Let Go the Anchor Aboard the Texas at Kennebec River
Captain John Seers commands the Texas bound for Savannah with cotton for Liverpool. His twelve year old son Johnny aids during a mutiny attempt by a tramp with a missing arm. Johnny uses a carpenter’s maul to loose the hawser and anchor the ship, earning praise from his father and the dog Jack.
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Texas
Bath
Kennebec
Savannah
Liverpool
England
John Seers
Johnny
Johnny Seers
Seers
Jack
Capt. Seers
Portland
J. Jenkinson
Horton’s
Cap’n Seers
Sonny
Cap
Vanguard
Father
Cured Rheumatism by Parker’s Tonic and Drug Store Trials
An advertisement recounts cures by Parker’s Tonic including a ten year rheumatism case from Binghamton New York and a pharmacist’s note that he sold over a thousand bottles. It promotes free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and urges trust in a range of tonics and blood purifiers.
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James Pyle
New York
PRICE
Fica
Foster, Milburn & CO
Prap's
Butfkto
N.Y
Yeett
Parker
Michael Guilfoyle
Binghamton
N. Y
R. W. Mosher
Same City
J. H. Young & Co
Dr. King’s
Satisfaction Universal
Thomas
C.R. Hall
Grayville
Ill
America
Cape Horn
California
Ayer
Lolaxo
Mammoth Ocean Hotel
Long Branch
Leland Hotel
Broadway
27Th
28Th Streets
Leland
A One Armed Hero and a Town Tale of Courage
A rattling Sewanee railroad tale features Ross Marchman a twenty two year old telegraph operator who lost his right arm and saved a freight run by signaling through a storm with a missing lamp. His quick action stopped No 12 and prevented a collision while a second train roared past.
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Iever
Doner
Sevral
Ross Marchan
Piedmont Air Line
Southarolina Line
Seanee
Atlanta
Georgia
Ross Marchman
Sewanee
iHe
iWe
Marchman
Sejwanee
Marchman ‘Qo
Amusing Child Sayers and Forsaken Heaven Tales
A collection of anecdotes from classrooms kitchens and post offices showing children’s witty, precocious, and sceptical replies. Jests range from a boy preferring not to be born again to avoid Grandpa in heaven and a girl misremembering the Lord’s Prayer amid domestic interruptions.
Perfectly Dreadful Society Chat Turns Sour
A humorous overheard exchange reveals a society scene where "Chawley" and "Hawy" mock a vulgar showgirl at Mrs Bullion's, discuss conundrums and fried frogs in Paree, and react to Freddie Simpson’s boils while seeking a soda fountain for relief.
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Chawley
Yaas
Freddie Simpson
Sulphur Bitters Promoted For Clear Skin
The speaker urges BrusHep to use Sulphur Bitters as the best blood purifier to achieve a pink and white complexion and clear smooth skin, after commenting on her pimples.
Lincoln in the Hospital Aged Soldier Relates Lincoln Visit
A Union veteran recalls a May 1863 visit by President Lincoln and Secretary Chase to a Finley hospital ward. Lincoln comforted a mortally wounded Vermont boy, promised to write to his mother, and stayed with him until death, tears in his eyes as the boy passed. The account ends noting how the soldiers loved Abe Lincoln.
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Postoffice
General Postoffice
Park Row
John
Frank
Gulf of Mexico
N. Y. World
Mrs. Payne
Ellen
Mr. Payne
Dearie
Lincoln
Finley
Chase
Chattanooga
Vermont
Mr. Lincoln
Tne
Boys In Blue
Abe Lincoln
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Promises Thorough Health Cleansing
The advertisement touts lasting effects of Ayer's Sarsaparilla claiming it removes lingering taints of scrofula from the body. It emphasizes thorough cleansing and permanent improvement as a result of use.
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Ayer
Homemaking Skills Highlighted as Essential Education
A Victorian voice argues that girls should be taught home making and ruling skills alongside arithmetic. It warns that lack of domestic mastery harms marriage happiness and independence when servants are unavailable. Also retold are shipboard anecdotes and a Sojourner Truth reminiscence linked to Lincoln.
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Bridget
George Cary Eggleston
Baptism Scene Sparks Hope for Young Family
An old Methodist minister baptizes a baby in Echoes from Welsh Hills. He speaks warmly to the parents urging them to raise the child with strong guidance and virtuous influence, hoping the infant becomes a future notable figure like Christmas Evans or John Elias. The mother names the child Jane.
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Christimas Evans
John Elias
Jane
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Cc. A. Greene
Phenix
Hope 8 Rect
Public Laws OF
Rhode Island
General Assembly
Providence Plantations
Josuma M. Addeman
Royal Baking Towomie
Dao
James Ross
O. McCraney
Iowa
Bend
Keystone Watch Case
Philpedelphia
ASON
Anzs Crawford Mun
Des Crawfor Munro
Utis Munro
Nuardian
Bristol
James II
Joan A
Arthurs
West
A. West
Plteria
Frank H. Converse
Buckingham
Edinburg
Blackie
Tommy
Bertie
Mrs. Hemans
Grandpapa
Heaven
Willie
Wallsend
Newcastle
Betsy
Mamma
Chambers Journal
Brixham Harbor
Wen
Sojourner Truth
Washington
Sand
Warren Leland
Mr. Leland
Aveer
Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co
Lowell
Mass
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