Phonograph Visit to Von Moltke and Lasting Memories
An American representative of Edison visits Field Marshal von Moltke at his Schloss in Cesran, touring his park estate and mortuary chapel. The phonograph astonishes guests including von Moltke who sheds tears and recalls his wife as the device records conversations and hymn chants. The party then tours Breslau and Vienna, drawing wide attention.
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Bunyan
The Thousand Dollars From Emory Storrs Advice
Luther Mills found a manuscript by Emory A. Storrs arguing that investing in travel culture and education yields lasting worth beyond wealth. It contrasts the self made money collector with the cultured mind who builds a lasting legacy through knowledge and virtue.
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Luther Laflin Mills
Emory A. Storrs
Storrs
Mr. Mills
Crasus
Socrates
New York’s Horse Market: Trade Draws Rich Buyers
The New York sales scene now centers in the American Institute building drawing wealthier buyers. Robert Steel of Philadelphia notes rapid price growth for fast trotters. Prices have surged from 1500 to 1000 15000 for brood mares and progeny, driven by better breeding and more owners with multiple horses.
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Metropolis
Robert Steel
Philadelphia
United States
Paper Money to Balance Gold and Odd Bits of News
A column presents varied odds and ends from a busier era including a joke on currency weight comparing dollars and a gold piece, railroad animal encounters, quick health cures and quips about choosing a wife, with ads for Dr. King and Dr. Sage remedies and a string of wry observations.
Fragments Reflect Chicago News Praise on Teachings
A fragment quotes the Chicago News praising a teacher’s guidance from 2,000 years ago and notes a liberty to buy cattle inspired by those teachings. The text hints at moral or religious interpretation without full context or names.
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Chicago News
Judicial Chairs and the Canopy of Feudal Dignity
A historical note traces the Middle Ages practice of barons erecting canopies embroidered with armorial bearings over chairs used for justice and ceremonial dinners. The cloth of state served as a symbol of deference, with canopies evolving into settles on inns stoops and verandas, reflecting evolving household prestige.
Relics of Washington and Greenwood Tooth Exhibit
Isaac J. Greenwood of New York displays a gold mounted tooth said to be George Washingtons last molar from his fathers will and an under jaw fragment. A class case holds a letter from Washington dated Mount Vernon January 6 1799 recording a remittance of 15 for a false jaw.
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General Washington
John Greenwood
Washington
Greenwood
Mount Vernon
St. Louis
Extinction of the Sandemanians in Danbury
The Sandemanians, a English founded sect over 150 years old by John Glass and first apostle in the U S Rob ert Sandeman, has become extinct in Danbury Connecticut. Only four elderly women remained, the house of worship was sold, and the sect’s affairs closed.
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England
John Glass
It Must Be So Saint Tobias Venetian Liniment Advertisement
An old promotional piece extols St Tobias Venetian Liniment as a centuries tested remedy for pains and aches. It claims superiority and safety for internal and external use with directions included. It asserts widespread demand and high willingness to pay despite a nominal price, and notes advertising by druggists. The closing line compares the sun's light to the moon.
Favorable reports on Syrup of Figs and fig syrup
The agreeable fruit remedy Syrup of Figs shows continued favorable impression from first release. A testimoni al from H. P. Carson of Scotland Dak claims two bottles cured his daughter. The note notes hall’s Catarrh C and selling by druggists.
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H. P. Carson
Scotland
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