Faithful Heart Endures War Heartbreak and a Forged Will
An Ohio widow recalls a Civil War romance with a colonel of an Iowa regiment famed for sharpshooters praised by Gen. Lyon. After his death at Pleasant Hill a forged will sparked jealousy when another claimant appeared. Lincoln and a return home repaired the rift, leaving the couple with a son born before Santiago.
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Ohio
Iowa
Lyon
Frederick the Great
Pleasant Hill
Morgan
Kentucky
Andersonville
Washington
Lincoln
New Orleans
Santiago
To Keep Sweet Potatoes For Winter Storage
Advice on storing sweet potatoes in the earth rather than cellars or boxes. Keep them in hills of 25 to 30 bushels, cover with straw, build pyramid shapes with boards, and add at least one foot of dirt to prevent warming and cooling cycles that cause rot. Maintain constant temperature.
Browns’ Iron Bitters Promises Dyspepsia Cure
The advertisement proclaims Browns’ Iron Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia, noting its usefulness for stomach, blood, and nerve ailments. It emphasizes the variability of symptoms among cases and asserts broad dealer availability.
Blessing of Work and Health Remedies Noted
A historic note quotes Charles Kingsley on the virtue of labor and discipline. The item then cites Bob Moore of Lafayette Indiana praising De Witt’s Little Early Risers as a non gripping remedy for constipation, with a brief mention of stomach and liver health amid a promotional insert.
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Bob Moore
Lafayette
Ind
de Witt
Toasts Among Foreign Gentlemen in Los Angeles
A recent gathering in Los Angeles brought six prominent foreign born men into a close circle. Each offered a toast to his homeland, with captions praising Russia, Turkey, France, the United States, and Britain before an overlong finale in which the Englishman ridicules the other nations and boasts of prowess.
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Los Angles
Russia
Turkey
France
United States
United States of America
The Ironic Love Letter That Went Astray
A tale of a doomed romance where a man writes a passionate note to Lillian Brunswick before leaving town. His post misfire leads to weeks of despair until he discovers the note was mailed and revealed to all as My dear Lillian City, sealing his bachelor fate as Lillian marries Tom Baldwin.
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Lillian — Brunswick
Lillian
Mountains High
Comstock
New York
Miss Brunswick
Tom Baldwin
Tom
City
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J. W. Hightower
J. W. High Tower
Barnesville
Georgia
Dr. Muffet
C.J. Moffetts M. D
St. Louis, Mo
Sal
Hina
Pitts
Charles Kingsley
Perry Davis
Miles
Denary Bruns
Grand Junction
Bikbart Lad
Parker
Liebid Company
Heew
DIE Big CO
Savannah
Central of Georgia Railway
Ocean Steameship Company
Boston
Merchants and Miners
Baltimore
J.C. Haile
E.H. Hinton
DeWitt
John C. Dunn
Wheeling
W. Va
W. A. Waicut
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