Burial Practices in New Orleans Cemeteries
The soil lies nearly fluid three feet down so graves are above ground in tombs or batteries of cells. Many tombs are costly marble or masonry vaults stacked seven to eight feet high, each cell bricked after funerals and sealed. A marble tablet marks the seal. locals call these tombs ovens. Some areas lack cellars. shadow excavations exist where drainage allows. New Orleans waterworks, built in 1836, move river water for domestic use, while many homes rely on cisterns for rainwater.
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New Orleans
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup Promises Quick Teething Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup used for teething pain diarrhea wind colic and gum comfort. It claims over fifty years of trust and immediate relief, sold by druggists worldwide at 25 cents per bottle.
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Mrs. Winslow
Colonel Captures Outlaw Judge After Courtroom Fines
A half breed mule thief leads the Colonel to the town where he arrests Jim Hoke also known as Judge. The Judge holds court in a saloon and fines the Colonel ten dollars for breaking in on a poker game, citing respect for the law. An embedded ad promotes DeWitts Little Early Risers as a cure for dyspepsia and related complaints.
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Sandy Bend
Jim
Hoke
M. Quap
St. Louis Republic
DeWitts
W. A. Wright
Curious readers recall proverbs and a Detroit Free Press tale
A collection of famous lines followed by a long Detroit Free Press anecdote about curious patrons. The excerpt contrasts aphorisms with bustling restaurant scenes, ending with praise for Pony's Extract as a lasting family medicine.
Immediate Relief Promised by One Minute Cough Cure
Dr. W. A. Wricur claims moments are wasted by delay and that One Minute Cough Cure provides instant relief. The message emphasizes rapid action to treat coughing without hesitation.
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W. A. Wricur
Widow Jones confusion fuels actor tale in Cincinnati
May Irwin recalls a wary theatergoer who mistook her Widow Jones role for the real widow. The elderly woman, serious and skeptical, challenged the performance and later attended rehearsals to confront the star. Irwin says such incidents once frightened her but now she uses them constructively.
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Cincinnati
May Irwin
Boston Transcript
Widow Jones
Jones
Quotations on virtue and folly from famous thinkers
A collection of brief maxims and sayings from Swift Locke More Steele South Chanon Bruyere Franklin Taylor Pope on virtue, vanity, conscience, and human folly. The lines warn about hypocrisy, self interest, and the costs of ill speech and mistaken pride.
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Pullman
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Atlanta, GA
Seeker
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Bertrand Barere
Charles Pinckney
Jefferson
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Fire and Sword
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Taylor
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