Man in Gray Declares He Was Shot and Buried Alive
Greene County man Bob Nichols claims a dramatic return from the dead after a moonshining raid era. He describes being tied to a tree, shot, buried in a trench, shipped to Cincinnati, and revived at a medical college before reuniting with his family and planning a California visit.
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Gray
Post-Dispatch
Union Station
Greene County
Bob Nichols
Granger County
Knoxville
Nichols
Lois
Cincinnati Medical College
California
Tennessee
Pearl —Ex
Mrs. Winlow's Soothing Syrup Promises Quick Teething Relief
For over fifty years Wistow's Sporsing Syrup has been used by millions of mothers to soothe teething children. It claims to ease gum pain cure wind colic and relieve diarrhea. Sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents a bottle.
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Wistow
E. O. DeWitt & Co
Mississippi yarns and a river fishing tale from Private John Allen
The tale describes how Private John Allen of Tupelo Mississippi, famed as the “funny man” of Congress, recalls inviting President Cleveland to Mississippi for a fishing expedition. He recounts hiring colored guides, drinking whiskey, and using brush to create a line of battle that traps fish, all in a humorous, boastful manner. He notes the President has not yet set a time to visit.
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John Allen
Tupelo
Miss
Congress
Cox
Proctor Knott
Cleveland
John
Allen
Dring
Mississippi
Izaak Walton
Summer months bring child mortality warning and relief claim
Young mothers urged to keep DeWitts Colic and Cholera Cure for bowel trouble mortality risk among children. It promises instant relief for cramps bilious colic dysentery and diarrhoea as shown by Dr W A Waissar.
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W. A. Waiaar
Sermon Snippet Urges Devotion Over Ease
Ram's Horn quotes urge strict adherence to divine conditions to open heaven's windows. It warns against drink, saloons, and self satisfactions while praising faithful living and Bible study as paths to moral uplift.
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Heaven
Springy Notion Promotes De Witt’s Liver Pills Cadence
In spring a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of De Witt’s Little Early Risers. The ad claims the pills cleanse the liver purify the blood and invigorate the system. Dr W A Wrienr endorses the remedy.
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de Witt
W. A. Wrienr
Wife Finds Husband Asleep in My Room After Night of Waiting
A married woman from Bernon waited up until midnight for her husband. She returned to her room and found him asleep in his own room. Enraged, she refused to speak to him for a week, the Woonsocket Reporter notes.
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Bernon
Woonsocket
R. I
Ideal Panacea touted for coughs and lung ills by officials
Alderman James L. Francis of Chicago endorses Dr. King's New Discovery as an ideal panacea, used in his family for five years. Rev. John Burgus of Keokuk praises its benefits after fifty years in ministry. Trial bottles offered free at 8 B Burr Jr's drug store.
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James L. Francis
Chicago
Lregard
Dr. King
B. Burr Jr
Cotton Acreage Projections For Current Season
In June 1895 the Agriculture Department estimated last season’s cotton acreage at 23,687,950 acres, 14.8 percent below the 1894 revised figure. For the coming crop the department projects 27,193,766 acres, an implied gain of 3,505,816 acres or 14.8 percent over May’s revised acreage.
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Agricultural Department
Shaker Digestive Cordial Promises Relief From Indigestion
An old advertisement extols Shaker Digestive Cordial as a remedy for indigestion and stomach trouble. It claims the product strengthens the stomach, aids digestion, nourishes the body, and can cure genuine stomach ailments. Sold by druggists for 19 cents to $1.00 per bottle.
Support the Nominees and Loyalty to Party Principles
The Rome Tribune argues that outside party organization dissolves democratic legitimacy and that Independents or populists should not split the vote. It insists on unwavering party support for nominees, urges adherence to the majority’s choice, and endorses using primaries to win the best candidates.
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Rome
Harrison Missed Indiana GOP Convention Address
General Benjamin Harrison had spoken at every Indiana Republican convention since the war except the most recent. At that convention the crowd urged for McKinley rather than Harrison, challenging the precedent for his keynote.
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Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
McKinley
Susan B Anthony Defends Voter Consent on the Pacific Coast
Susan B Anthony, addressing Pacific coast voters, argues Lincoln’s axiom implies women deserve consent before government. She asserts no man is fit to govern a woman without her consent, extending the principle to Wyoming and beyond.
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Susan B. Anthony
Pacific Coast States
Abraham Lincoln
Chew Lange's Plugs The Great Tobacco Antidote
An early tobacco advertisement promotes Lange's Plugs as the great antidote to tobacco use. The 10 cent price and mail order option via A. C. Meyera Co. are noted, with dealers listed in Maryland.
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Chew Lange
A.c.meyera Co
Baito
A Cup of Cold Water for Dogs
A compassionate note urges children to provide constant water for pets. It cites stories of dogs suffering from thirst, including a Scotch terrier begging at a closet and a dog nearly choking chasing water from an ice box. The piece urges country and city readers to leave fresh water accessible for all dogs.
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Flossie
Simmons Liver Regulator Spring Medicine Ad
An old advertisement promotes Simmons Liver Regulator as a spring medicine to cleanse the liver and improve health. The copy urges daily use and highlights a red Z on the package as a sign of the product.
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Simmons Liver Regulator
Time Passes In A Kangas Newspaper Mood
The paper notes with a pensive tone that days pass away one by one and recalls years of noticing the pattern. It quips that when days begin to pass two by two a note will be made, reflecting on the steady march of time.
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Kangas
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