Early Gratiot County justice scene and bear meat remark
A pioneer-justice incident recalls a warrant dispute between neighbors Meacham and Davison with the judge delaying and a bear sighting near the beach. The Detroit Free Press notes a court adjournment and a dramatic rural scene. Also advertised is Dr Quinns Great Discovery for consumption and coughs with no opium.
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Gratiot
Meacham
Davison
Supreme Beach of
Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Lincoln Grandson Wonders at Pres Names in Chicago Streets
Abraham Lincoln's grandson Jack Lincoln amused clerks at his father’s office by copying the presidents’ names and asking why so many are named after Chicago streets. The remark reveals a child’s curious link between names and places in a Chicago context.
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Abraham Lincoln
Jack Lincoln
Lincoln
Chicago
Washington Republican
Poetic quips mix with medical ads in scattered almanac snippets
A blend of wry quotes, political snips, and health boosts fills reads like a late 19th century page. Notable lines reference Swayne's Ointment for piles, catarrh remedies, Shiloh's cures, and Brown's Iron Bitters, interspersed with jokes about monkeys and a British soldier's pocket book.
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Swayne
Filkinson
Filky
Fogg
Boston Transcript
Sheloh
E. R. Lash
Wolseley
Norristown Herald
Shiloh
Lowell
Brown
Ohio
Mons
Belgium
Ohio Depot
John Db
Park & Sons
Cincinnati
Adolph Limburger
Augusta Schweitzer
Republican Party
SwayNnr
Swayne & Son
Phila
Benson
Seabury & Johnson
New York
ST. Price
Anca Mead
THE
Gazette
Weekly Gazette
Daily Gazette
Cincinnati Gazette Company
JIG@ REALS & CO
Bingham
Court Street
Athens
Mane Guoming
Choice Country
Mendelssohn Piano CO
Sendelssohn Piano CO
P.O. Box
New York City
E.M. Jennings
Job Printing Department
Hartman & Co
Osborn, O
Man-A-Lin
F.M. Koons
Athens, Ohio
Heers
Fourth Avenue
Roofinc
Ordina
Culars
John Effect
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