Eiffel tower astonishes Paris and party talk of widows
Paris correspondent notes the Eiffel Tower will offer a view unseen by any traveler and will sway in wind. A Briton's party assigns partners for ten topics with engraved invitations and Causerie text. Elizabethtown Kentucky has sixty one widows and six widowers.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
Janey
Weavihg
Causerie
Elizabethtown
Widowville
R. F. Myers
Union Band
Carlisle
Mount Alto
Franklin County
Myers
Piccadilly
Wolves Nurturing Children in Indian Dens Recounted
A March Zoological Society reprint discusses an 1852 Plymouth pamphlet claiming wolves nurtured a boy near Sultanpoor in 1847. The child, treated like a pup, walked on all fours, snatched raw meat, avoided people, and only laughed at hunger. The account, possibly by Colonel Sleeman, merits anthropological study if trustworthy.
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Zoologist
March
Plymouth
Zoological Library
Natural History Museum
Kensington
Hamilton Smith
Sleeman
Indian Army
India
Chandour
Sultanpoor
Hashnor
Nicholets
Oude
Dialogue on housing solution with an enlarging plan
A brief exchange between an old man and a young man about living arrangements. The young man suggests staying or enlarging a small house to resolve the difficulty.
Bathing Beach Attire Sparks Notable Parade at Atlantic City
A Baltimore American reader essays on beach fashion at Atlantic City praising multiple women in varied swimwear. Descriptions highlight striped suits, a Tam O Shanter hat, blue jersey ensembles, bare legs, stockings, and daring decollete styles while noting one stout little Irish woman attracted all eyes with compact legs and soft shod boots.
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Ireland
Baltimore Americai
Ghost of Dead River Swamp Unmasked as Murderer Swinton
A long feared figure in Dead River Swamp is revealed when Dick Dennis shoots a man in white knelt by the road. The wounded man Swinton had hidden as a hermit after murdering his wife a year earlier and retreating to the swamp.
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Dead River
Dick Dennis
Dennis
Swinton
Nail Bitten Piece Found Causing Throat Irritation
Dr Jerome Tuthill Chicago reports a novel habit related injury in a young woman. A fingernail fragment adhered near the left tonsil was removed revealing a nail piece cheese coated in tissue. She recalled biting nails and losing a piece that later caused coughing before discovery.
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Jerome Tuthill
Chicago
Conceited people draw no pity from me, I say
The speaker rejects pity for conceit, arguing such individuals carry their own comfort about with them. The remark emphasizes disdain for self-importance and its visible from attitude and tone.
Extraordinary Phenomenon of a Woman S favoring Youth
A pamphlet style claim touts Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a sovereign remedy to restore aged female organs to a normal state and return youth and beauty. It asserts a positive money back guarantee if satisfaction is not achieved, highlighting pharmacist sales and a factory guarantee.
The greatest scholars are not the wis est men
The phrase presents a reflective claim contrasting scholars with true wisdom, implying that high learning does not guarantee genuine insight. It emphasizes humility and discernment over mere intellect.
Dr Pierce’s Olden Medical Discovery Promises Health
The article extols Dr R V Pierce and his Olden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for fevers, consumption in early stages, chronic nasal catarrh, scrofula, tumors, and blood disorders, claiming it brings sunshine and relief to daily life and bodily health.
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R. V. Pierce
Satirical ad urges Dr Isaac Thoms on Eye-Water sale
A fragmented old ad promotes a possibly satirical remedy Dr Isaac Thoms on Eye-Water for sore eyes. It notes a price of 2d per bottle and mentions advertising rates for space in the paper.
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Isaac Thomson
Sprctat
J. HW. Schenck & Sou
Philal'a
Kemp’s Balsam Patent Medicine Advertisement
Advertising copy touts Kemp's Balsam for coughs and colds, noting a free sample bottle for trial before purchase. Large bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar, urging readers to try it to potentially prevent consumption.
A New Book, An Old One, And Dr Sage's Remedy
The narrator recalls reading a new book alongside an old one and praises a girl named Mies Jones who is kind yet afflicted with catarrh. The text suggests Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy could cure catarrh, preventing social discomfort.
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Ae Mies Jones
Dr Sage
Hospital reports and business principles cited in testimony
The piece cites testimony stressing that agents must act justly and in line with business principles. It references K. F. Johnson & Co. of Richmond Virginia and urges readers to write for full particulars amid widespread uncertainty.
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K. F. Johnson & Co
Richmond
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London Nature
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Fifth Ave
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Et Eee
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Suse
Teon Son & CO
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Sereiaae
Alsa
Joan Richmud
Marlin
Winchester Cartria
Ballard Sallery
Wew Haven CT
Family Journal
Ladies’ Companion
United States
John L. Douglass
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