Tragic tale of Curly-head and the old log house
A veteran recounts a deadly accident in the Black River country where his son Curly-head, with yellow curls, was fatally struck by an axe. The speaker describes the moment, the ringlet kept in the family Bible, and vows of memory as the hairs on his head are numbered.
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Joe
Kentry
Sally
Black River Country
Pentleman
Rysdyka Hambiedonian
George Patchem
Cassius Clay
Seeley
American Star
Old Vermont
Black Hawk
Tom Jefferson
Sir Raymond
Bulla Gilderoy
H. M. Howe
Roanoke
A. E. Burnside
American Jersey Catto Club
Age
United States
Anplytopuls
Raymond H. Perry
Johnny Pringle and the Burglars in the Coneshaven Mine
Nine year old Johnny follows a hint of danger into the Coneshaven Mine on Humpback Hill seeking his brother Jim’s dinner. He discovers burglars tools, a seal skin coat, and a tin box with stolen Iron Company money. Johnny escorts the team to the old mine, supplies the clue, and earns a thousand dollar reward while his family retires on a new farm.
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Jim
Sam
Johnny
England
Pennsylvania
Iron Company
Humpback Hill
Coneshaven
Jim Pringle
Bingham
Johnny Pringle
Humpback
Harper
Ely's Cream Balm Endorsed By New York Colonel
Col J Maidhof of New YorkTestifies after ten years of hay fever relief using Ely's Cream Balm He lists his Broadway address and claims it cures rose cold hay fever and catarrh and notes he has recommended it to friends and merchants in Ithaca N Y T Kenney a dry goods merchant also attests to cures from using the balm.
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Col
J. Maidhof
New York
Ely
J.maidhof
Broadway
T. Kenney
Ithaca
N. Y
Diug
U. S
Europe
U.S
A. Richmond Medical Co
Props
Bt. Joseph
Sulphur Bitters Claim Confidence From Satisfied Customer
A testimonial from J. R. Nasu of Hot Winthrop Boston asserts that enduring years of illness with a complaint was cured by Sulphur Bitters, claiming the remedy restores confidence in those who deliver it.
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J. R. Nasu
Hot Winthrop
Boston
Washington Lawyer Challenges Widow Pension Suit
A Washington attorney filed suit over a widow’s pension after her husband died, alleging a dispute over benefits and eligibility. Both sides seek resolution of federal pension provisions affecting the survivor’s claim.
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Washington
Wells' Rouch on Corns Ad for Cure 15c
An advertisement offers Wells public domain remedy Rouch on Corns claiming quick complete and permanent cure for corns warts bunions. The note requests Wells rough on corns as a shorthand. The price is shown as 15 cents.
Advice for Young Men on Duty and Self-Reliance in Hard Work
A long exhortation urging self-reliance, hard work, and pride in honest labor. It warns against laziness, mocks idle dreams, and cites Burdette and a monk who chose shoemaking over preaching. The piece stresses that opportunity comes from effort, not wealth or status, and calls for young men to marry, work, and earn their living.
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Burdette
Adam
Brigham Young
Europe
Howver
Omebody
Fry
Bold 18th century raid on Gen Schuyler’s Albany hall
The narrative recalls General Schuyler's peril during a 1781 British raid near Albany. John Walter Meyer leads a mixed force of Tories and Indians to seize the house, but a Dutch laborer warns the general. Schuyler’s family is protected in a upstairs room as attackers loot, with a child and a brave daughter guiding a cradle escape. The assault ends when the General’s rallying shout sends the raiders fleeing into the woods.
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Clinton
Washington
New York
Schuyler
Albany
John Walter Meyer
Schuyler House
St. Nicholas
Examinations Test Public School Teachers on Staten Island
A Staten Island public school examination turns into a satire as a teacher assigns a random arithmetic problem to a student and invites dignitaries to work it on the board. One by one officials refuse or stumble, citing overtaxing children, until Justice Southfield volunteers to try.
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Jude
Brown
New York
Staten Island
John Smith
Castleton
Middleton
Rail signal time clock aids train interval viewing
Peter Long of Greensburg Massachusetts has patented a railroad signal time clock. Mounted like a danger signal it shows the time elapsed since the preceding train passed the point. The minute hand resets to 12 at each train and stops at 55 minutes if no train follows for an hour, signaling a clear track.
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Peter Long
Greensburg
Mags
Mrs Brown a Literary Woman
A humorous exchange noting Mrs Brown as a literary woman and her skill creating pen-wipers while a Vege tines tonic claim is offered as a Nature's remedy.
How to avoid kerosene lamp explosions
A safety notice explains that kerosene vapors ignite more than the liquid itself. It warns that half full lamps can vaporize oil to form an explosive cloud and that pouring oil on a flame or into a lit lamp causes blasts. Never pour oil on fire or into a lighted lamp.
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Rae
Paper Money Secrets Spark Poverty Claims in Newport News
In a manufacturing town an employer paid workers seven hundred dollars in marked crisp bills on a Saturday. By Monday four hundred fifty dollars of those same bills were deposited in a bank by saloon keepers. The incident illustrates why many people remain poor.
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Newport News
Brown's Iron Bitters Praised Across Several States
Dr W B Cummin of Biarra Tennessee and Rev J Cain of Lewisville Indiana endorse Brown's Iron Bitters for relief from malaria indigestion dyspepsia heart burn and general ill health. Both report strong efficacy and satisfaction with the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biarra
Tenn
W. B. Cummin
Lewisville
Ind
J. Cain
How Watch Cases are Made
Most men aim for a gold watch case but few know its craft. Gold alone lacks stiffness and strength, so James Ross Gold Watch Case design blends gold with a stronger metal to improve solidity and fit. The result reduces gold use and halves cost. Read an 8 cent Keystone pamphlet from Keystone Watch Case Factories Philadelphia for details.
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James Ross
Keystone Watch
Philadelphia
James Bose
Keystone
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