Favorite Prescription: Aimed at relief for nervous women
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a known composition tonic for weak nervous overworked women. It lists ingredients, claims no narcotics, and invites letters of consultation, promising open tests and a long medical endorsement.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Ite
Ca Reseye
Mae Creripelon
RB. V. Pierce
Invalides
Sur- Cop Lpearene
Pate
The Cozzens House Hotel Legacy of George Francis Train
A historic tale recounts George Francis Train’s rise in Omaha in 1804. He built the Cozzens House after proclaiming a hotel he would erect, spending 60 days to fulfill the pledge. The grand opening drew officials, but a gas explosion plunged the hotel into darkness and damaged the rival Herndon House.
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George Francis
Omaha
America
Herndon House
Train
Ninth
Harney Streets
Missouri River
Citizen Train
New York
Colonel Cozzens
St. Louis
George Francis Train
Citizen of the Earth
Cozzens House
Nebraska
Union Pacific Railroad
Voodoo Doctors and Witch Disturbances in Folklore
A Philadelphia man recalls charm work by a famed voodoo doctor that allegedly deflected legal actions. He also tells of a voodoo black cat witch haunting him until a spell ended the torment. A South Carolina superstition uses tipped rice crosses to trap a witch before she can approach, per Marvin Dana.
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Philadelphia
South Carolina
Marvin Dana
Metropolitan Magazine
The Gilver Rabbit of Lincolnshire
The silver rabbit, a delicate silvery gray fur animal native to Lincolnshire England, is scarce and not highly valued locally. Its skins are shipped in large quantities to Asia especially Tar tary and China where the fur is prized by monarchs and commands high prices.
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Lincolnshire
England
Asia
Tartary
China
Author signs exclusive contract amid fame
A celebrated writer declares intent to refuse competing magazine offers, stating that signed exclusivity is already secured. A friend questions the move while the author mentions having ordered printed slips for distribution.
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St. Louis Republic
Parish visit prompts comic sign request from judge
A clergyman asks a parishioner about periodicals during his first round. She replies she does not read them but her husband does, and she asks the judge to influence him to sign the pledge. The exchange ends with a humorous note on domestic persuasion.
Printers Blunders Recalled From Days Of Hand Set Type
The St Louis Republic recalls comic misreadings that occurred before typesetting machines. Examples include misread phrases such as His blushing bride becoming his blustering bride and a captain serving with destruction becoming distinction.
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St. Louis Republic
House of Correction
Enoch
Shin Town
Land of the Shamrock
First District Court
Frank Geeks
Cape
Red Cross Society
Corbett
Honest Artist Refuses Lie in Alma Battle Portrait
An art tale recalls Emperor Louis Napoleon and Prince Napoleon clash over a Alma battle painting. The artist kept a riderless white charger, saying no rider would be painted on it, prompting the prince to have the rider rubbed out.
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Louis Napoleon
Prince Napoleon
Napoleon
The
Alma
Fortune Follows Cook-Taylor to Final Farewell
In a tale of luck and loss, Cook-Taylor endured a pearl removal operation after swallowing an oyster pearl. The pearl proved valuable enough to cover both the medical bill and the funeral costs, as noted in the court remark.
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Cook—Taylor
Raleigh
Cook
A Favored Fowl
A Washington Star snippet features Miami Brown claiming a parrot is very long lived and Erasmur Pinkley calling the statement ornithological. The parrot’s longevity is humorously attributed to not being good to eat.
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Miami Brown
Erasmur Pinkley
Washington Star
Philanthropy Challenges in America and Wise Giving
A Chicago Tribune quote notes the obstacle in philanthropy is not locating donors but finding effective ways to spend giving. It contrasts abundant money with few actionable ideas for prudent philanthropy and mentions wine giving as a scarce concept awaiting opportunity.
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America
Chicago
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Pollard Bros
Hardwrare
Katie L. Johnson
East Main Street
Durham
N. C
H. A. Gaskins
Five Points
W. C
Turnip Seed
C.E. King & Sons
West Main Street
Cable Co
Mason & Hamlin
the Cable Co
Church St
Durham, N. C
D. B. Cameron
Mangum
Matthews Brothers
Church Street
W. A. Slater Company
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