Honest Square Dealing in Dr Pierce Medicines
Advertises Dr Pierce medicines as openly labeled with ingredients and formulas. Claims non secret remedies and endorsements by medical authorities, detailing Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as remedies for catarrh and female ailments. Describes safety for women and children and emphasizes transparent production and honesty in dealings.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierces &Cines
Dr. Pierce
Sen
Malines
Lled
Doea
Curious Facts About The Senses And Perception
A 19th century exploration outlines how sight hearing smell and taste interact with the body. It explains how duration of sound affects hearing the nose’s smelling space and why some animals detect scents differently and how taste relies on mouth temperature and saliva.
Once an Italian Always an Italian
Antonio Mangano recalls his arrest in Italy over military obligation despite American citizenship. He explains being treated as an Italian subject, despite naturalization, and notes the law’s persistence that “once an Italian, always an Italian.” He describes the confusion, prison day, and the eventual release after officials learned he owed no regular service.
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Italy
Washington
Secretary of State
Pain and Pleasure of Hanged Confederate Spy Account
A Confederate spy describes his four minute hanging at Fort Barrancas Florida on April 4 1868 and subsequent sensations. He recalls a blast of internal pressure pain and a paradoxical pleasure before the numb relief of life returning, concluding he would not endure the ordeal again.
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J. T. Mann
Fort Barrancas
Fila
Earth
Heaven
Indies
Russian Marriage Customs Reported By Tit Bits
London Tit-Bits notes that Russian weddings may span three days. The bride dances with many men, kept going as fatigue allows, and she holds each partner’s pipe while he should not smoke. The custom is presented as a matter of pride and social etiquette.
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London
Not So Bad. Mr Subte And Mrs Flannigan Dialog
Fragmentary dialogue shows Mr Subte noting his wife is chronically ill and confined to her room. Miss Flannigan responds with concern about potential kitchen intruders, reflecting a tense domestic scene.
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Miss Flannigan
Remark Sparks Classroom Exchange Cited by Baltimore American
A quoted clash unfolds in a Baltimore American excerpt with a student recounting telling a teacher of a remark about teaching. The response frames the issue as a family joke about stupidity, citing a sharp retort from the teacher.
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Pop
Baltimore American
Quotable Lines About Packing and Enmities
A fragment reflects on gendered sayings about packing a trunk and enduring feuds, citing a Cleveland Plain Dealer quote about a woman putting her soul into packing and a man putting his feet into it, followed by a terse remark on obstinacy and markets.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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East Main Street
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N. C
B. A. Gaskins
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Turnip Seed
Buist
C.E King & Sons
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The
Cable Co
Mason & Hamlin
the Cable Co
Church St
Durham, N. C
D. B. Cameron
Mangum
Matthews Brothers
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W. A. Slater Company
Durhan, N.C
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