The Marvellous Recovery of Joe M Foster at Carter's Creek
A Maury County man, Joe M Foster of Carter's Creek, recounts a severe 1892 locomotor ataxia illness cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He details his decline, failed treatments, and eventual miraculous recovery aided by the pills, urging others to try them. The narrative highlights Foster's renewed health, appeals for endorsement, and lists local contacts for further testimony.
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Maury County
Tennessee
Joe M. Foster
Carter’s Creek
Herald
Foster
Tle
Mr. Foster
Columbia
A. N. Aiken
Chancery Court
Dr. Williams
J. H. Hill
J. M. Hunter
R. D. Lockridge
Joe Terwell
Anderson Nichols
8. B
G. W. Nichols
Tenn
Jok M
Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Snakes Interrupt Barn Dance Near Greeley
In Walcroft family barns near Greeley Pennsylvania a dance was halted when black snakes emerged from knot holes under the floor. Men armed with hoses and clubs killed thirty six snakes over six feet long, fright causing several women to faint. the remainder moved outdoors to a lawn party. No bites occurred.
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N. Y. Herald
Cut It Short Emphasized In Market Journal Hints
Market journal urges writers to be concise as life short time precious. contributors should edit heavily removing redundant words and phrases. aim for ten words where twenty once existed, avoid long sentences and conjunction chains.
A Western Product Snakes in a Dakota Shanty Tale
An overnight stop with a Dakota pioneer ends with snakes found in a sod shanty. The wife warns Jim to wake the narrator and a club is used to kill two serpents. The man urges the narrator to rise and confront a third snake slipping into the wall.
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Jim
Paving costs listed for Vanderbilt residence in New York
The Will iam H. Vanderbilt residence street pavement in New York City costs over 40000 dollars. The single front stone is the largest known paving stone and cost 9000 dollars including transport. A promotional line notes One Minute Cough Cure by Dr W A Wincut promises relief.
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William H. Vanderbilt
New York City
W. A. Wincut
Pointers for Mealtimes in an Early Kitchen
A housewife keeps desserts on the sideboard and coffee hot in the urn. Remove soup plates quickly to avoid a musty table. A clever cook transforms simple dishes. veal cutlets become extraordinary with tomato sauce, and butter flour mix enhances broiled steak. Garnish with green whenever possible.
Cure for Headache Electric Bitters Ad
An old advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a universal headache cure and remedy for habitual constipation. It claims permanent relief and urges trial, noting prices of fifty cents and one dollar at S. B. Burr Jr's drug store.
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S. B. Burr Jr's
First Class Travel in Scots Hills Breaking the Ticket Rules
An American traveler in Scotland pays 10 for a first class stagecoach ride over rough hills. He sees second and third class passengers enjoying similar seating as hills demand. At each steep ascent the driver orders first class to stay, second and third classes to exit and push, a pattern repeated all day. The traveler feels he got his money's worth by journey end.
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Scotland
Harper’s Round Table
The Fad of Collecting Celebrity Thimbles
A Gotham collection features thimbles once owned by Queen Elizabeth Queen Victoria as a girl Princess Alice and the Princess of Wales among others. The items include a solid useful silver thimble worn by Victoria as a girl and a dainty gold enamel piece linked to a princess.
Atkinson Likely Wins Camden Legislature Return
Hon. Burwell Atkinson is likely chosen to represent Camden in the legislature for a second term. His record in the last term will be a strong argument for re nomination, while Col. Robert Long is mentioned as a possible challenger.
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Burwell Atkinson
Camdenn
Col
Robert Long
Atkinson
Old Man Refuses Cyclopedia Threatens Rider Over House
An elderly man on the Newton Henry line repelled a book agent by declaring he would not have a cyclopedia and would whip any girl who tried to ride one. Covington Enterprise notes the odd scene. Also present is an ad for DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve claiming eczema and piles cures.
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Newton and
Henry Counties
Covington Enterprise
DeWitt
W. A. Wright
Bartow Race Grows as Four Seek County Seat
Hon. C. B. Vincent is named as a legislative candidate in Bartow. The field for redeeming Sam Jones' and Bill Arp's county from the Populists now includes W. S. Battle M. L. Johnson and H. J. Mc Cormick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Vincent
Bartow
Sam Jones
Bill Arp
W. S. Battle
M. L. Johnson
H. J. McCormick
Integrity as the endur ing basis of business ethics
The piece extols integrity as a timeless virtue in business, asserting that honest conduct is the foundation of every transaction and that any erosion of trust harms the enterprise, timeless from past to present.
Porter finds 176 year old handmade plow from 1720
Joseph B Porter of Canton Vermont recently acquired a wooden plow aged about 176 years. The tool was built in 1720 by Jonathan Belcher, an early Randolph settler, for private use and remains in good condition.
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Joseph B. Porter
Canton
Jonathan Belcher
Randolph
Peach Ice Cream Dessert Recipe
A dessert method for peach ice cream describes boiling three pints of cream and beating ten egg yolks with a cup of sugar. After tempering, mix in mashed peaches and vanilla, freeze, repack with ice and salt, and chill before serving in cantaloupe halves.
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Ges
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Ehnyroval
Sare
Aiwart
Erylien Dremond
Boabad
Mundiiony Square
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Broadway
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America
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Atlanta
Everett
Florida
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J. M. Culp
Washington, D. C
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A. Turk
H. Hardwick
Aulasta
Oranawick
Vorett
Josup
Sonny “ Surrency
Hazlehurst
Mstom
Lumber City
Selena
Missier
Rastman
Maconae
Flovilla
Bes
McDonough
Peat Ana Southbouna
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Ly Ghneinnati
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Nam McDonough
Flovitia Eae
Bam Ar
Macon
Cochran
Siam
Eastman Tee
Miss
Helena
Jon “ Lumber Ci ‘ i
Edooy Soratas
Slia Jrazzmonos
Peter Walcroft
Greeley
Bateman
Goater
Samuel Pitcher
Patent Office Department of
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Pitcher’s Castoria
Brewers Lung
HENRY _ LAMAR & SONS
Macon, GA
Tetterine
Drugeists
Rerine J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah, Ga
Gordon
Institute
Barnesville
Georgia
DR. Candler
Scoth
Gordon Institute
Jerem. Pound
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