Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills touted for broad cures
The advertisement claims Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills cure dyspepsia, liver complaint, palpitations, flatulence, fever, pleurisy, headaches, diarrhea, piles, and all intestinal disorders. In small doses they act as an alterative and expel worms, with strong notes on fever and ague. Genuine pills bear William Wright signature. sold by J. M. Stevenson in Gettysburg and agents nationwide. July 23. 3m
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Wright
Wight
William Wright
J. M. Stevenson
Gettysburg
Race St
Phila
Greenwich St
Tremont St
Boston
Early impressions reveal lingering fame of vice and folly
The piece recalls Lord Loughborough's Scottish accent training, Alexander the Great's shifting manners, and a devout Christian's delirium influenced by youth. It condemns Voltaire, noting his hatred of the Divine Redeemer and his boast about undermining Christianity. It asserts seeds of infidelity began at age five, shaping a life of infamy and doomed end.
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Lord Loughborough
George Til
Voltaire
Divine Redeemer
Beautiful Butterfly Interlude Tied To Child’s Death
In a reflective vignette the arrival and departure of a large butterfly near a sick child is linked to the child’s death and a broader Christian moral about renewal. The piece then contrasts youth and adulthood, arguing passion fades in maturity while its depth grows, and notes control over passions, not their absence, shapes character.
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Motherland
Fouth
Goodness of God and the world as divine art
The author urges direct gaze at God’s goodness within and in creation. He praises the human body, nature’s order, and the heavens as displays of God’s transcendent goodness, prompting thankful praise from all, including ancient scholars, for such devout reflection.
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Arnswolle
Pliny
Galen
R. Barrow
The Wy to Get Married and Wives Conduct Advice
A fragment from a 19th century advice column extols marrying for happiness and virtue. It cites Fordyce on choosing a wife who respects her parents and shows duty at home. It contrasts industrious behavior with laziness, notes politeness as kindness from the heart, and urges daily courtesies and reading Solomon and Paul's letters.
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Fordyce
Werel
Solomon
Paul
Homoeopathic Soup Recipe Attributed To Dr Post
A Brooklyn Advertiser reprints a curious recipe crediting the late Dr. Post of New York. It describes hanging two starved pigeons to cast shadows into a ten gallon iron pot, boiling them for hours, then giving a single drop in water every ten days to a patient. The piece comments on quarrel, passion, peevishness, and the origins of unhappiness and crime.
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Brooklyn Advertiser
Dr. Post
New York
The Wag Oltwitted and Other Odds and Ends
A curio-filled column recounts a Boston tale of an old physician tricked by a wag and a practical joke on a sick caller. It includes vivid snippets on charity, a dramatic baby scene, and humorous vignettes from a Durham chronicle style column.
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Boston
Temperance Anecdote and Colonial Oddities in One Page
A temperance anecdote details a drunken husband and a threat that drives the man to sobriety after a perilous river rescue of his infant. The piece then pivots to antiquated notes on saw mills, a New York widow’s fatal illness, and a drowning lad, followed by various quips and moral reflections on perseverance, judgment, and social manners.
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David Price
David
John
Julia
Don
Europe
France
England
Charles Callie
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Adams County
IWO
A.B. Stevenson
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Joseph Wierman
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Tyrone Township
Joseph Trostle
Tatest Intelligence
Fifth Street
Ife
Mrs. Brown
Cox
Mrs. Price
Missus Price
Durhan
Signor Blitz
George
Temperance
Brooklyn
Great Britain
California
Regulus
San Francisco
Sean
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