Frontier Heroine Outwits Robbers in Midnight Escape
Mrs. Boswell recounts an 18th century frontier tale of courage as she hides in a chimney during a daytime theft. Thomas, a servant, betrays them while Captain Boswell and the narrator race to protect five thousand dollars from burglars.
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Russel
Boswell
Dan
Jim
New York
Frontier
Custer City
Thomas
Barron
Papa
Milly
Jason
Father
Carried Over Niagara by a Daring River Boat
A man in a sturdy boat is carried over Niagara Falls during sundown amid hazardous rapids. The observer, from Goat Island, describes the boat’s ascent and descent, the lone oarsman fighting the current, and the boat’s final capsize and departure into the precipice, leaving the fate of the adventurer uncertain.
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Aman
Goat Island
Navy Island
Leon
Buffalo Advertiser
Poison Mistake Triggers Late Night Alarm
In Portland Maine a man received a mistaken poison dose from an apothecary's prescription. The household woke to the druggist’s warning that another small dose could have killed him, leaving the man in a stupor.
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Portland
Boston Herald
Carpet Auctions Drive Hotel Carpet Reuse in New York
The New York Times notes regular summer carpet auctions of hotel discards. About 80 000 yards have been sold this season. The typical hotel carpet lasts three years.
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New York
N. Y
Digestive differences among animals of the same species
Colonel Curtis explains in Rural New Yorker that animals vary greatly in digestion. Proper feeding tests compare excrement to healthy standards, reduce food when necessary, and mix nutritious and cooling foods to avoid fermentation and digestive strain.
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Colonel Curtis
New Yorker
Waste from threshing shows grain loss in machines
A German farmer tested threshing-machine waste and recovered twenty-five bushels of rye from a supposedly grain-free hat end, about twenty-five percent of his crop. The note argues for slower feeding, better cleaning mills, and regularly cleaned sieves to reduce shelling loss and chaff carry.
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Kirby Homestead
F. D. Curtis
N. Y
Notable Folk Remedies and Quips From Historic Ads
A collage of 19th century clipping humor and advertisements. Items mention St Jacobs Oil, Dr Pierce remedies, Brown's Iron Bitters, Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer, German Hop Bitters, and various patent medicines. The notes include quips on etiquette, a comet tale, and vendor endorsements from Newark, Elizabeth, Cleveland, and New York contexts.
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Brunon, Myers & Co
Cleveland
Ohio
C. N. Crittenton
New York
Hunt's Remedy Allegedly Eases Kidney and Urinary Ailments
May 8, 1983 correspondence from Con S. F. Tripitts of Dover New Hampshire recounts chronic kidney and urinary problems endured after Civil War service. He credits Hunt's Remedy purchased at Wingate's Drug Store with relief including better sleep and reduced back pain, and notes cures of Bright's Disease in the Dover area.
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Con. S. F. Tripitts
Dover
N. H
Army of the Potomac
Chickahominy
Boston
Hunt
Wingate
Bright
Tibbits
Hunt's Remedy Endorsed By Putnam Postmaster
H S Whitney of Putnam Connecticut writes on May 3 18 3 that after eighteen months of kidney and liver trouble including blood in urine he found Hunt's Remedy highly beneficial. He cites severe prostration and gratitude for relief, recommending it to others.
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Thomas
Chatham
H. S. Whitney
Putnam, Conn
Hunt
T. R. Arry
Moody's New Tailor System of Dress Cutting
Moody's New Tailor System of Dress Cutting advertised by Moody & Co in Cincinnati. Various notices seek salesmen for trees and plants, board for three live workers, and home work offers. Addresses include Geneva New York, Philadelphia, Augusta Maine, and St Louis.
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Moody's
Moody & CO
Cincinnati, Os
H. Patty
Geneva
N.Y
P. W Ziegler & Co
Philadelphia
True & Co
Augusta
Elepsy
Remeyer Ois Arsenal
St. Louis
Newcomerstown
Columbus
Dennison
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Pullman Palace
Columbus Time
Hop Bitters Credited By Readers For Health Claims
A Chicago reader cites relief from typhoid and general debility after using Hop Bitters. Correspondents from Ludington and Monroe praise its effects on kidney and urinary diseases and bilious attacks, claiming cures when medical help failed.
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Ludington, Mich
H. T. Alexander
J. C. Stoetzel
Fulton St
Chicago
Reasons Why You Feel Badly And How Iron Bitters Helps
The passage blames stomach weakness liver disorder thin blood and nervous distress for feeling poorly and promotes Brown's Iron Bitters as a tonic. It claims the drink tones the stomach refreshes the liver enriches the blood calms nerves and strengthens the system so debility and languor disappear. It notes the product costs a dollar at any druggist and urges purchase.
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Manion
Mass
Ruggles
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Cambridge Herald
Cambridge
M. A. Kidder
N.Y. Ledger
Wauve
N. Y. Herald
Stamford
Conn
N. ¥. Hammer
Niagara
Joe Smyrk
St. Jacobs Oil
St. Paul
St. Jacobs
Philadelphia Herald
Exy
Bam
Charles Garrabrant
Broad St
Newark
N. J
N. J. News
Dr. Pierce
Mary
Huntsville
Uia
J. T. Ridley
N. ¥. Advertiser
Evy
FE. H. Sherwood
National State Bank
Elizabeth
N. O. Picayune
Rowe
Society
Marathon Independent
Dartford Sunday Journal
Grenn
Lyon
Russia
Isaac Thompson
N.k.brown
Jamaica
Journal of Health
E. 8
Weis
St. Patrick’s
Ty Buaer
Toledo
Buffalo
Delphia
Berman Ened
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Vogeler & CO
Baltimore
U. S. Postal Service
Valentine Bros
Janesville
Wis
Hop Bitters
Oswego Sun
Monroe, Mich
W. L. Carter
S. Johnson & CO
Eloston
Oseenters I
Molmian
A. J. Holman & Co
Ely
Pryits
Hayfever
Owego
U.S.A
Ely Brothers
Department OF Immigration
Atchison, Topeka & Santa FE
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Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
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Wilkinson
Graves
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Wabash Avenue
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Twombly Knitting Machine Co
Tremont Street
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Seneca and
Kankakee
Richmond
Norfolk
Newport News
Chattanooga
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Nashville
Louisville
Lexington
Lafayette
Omaha
United States
Great Rock Island
R. R. Cable
E. ST. John
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F. L. Pond
Aurora, Kane Co
JONES
Binghamton
Binghamton, N
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Address Standard Life Association
Fort Wayne, Ind
Grand Rapids, Mich
Chicago Scale Co
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C. McCurdy & Co
Cincinnati, O
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A. W. Hamiron &Co
Ann Arbor, Mich
Dr.Chase
Ad. Moore & Suiru
Watertown
Standard Cure Co
Pearl &J
B.m. Woolley
Jay Bronson
Derroit, Micu
Stinson & Co
H.hallett & Co
Purtiind
Hubbell
Pitsburgh Cinem
St Louis
P.C. & St. Ld Ry
James McCrea
E. A. Ford
Baltimore & Ohio
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