A Farmer's Son Plays a False Role at Laura Fain's Farm
Mark, posing as Slack the farmer's son, mingles with the family at Laura Fain's home. He earns a wary trust before revealing his Union loyalties and secret identity. Miss Laura senses danger and urges caution as Mark plans to depart at dawn.
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Slack
Mark
Darky
Dan
Hyar
Daniel
Jakey
Laura
Waal
Mr. Slack
Laura Fain
Jasper Talken
Venus
Miss Fain
Tennyson
Shelley
Spirit of Nature
Jasper
Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertised with $100 reward
The advertisement promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment that cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The offer promises $100 to any case it fails to cure and cites testimonials, with Sales listing F J Cmene y Co of Toledo as makers and S Sell by all druggists.
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M.ricord
M.C
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Ill
C. Wests
L M Bosworth
Ames, Lows
Hall
Hlall
F. J. Cmeney & Co
Toledo
de Witt
Kipling
Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Pills Advertisements
An old newspaper snippet advertises Hood’s Sarsaparilla claiming restoration to health and painless tonics. It also promotes One Minute Cough Cure as safe and effective, De Witt’s Little Early Risers for constipation, and a note about new Columbian postage stamps.
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L. M. Bosworth
Ames
Lowa
de Witt
Columbus
Dullam
L. M. Bosworth’s
Castoria and a preacher's courage in old notices
A vintage ad style fragment notes Castoria for children and Dr. Brooks preaching before the Queen. It mentions a Mrs N K Forrest, widow of a Confederate general, dying in Memphis. Another item promotes Dunlam’s German Worm Lozenges at 25 cents and cites a Boston Journal estimate of two million dollars for Iron Hall sieve.
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The
Boston Journal
James Longstreet opens Atlanta office with architectural ties
The article notes James G. Longstreet, son of General Longstreet and an accomplished architect, has opened an office in Atlanta. It mentions various product ads and social scenes, including a mock dialogue about concerts and a real estate remark, reflecting era advertising and public notices.
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James G. Longstreet
General Longstreet
Atlanta
Chicago World Fair a grandest on record urged by Tribune
The Chicago Tribune urges engineers to use down draft furnaces to burn soft coal with minimal soot. It notes the world fair aims to impress by June 1 with exhibits arriving from around the globe and calls for swift, heavy work to meet the opening.
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Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
Salvation Army Congress Draws 2000 Delegates in New York
Delegates from the United States and Canada totaling 2000 attended a Salvation Army congress in New York City. The grand banquet seated 1000. Ballington Booth, commanding general, notes the army has 24000 officers, largely American citizens, native or naturalized. The body discussed reducing drunkenness and aiding the poor in crowded tenements.
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Salvation Army
New York City
United States
Canada
Ballington Booth
Salvation Congress
Duluth and Iron Range Road Cuts Passenger Rate
On November 1 the Duluth and Iron Range road voluntarily lowered its passenger rate from 4 to 3 1/2 cents per mile. Before the cut it was the sole Minnesota line charging four cents a mile, with the higher rate allowed by special legislation while all other lines were limited to three cents.
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Duluth and Iron Mange
Minnesota
Tom Mann cites American lead in machinery to British panel
Tom Mann testifies before the British labor commission that America leads in developing and adopting machinery. He says British firms seek the best and latest equipment in America.
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Tom Mann
British Labor Commission
America
England
Mann
Venerable Dr Hale and brisk elders in satire
The piece mocks calling Dr Edward Everett Hale venerable on the fiftieth ministry anniversary while noting he and Oliver Wendell Holmes are lively at 70 and 83. It contrasts Marlborough’s life, his $1,000,000 life policy, and his American-wife financed Blenheim mansion repairs and art acquisitions.
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Edward Everett Hale
Dr. Hale
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dr. Holmes
Duke of Marlborough
Blenheim Castle
Blenheim House
Marlborough
Blenheim
Stead photo experiment groups Liberal cabinet portraits
The piece describes W. T. Stead photographing Mr. Gladstone and the sixteen Liberal cabinet members, sorting them into four face type groups with leaders, noting bearded and beardless divisions, and concluding the composite shows a benevolent thoughtful man. It also includes varied short vignettes and ads.
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W. T. Stead
Mr. Gladstone
Mr. Stead
Lord Rosebery
Lavater
Sir William Vernon Harcourt
Mr. Bryce
America
Gladstone
Stead
Cubeb Cough Cure Promises Fast Relief and Cure
Advertises Cubeb Cough Cure as a non digestive retarder cough remedy that provides instant relief and a sure cure. Claims quick action, relief from bronchitis sore throat and hoarseness, and prevention of feverish exhaustion, with sales by L. M. Bosworth.
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L. M. Bosworth
la Grippe
Nick
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Minneapolis
Mason City
Peoria
Marshalltown
Town
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Kansas
Ronene City
U.S. Patent Office
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Uel
Aise
Aulgene
Tre F Bros
Movito
Melicine Co
Westend Drone
Iowa
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G. C. Bittner & CO
Torevo
Scientific American Agency For
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Pars N& Co
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Brest Pater
New York
New Life
the Intelligencer
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American Press Association
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Laceyville
Hood
Death
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Hankvey
Coal Trust
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Dallam
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Dunam
Lt. Bosworth’s
Chas. Rogers
Bay City
Mich
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A. B. Snell
Hamilton, Mich
Ile
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Memphis
Ilinois Central Railroad
J. F. Merry. Asst
L. Pass. Agt
Manchester
Papa
Children Cry For
Denver
Bobby Burns
W. Grant Stevenson
Edinburgh
Harpers
Richard Harding Dayis
London
Egypt
Castoria
Chili
France
Panama
Monsieur Eiffel
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Elkhart
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Great German Medicine Co
Benjamin Ganger
James Whitcomb Riley
Dr. Sage
Flint, Mich
Strength and Health
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Krause
S. J. Warner
Nebr
Snow
Dr. Zero
of Hood
Hood’s
California Pioneers
B. W. Richardson
Richardson
Pillare
Lorillard Company
Samuel Pitcher
G. C. Osaoon
Lowell, Mass
J. F. Kinoceerog
Conway, Ark
H. A. Ancust
M. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn, N. Y
Children's Department
Unirep Hospital
Axp Dispensary
Boston
Mass
Allex C. Surra, Pres
the Centaur Company
Ti Murray Street
Loren Trescott
Gov. Lighthouse
Sand Beach
Detroit
Dr. King
Maria
Amos
Josiah
Hannah
Dr. Pierce
Denton
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