Deserters Cost Uncle Sam One Million Annually Rise in Army Enlistment
Special correspondence describes desertions draining the U S Army with losses of clothing and transport costs. It notes one third of recruits in the past 25 years deserted and details punishments, reforms, and new enlistment terms including education requirements and pathways for enlisted men to become officers.
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Uncle Sam
United States
Army
War Department
Military Academy
West Point
Cough Cure Promoted by Local Seller
Persons with nightly coughing spells due to throat tickle may stop the cough with One Minute Cough Cure. Sold by D. D. Bales.
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D. D. Bales
Blood purifiers and tonics advertised across multiple remedies
An assorted ad page promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a trusted blood purifier and cure for various ailments. It touts Hall's Hair Renewer for gray hair, DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for skin issues and piles, Buckingham's dye for gray beards, and Ayer's Pills for constipation. Testimonials cite Dr. Kay's remedy and products sold by local vendors, with dates and places including Decatur Illinois and Omaha Nebraska.
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de Witt
D D. Bales
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure to prevent pneumonia bronchitis and consumption by prompt use. The product is for sale by D. D. Bales.
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D. D. Bales
Bales
D. D. Bale
Greenland Birch Named World’s Smallest Tree
The Greenland birch is described as the smallest tree in the world with a height under three feet and a canopy spanning a radius of two to three feet.
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Greenland
Liver Regulator Relief Prompts Remark from Patient
Mr D E Hast Moffatt of Moffatts Creek Virginia recounts years of torpid liver symptoms vanishing after taking Simmons Liver Regulator. He declares he will never be without the remedy again.
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D. E. Hast Moffatt
Little Early Risers and Remedies Featured in Odd Narratives
A collage of medical claims and product pitches. Testimonials list cures for dyspepsia liver and bowel complaints crediting Simmons Liver Regulator Hood s Pills and DeWitt s Little Early Risers. Mentions D D Bales Dr A P Sawyer and a Decatur Illinois address.
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A. P. Sawyer
C. Sampson
Edwards St
Decatur
Illinois
Noted Sums for Living on $3,000 a Year in New York Herald
A dialogue cites living on 3000 dollars yearly with one partner stating 2000 remains for salary. The other notes clothes cost 1000 annually, enough for the first year, reflecting budgeting notions in the era.
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New York Herald
Cyclone Proof Caverns and Social Change
An editorial humorously argues for underground cyclone caves near schools as a response to tornado season while joking about social revolutions in the west. It ridicules unlicensed cyclones and mocks reform and city politics, noting authorities cannot control them.
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Kansas Township
Sidon
Pompeii
Troy
St. Louis
Wisconsin
Chicago
Parkhurst
Lexow
W. G. Brooks
Father Darcy Laughs at Spoiled Intimate Friends
The anecdote recounts Father Darcy visiting a rich host who boasts of his library and calls his books his intimate friends. Darcy notes the leaves of the books have never been cut, quipping that he is glad the host never cut his intimate friends. The tale appears in Youth's Companion.
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Father Darcy
Ireland
Darcy
If You Were 100 Miles Away In Writing
A modern girl quips she would feel safer if her partner were 100 miles away so he would write to her. The exchange highlights desire for written proof and documentary evidence over close contact, as quoted from the Chicago Post.
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Chicago Post
Parson Refuses Aid to Man Seeking Help for Mutter
Gabe Snodgrass appeals to Rev. Whangdoodle Baxter at the Blue Light tabernacle for pecuniary aid. The parson insists he must support his own mother, noting the man has done nothing for her. The outsider questions the justification and the moral duty of aiding kin.
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Gabe Snodgrass
Rev. Whangdoodle
Baxter
Blue Light Tabernacle
Jess Kain
Parson Baxter
Texas
Chica go Record Phrase Sparks Marriage Refuge Debate
A fragment from a Chicago Record item quotes a spouse expressing fear of losing companionship and care. The terse exchange hints at marital strain and modern domestic concerns captured in the paper’s tone.
Darky Hunting Song Chants Moonlit Chase
A rural verse depicts a darky narrator urging a moonlit hunt for a possum. A banjo tunes, hounds bay, and lines describe sharpening a razor as a possum is pursued toward capture. The piece uses dialect speech and vivid hunting imagery.
One Minute Cough Cure and DeWitt Remedies Peddled in Ad
An advertisement bundle hawks One Minute Cough Cure for vocalists and a host of DeWitt remedies including Colic and Cholera Cure and Little Early Risers. D. D. Bales sells Sawyers Family Cure, with a money back guarantee on a $1 box. The copy appeals to parents and workers facing summer ailments and dyspepsia.
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DeWitt’s
D. D. Bales
DeWitt
Dr. Sawyers Family
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Washington
Carl Schofield
Hood
Decatur St
Hall
Buckingham
Ayer
Spokane
Mary Svabek
South 14Th St
Omaha
Neb
Simmons
Madson
D. D Bales
Rexberry, Mass
Barton County
Georgia
Humor OF the Hour
Washington Times
Scrofula
Sarsaparilla
Jno
Theo
DeGork
Howest
Opera House
Worth
Saxony
Skein
J. Jacobs
Prop
Yours
Ames
Iowa
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