Character Sketch of Robert C. Schenck in Ohio History
A compact portrait of General Robert C. Schenck, veteran Ohio congressman, detailing his rise as Ways and Means chair in the 29th through 41st Congresses, his clash with General Butler, notable dueling atmosphere over slavery petitions, and his later honors. The account also notes a Berlin suburb periodical seeking to revive heathenism.
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Ohio
U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Bench
Sons of
America
Robert C
Schenck
Congress
Mirabeau
Committee On Ways and
House
Benjamin F. Butler
Gen. Schenck
Com. Schenck
Gen. Butler
Sneaker
Massachusetts
Butler
South
S €Ustota
Joshua RB Gidengs
Berlin
Millions Put to Work Demonstrates Century's Demand for Workers
An ad extols the modern era's job boom and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills for constipation headache and stomach liver and kidney troubles. The pills are priced 35 cents and sold at W H McKee's drug store.
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Dr. King
W .H. McKee
Linen mis-sold and health ad from damaged text
The article warns buyers about linen tablecloths and damask being mixed with cotton and treated with harsh starch. It advises on bleaching, weight, and patterns, and cautions against German linens and misrepresented damask while noting price ranges and practical tips. It also includes unrelated health and grain coffee notes and foreign statistics on blindness.
Witches Hazel Salve touted as cure for piles and skin wounds
An advertisement extols DeVite's Witch Hazel Salve as a quick fix for piles, itching, and burning, claiming relief for skin diseases, cuts, and bruises. A user from St Paul Arkansas reports long suffering until the salve cured hemorrhoids. Beware of counterfeit products.
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DeVite
Gerall
St Paul
Ark
Saiya
Insect de- Witt
Oline
The Arizona Kicker Parody and Local Scandals Revealed
A satirical Arizona Kicker column recounts ongoing local insults and oddball incidents. It mocks officials, chronicles threats and misfortunes, and recalls a shooting episode tied to George Sims while highlighting trouble with readers and political jabs.
Bite Taste Uncertain in Daisy and Burroughs Dialogue
In a Smart Set excerpt Daisy mocks fear of a dog as Burroughs expresses a cautious worry that the dog might bite him. The exchange plays on bravado and humor as the dog’s harmlessness is contrasted with potential danger to Burroughs.
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Daisy
Burroughs
Watery eyes and coughs mimic a horse tale
A visiting girl notes a horse with watery eyes and a cough, comparing it to her father’s horse before he sold it. The lighthearted tale is told through a childlike voice, with a punchline about a bachelor’s shallow river joke elicited from a newspaper.
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Pearaon
Fragmentary dialogue from a literary column headline
The fragment presents a dialogue about experience as a teacher and aging, with interjections about windom and a mention of Dick and a shoe picked up for luck. It reads as a dated, cryptic exchange likely from an early 20th century page with misread words and broken lines.
Reflection on self seen in train mirror tale
Two lawyers recall a strange coincidence on a Buffalo to New York sleeper. One man believes he saw an elder stranger in the mirror, only to realize the reflection was of his own back, prompting shock at the aging illusion.
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Germany
Dr. Baker
Wio
Lawyers’ Club
Buffalo
New York
Ved
Heralil
Nerve Pills Endorsement Affects Athens reader
Athens resident Mia E Goodspeed reports relief from nervous prostration and insomnia after using Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills. She praises steadier nerves and better sleep and recommends the product. Mention of medicine's price and dealer. Also notes Valletta Malta coal import figure.
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Athens
Br. A. W. Ghase
Mia. E. Goodspeed
Mainst
Ohio
A. W. Chase
Henderson
A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Bufffalo, N
A. W. Chase, M. D
A Wretched Millionaire Relies on One Painkiller
A fragmented tale depicts a railroad owner tormented by nerve agony and seeking relief from a single remedy, Perry Daris. The piece notes the remedy’s long history of aid to sufferers and contrasts it with unlikely medical claims, while weaving in unrelated items about Jell-O flavors and British grassland expansion.
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Perry Daris
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Robert C. Schenck
Golond
Cyril Hawkins
McDonnelarius
District of Columbia
Dia Thu Puiuu
Giddings
Mr. Schenck
Slidell
Louisiaus
Sir. Schenck
Blassis
Virginia
Mason
McConnell
Capitol
Felix McConnell
Mr. McConnell
Alabama
Henry Clay
England
Washinon
Dollals
American Kitchen Magazine
W. H. McKee
Goshen, Ili
Genessee Pure Food Co
LeRoy
N. Y
A.C. Jackson
M.D
Norway
Ireland
Spain
Arizona
Carpigu
Povermient
King Igh
Blue Grass Dancer
Artega
Eye Causs
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Payhanl
Einte Prison
Geleh
Tve
Earth
George Sims
Lowell
Denbin
Big 4
George
Jind Williams
Old Jim
Joose
A L. Quan
Chicago
AW. Chase
CHASE
W. Chase
C. B. Henderson
William J. Coad
Hrumson Street
Janepru
N.Y
Pilla
New-York Tribune Farmer
New-York Weekly Tribune
New-York Tribune
the Tribune
Hve
Messenger Axp Herald
Misssenger and Herald
New-York City
Alee
Dachelor
Weir
Kowter
Windom
Leek
Dick Cet
Valletta
Malta
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Port Said
Sweedish Lapland
Polar Circle
Finland
Great Britain
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Burlington-Northern
St Lous
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Billings
Montana
FAST
Denver
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Louisa
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Salt Lake City
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ST. Loui
Reese City
Broadway
Cozches
Pulman
Clocin
Nati
J. H. Larrabee
Neral
Uiacinnati
Hua Wutile
Athens County
Aaid
Courtall
Hocking River
Nelsonville
York Township
Said
Charles Robbins
Said Township
Robbins
Boebbinas
Dan
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