Lost Courage and a Bottled Remedy on a New York Yacht
A physician guest recounts a curious case aboard a New York yacht where a powerful young man seeks help for lost nerve courage. The patient, told by a wise woman to boil snapping turtles and cayenne, refused spirits and was given a water bottle misrepresented as medicine. The patient departed hopeful, but his outcome remains unknown.
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Holmes
New York
United States
Carolina
Hyah
Rare Ze his Carinata snake draws crowds in Regent's Park
A first English specimen named Ze his Carinata draws crowds in Regent's Park London. The gray 18 inch serpent is described as deadly with a circle of reach about twelve inches and fearless in attack, posing danger beyond a cobra. An anecdote about a sheep in a store ends with the creature drowning itself at the Mississippi River, per Burling on Hawkeye.
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England
Regents Park
London
Oscar Wilde
Mississippi River
Hopeless Epilepsy Cured Claim Prompts Notice
A correspondent from Judsonia Arkansas quotes a doctor declaring a case of hopeless epilepsy at an end and a patient claiming relief from a drug sold as Saratun Nervine for $1.50. The item reads as an advertorial medical cure appeal with signed testimony.
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W. C. Browning
Judsonia
Ark
Gett
Drowning After Attempt to Reach Sweetheart Across Iowa Stream
Patrick Foley tried to win his sweetheart Kate Marron by crossing the stream but was drowned in the attempt. The incident occurred as Kate urged him to come over and declare his love.
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Iowa
Patrick Foley
Kate Marron
Nat
Moundsville Man Lives After Narrow Bridge Run In Front Of Train
An elderly man attempting to cross a Baltimore and Ohio bridge near Moundsville West Virginia ran on slippery ties and fell into the path of an approaching train. He lay along the ties ends until the engine passed then clung to a cross beam beneath the rails. A brakeman found him shaken but uninjured. Mrs Cole of Windham New Hampshire credits Hood s Sarsaparilla with saving her life after severe sores.
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Morehead City
N. C
Alabama Hotel
Major Hawkins
Birdie Elliott
Enoch
Ilias
Moore
Washington Irving
Charles T. Voorhees
Moundsville
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Lightning Conversions Stir Georgia Revival Affect
A Houston County man reportedly underwent a dramatic conversion during a revival after being struck by lightning in a field. He later bought a Bible and became a zealous convert in the community. Also advertises Shiloh's Vitalizer for dyspepsia and liver complaints sold by EK Lash.
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Houston County
Saul of
Tarsus
Shiloh
R. Lash
Population counted thrice by directory name confusion
A Courier Journal note highlights how a single individual can appear as Schneider Snyder and Snider in different directory sections. Counting him as three people with small families inflates apparent population, illustrating directory errors in city records.
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Mr. Schneider
Mr. Snyder
Mr. Snider
Courier-Journal
Millions Given Away Dr Kings New Discovery Trial Bottles
Millions of bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds were distributed as trial bottles. The text claims the outlay is justified by the medicine s merits with availability at N K Dorrs Drug Store for ten cents and promises cures.
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Dr. King
N. K. Dorr
Shi lohs Cure Promises Relief For Croup And Cough
Boonchit is reportedly relieved by Shi loh's Cure sold by E. R. Lash. The brief notice highlights a patent remedy claim for respiratory symptoms with a local vendor involved.
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Croup
Boonchit
Shiloh
E. R. Lash
A Paris cabman tale and a kitchen cosmetic mishap
Two short items appear in this clipping. A Paris cabman loses 300 francs to a mistaken police arrest after offering a coin to a policeman, then celebrates with a carouse while the officer is suspended. In Minnesota, Prohibitionists vote 44 to 26 against a revenue tariff, hinting at party realignments and anti alcohol sentiment.
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Paris
Minnesota
Democratic Party
A Suggestion to the Democracy on Tariff Question
A dated political note urges the Democracy to handle the tariff issue like Judge Hoadly did in Hamilton promising to revisit it later. The advertisement then includes a testimonial claiming Dr Benson's Shin Core cured 19 years of salt rheum for F P Lavelle of Merced California, priced at one dollar.
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Dr. Benson
F. P. Lavelle
Merced
Cal
Premiums and Regulations of the Ithens County Fair
The premium list outlines classes for cattle, horses, hogs, textiles, and flowers with entry fees, committees, and prize amounts. It sets rules on entries, pedigrees, competition days, stock display, judging, and penalties, naming officers, superintendents, and fair grounds procedures.
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Jameshall
Lovelock P. He
N. Q
Parker's Tonic promoted as the dyspepsia remedy
An advertisement narrates a story of a man from Putnam county who recovered from fifteen years of dyspepsia after using Parker's Tonic. It notes a name change to Parker's Tonic and warns against substitutes while confirming the original formula remains intact with the genuine signature.
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Hudson
Charlies H. Watts
West Somers
Putnam County
N. Y
Parker
G. R. Cole
Carmel
Watts
Hisoex & Co
Parker's
H1tscon & Co
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