Letters Written a Hundred Years Ago
Five letters by French merchant R. Barde to his brother Paul in Bordeaux, dated 1815 and 1816, were found in a French chateau ruin and shipped to Ada. They describe Napoleonic War events, Bourbon sympathies, and remarks on the Ghent treaty, Murat, Napoleon’s return, and refugees, with a Philadelphia business letter noting General C and Bourbons.
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London
Philadelphia
Evening News
R. Barde
England
Paul Barde
Bordeaux
France
Ada
Lowery H. Harrel
R. Bartle
Barde
Ghent
United States
Great Britain
Altho
Italy
Murat
Europe
Clyde
Napoleon
Elba
Belgium
Waterloo
America
Eyzance
Pordeaux
Bonaparte
Drugs threaten greater menace than old time saloon
New York March 9. Charles B Towns warns that drug use could rival prohibition as a national danger. He cites habit forming remedies in drug stores and urges stricter limits on opiate prescriptions and stronger enforcement to curb smuggling and addiction among youth. He notes rising opium imports and drug cases in New York while calling for vigilance and policy action.
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New York
America
Charles B. Towns
Towns
Revenue Department
United States
China
Great Britain
Japan
Internal Revenue
Special Sessions Court
New York Hospital
Canada
Riverside Hospital of
Royal S. Copeland
Copeland
Snow Liniment Ad Highlights Pain Relief Claim
An advertisement touts BALLARD'S SNOW LINIMENT for back or side pain that worsens when standing straight. It promises muscle relaxation to restore normal motion without pain. Sold by Bart Smith.
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Ballard
Bart Smith
Adv
Soviet Government for Germany How
Independent socialists and communists met at Mannheim and decided to proclaim a Soviet government based on Basle Switzerland dispatch. Majority and independent socialists across Germany appear to unite against the Berlin military movement.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mannheim
Germany
Basle
Switzerland
Berlin
History Ready of Goth Division History Ready of Goth Division
Dallas March 11 Two thousand copies of the Ninetieth Division history are available from the Ninety-division Association at 804 Southwestern Life Building. Major George Wythe, formerly a Dallas News staffer, authored the 265 page khaki bound book detailing the division from Camp Travis to postwar discharges with maps and photos.
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Dallas
Ninetieth Division Association
Southwestern Life Building
A. J Reinhart
Reinhart
Camp Travis
George Wythe
Washington
Dallas News
New Party 10 Meet for Organization
A new political party with a 48 member nucleus will field presidential and vice presidential candidates. Paul Harris Drake of Boston said the party will include labor groups like the American Labor Party and former societies, with a national convention likely in June in this city to choose nominees. The text also promotes BOROZONE antiseptic products with advertising.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Paul Harris Drake
Boston
American Labor Party
County Growth in Pure Bred Stock at Pontotoc
Pontotoc County stock men attend Fat Stock Show in Oklahoma City purchasing Angus bulls Shorthorns and Poland China sows. Buyers include Curtis Floyd Joe Riddie Ben Boring S. B. Mayfield W. H. Stevens eight Durocs shipped to Pontotoc amid record prices.
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Stonewall
Pontotoc County
Hill
Oklahoma City
Curtis Floyd
Joe Riddie
Club
B. F. Sullivan
Curtis
Otis Floyd
Finnerty
Ben Boring
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United
Cme
Narcotics Authority
Aaa
Gwin
GOTH
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Moselle
NEW Party
Overland 4
Triplex
Overland
Emanuel-Overland CO
Ahloso
S. B. Mayfield
W. H. Stevens
Chamberlain
Tulsa World
Oscar Ameringer
Milwaukee
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