Bayer Aspirin Ad and Film Scene Rain Joke
An old Bayer aspirin advertisement touts genuine Bayer tablets with directions for relief from headaches toothaches neuralgia and rheumatism offering 12 tablet tins at low cost and larger packages from druggists. A San Diego news weekly screening shows two French generals in a car as rain drips and crowds react with disbelief.
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Andies
Bayer
News Weekly
San’ Diego
American Legion Weekly
Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Color Fix For Garments
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It promises rich fadeless colors with guaranteed results when following directions in each package and urges asking a druggist for the Diamond Dyes Color Card of 16 colors.
Five Minute Chats About Our Presidents Andrew Johnson
Five minute series outlines Andrew Johnson 1808 birth in Raleigh North Carolina 1826 opens a tailor shop in Greenville Tennessee 1827 marries Eliza McCardle 1830-33 serves as Greenville mayor 1835-39 in legislature 1841-3 state senator 1843-53 congressman 1853-57 governor of Tennessee 1857-62 senator military governor 1862-5 elected vice president 1865 becomes seventeenth president at age 56 1866 congress veto override civil rights bill
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Andrew Johnson
Raleigh
N.C
Greenville
Tenn
Eliza McCardle
Tennessee
Congress
Johnsons Presidency and Lincoln Policy After Lincoln
A condensed historical account of Andrew Johnsons rise to the presidency after Lincolns death, the clash with radicals over Reconstruction, the 1866 congressional victory that overrode his vetoes, the exclusion of reconstructed states, and the impeachment trial ending with Johnson narrowly surviving. It notes the politics of carpetbaggers, scalawags, Ku Klux Klan intimidation, and the system of military rule in the South.
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Washington
Andrew Johnson
Johnson
Lincoln
South
Charles Sumner
Congress
North
Senate
Mason and Dixon Line
Ku Klux Klan
Union
Ndrew Johnson
Reconstruction
Stanton
War Department
House
House of Representatives
United States
Andrew—Johnson
Chase
Supreme Court
White House
Andy
Ben Wade
Senator Fessenden
Maine
Impeachment and career timeline of Johnson in 1869 1875
The record outlines Johnson's impeachment process from February 22 to May 26, 1868 and his acquittal by the Senate, his retirement from the presidency on March 4, 1869, a defeat for Congress in 1872, and a later senator from March 12, 1875.
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House
Johnson
Senate
Congress
Cats Loosed At Pittsburgh Zoo Stir Panicked Animals
At Highland Park Zoo Pittsburgh cats were released to curb rats but caused chaos. Lions tigers panthers and leopards fled in fear while elephants hesitated, hippos and rhinos showed caution as cages and lofts were overrun. The scene quoted an oil well near McClintockville tied to 1861 production and prices.
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Highland Park
Pittsburgh
McClintockville
Joseph E. Robinson
Pennsylvania
Oil City Correspondence Public Ledger
Sordid Charls and a Lovelorn Exchange
An amusing Regency style vignette opens with Sordid Charls declaring poverty yet offering true devotion. The fair maiden counters with concern for landlords and merchants. The dialogue touches on matrimonial misgivings and social expectations. The hostess and wine are invoked, while a quip notes a man’s regret after marriage.
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Doan
Charles Horton
Broad Way
Fort Chestey
Holland
Gouraud
Wright
Ting
Hegel Ee
Castoria
Parker
Rei
Patelo Tao
Hall
F. d
Cheney & Co
Toledo, Ohio
Grimes
Iowa
Trumbull
Ilinois
Europe
James Morgan
Eliza McArdle Johnson
President Johnson
Tennessee, Co
Carter County
Bill
Postum Cereal Co.Inc
Battle Creek
Mich
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