Judge Albrook Opens November Term in Nevada Iowa
The district court in Nevada Iowa convened with Judge Albrook presiding and John Williams as court reporter. Jury docket includes old cases and many new matters such as nuisance, embezzlement, breaking and entering, forgery, and numerous civil actions and divorces listed for trial and consideration.
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District Court
Nevada
Iowa
Albrook
John Williams
Lee
State of Iowa
Geo. Means
Nuis
Electric Bitters Prove Efficacious Says Mrs Dowling
Mrs Dowling of San Francisco testifies to Electric Bitters curing acute indigestion and stomach troubles. The tonic purifies blood and aids liver and female weakness. 60 cents at all drug stores.
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Mary Dowling
8Th Ave
San Francisco
Hats on sale at Cupps and Cupps this Friday and Saturday
Fine tailored or dress hats offered at bargain prices during a special two day sale at Cupps and Cupps. Shop for quality headwear with discounts available Friday and Saturday.
Mosby Story in Shenandoah Valley Comic Rescue
General John Mosby appears in a wartime tale from 1864 in the Shenandoah valley. A hungry cavalryman enables a comic misdirection at a cabin, tricking a pursuing regiment into believing Mosby is inside, only to find a cradle holding a child when the colonel enters. The anecdote is accompanied by a contemporaneous philosophical aside.
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Johns. Mosby
Shenandoah Valley
Millwood
Herse
Mosby
Ivory Jelly A Sheffield Specialty For Anemia
A Buffalo Express note reports ivory jelly made from ivory dust by Sheffield firms. The jelly, pale like junket, is said to nourish the weak and anaemic. Doctors approve, and a whole case was recommended after a sample tasted by the writer and a physician.
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Sheffield
England
Buffalo Express
Marquise Closes Guest Register After Telling Tales
A French marquise hosting a hunting season at her country house set out a guest register to record desires and criticisms. Entries accuse guests of debts and indiscretions, including a note about 25 louis owed by Count de R and other remarks about peas and flirtations. She has withdrawn the register.
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Count de R
Louis
Parents Hairs and Heirs Hair Inheritance Preview
A note from the American Naturalist on predicting child hair form from parental hair. Blue eyed straight haired parents yield blue eyed straight haired children. two wavy parents may have straight wavy or curly offspring, with curls rare. two curly taired parents can produce any hair type, curls likely more common.
Crusaders Bring Home Unusual Pillow Bolster Tale
The London Chronicle reports that crusaders returned with a bolster. Dr Cantile notes the wives, unaware of its proper use, placed the bolster under the pillow on beds where it remains today.
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Cantile
London Chronicle
Falling In Love and Moral Duty in Marriage
Excerpts argue that marriage should be based on love not money status or rank. The writer predicts future moral shifts favoring unions rooted in natural impulse while opposing cousin or closely alike matches and unions for wealth or social advantage. The passage ends with a forward-looking assertion about enduring values.
Notts Village Cricket Fracas Ends With Batters’ Complaint
A village cricket match near Nottingham halted when a bowler hit a fat, perspiring batsman on the head with a rising ball. The wicket keeper, a thin grocer, called out as the fat butcher demanded the strike. The baker shouted from the sidelines as the dispute flared.
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Nottingham
England
Cure a Cold With Chamberlains Cough Remedy
Article endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a reliable cold treatment. It claims quick relief, lung support, and prevention of pneumonia, noting no narcotics and suitability for all ages. Sold by J. B. Cagwin.
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J. B. Cagwin
Public Penance in English Churches Through History
The article recalls past practice of open confession and public penance in a white sheet. It notes the last public instance occurred July 30 1882 at All Saints East Clevedon with Hartree and immorality confession. Earlier cases include St Bridget's Chester 1851 and Essex country church 1848.
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Hartree
Church of All Saints
East Clevedon
St. Bridget’s Church
Chester
Essex
Ditton
Cambridge
A Lone Ranger Chess Trick on the Southwest Border
A. L. Parrott, famed for daring as a Texan ranger, survived a shooting during a 1875 chess game in southwest Texas. A bullet crashed through an open window, striking the board as Parrott watched the knight, and he quipped Check in his drawling, calm style.
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A. L. Parrott
Mc. Nelly
Texan Rangers
Parrott
Texas
Strengthen Weak Stomachs and Organs by Targeting Nerves
Dr Shoop advocates treating the underlying nerves of the stomach heart and kidneys rather than dosing the organs directly. He says each organ has an inside nerve that governs it and when these nerves fail the organs falter. Drugstore practitioners now dispending Dr Shoop s Restorative report quick tests. Sold by Joel E Cagwin.
Seven Years of Proof for Dr King's New Discovery
W V Henry of Panama Missouri declares seven years of proof that Dr Kings New Discovery treats coughs colds and lung conditions. The world has had thirty eight years of proof that Dr Kings New Discovery.
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Dr. King
W. V. Henry
Panama
Remedy for coughs and colds and lung issues sale
Promised to treat coughs colds la grippe asthma hay fever pronchitis and early consumption with timely use preventing pneumonia. Sold under guarantee at all drug stores 50c and 1.00 Trial bottle free.
