Treasures Found in Our American Forests and Cures
An old promotional piece touts American forests for medicinal roots and extols Dr. R V Pierce Buffalo NY cures. It touts Golden Medical Discovery as a stomach tonic and All Healing Salve for sores with testimonials and instructions to obtain free extracts and mail orders. It also promotes Favorite Prescription for nursing and pregnant women and stresses blood purification and natural root extracts.
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Golden Medical Discovery
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
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Sailfish Landing Tactics and Jaws Drawn From The Sea
The sailfish in Atlantic waters is scarce due to locating them and the skill needed to reel them in. They frequent warm Gulf Stream near Palm Beach and attack bait quietly after long takes. they leap and streak, using their sail for aerial navigation, with biting that requires long line and careful hook setting. A separate note laments free candy in stores as nuisance to clerks and patrons.
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Atlantic
Florida Keys
Gulf Stream
Palm Beach
Superstitions of Devon Anglers and Luck at Sea
A London Field writer notes Devon folk believe turning back for forgotten items spoils the day for anglers. In the western highlands a morning sight of a colt with its back turned signals bad luck, worse if a cuckoo is heard before breakfast.
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London
Devon
The Naval Funeral Volley and Taps Tradition
A historical note explains the naval funeral volley replaces the bell used to scare away spirits. The custom evolved from belief in sound repelling evil spirits, with volley firing then becoming preferred over the bell as firearms emerged.
Nine Points of the Law
Jimmy bursts in to tell his mother Georgie cannot use his hand because it is now claimed by his older brother Robbie. The brief scene plays on siblings petty rivalry and possession as a humorous domestic moment from London Answers.
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Jimmy
Georgie
Robbie
London
Katie L. Johnson
East Main Street
Durham
Gems In Verse And Love Poems From Past Poets
A collection of verse fragments and love poems by A E Housman Leigh Hunt Byron and William Wetmore Story including reflections on death nun vows and distant longing. The pieces offer lyrical meditations on faith memory romance and mortality across eras and settings.
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Leigh Hunt
A Distinction and Musings on Cheese Making and Parlia mentary Etiquette
A playful domestic scene opens with pin money talk and a quip about five hundred dollars for pins versus diamonds. An Irish parliament member receives a coy marriage hint, then a chef explains cheese making from curd to ripening, noting bacteria drive the transformation.
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Titia
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Pollard Bros
Hardwrare
L. D. Rogers
Church Street
N. C
H. A. Gaskins
Five Points
Sailfish
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A. E. Housman
Athens
Zoe Mousas Agape
Zoe Mou
Istamboul
Lord Byron
Yhen
Annie
William Wetmore
C. E. King & Sons
West Main Street
The
Cable Co
Mason & Hamlin
the Cable Co
Church St
Durham, N. C
D. B. Cameron
Muy
Mangum
Lakewood Park
Wedney
Matthews Brothers
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