Old Berkshire auction custom and Doans Kidney Pills tale
A Berkshire auction tradition lights a candle as bids rise, then extinguish with the last bid winning. The piece also promotes Doan’s Kidney Pills via Mrs Judson Ellis of Jackson Michigan describing relief from backache and kidney trouble. A New York editor and wife story ends with a wry remark about a porcelain piece riveted with gold.
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Tingland
Sde
Berkshire
Judson Ellis
Francis St. Jackson
Mich
Doan
Fosder-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Peanut politics in a zoodernatorial campaign
The paper cites peanut politics as a term used in a zoodernatorial campaign. Mrs. Chugwater and Mr. Chugwater discuss the phrase, suggesting it reflects a humorous or satirical view of political maneuvering in a local context.
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Chugwater
Josiah
Chicago Tribune
Postum Replaces Coffee Improves Husband’s Health
A Memphis wife credits Postum with curing her husband’s stomach and heart trouble after stopping coffee. She notes his strength and weight gain over a year, despite an initial taste issue and the doctor’s suspicion of coffee as the cause.
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Memphis
Map Makers Who Shaped Two Nations at Yorktown
Washington review of Rochambeau's map makers Dumas Lameth Berthier reveals their future roles in French and American history. Dumas aided Lafayette in Varennes and national rescue, Lameth rose to lead cavalry and later opposed the king, while Berthier became Napoleon's chief of staff and minister of war. The piece follows their intertwined fates from the Franklin era through Napoleonic wars and Berthier’s dramatic death.
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Viii
White Plains
Washington
Louis XVI
Rochambeau
Tappan Zee
Lafayette
Marquis
de Revelle
Marquis de Lafayette
Matthieu Dumas
Engineers
Charles de Lameth
Royal Cavalerie
Alexandre Berthier
Regiment of Soisonnals
Trenton
Battle of
Brandywine
Monmouth
New York
Dumas
Berthier
France
Varennes
de Lameth
Revolutionary Army
Napoleon
Neufchatel
Prince
Wagram
Yorktown
Cornwallis
United States
Berthier and
Boston
Dr. Cooper
Italy
Bette
Scherer
Kellermann
Napoleon Bonaparte
Montenotte
Millesimo
Lodi
Directory
Marie Louise
Austria
Coulincourt
Paria
Fontainebleau
Paris
Louis XVIII
Elba
Lotis
Ghent
Berthiey
Bomberg
Bavaria
Berthieu
Republic of the United States
Republic of France
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Wit of the Youngsters BFFSSS
A family scene unfolds with Lola urged indoors before rain arrives. Johnny refuses to share his apple, citing his mother’s rule against doing things by halves.
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Johnny
Concentrated Fragments Characterize Tight Note
A short, fragmented excerpt uses terse phrasing and quotation marks to convey emphasis on concentration. The text hints at a single idea or instruction without full context, leaving readers to infer its meaning from minimal content.
Showman and Beast Stir Den of the Wild at Fair
Report notes a chaotic street show with a novice trainer and a lively tiger inside a cage. A farmer complains about costs from the showman while a Big City crowd watches a parade by the police.
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Borneo
Baltimore
Rough on Rats in Out Buildings Advised for Pests
An 19th century pest control note recommends spreading Rough on Rats mixture in buildings. It instructs mixing with food, placing in boards under floors, sealing large openings while keeping small exits for rats. A 25 cent box claims to clear hundreds of rats and mice in a night or two at E S Wells in Jersey City.
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Wells
Jersey City
N. J
No Minrepresentation Over Mosquito Claim at Summer Resort
A proprietor of a summer resort asserts his booklet, printed in February, proves there were no mosquitoes within 600 miles at that time. The exchange questions the booklet’s accuracy and the truth of the advertised conditions.
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Webruary
Chicago Tribune
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
A 19th century advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It asserts local applications fail and promises $100 for any deafness cured by catarrh treatment not resolved by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Tiall
Tree
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Drugeists
Tbe
Hall
The Professor TM Hxplatina and Astronomers’ Eyes
The dialogue asks why astronomers have strong eyes and Dr Pierce's Pills are advertised as small sugar coated tablets that regulate and invigorate the stomach and bowels. The piece presents a curiously parodied merchant tone.
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Dr. Pierce
Weather Prophet Hospitalized After Forecast Backfires
Startled by his own accuracy the weather prophet was taken to the hospital after a forecast allegedly came true. Triplett confirms the shock proved too much, noting the event surfaced as a dramatic public moment.
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Twynn
Triplett
Alabama man tells odd Birmingham dog tale in Harper's Weekly
An Alabama man shares a strange Birmingham story about a downtrodden dog named Moreover. The tale reflects a curious slang exchange about Bible verses and the dog’s fate, as printed in Harper's Weekly.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Harper's
Weekly
Jefferson
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