Water meters and civic satire rise from a long river of verse
A miscellany of poems and prose musings ranges from critiques of water meters and municipal waste to reflections on labor, retirement, and hero worship. The piece weaves through patriotic fervor for Adams Dewey era heroes, church hymn ads, and humorous health tips, all framed in a mid century newspaper voice.
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United States
Plymouth Rock
Washingtons
Washington
Dewey
Jim
Manila
Postage to One Cent Debate Labeled Vital by Era
An 19th century note argues postage must drop to one cent per ounce as mail volume soars. It lauds a president achieving such reform and elevates public regard for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for its claimed health benefits and broad esteem.
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U.S
Congress
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Purified Blood Benefits
A historical advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as cleansing and strengthening the blood. It cites testimonials from Mrs Etoese Mereny and ALERT E. Cunard, claiming relief from dyspepsia blemishes and erysipelas while praising health improvements for family members.
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Hood
E. Cunar
Tustin City
Wisaney
Port Chester
Health or wealth the path to happiness debated ad style
An old advertisement extols health and happiness over riches, arguing true success comes from well being. It promotes Pabst Malt Extract The Best Tonic as outside help to nourish the system, improve appetite and sleep, and claims a World’s Fair perfection award and wide drugstore availability.
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Nature
Signals at camp spark light talk of life spans and whimsy
An elderly note recalls a courtship signal code between a captain and his wife near a camp. A jokey tale claims a rule to find life expectancy between ages 86 and 84, citing De Moivre and M. J. Schooling with odds for living longer. It lists varied probabilities and concludes with life expectancy figures for 60 and 65 year olds.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Fane
Arther
Jeeye
Aran
M. J
Kussela
Cosmos
de Moire
Eswland
France
Schooling
The Union's Friend Cobden on Lincoln Support
Richard Cobden, noted England liberal, praised Abraham Lincoln in Lippincott's essay, expressing belief Lincoln rises from humble origins to lead a great people. Cobden argued Lincoln embodies truth and conscience, facing foreign hostility and Confederate resentment as Union victory appeared likely.
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England
Richard Cobden
Lincoln
America
Great Britain
James M. Seorel
Lippinnott
Cobrlen
Abraham Lincels
Coln
M& Lincoln
Dalton
Fragmented Youth Anecdotes and War Era Fact Fragments
A mangled snippet blends a child’s remark about a Jersey and fresh cow with a visitor’s question, alongside terse wartime notes about France and Germany. The text hints at cultural acclimation and a shift in military manpower, noting France once matched Germany in fielded soldiers twenty five years ago but now trails by about one million.
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Uarry
Warry
Harry
Jersey
France
Germany
Purses and Card Cases From Snake Skin to Studded Creations
An old items column notes pocketbooks and card cases priced from a few dollars to seventy five, highlighting a New York purchase of a premium snakeskin purse with moon chips. It describes the purse card case as a single unit with decorative center panel and corner trimming. The piece then shifts to a humorous domestic scene about a boy named Johnny Streeter upset after his mother’s punishment, followed by an aside about a bedtime prayer. It ends with a recipe tip for a hair wash using soap, borax, yolk, and warm water.
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Feo
Mak
Francis Taylor
Tadzy
The
Messenger
New-York
Time Ald
New York
Notice 0 Contractors Athens OH May 2 1890 sealed bids
Bids for grading excavating and foundation work along roads in Athens county Ohio are invited. Projects cover numerous road sections including Athens and Albany, Hocking River, Bucking River, South Canaan, Amesville, Chauncey Jacksonville, Athens Nelsonville and Coolville routes. Proposals must be on county forms with an accompanying bond and delivered by noon Friday May 2.
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Athens
Sutire
Athens County
Ohio
Irhens
Albany Road
Athens and
Hocking River Road
Sagha O
Bucking River Read
Stata
Sal
Mation Te
Station St
South Canaan Read
Slam 6
Amesville
Athens Road
Aimesvile
Athen Road
Jag
Staion
Teneth
Chauncey and
Jacksonville Rad
Jacksonville Road
Staton
Jebim Chauncey and
Jacksonville
Sifxia
Marshield Road
Stati Joass
Nelsonville Road
Sation 6
Station
Coolville
Athens Gan
Boeing
Conlville
Beegins
Margarets Creek Road
Aixca
Mureacets Creek
Gilouster
Oakdale
W.W. Scott
Daio
Abner Jonipar
Thomas Dupler
Ohilt
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