The Power of the Press Promotes Kidney-Wort Remedy
A Gerald letter extols Kidney-Wort as a universal cure all, claiming it has spread to fifty million people in a year and is now a household remedy for kidney, liver, and bowel diseases from coast to coast. The piece emphasizes the paper’s influence in popularizing the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
Gerald
J. M. Laroque
W. B. Thornton
Baltimore
Harrison streets
GRAND DEPOT Denton Bridge markets cheaper goods
Curio fact notes the Grand Depot at Denton Bridge selling cheaper than any other house in town. Char. I. Willis announces new Fall and Winter stock with boots and shoes specially offered at unbeatable figures and invites patrons to inspect his carefully chosen assortment. He thanks the public for past support and pledges continued effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Bridge
CHAS. I. WILLIS
Autumn Leaves and a Quiet, Kind City Saint
A reflective prose piece extols a cordial neighbor who brightens lives with charity, likening him to autumn light. It celebrates urban generosity in gardens and streets, notes readers collecting plants in thePublic Gardens, and meditates on beauty, nature, and discipline. It closes with a brief historical reminder of English royal assassinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles St
Venice
Church of St. Mark
Tintoret
Veronese
What They Do With Tenn Yeon In Chicago
Eulalie McGirlyzhit waits in a snowbound Chicago mansion for Wu pert, fearing his faithfulness. She reassures herself then reads a volume of Tennyson as Nannette brings the poems. The scene ends with a note on the power of poetry.
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CHICAGO
Eulalie McGirlyzhit
Wu pert
Nannette McGuire
somme de chambre
Assassination History of Presidents and Kings
Over a period of seventeen years two U.S. presidents were assassinated. The note compares this to medieval France and England, where only a few sovereigns were openly assassinated since Clovis. It cites Edward the Martyr, stabbed in the back while drinking wine on horseback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rufus
Edward I
Richard II
Henry VI
Edward IV
Edward V
Richard III
Spencer Perceval
Treasury
Eouse of Commons
Appletons’ Journal
United States
Clovis
England
Egbert
Edward the Martyr
Noted Philadelphia Case Ends in Prison for Forger
The Whittaker will case in Philadelphia ends with Dickerson, a 72 year old Pennsylvania lawyer, convicted of forging a will to fund an orphan asylum for girls. He was sentenced to ten years, forfeited his wedding ring, and faced death by bitterness as his end approached.
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Whittaker
Philadelphia
Dickerson
Pennsylvania
Mr. Whittaker
Girard
Hic
Taoner
Killing and Dressing Poultry for Market
A Victorian guidance excerpt on humane poultry killing and processing. It advises severing the vertebrae through the beak with a sharp knife for instant death, followed by hanging to bleed out, rinsing, and stuffing with fiber packing to preserve shape and freshness. It also warns against pre-killing cramming as it causes fermentation and green putrid meat in markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Parker's Ginger Youle advertised as prevention cure
The ad claims most digestive and internal ailments can be prevented and cured by maintaining stomach liver and kidney health using Parker's Ginger Youle. It asserts Hon. Wm. Taylor of Boston recovered from a scrofulous blood condition through Cuticura Resolvent internally and Cuticura and Soap externally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Taylor
Boston
Dickinson College Journal Letter Reflects Local Election Calm
In a November letter from Dickinson College, a student laments politics’ dominance and notes Cumberland Valley’s cool, steady character. The piece praises Dickinson’s plain, practical spirit, describes the Freshman cane rush with torn coats and scraped knuckles, and praises the college’s teachers and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DICKINSON COLLEGE
DEAR JOURNAL
Mark Twain
Caroline
Carlisle
Cumberland Valley
Dickinson
Annual Chorus of Praise and Seasonal Thanks
A readable fragment praises the giver of feasts, celebrates spring and summer, and hopes for peace across regions. It ends with a bold ad for Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, claiming a cure for female complaints and inviting inquiries.
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Lydia BE. Pinkham
Western ave
Lynn
Mass
Indy
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HANOVER
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C. N. Oehm & Son
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W. P. PATTERSON
W. Pratt St
EASTON
HARDWARE and FOUNDRY
HARNESS
Oliver
Syracuse
Wyard
GENERAL FOUNDRY
DAVI IC. AVERY & CO
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DAVIS
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Denton
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I. WM. E. STEWANT
Talbot
NEW YORK WEEKLY HERALD
Daily Herald
globe
NERALD
Washington
THE FARM DEPARTMENT
Weekly Herald
Paris
London
Tree “ly Herald
ollar
New York Herald
Addrena
Bradway
Ann St
New York
Buter, Egos & General Produce
FARMERS’ MARKET
angém
Jas. Parnell
MERCHANT TAILOR
DENTON, MD
JAMES H. DOWEL
Lumber Commission
W.O
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WILLIS B. ALLEN
Milton
Stuart
Christ
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Midas
Florida
Cuba
New Mexico
Azores
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