Richard Gilder Century editor and noted American poet
Richard Watson Gilder editor of The Century and a leading American poet born February 8 1844 in Bordentown New Jersey rose to prominence as a journalist and editor at Hours at Home Scribners Magazine and later The Century His poetry volumes The New Day The Celestial Passion Lyrics Two Worlds and Other Poems The Great Remembrance and For the Country marked a long career of lyric artistry and literary influence In a separate note Milton Rathbun of Mount Vernon went on a voluntary fast losing 42 pounds from 210 without apparent injury after 28 days
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Counterfeiting rings unearthed by the Secret Service
The Secret Service cracks another counterfeit ring and seizes bogus bills. Advertisements urge cures and tonics such as Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters and Piso's Cure, while articles discuss public health, census figures, and local trades. Notable items include a London trades school teaching plumbing, a catarrh cure claim, and a bed in an engine house with a mysterious ghost story.
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Consumption in Old Books Twenty Clerks Die in Michigan
A Michigan Board of Health report details twenty clerks in a labor bureau who contracted tuberculosis from handling old records. The disease struck rapidly as they turned over volumes, with each man dying in succession after exposure to the dusty volumes.
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Consumptive Thumb Mark Warns of Book Dust Scandals
A history of tuberculosis spread via shared volumes notes a consumptive clerk who moistened fingers while turning pages. The article also reports on vast weekly gold shipments tied to pirates and Kidd. A Chicago Rec piece riffing on parental discipline closes the excerpt.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Proclaims Best and Cheapest Cure
The ad extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best and cheapest medicine, claiming it cures when others fail. It promotes quality clothes, food, and medicine as lasting, citing experience across life. It emphasizes value and effectiveness in healthcare.
Bulky horse blocks Boston trolley line in odd delay
A heavy horse in Boston held up a line of thirty trolley cars for an hour while onlookers attempted various methods to move it. A soda siphon was sprayed into its ear before the animal finally sped off.
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