WHEN SILENCE WAS GOLDEN Speechmaking by Presidential Candidates
The article contrasts early campaign silence with modern practice. It recalls General Scott’s pre nomination phrases and the ridicule over fires on the rear and a hasty plate of soup. Lincoln spoke little publicly before nomination. his acceptance letter ran 134 words. The practice of post nomination speechmaking began with James A. Garfield.
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General Scott
Mexico
Polk
Scott
Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
Indianapolis News
Political tricksters and bodies for dissection tale
A congressman cites political tricksters as similar to two men who offered their corpses for dissection to a New York medical college. The quoted spokesman says they are near starvation and old, asking the dean for a price. The dean notes such arrangements exist, with the Philadelphia market paying $40.
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New York
Philadelphia
New York Tribune
Not So Bad as She Feared
A dialogue between two characters centers on a cautious request about why papa is called a pirate. George explains his plan and the pirate metaphor, while the narrator expresses relief at hearing something new rather than repeated claims about the father.
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George
Papa
A Natural Cross on Grand Manan Island
A striking natural rock carving known as the Southern Cross sits at the head of a rocky ledge jutting into Fundy Bay. The cross shape appears almost perfect and is set at the southern end of Grand Manan.
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Island
Grand Manan
Bay of Fundy
Raymond Humble Bedside Parental Discipline Tale
The excerpt depicts a mother delivering a planned punishment after her son Raymond disobeys. Sobbing fills the room as she explains she must keep her word and administer the consequence, while Raymond pleads for leniency and urges a change of mind. The scene centers on motherly authority, obedience, and filial remorse.
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Raymond
Mamma
The Tactful Doctor in a Michigan Town
A physician in northern Michigan forgets a patient name and asks if she spells it with an E or 4. The visitor answers, My name is Hill, revealing his awkward moment in the office as reported by Success Magazine.
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Michigan
Hill
Success Magazine
Your Enemies Don’t Make Enemies Unnecessarily
An Atchison Globe quotation warns that enemies will stay alert for chances to strike, while friends offer little aid. The line emphasizes vigilance against rivals and the uneasy dynamic between allies and adversaries.
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Atchison Globe
The Ills of Man Exhibit at Royal College of Surgeons
A historic Nile Valley pathology display in London surveys 57 ancient cemeteries south of the Ko nome pillars. Captain H G Lyons led the Egyptian government project. Finds include a preserved woman’s abdominal organs suggesting appendicitis, early gout signs, and modernlike forearm splints on a young woman’s skeleton.
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Valley of the Nile
Royal College of Surgeons
London
Nile Valley
Konosso
Egypt
H. G. Lyons
Sliding Down a Cask at Klosterneuberg Ceremony
The London Mail recalls a Viennese St. Leopold's day rite at Klosterneuberg where a giant wine cask is slid down. The 1711 wine year marked the cask fill, tied to a cooper’s tale of a merry return home and a broom punished tumble.
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Klosterneuberg
London Mail
Clean Food and Adulteration Risks
A Boston Advertiser note argues safety matters more than chemical purity. It says salt with soda salts can still be healthy, corn bread with some wheat flour is fine, while unseen germs in unclean food pose the greatest danger.
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Boston Advertiser
Sympathy of a country visit sparks hen scene
A kind hearted slum girl visiting the country sees a mother hen about to brood her chicks. She shouts at the hen, "Shoo, you ugly thing! How dare you sit down on these beautiful little birds?"
Vicarious Oscalation Sparks Chaperon Clash
A brief dialogue snippet shows a man challenging a chaperon with a bold remark about kissing. The chaperon responds with amused tolerance, noting that vicarious kissing causes no objection.
A Lesson In Patience Told By A Glasgow Botanist
A story recalls young Professor Allman of Glasgow asking for sixpence worth of patience from pharmacist Thomas Elliot. The chemist directs him to sit and wait, turning the purchase into a life lesson that influenced his later success.
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Professor Allman
Glasgow
Thomas Elliot
Elliot
The Widower Quip in New Orleans Dem
A Times-Democrat quip compares a widower to an infant, noting months of crying then slow progress as he adapts, highlighting the loneliness of the early years after bereavement.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Willing to Tell Quotes Gossip Scene
A famed society gossip proclaims a divide in how half the world lives while a discreet observer notes the lack of fault in revealing it. The exchange highlights themes of secrecy and social perception within a sharp dialogue.
Outreasoning Reason. Little Raymond's mother warned of bedtime
A fragment notes a mother telling her child named Raymond to prepare for bed. The line ends with an unfinished instruction about putting him to bed. No additional context or names are provided to confirm a full event.
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Raymond
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised by Maine Resident
A. F. Hardy of East Wilton Maine reports fifteen years of using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with success on sores boils ulcers and burns. He notes it saved him many doctor bills. The salve costs 25 cents at drug stores.
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Bucklen
A. F. Hardy
East Wilton
Maine
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