Remarkable Patent Medicine Ads and Local Notions Collide
A collage of old advertisements and anecdotes runs through a page centering on patent medicines and health quackery. Mentions California Fig Syrup Co and Dean's Kidney Pills with testimonials, paired with humorous vignettes about social life, a Toledo fake claim, and various home remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas N. McCullough
Weber _St
Colorado Springs
Colo
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington Ancestry Traced From Norman Wessington to George
A historical sketch traces the Washington lineage from William of Wessington in Norman England to Lawrence Washington of Sulgrave and on to George Washington born February 22, 1722. It notes heraldry, family intermarriages with the Spencers, and ties to Brington and Sulgrave plus Mt Vernon life and early colonial roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hl
England
Alfred the Great
Adam and Eve
Noah
Roy
William of
Hertburn
Wessyngton
Durham
William
Sir William of
Wessington
George Washington
Washington
Sulgrave
Lawrence Washington
Solgrave
Northamptonshire
Solerave
Lawrence
Tis
Spencer
Earl Spencer
Brington
Urazenose College
Oxford
Crom- Wells
Virginia
John
Old Country
Augustine
Mary Bell
Washingtons
Solgrave Ignorhouse
Spencers
Iaron Spencer
Washington and Spencer
Robert Washington
Elizah Washington
North
Knights of Washington
Herald's College of London
RE. N. Vallandigham
Potomac
Vallandigham
Mio Vernon
Peter
Countey
Mt Vernon
Annapolis
Marylind
MG Vernon
Col
Carrington
Hecress
White House
Bint
Gen Washington
Jipon
Newatton
John Adams
Mt. Vernon
FredericKsture
Washintons
Wakefield Wharf
Itd
Wheta
Hera Bar Cere
Memory of a Marvelous Librarian at Virginia University
The tale recalls William Wertenbaker, longtime librarian and postmaster at the University of Virginia, famed for uncanny memory of names and faces. Richard McKwaine recounts how he could identify recipients at the post office by memory and how Theophilus Allen Jones verified a mail message with three letters and two papers for a single student amid dozens of Joneses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard McKwaine
University of Virginia
William Wertenbaker
Theophilus Allen Jones
Kentucky
Out of Date Theories in Science Change Fast
The Forum comments on shifting scientific theories across fields from nebular cosmology to geology and chemistry. It notes how old ideas like polyps building coral islands and the mass constancy of the universe are abandoned, while economic laws and theories of inheritance, disease, and life shift rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Smith
Woman branded slayer by duty in North Dakota case
In Devils Lake a jury convicted Maury Wright of second degree murder in the killing of her stepdaughter Hewlah Cox after a seven hour deliberation. The verdict imposed five years in prison. Prosecutors argued the death resulted from her choking and poisoning to simulate suicide. Attorneys seek a new trial over insurance and expert-witness issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devils Lake
Maury Wright
Hewlah Cox
Armish Menonites Journey Through Fargo to Colorado
Reports describe six Amish menonites traveling from Harlow to Colorado via Fargo. The tale notes legal worries, a police suspicion about James O'Brien linked to a Great Northern robbery, and a man released due to lack of solid identification.
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Fargo
Harlow
Colorado
Minot
James O'Brien
Great Northern
Alfred Caska
Peter Adama
Joseph Alert
Aquor
Fort Totten
When Men Become Free Henry Ward Beecher Quote
A historical quotation on liberty and government by Henry Ward Beecher. It envisions a day when governments arise from the people's hearts and laws honor community interests, achieving broad freedom for individuals and society as a whole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Keecher
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California Fig Syrup Co
California
The
Asker
Duffy
Miss Trimm
George
Toledo
Puave
J. Cuevey
Senios Paras
F. J. Curngr @ Co
Eforesaid
Seldorm
A. L
Gleason
Ren
Hall
Tree
Cheney & CO
Andy
Munyon
Munyon Company
Philadelphia
Elsie
Mother
Sid
Wil
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
Fielding
Crescent Creamery CO
Paul
Price Miller & Holmes
St. Paul, Minn
George Warringson
TORS
Engl
Lisa
Washington, Guily
Henry the Eighth
Charles the First
Cromwell
Vernon
Tostos
Washinefen
Hell
Leving
British West
Homme
Wer
Mr Wert
Sion
North Dakota News
Grand Works
North Dakota
Dunham
Partners Club of
Larimore
Dunhan
Duraing
Peltier
Namarck
Joe Peltier
Merchant
Hotinean
Supreme Court
Mrs. Mooney
Giraud Forkk -Mre
WJ Mooney
Langdon Banker
Republic
Langdon
Jo Griffith
Chicago
Minneapolis
Hushand
Dudley J. Nash
Minnesota
OC O Son
Wrayton
Jon Allen
Jamestown
George FE. Carpenter
Crookston
Mouse River
Great Northern Railroad
Olaf A Gleo
Grand Forks
Great Falls
Fred
Kalispell
Riley Yoakum
Frank Vanehers
Eureka
Inchinson -Sherif Jo Ao Wieeh
Hillings
Mont
Charles Staples
Stark County
Papore
Staples
Jalil
Kivave
Otel Desamcel
Simle
Listy Chicker
the Centaur Company
New York
Fooda
Bears
Sloan
Eerl S. Sloan
Boston
Mase
Mayer
Aes
Marthe
Martha
Worms
F.mayer Boot &Shoe CO
Milwaukee, Wiscon
Dr.d.jayne
Waters FE
Coleman
Wal Fogler
Desakes
Canada
Erira Tf Mont ¢ Ejitor
Carata Ty Aogainas
Ottass
Chas. Pilling
Clifford Elk
Bebe
M. Maclachian
Watertown
Dahutte E.T. Holmes
Dachson
St. Poel
Mie
Thompson's Eye
Bergman
Epucott
Lee
Spoon Medical CO
Piso
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