Pianos and Organs Grand Summer Sale Ad Notice
An old ad for pianos and organs announces a grand summer sale with terms, prices, and installment offers. It lists brands, locations, and sale notes, urging customers to reserve balances and note dates. The fragment mentions Willis Street area and a catalog of thousands of items, emphasizing bargains and low down payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Feat
Bird
Id. Daly
Canhanil Balante
Ar EL Haynie & Daugetre
Westfield Street
The Talk of Dueling Honor and Social Shifts
A sprawling essay reviews the fantasy and reality of honor in duels and public perception. It blends anecdotes from history and literature with reflections on justice, morality, and modern social codes, arguing dueling as folly while urging peaceful resolution. The piece also touches on marriage timing and natural science, including plant seed dispersal, fertilization, and pollination methods. The tone mixes satire with moral commentary.
Kiss the Fool and Let Him Go Home Story
A tale from a society scene recounts a young man asking a daughter to be with him at her gate. She refuses with modesty, the father overhears and quietly steps behind a rose bush. His anger rises as the couple lingers, and he commands, “Daughter, kill the fool and let him go home.” The youth bravely attempts to comply and falls. A separate note recalls a pigeon trap fatality by a Farrier in NantI choke, Pa. A French court rules murder an accident for life-insurance payout. A physician in Toledo endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 guarantee, claiming success in treating catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tireus
Sullivan
Iirain
Nobla
St. Louia
Jin Bells
France
John Randolph
Rendines
Vetrazita i
Equity
Lever
Justice's Court
Don Quxiote
Budibran
Ella
Anya
Agron Burr
Hamilton
Washington
Ons
South Africa
Berate
Jericho
Prairies
Mialakeo
Soresou
Nantichoke
Lina
Life Insuranca Company
Toveno
F. J. Cheney
Teno Hall
Gorsner
Ollice
Summit St
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Druggisis
Conedangh Valley
Banven
Farrful
Attokes
Tita
Temple of Jerusalem
Solomon
Babylon
Casar
Jess Lerror
Thom
Teawin & Paper
Abe
Old Mother Earth
Wall Street
New York City
Calumet
George Williams
Comley
Philadelphia
Nansen
Greenland
Tia Para
Brazil
Lawaniis
Potsville
Pennsylvania
Galesburg
Michigan
Atchison
Globe
T. H. Davis
Clarkville
Essex
Iit
Rincol
Osi
Ban
Dogland
Robert Marvel
Indianapolis
Calcutts
Mysore
Anako
Gotton
Pulaski
Jefferson and
Clark Counties
Arkansas
W.G. Stevens
Ann Arbor
Mich
Ninth Michigan Cavalry
Horne
Ble
Kentucky
Keapers
E. Sweat
Tennessee
Eait
United States Court
Little Rock
Ark
Rush Valley
Orch
William Ogdon
Fairield
Neb
Galena
Wing
Ben O'Hara
Marinette
Wis
Himsar
Lightning and lightning rods in old time beliefs
A long form essay from the Southern Carolina Advocate discusses lightning fears and the defense through rods. It covers historical temple myths, warnings about nervousness before storms, and practical guidance on rod construction, grounding, and installation to protect houses and fences.
Remarkable Dream Driven Dig Follows Westport Bones
A Kansas City bound man reports a dream guiding him to Westport where he dug at a tree and found a box with infant bones and silver coins. He later unearthed another box with silver, two small diamonds, and jewelry, confirming a strange tale of a dream guiding treasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Coopar
Kansas City
Mio
Cooper
Coates House
Coopar
Festport
Westport
Farmer’s prank wood sale ends at city jail
A young Georgia farmer recalls selling wood to a jail as a prank. He describes how he pitched logs over a high wall to a mysterious window and hoped for payment. A passerby later explained the building was a jail, leaving him unable to collect money or wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Columbus
Timid excuses and oddities in a curious 19th century notes
A chaotic miscellany reports a thief who stole apples while bashful with the ladies, a swarm of butterflies in Molt California, a $2 bill sewn in a dress hem in Summerville Ohio, and various oddities from New York to Texas. Highlights include statistical curiosities, odd legal cases, and local wonders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal
Mr. Wallace
Summerville
Ohio
Jobe
Jane
Syrup of Figs Promotes Gentle Safe Relief
The Ladies delighted by the pleasant effect and perfect safety of Syrup of Figs for use under all conditions. It is gentle yet effective, acting on the kidneys liver and bowels as a fruit laxative and favorite remedy.
Weaker than Water In A Cave Of Measles Remedy
A fragment from a 19th century medical column describes weakness from fever and skin eruptions and notes a remedy. A prominent pharmacist and physician is mentioned as providing guidance on treatment and recovery.
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Interfalcon
Aloe
Hill Brothers
Seni
Farqugar
W. G
Iana
Tollys Furniture Store
Williamston- Male High School
Tomberiith
Advantageus
A. G. Strickland
Nazar Oside
Blecklay Mercantile Co
Wit Reid
Honor
Diels Gondhaity
Mary
Indny
Theological Hall
Arior
Bia Lovssoon Coos
Yanleh
Eotibe
Hospital
Uebining Protection
A Dreaw
Standard Oil Company
Bayonne
Clyde
E. Slattery
Delhi
Swift
CoLpEnwoon & Co
Monroe
Pullin
Clayton
Ala
New Jersey
Indiana
Wear
W. A. Tibbs
Tackoon
Miss
Clarion Ledger
Havaya
Hin
S.S
Winus
Augusta
Stone Mountain
Sally
John Hendricks
Young Hendricks
Hendricks
Ageia
Atlanta
America
Castle Garden
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