Flighty and the minister’s son in a summer of rebellion
A Detroit Post and Tribune reminiscence recounts a childhood confinement with Flighty the horse as two children Jamie and a younger sister defy a minister father. After a day of risk and mischief they face punishment, culminating in a moral test of courage and forgiveness within a stern household.
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Tvern
Jamie
Father
James
Father Ae
Mary L. Wright
Detroit Post and Tribune
Doctor Lover Wins Some Fees After Behalf of Maiden Lady
A case before Mr Justice Chitty ruled on whether a physician who was also the suitor of a dying maiden could charge for professional visits. The executor, a medical man, billed nearly £500 for medical services including two daily visits for 377 days at 2s 6d, and trips driving the lady. The court allowed most charges but cut half of the visits that were deemed romantic, while preserving a daily driving fee of three guineas.
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Justice Chitty
Justice Chittytt
Pall Mall Gazette
Mr. M
Roger Williams
Providence
R.L
Hunt
Mars
L. G. Tanner
Pearl Street
Patron Thwarts Editor in Crosby Feud Over Words
A Crosby editor accused a patron of theft in his paper and faced backlash. The patron, aided by many relatives, reportedly trapped the editor in a thicket after a dispute over wording. The incident highlights local tensions and press-patron clashes.
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Ia Te
Crosby
Texas Siftings
Bill
Organist Lifts Providence Church Service Mood
An organist at a Providence church in Rhode Island relieved the monotony of service with spirited hymn accompaniment and melodic interludes. The performance drew praise from congregants and added vibrancy to Sunday worship.
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Providence
R. L
Congregational arch at Hennikery shad deacons across 114 years
A local historical note records the Congregational arch at Hennikery in New Hampshire as having eleven deacons during its 114 year history. The terse summary highlights long service and steady leadership within the church community.
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Hennikery
N. H
Uncle Eb’s Trick for Gin and Water Laughs Topeka
A rheumatic old man Meeker travels to Topeka and with St Jacobs Oil returns home cured to Oswego. Ancle Ex plots a crafty scheme to drink gin by swapping a water-filled bottle and a tin two-shilling piece. The trader discerns the ruse and accepts the water while Eb departs laughing.
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Meeker
Topeeker
St. Jacobs Oil
Osweeger
Uncle Eb
Unhappy Women Seek Health in Doctor Guysett’s Drink
A fragment lists symptoms from nervous exhaustion to faintness and palpitations and claims relief in one bottle of Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. The text also notes a London rumor that foreigners fail when gambling on English railway stocks, reflecting era concerns and remedies.
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Guysett
London
Kidney-Wort Promised for Health Amid Quack Claims
An 1882 testimonial touts Kidney-Wort as a premier medicine for liver kidney and bowel health in liquid or dry forms. A separate note claims Dr Benson's Skin-Cure cured chronic hand scabs and improved a longtime condition, illustrating generic patent medicine advertising from the era.
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Dr. Benson
Patent Heel Stiffene for Old Boots and Shoes
Straighten your old boots and shoes with Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffene and wear them again. Sold by shoe and ware dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyon
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted By Dr Pierce Ad
An advertisement extols Dr. R. Pierce of Buffalo NY and the World's Dispensary Medical Association. It touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for liver and blood diseases, claims rapid but safe healing, and mentions accompanying Pleasant Pellets and the People's Common Sense Medical Adviser book offered for sale.
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R. Pierce
Buffalo
Dispensary Medical
State of
New York
Pierce
Congress of the United States
Invalids’ Hotel
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Itig
Common Sense
Paris revives custom of tiny visiting cards for babies
Thirty years ago in Paris a custom of tiny visiting cards for babies appeared. The practice has been revived with renewed interest among parents and greeting card makers.
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Paris
Instant Relief Claim For Dr Hall's Balsam For Lungs
Mrs Ann Lacour of New Orleans reports her son, long sick after two years of doctors, was deeply prostrated by a coughing spell when they gave Dr Hall's Balsam for the Lungs as directed. The remedy produced instant relief and renewed breath. The note cites a positive outcome used after a hotel fortune ad in the New York Star.
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Ann Lacour
New Orleans
Gates
P. O
T. A. Slocum
Pearl St
New York
Personal Tre VolTaic Belt Co trial offer
Marshall Michigan firm sends Dr Dye's Celebrated Electro Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on thirty day trial for men affected by nervous debility lost vitality and related troubles with a guarantee of restoration of health and vigor. No risk. thirty days allowed. Also notes eye water herbal remedies seed dressings and cough cures from various manufacturers.
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Tre VolTaic Belt Co
Marshall, Mich
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