and a plug worn by the tenderfoot.
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Barkeeper
Tenderfoot
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