Death of the Doll in Bocage Village Tragedy
In Bocage Central France a Parisian girl brings her dying daughter Nini to Nurse Mother Gerard for care. The doll speaks as a comforting mother figure to the child, who dies after months of illness. The village holds a mournful funeral where children bury their dolls with Nini, the event prompting fifteen new dolls gifted later in memory.
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Bocage
France
Gerard
Mother Gerard
Little One
Nini
Nina
Ileaven
Mamma
Paris
Nint
Neville
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Buckwheat Cakes Sundae and the Three-Legged Steer Tale
A Chicago Tribune note mocks kitchen mischief as a waiter complains customers find flour tasteless. The cook plans to fix the batter by adding sand, yielding a first batch deemed satisfactory. A separate East Saginaw resident owns a three legged steer born that way, yet moves readily.
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Chicago Tribune
East Saginaw
Ephemeral Patent Medicine Ads Mention Potions and Quips
A collage of old time drug advertisements mentions Dr. Pierce’s Pellets for biliousness and headaches, Brown’s Bronewtan Troches, Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike’s Toothache Drops, Carter’s Little Liver Pills, and Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh. Also includes tongue in cheek lines about Ponce de Leon and social clubs.
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Prof
Hale
Pike
Carter’s Little Liver Pills Advertisement Claim
An ad touts Carter’s Little Liver Pills as a positive cure for sick headaches and disorders caused by an imperfect liver. It promises a single pill per dose and highlights health benefits.
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Carter
Lost Cat Reward and Women’s Health Cure Ads
A 2500 dollar reward tale about a London cat mirrors a sales pitch for Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. The ad promises to cure “female weaknesses” and other ailments with a guarantee and refund, plus a 160 page booklet available by mail for ten cents. Worp's Dispensary Mexican Association, Buffalo, NY, is listed as the proprietors.
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Jacob Green
Brown
Green
Dr. Pierce
London
Worp’s Dispensary
Mexican Association, Proprietors
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Cleveland and Marietta Railway Through Line Announcement
A historical notice describes the Cleveland and Marietta Railway route linking Marietta Caldwell Cambridge Newcomerstown Canal Dover Canton Akron Cleveland Buffalo Toledo Pittsburgh New York Coshocton Newark Zanesville Columbus Chicago St Louis and Kansas City with a sequence of dates and times.
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Marietta
Caldwell
Cambridge
Newcomerstown
Canal Dover
Canton
Akron
Cleveland
Buffalo
Toledo
Pittsburgh
New York
Coshocton
Newark
Zanesville
Columbus
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
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Valley Railways
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Stanley
Whipple
Warner
Elba
Dexter City
Macksburg
South Olive
Dudley
Elle Valley
Glenwood Heesee
Point Pleasant
Byesville
Oldham’s
Miller’s
Kimbolton
Guernsey
Post Boy
Woomerstown
Wolf’s
Phillipsbur
Turner’s
Dover Valley
June Valley
Canton Akron
Chigags, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Missouri River
Joliet
Ottawa
Peoria
la Salle
Ona Rock Island
Illinois
Davenport
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Winterset
Audubon Harlan
Council Bluffs
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
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Sioux Wallis
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St. Joseph
Kansassee
Missouri
Omaha
Fairbury
Nelson
Nebska
Hortonopelis
Hutchinson
Wichita
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Abilene
Kansas
Pond Creek
Kingfisher
Fort Reno
Indian Territory
Colorado Springs
Denver
Pueblo
Colorado
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Palace
Pacific
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Neb
Sene
Topeka
Wnsscour
River
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Ogden
Portland
Pipestone
Sioux Falls
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Kankakee
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Atchison
Leavenworth
United States
Canada
ST. John
Eneral
Mineral Point
Sparta
Thornsburgh
Old Portage
Hawkins
Alexanders
Tinkers Creek
Thornburgh
Canal
WM. Thornburga
R. A. Curran
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Terre Haute Express
Ponce de Leon
Florida
Texas Siftings
Baltimore American
Rochester Post-Express
Atchison Globe
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Pearl Street
Binghamton
Oregon
Oregon Immigration Board
Elkhart Carriage and Harness Manufacturing Company
Elkhart
Ind
Detroit Free Press
Kearney Enterprise
Tansill
Paragon
St. Jacobs Oil
Samuel B. Shiplor
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore, Md
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Madison
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Sec’y
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Rochester
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Kingsway
Pennsylvania
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Gen's Pass
Bellaire, Zanesville & Cincinnati Railway
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Cleveland & Marietta Railway
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Wilmington Sabina
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W. J. B. Rhodes
Supt. of Transportation
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Washington, D.C
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J. W. Necormik & Sons
Brewster Safety Rein Holder CO
Holly, Mich
Baltimore & Ohio
Philadelphia
Washington and
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Valley Railway
Cleveland, Akron, Canton & Marietta
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East Akron
Myeresville
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Wagen Therebe Sa
Faineral Point
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Decatur
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Warren
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Fast Line
Western Express
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Chicago & Wheeling
WM. Cole
James McCrea
B.A. Ford
Pittaburgh
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