Ohio and Nation in Briefs From Across Towns
A crowded Ohio digest reports a series of violent accidents crimes and incidents. Key items include Edward Hill dying from a gunshot in Salem at age 15 and John Kain being killed by a train in Bridgeport. Cincinnati rumor swirls of troops heading to Panama while several shootings fires and drownings hit multiple towns.
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John Beck
Kansas
Bridgeport
James Kain
Frank Mengiss
A Saw Mill War Poem From the Civil War Era
A reminiscence recalls a Bavarian poet in the Union Army who wrote a lyric about a portable saw mill in Camp Elkwater during winter 1861 in Western Virginia. The piece blends humor and hardship as soldiers mock ration shortages and pay delays, ending with a brief note on a Paris street pugilism incident between General O Connor and Captain Maller.
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Poes
Camp Elkwater
Rosecran
Viriiia
St. Charles
Viriiiia
Ekiwater
Stonicker
Suader
Quartermaster Shoemaker
William Barlow
O'Connor
Maller
Paris
Cure Eczema With Hood's Sarsaparilla
A Maryland reader describes relief from severe itching and skin sores attributed to eczema. She claims blood purification with Hood's Sarsaparilla cured her condition within days and reports no recurrence since.
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Hood
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Wake Cove Point, Md
Hood's Sarsaparila and Pitts
Hood's Sarsaparila and Pitts claim to purify blood and cure eruptions. The ad asserts effectiveness against impurities and skin conditions. No verifiable evidence is provided.
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Hood
Pitts
Hyomei touted as sole cure for catarrh by MeeKee’s Drug
Advert says catarrh cannot be cured by stomach drugs and promotes Hyomei as direct airborne treatment. Claims testimonials from ministers bankers lawyers and physicians. Full outfit costs 1.00 with inhaler and dropper. extra bottles 50 cents. Store offers money back guarantee if dissatisfied.
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MeeKee
Colombia Seeks Annexation by Panama for Cash
A cryptic note claims Colombia desires annexation by Panama to gain a share of a $10,000,000 stake. The fragment hints at opportunistic land or political gains amid uncertain motives and regional tensions.
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Colombia
Panama
Reads Like a Miracle From Butler Case in Mississippi
Mr G L Butler claims his son recovered from a spinal cord ailment after using Dodd's Kidney Pills for nervous trouble. The boy, once dying at night and afraid to stay home, reportedly improved after eight boxes and remains well months later.
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Friarspoint
Miss
Butler
G. L. Butler
Dodd
Questioning Roosevelt protest tactics and quality versus quantity
The writer argues against substituting quantity for quality in political action. They warn that many remedies marketed as “just as good” are shadows of real cures and emphasize intelligent care, comparing human breeding to improvements in animals.
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Roosevelt
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