Eclectic medicines and goods advertised in historic notices
The page advertises mixed medical practice and remedies by Cress and Tavageh, offering physicians in Baltimore Street and services to patients in Gettysburg with calls for patronage. It lists medicines, tobaccos, lamps, flour, hats, boots, and clothing from multiple shops, plus a Children’s Aid Society visit to Gettysburg and local notices about debt settlement and wallpaper sales.
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Cress & Tavegeh
Heying
U. 8
Tuul
Berneie Diag Rye
Flood Lefting
Alice
Baltimore Street
Holes Poetry and Floral Reverie in Fragments
Fragmentary rustic verse extols beauty of funerals and flowers. The speaker muses on blossoms under celestial skies, envisioning tender leaves and dew framed by a fragile poetic daydream, with imagery of storms, nature, and delicate growth.
The Sword Spellbound Verse Fragment
A fragmentary verse about a sacred blade and trials of truth. The uneven lines mention a sword and a trial by fire, with mythic figures and a quest for honor. The text reads like an archaic poetic tribute to a legendary weapon and its bearer.
No title could be formed from the fragmentary text
A fragmented literary excerpt discusses homelessness and social scorn, referencing Thackeray and others. It laments human suffering, contrasts wealth and poverty, and questions moral judgments about love and desire through scattered quoted passages and imagined scenarios.
The Man for Business and a City Incident
A long excerpt extols steadfast business virtue urging men to be resolute and fearless in work. It then shifts to a Philadelphia street scene where a deputy constable confronts Schmick, forcing him to surrender tools and pay, with custody of Schmick’s family and provisions noted as punishment.
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Tas Urain
Aune Felter House
Gainer
Stratton
Keilroad
Hollinger & Verbst
Gettysburg
Li Jersona
Chemaetros
HW. H. Rown & Browne
Rowl & Blu
Shinpen Street
Onder
Suimpea
LOU Prem Copstibie
Deer-B
Schmiek
Schiek
Sehmiek
Underiesk
Sehmick
Rehuwick
Talor
Liu
Glove Button Drama and House Chaos in Quiet Domestic Tale
A muddled domestic scene unfolds as Beate loses a glove button and Annie frets over mittens while Ned and Angie attend to guests. The chronicle shifts to a wartime style household narration with tense exchanges, a discarded needle, and a plan to restore order as tea and supper are prepared. The piece blends gossip with a busy, crowded ledger of daily life and wartime echoes.
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Ister Beate
Annie
Hetinna
Pew
Italia
Tomaiy
Lis
Angie
Tree Mercism in Faith and Endurance Amid Hardship
A stubborn but faithful man overcomes poverty and temptation to protect his family while a starving girl battles gaunt starvation and social shame with courage and a healing needle. The piece honors steadfast virtue and divine providence guiding ordinary lives through adversity.
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Pho Wen
Rom
The Well That Never Dries Up
A village on the Welsh coast relies on a perpetual well known as the heavenly spring that never dries, cited as a symbol of life and salvation. The narrative contrasts seasonal droughts with the ever flowing source, likening it to the waters of life from the Book of Azes.
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Lus
Ineiz
Jesus Christ
Winter market scene in Moscow wholesale of frozen livestock
A bleak description of Moscow winter markets showing oxen, calves, sheep, rabbits, geese, and fish displayed as cold, lifeless exhibits. Carcasses stare with fixed eyes while butchers work with saws and blocks of frozen flesh, as sawdust and frozen blood are collected for disposal by children.
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Museew
St Patoabaryg
Sus
Dreamy yokel romance and museum plan clash in quirky tale
A rambling, fragmented scene follows a country yokel and a girl named Sally as dreams of romance collide with a museum visit and a small-town drama. A bizarre rumor about a whiskered Greensburg child concludes the snippet, leaving readers with a faded cliffhanger.
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Greensburg
Rhoge
East Tennessee Loyalists and Rebel Retreats During War
Parson Brawnlow reports Tennessee slaveholders largely back slavery while Unionists push loyalty in East Tennessee. Rebels falter after Bragg, with deserters flooding in. East Tennessee claims twenty thousand troops and more ready to join. A Sunday sermon and rural anecdotes follow in the column.
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Parson Brawnlow
Parson Kownles
Philadelphia Prosa
Nashville
Tennessee
South
Teall
Ofore
Cheat
Middle
Fabrig
Eivil Society
Pennsylvania
Grant
Rainad Gham
G Sorgia
Varth
Bragg
Forcce
Tuck River
Duck River
Shelbyville
Braze
Middle Tennessee
Runde
Knoxville
Alabama
Georgia
Misissippi
Taude
Kentucky
East Tennessee
Royal States
Aasachusetts Nor
Vermont
Patriotic Address From Bishop Timon Urges Peace and Law
Buffalo diocese leader Bishop Timon calls Catholics to abstain from riot and violence after New York unrest. He urges submission to law and divine guidance, warns rioters face judgment, and asks parishioners to protect families while avoiding mobs or association with unlawful acts.
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Buffalo
Timon
New York
Christ
Sudor
France and America on Confederacy and pro Confederate activity
The piece notes that American ministers abroad keep firm stance against recognizing the Confederacy and warns of a casus belli if proposals arise. It reports on Slidell's Paris audience and a protest from the U.S. minister, plus arrests in New Albany connected to the Knights of the Golden Circle and a treasure of papers, cards, and poems tied to Confederate figures.
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France
America
United States
London Times
Paris
Dayton
Slidell
Louis Napoleon
Kthinst
Grand Ftotel
Confederate States
Hig
Knights of the Golden Circle
Geo. W.S. Bickley
Order of the Knights of the Golden Circle
New Albany
Indiana
Louisville
New Albany Ledger
Memphis
Lynchburg
New York
General Bickley
Order
Order of Knights of the Golden Circle
George Bickley
Virginia
South
Lee
Longstreet
C. Alen
Richmond
Weigand
Mobile Mercury
Jeffersonville Nail
the Falls
Fe Boas
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York
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Baltimore
Washington
Pascensus
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Haatisbure
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Hayoe
Children’s Aid Society
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GEO
Arnold
Koltoows
Dr. R
Wang
Goll
Woo Metbitin
Holes Poetry
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Diane
Tian
Learine
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Grout
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Thackeray
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Tomlet
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Whallop
Ban Lake
Tohaiving
Anne Sale
Teumy
Allan Green
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Gulesby
Guba
Boseeuer
Ouphite Habre Conldu
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Law
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Yokel
Sally
Wolk
Tehabod
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Crurem
Pyston Spa
Wagoner
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John
Nancy
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