An Unknown Friend of Half Moon Miners Saves Little John
In the Half Moon camp a sick miner named Little John neared death amid a brutal trek. Bill Lewis led a perilous rescue, hauling the delirious youth on a litter behind a burro Balaam to a timber-line cabin, then down to safety and care. Lewis then revealed a plan to secure ten thousand dollars for the boy’s mother and a future home. Little John was shipped home with funds, while Lewis faced an arrest at a railway station for a prior gambling-house remark.
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Half Moon
Gunnison
Arkansas
Bill Lewis
Missouri
Pacific
Amon
Bil Lewis
Zeno Brown
Little John
Gwlch
Bill
Susie
Nellie
John
Ohio
Pards
Balaam Balaam
Taylor Creek
Brush Creek
Copper Creek
Red Mountain
Bromley
Colorado
Balyam
Balaam
Californy
York State
Timber-Line
Peble
Dave
Leadville
Belden
Hayden
Raiload
William 2. Parsons
Chicago
Lincoln
White House
Earth
William Moul
West Sandlake
Troy
Carse
Supreme Court
David Kennedy
Corns and Chilblains Roused by Buckboard Scroggs Talk
The Detroit Lincoln Club heard Buckboard Scroggs mock serious medical tales about corns and chilblains. He jokes that corns come from blood reactions, while chilblains spread, confound footwear, and linger all winter. He quips about old cures and ends by offering to let members test his remedies.
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Detroit Linckiln Club
Iee
Kentry
Don Buneh
Chilblain
Ford
Panter Plurilas
Cicera Aremens
Gineral Jackson
Farm and Garden Tips From The Rural New Yorker
Diphtheria treatment for horses with chlorate of potash two drachms in solution. handle seed potatoes gently to protect eyes and crop. Salt in egg yolk can ease bites. fried pig feet recipe with sour milk batter. Gardener notes on pruning evergreen leaders and weed competition. Earache remedy olive oil and chloroform used. potato dish with sage onion and butter baked in pie dish.
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New Yorker
Boston Globe
W. Y. Post
Chicago Journal
Gardener's Monthly
Farmers’ Magazine
The Servant Girl and the Kitchen Labor Dilemma
A long article explores how American housekeepers struggle to hire reliable servants. It traces changing attitudes from 19th century New England to immigrant maids, noting social stigma, high wages, and women leaving service for factories. The piece argues mistresses must treat servants with respect to preserve labor quality.
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New England
Lowell
Wales
Gia
Dera Post
Amanda Fall Sentenced to Workhouse in Dayton Ohio
Amanda Fall an assumed name is sent to the Dayton workhouse. Councilman Lincoln of Pittsburgh escorted her home. She is the daughter of a former Ohio governor and congressman noted for a noted wartime service. A sister is married to a Pittsburgh millionaire.
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Amanda Fall
Dayton
Lincoln
Pittsburgh
Ohio
United States House of Representatives
Senate
Cleveland
Local Man Reports Rheumatism Cure With St Jacobs Oil
Mr Peter Manen of 212 W Twenty fourth St New York says six years of rheumatism ended after using St Jacobs Oil the remedy. A neighboring grocer advertises spring chickens year round and is tagged as having too much enterprise by the Worrstown Herald.
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Peter Manen
W. Twenty Fourth St. N. Y
St. Jacobs Oil
Worrstown Herald
Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer Promises Natural Hair Growth
A nineteenth century advertisement touts Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer as a water clear vegetable formula that frees the scalp from dandruff, restores gray hair to its natural color, and promotes new growth without harming health unlike sulfur or nitrate-based products. It claims rapid browning of faded hair to a glossy brown and offers bottle warranty with wholesale agents Joan A. King & Co. Chicago and U N Crittenton New York.
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Joan A. King & Co
Chicago
U. N. Crittenton
New York
Rheumatic Remedy Claim Promises Quick Cure in U S
An advertisement touts Durang's Rheumatic Remedy as a universal cure for rheumatism taken internally with rapid effects. It claims guaranteed success, urges readers to request a free forty page pamphlet from RB. Helfenstine, Druggist, Washington, D.C., and notes a Michigan lecturer reaching age 189.
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United States
Durang
RB. i. Helpaenstine
Washington,d.c
Michigan
Topeka
When Doctors Disagree on Kidney-Wort Value
Digest of medical patent medicine notices praising Kidney-Wort for liver and bowel disorders with endorsements from Dr. P. C. Ballou of Monkton and various quack cures. Includes anecdotal quips on etiquette and fashion, plus ads for dyes and cough tonics.
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P. C. Ballou
Monkton
Remarkable Cure for Bright's Disease in Vermont
In Vermont a Master Mason, Joseph Jacques, suffered swelling, paralysis, spitting blood, and intense pain from Bright's disease. After trying Warner's Safe Cure, his health restored, doctors confirm the diagnosis, and railroad officials vouch for his return to service. Letters from South Easton, Massachusetts, and other testimonials accompany the account.
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Sr. Albans
Messrs
Vermont
América
Joseph Jacques
Vermont Central Railroad
Tia
J. E. Rankin
Washington
Congregational Church
Warner
Oscar I. Fussett
United States
Mr. Jacques
Jacques
Bright
John W. Hobart
James M. Foss
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Atlante
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