Fortner and Unionists Rout Confederate Riders in Mountain Chase
In a Civil War era jailbreak sequence Aunt Debby Fortner and cousins lead a wagon escort through rugged mountain terrain. Fortner kills a Confederate sergeant, scatters pursuers, and drives a wagon load of plunder to safety as night gives way to dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thar
Debby
Fortner
Harry
Aunt Debby
Abe Bolton
Abe
Bolton
Edwards
Harry Glen
Glen
Stone
Kentucky
Joel Spriggs
Roan Geldin
Pete Hoskins
Carr
Leome
Kent Edwards
Kent
London
Zollicoffer
Laurel Bridge
Wildcat Gap
State Health Board to prosecute unregistered physicians
The State Board of Health plans to prosecute every physician in the state who has not registered under the law. Unregistered doctors face a fine of ten dollars for each day of practice, with delinquent practitioners urged to comply promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Destructive Throat Lungs Diseases Cure Promotion
An advertisement extols Sprague's Throat and Lung Cure with Westerman as Ames agent, noting bottle sizes and prices. It includes a railroads salary table and Dr Jones Red Clover Tomie claims for cleansing and healing digestion, malaria, headaches, and a general blood purification effect. The closing line critiques government oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
Westerman
Ames
Papillon flax extract praised as hay fever remedy
Wardwell of Boston reports Lused Papillon extract soothes nostrils and throat with no irritation, effective for hay fever. The Pillon Company in Chicago offers it at 1.00, with druggists selling locally via L. M. dosworth. The text also mentions August dog days and the Georgia campaign as current summer topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Gertrude Dennis
Chicago
Wardwell
Boston
Pillon Company
L. M. Dosworth
Georgia
Salve advertisement and miscellaneous note
An old advertisement touts a skin salve claiming cure for cuts sores and eruptions with money back guarantee. It lists Pickett & Co Palace Drug Store as sellers and notes a price of 2 cents per box. A February satire remarks that ladies talk as much as ever, dismissing claims of a quiet month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett & Co
Palace Drug Store
Indiana Chemical Co
D. Tue Indiana Cit Co
Ames News Flash Signals Spring Plans And Local Commentary
Local columns discuss coming spring in Ames Iowa with talk of a big 1887 day for boys, weather improvements, bonnet fashion, and road conditions. Citizens urge railroad flagmen at crossings and warn about swaying election signage while lamenting coal prices and street cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Annie
Lowa
Farr
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Hran Machine CO
Iowa
Loughran Machine Co's
Wire, &c
Bingham
Russell & Erwin
Bismarck
Burdett, Smith & Co
Ganton
Culliva
Bingham 2 CO
the Intelligencer
R. Blisters
The
Chicago Times
Vinton Oberg
Bea
Ube
Commonwealth
the Times
Grand Army
Times
Treawn
Cleveland
Sumpter
John Smith
Grand Army of the Republic
Union
Tec. V. Baxter
DeWitt
H. Westerman
John M’elroy
Andersonville
National Tribune Publishing Co
Fourteenth Army Corps
Laurel County
Joel Hull
Lincolnite
Bull
Cap'n
Clark
Turkey
Lott
W.S. Hoy
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Scott
Doug
Shiloh
Onn
Shioh
J. AL. Pickett & Co
S. Bradley
Luster Band Ware
Louie M. Bosworth
Hamiltons& Co
Praplr
Empire Mills
ST. Paul Mills
Xy Drug Store
Re Nage
Laines
Goblis
H. S. Goble
WM. Allen
Frank Stearns
Main St
Maxwell
Kim
Roberts
Pennsylvania
Harris
Northern Pacific
Adams
Union Pacific
Strong
Alchison, Topeka & Santi Fe
Chicago & Northwestern
Burlington & Quincy
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Henk
Bucklen
Tesyelers
St. Lod
Blue Birds
New Council
Gan
Cy” W. A. Work
Iowa Traveling Men's Association
Chamberlain
Niagara
A Newton
Newton
Des Moines
Murray J. Cochran
L. M. Bosworth
Dr. King
Jos
Caurnrse
Luamberman
John H. Queal
John H. Queal & Co
J. L. Bartlett
Corner Grocery
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