A Prussian Major in Stuart's Virginia Cavalry
The article recalls Major Von Broeck, a Prussian aide to J. E. B. Stuart, noted for his stature and saber prowess. During a cavalry review in 1862 a faulty Pennsylvania Conestoga horse caused a spectacular fall, yet Von Broeck survived unharmed and earned cheers from spectators and General Lee. He later returned to Prussia, leaving a prized award with Virginians and publishing a Civil War history.
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Federal Army
Confederacy
Heros von Iroeck
Virginia
Ife
J. ©. B. Stuart
Cavalry
Lee
Stuart
von Broeck
von Broad
Virginia Cavalry
Offeer
Pennsylvania
Prossia
M. V. Moone
Making Whiskey in Prison at Tower Jail
A former Tower inmate, released after 120 days for moonshining, claims prisoners run miniature distilleries inside the jail. He describes two coffee pots as boilers, rubber tubs as a worm, and a system to produce about two pints daily, selling to fellow inmates to fund his return home.
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Matt Hardee
Hardee
Dallis
Walton County
Bud
Elas
Excn
Atitento Journal
Blood Balm Promises Cure For Skin and Blood Ailments
An advertisement touts B B B blood balm as a purifying remedy for skin eruptions, ulcers, boils, eczema, and other blood and skin troubles. It claims to drain poisons from the blood and body, offers free trials, and cites Georgia addresses and local druggists as distributors. The copy urges readers to seek free medical advice and test the product for 30 years of effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intelligencer
Atlanta, Ga
Wits Today
Denschea
Traditional Remedies Ad Cold Message For Digestive Health
An old ad touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for summer stomach discomfort. It claims relief from belching sour stomach and regulates the bowels, priced 250 and sold by Hill Orr Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Prioa
Hill- Orr Drog Co
Edison’s New Invention Promises Direct Coal Power
A report from St. Louis Republic describes Thomas A Milson's near-ready device claimed to generate electricity directly from coal without engines or dynamoes. If successful it could revolutionize propulsion and home electricity, replacing dynamos with a portable, inexpensive machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Milson
Moison
Atlantic
Edison
Ilie
Franklin
Big Orange
N. WI
St. Louis Republic
Cured of Chronic Diarrhoea After Thirty Years Suffered
A Mississippi man John Halloway of French Camp recounts thirty years of illness from diarrhoea and how taking several bottles of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy left him cured. He urges wide availability and notes Hill-Orr Drug Store supplies it. Also mentions land in Limestone County offered as free hunting ground and warns against counterfeit DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
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John 5S
Halloway
French Camp
Miss
Chamberlain
Tam
Hill-Orr
Tio
Limestone County
Als
Itiga
DeWitt
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Alliant Constitution
Sabrour
Lopa
Cancatoga
Spectatora
Indies
Antaam
Satire
Thomas A. Edison
Anderson
Bleckley
Mr. Wee
Sharpe
Vandep
Vandiver
Vandiver Bros
Merchants
Vanbdiver Bros
Castoria
What Is
Oxford
Danil
Baelock
Tyson & Jones
Colmiebia
Jewell
Jos, J. Fretwell
Burst and
Ferry’s
Yours
F. B. Grayton & CO
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance CO
Inveresk
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