A Kentucky Duel Over a Woman Ends in Truce
Col Bedford Ashley and Judge Hawthorne plan to duel after exchanged letters driven by a mistaken note misaddressed to the other. Col Harris rode Nellie the race filly to stop the mounting dispute, discovering the mix up and averting bloodshed. Nellie Hawthorne will wed Ashley on a named day.
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OL. Bedford Ashley
Kentucky
Col. Ashley
Nellie Hawthorne
Judge Hawthorne
Col Ashley
Nellie
Ashley
Nelle Hawthorne
Lie
Col
Newton Harris
Col. Harris
Miss Hawthorne
BIA
Hawthorne
Sin
Dedford
Newton Barris
Milly
Nelly
Beno Amuley
Doory
Seth
Mixes Hawthorne
Gol. Ashley
Bedford Ashley
Harris
Judge
Walter L. Hawley
St. Louis Republic
Domestic Cookery Notes From Various Sources
A collage of old household tips and recipes including German pudding with custard, oatmeal biscuits, rye batter cakes, soda cream, broiled herrings, raw meat soup, a blue denim floor pillow, floating island dessert, Vegas sausages, and a look at jewelry trends and chatelaine watches for women. Text includes various measurements and instructions across multiple items and periods.
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N. Y. World
Boston
Ladies’ Home Journal
N. Y. Ledger
N. World
Vegas
Strange Headgear and Language Shifts in New York
A fragmented excerpt notes Italian and African American women favor the head handkerchief as outdoor attire reflecting climate adaptation. It traces the term from kerchief to handkerchief to head-hand head cover, citing the New York Sun. The dialogue excerpts parody a professor and hostess discussing Roman topics and a misheard subject.
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New York
N. Y. Sun
Inventive Genus and New Milk Ivory Material Feature
A scrambled recap of inventions includes a boot cleaning machine clearing footwear rapidly, a milk ivory material called lactite advancing toward factory production, and a long Indian copper telegraph circuit between Calcutta and Bombay. Also noted is a National Portrait Gallery plan in London, Chicago travel connections, and various health and humor snippets.
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Iceland
Annals of Indian Telegraphy
Calcutta
Bombay
Indian Department
Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for liver and blood
An 19th century medicine advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for liver complaints dyspepsia scrofula and blood impurities. It promises to invigorate the liver enrich the blood improve appetite and digestion and restore health with a money back guarantee if no benefit is seen.
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Vax
Unio
Dr. Pierce
Prickly Ash Bitters
Prickly Ash Bitters CO
ST. Louis
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