Life Balsa and Bitters Advertisements in 19th Century Papers
A compilation of testimonials and notices for life balms and root bitters by W. A. Bowyer Cleveland Ohio and other sellers. Claims cure consumption and chronic ailments, details pricing at one and six bottle bundles, with invitations to request samples and circulars. Also promotional notes for The Weekly Sun with emphasis on political coverage and readership.
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Balsa
el Cheyeland
Nowyer
Drogyma
Express
W. A. Bowyer
Ohio Etreet
Cleveland
Ohio
Barsaparina
Frozler
Expres
Monte Azier
Erie Street
Clevela
Belog
Stan
W. . Bowyer & Co
Oblu Street
Vinvelsnd
Fhunder
Whitehall
Troy
Saratoga
Rutland
Wilking
the Times
There is No Unbelief in the Prayers of Faith
Poem speaks of steadfast belief in God across seeds and seasons. It holds that trust sustains life, light breaks through, and the future’s harvest grows under divine power. Refrains repeat There is no unbelief, urging patience and confidence in providence.
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Aleep
Aledarea
Popular Tales of Jealousy and Vain Hope on a Trains
A domestic drama unfolds as Jessie Wintringham suspects her husband Rich of flirtations after a train ride and a covert note from her clandestine admirer. A note reveals her own flirtation and leads to a reconciled, playful ending between Rich and Jessie.
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Jessie
Proctor and the Moon Debate on planetary death theory
The piece discusses Mr Proctor’s moon theory that the moon is dead and extrapolates a future of planetary disintegration. It notes the long time scales involved, the sun's cooling, and a possible reassembly of systems, then shifts to a touching Saint Louis school incident about a poor girl hiding lunch blocks from her teacher.
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Proctor
St. Louis
Rena
Belittling the Booby Label in School Hindered Liebig
A historical anecdote recalls how the young Justus von Liebig was mocked as a booby for poor school memory. The piece argues the cruel system hid his later genius in chemistry and notes a fellow pupil who excelled in music and became Vienna’s Imperial Opera conductor Reuling. It advocates a more rational education approach.
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Liebig
Liesbig
Individus Liebig
Vienna
Imperial Opera House
Walter Scott
Justus Liebig
Mystery of subterranean rivers links great lakes
A long, garbled excerpt discusses hydrology and folklore from the Great Lakes region. It mentions Lake Ontario depth versus other lakes, a hypothesized subterranean river from Lake Superior to Ontario, and notes about fisheries and odd historical asides. The text mixes scientific conjecture with anecdotes about people, places, and events from the period.
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American Lakes
Lake
Hine
Lake Ontario
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Lake Huron
Michigan
Superior
Ontaro
Detroit River
Lake Superior
Huron
St. Lawrence
Nimuat
A Delightful Legend Of Solomon’s Temple Site
A legend ties the temple of Solomon to brothers sharing a wheat field near the site. Each night both rise to share the other’s shocks, hoping to aid the other’s family. Their mutual generosity leads to the “temple” built between their shocks, admired as a world wonder.
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Solomon
A Shrewd Womap and The Liverpool Line Pact
A maiden landowner sold adjoining land to the Liverpool Steam Packet Company with a lifetime travel privilege for herself and a companion on any vessels. She soon left land life, moved aboard a ship bound for South America, and now sails at the company's expense. She advertises for a companion paying her fare, having reportedly saved around ten thousand dollars. The company offers to cancel the agreement but she refuses, enjoying health at sea with no end in sight.
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Bridgeport
Mnum
Bayanm
Aaid
Purohager
Liverpool Steam Packet Company
Abe
South America
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