Letter Redeems a Hunted Man in California Tale
A dramatic narrative recalls a Arkansas man accused of robbery on a Stockton to Sonora coach trek. Pursued, he is captured but frees himself with a stranger’s letter from his mother pleading for return home. The scene shifts as compassion breaks the rope, endearing the man to the posse and altering the outcome.
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California
Stocton
Sonora
San Francisco
Arkansas
Pard
Hoyle
Ark
James
Phillips Brooks
Boston
Pocket Veto Debate and Surgical Advances Highlight Era
A New York Tribune interview cites General Grosvenor defending the River and Harbor bill amid a presidential pocket veto. The piece notes engineers’ reports shaped funding priorities and predicts swift congressional action if vetoed. A Boston surgeon reports successful rabbit eye transplant to a human socket, claiming movement mirrors a natural eye and improves cosmetic results.
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General Grosvenor
The
New York Tribune
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
House
Committee On Commerce
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
Boston
Maumee
O Neill on Labor Bills and Lost Efforts in Congress
A Missouri congressman notes two years of labor with little to show for workers. He cites the alien contract labor ban and labor arbitration bill as pending but unpassed, waiting on the President. The piece also covers astronomy trivia, a clergyman anecdote, and a health ad promising vigor remedies.
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O'Neill
Missouri
House Committee On Labor
Restores Gray Hair to Original Color and Strengthens
An elegant dressing that softens and beautifies hair without oil or grease. A tonic restorative that stops hair loss, strengthens, cleanses, and heals the scalp. Quick, complete cure claimed for kidney bladder and urinary diseases. $1 at druggists.
A Leecky Mistake and Other Curiosities
A collection of quirky anecdotes and historical notes from old newspapers. Includes a druggist's tale about arsenic confusion, a quack remedy pitch, Napoleon era curios, a student exchange, a joke about ears and rocks, a libel notion, and Gen Wolseley’s grim war forecast.
Rough on Dirt and Fine Linen Washing Powder Adverts
Small granules and a light 10c to 25c price promise pleasant operation with no stomach disturbance. Claims of extra fine aluminum like purity that whitens and bleaches fabrics while softening water and saving soap. Also notes added starch prevents yellowing. In Altoona, JOSEP MESSENGER reports a cat adopting six newborn rats from a barrel.
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Josep Messenger
Altoona
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Ohio
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Harber
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg, Sr
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Henderson & Minear
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Detroit Free Press
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Dade County
Fla
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Chicago Herald
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Paris
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Mildred
Amy
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Canada
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Kanawha & Ohio Railway
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Athens
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United States
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H. L. Moore
W. Va
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New England
Points East
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City Ticket Office
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Colhambus
A. J. Smith, Gen’l Pass, Ag’t
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Foster
Carey
Delaware
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McArthur Je
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Brown Chemical CO
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Lydia
Pinkham’s
Lynn
Mass
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Vedictor
Volimna Drug and Chemical CO
Athens, Ohio
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Central Hotel
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Incinnati
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Harrisburg
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New York
Iowa
Kansas
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Pullman Palace Cars
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PirTsnare Pa
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Board of Examiners
Athens County
Apia
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