Publicity claims for Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery
Attested publicity proclaims Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as safe for many feminine ailments and free of narcotics. It touts the Golden Medical Discovery for mucous membrane cures and digestive relief, claiming broad effectiveness though cautions about non miracles. Free prospectuses offer details on properties and claimed cures for blemishes, eruptions, and skin issues.
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Pierce
Womy
Dr. Pierce
Rome
Bage
Gelden
Tiereus
V. Pierce
Curious German Ox Race At Whitsun Festival
A May festival in German provincial districts features an ox race where owners ride bareback without whips or harness. Riders rely on voice to guide the oxen across a wide field, starting at one side and finishing opposite. Spectators may interfere, oxen balk, but the winner is crowned amid garlands and cash prize.
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Germany
Lncky
Pittsburg
Political conventions and party platforms in early America
The text notes that no party held a national convention or adopted a platform before 1831. The anti Masonic party held the first national convention in Baltimore on September 26, 1831 naming William Wirt but offering no platform. The Whigs followed later that year with Henry Clay nominated but no principles declared. The Democratic party convened in Baltimore later, defining campaign issues.
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anti-Masonic Party
Baltimore
William Wirt
Whigs
Aes Clay
Sharpening Wits Behind the Doorway Exchange
An aged ped dler with a razor paste asks if something needs sharpening. A smart youth by the door replies that they can sharpen their wits, noting they have something to work on, as the old man speaks in a brisk, cryptic line.
THE SHOEMAKER SAINTS STORY OF ROMAN BROTHERS MARTYRED
The article recounts Saints Crispin and Crispinian, Roman Christian missionaries who preached in Gaul, made shoes in Soissons, faced torture under Emperor Maximianus Herculius, and were beheaded around 287 AD. Their remains allegedly washed ashore at Romney Marsh, with a church built in their honor in Soissons and Corded as patron saints of shoemakers. It also notes legends of a procession and later laurel and sunflower notes, plus verses and short items from London Answers and Penny Magazine.
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St. Crispin
Crispinian
Rome
Gaul
St. Quintin
Soissons
Paul
Noa
Maximianus Herculius
Belgic Gaul
Rictius Varus
Romney Marsh
Soiseons
Eligius
Brethren of the Cat
Crisin
St. James’ Gazette
Lambeth Dinner Tale Sparks Father Name Joke
At Lambeth officers dinner Mr Bryant told a tale of a Lambeth boy questioned by his teacher about his father's Christian name. The boy answered in a playful exchange about names and lineage, ending with the mother's name. The amused crowd reflected on the humor of names and family lineage.
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Lambeth
Complexion scheme with diamond ring lure
An advertisement touts a secret beauty recipe claimed to perfect complexions, offered free with a genuine rose cut diamond ring. The ring costs under two dollars and includes a Tiffany setting, with the recipe said to eliminate pimples and blemishes while sparing the buyer cosmetics costs.
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Europe
Sing
Southern Railway Condensed Schedule Details Connections
The condensed schedule lists Durham North Carolina departures daily including No 101 westbound at about 3 30 p m for Greensboro with connections to Ida Express to Charlotte Columbia Savannah Jacksonville and with the Washington and Southwestern for Atlanta Birmingham Memphis Mobile and other southern points. Eastbound No 112 to Goldsboro connects with Atlantic Coast Line to Wilmington Tarboro Norfolk and with Atlantic North Carolina to Kinston New Bern. Other trains include No 103 to Goldsboro via Selma with Wilson Rocky Mount Norfolk and Eastern North Carolina points and No 116 to Oxford Chase City Keysville Richmond. Through coach service Raleigh Durham Richmond with No 107 westbound to Greensboro and connections to Washington New York and the U S Fast Mail options.
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Durham
N.C
Greensboro
Ida Express
Charlotte
Columbia
Savannah
Jacksonville
Washington and Southwestern
Atlanta
Birmingham
Memeui
Mobile
Goldsboro
Atlantic Coast Line
Wilmington
Tarboro
Norfolk
Atlantic & North Caroline Railway
Kinston
New Bern
Vpers
Keysvill
Selma
Wilson
Rocky Mount
North Carolina
Oxford
Chase City
Keysville
Richmond
Raleigh
U. S
Fast Mail
Washington
New York
Winston-Salem
Toca
Tare Soleashese
Pullman Sleeper
Nth
Joun B. Granam
Darkane Nc
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London
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T. C. Moseley
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New York City
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Hampton Roads
Norfolk, Va
Seaboard Air Line
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N. C
R. L. Montgomery
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