Foolish pedestrians lure trains with fatal stunts on rails
A veteran locomotive engineer recalls thirty years of crossings near his engine, detailing how drivers and bystanders jeopardize safety. He warns at least nine times monthly of near-misses when women and children cross ahead, idiots linger on tracks, and objects or nails are placed on rails. He recounts one fatal misjudgment after another, including a calf saving a child on a hill and a man tugging at lines as a wagon loses control.
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Hoe
Tsud
Efe
Gorta
Gene
Weulyert
Bey
Nuoment
Pirthind Orczonian
Oil for the Children Emulsion Ad Promises Quick Health
An antique print advertises Scott's Emulsion as a cure all for pale, anemic, and growth delayed children. It claims strong increases in vitality and growth, urging parents to give oil to fretful or flat-chested kids and noting a free sample offer and a low daily cost. The crude copy warns the product does not taste like oil and directs readers to Pratt Street for samples.
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Pratt St
A. Werman
Baltimore
Baysarrronn
Hive
Ygarh
International Rural
LA Salle Ave
Chicago, Ill
Solomon's Sorrow Sermon Turns To Overdressing
A Baltimore America note reports the rector seeks a Buster remarks about overdressing. The weekly exchange shows the wealthy man debating sermon topics, humorously linking Solomon’s woes with three hundred spring dresses bought each year, amid controversy.
Vitality of the Deer in Survival Shots Across Distances
The New York Sun notes deer often endure shots that would seem lethal, with stories from Wisconsin, Louisiana, and Texas describing how deer run after being hit. It recounts neck and heart wounds, soft-nosed bullets, and surprising recoveries that challenge common beliefs about shot effectiveness.
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C. H. Colort
Frostvill
Ulan
Trempeleau County
Wis
George Hatfield
Hnathold
Wond
Mrinka Porter
Estonia
Tostancea
Boyd
Minnesota
James Dabose
Claiborne Parish
Fred
Benavides
Tex
Shork Range
New York Sun
Signature remedy claims to cure cold in sixteen days
A fragment describes a claimed remedy for a cold that allegedly cures in sixteen days. The text mentions a signature device or formula and references a laxative but provides no verifiable details, dates, or sources. Further readable items are unavailable.
Perils of Mormonism Draw Critique of Growth and Power
The New York Mail and Express warns Christians to resist Mormon expansion amid claims of rising influence. It cites 2,000 missionaries, new congregations in Newark and Harlem, a temple planned in Central Dark Woods, and the Danite past to depict perceived threat from LDS church expansion.
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America
Utah
Tlarleni
Newark
Viders
Brooklyn
Church of the Latter Day Saints
New York Mail and Express
West Virginia Return Stirred by Confederate General Visit
General Fitzhugh Lee, recently retired as brigadier general of the regular army, toured West Virginia and met an old comrade in arms. Their banter turned on war memories and readiness to join the afterlife, as the men exchanged bravado and joked about who would arrive first in the next world.
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Ge. Fitzhugh Lee
West Virginia
Foley's Honey and Tar Jor: children safe sure
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Foley's Honey and Tar and assert children are safe with no opiates. The text includes stray phrases about someone selecting useful items, and a reference to a man not selling rum who favors Sunday openings, with garbled wording about a ho A ite man who drinks.
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Foley
To Preserve Eggs
A Home and Farm note discusses preserving eggs when plentiful. It warns against misrepresenting freshness, describes finishing shells with varnish or wax, packing in sawdust or salt wool, and storing in cool dry places. It outlines lime solution preservation and an outlandish evaporating method, noting hatchability is impossible for preserved eggs.
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Lowe R. Case
Cure Allegedly Found for Rheuiaion in South Jersey
A reader reports severe rheumatism attack eased by Chamberlains Pain Balm after trying multiple prescriptions and cures. Two applications and one bottle delivered full recovery as advertised in the South Jerseyan. Also notes on reform by example and a chess game ending in a fall.
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East Fall
Notice of Final Settlement in Estate Case
Administrators of estate of Abrau McCauley give notice they will apply on April 1 to Andrews County for final settlement and discharge. Administrators Mary McCauley and WM Edwards announce final accounts and seek probate court approval.
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Abrau
McCauley
Stroensed
Mary McCauley WM
Edwards
Mar
Peale Railway
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