I am an old railroader cured by Dr Miles Nervine
A reader from DeGraff Ohio reports improved health after a period of exhaustion and nervous strain. He describes persistent fatigue restlessness and sensitivity to noise. Three bottles of Dr Miles Nervine restored energy and ambition.
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Joan Hess
DeGraff
Ohio
Wiles Nervine Relieves Head Trouble and Boosts Vigor
Promote clear headedness with Wiles Nervine from Dr Miles Medical Co. Elmhurst, Ind. Sold by all druggists. Try a bottle and experience vigor, energy, and improved focus.
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Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elfhart, Ind
The Agalegas treasure and a pirate tale in Mauritius
An 1882 report recounts a trading schooner captain who found Agalegas cave filled with tusks silver boxes pearls and wine on an island north of Mauritius. Dayone & Co planned a share of the treasure but a tsunami and earthquake later erased camp ships and crew, leaving the island a desolate rock and the treasure lost.
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Luck Brings a Bellboy's Big Moment of Luck
A hotel bellboy seizes a chance when a wealthy guest, who tries a joking task, drops his coat. The boy steps up, helps lift the coat, and the moment transforms him, proving he has the grit to turn luck into opportunity. The anecdote appears in the New York Sun and echoes in a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange about aging and charm.
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Mit
New York Sun
Strawberries Sold In Small Boxes At Dollar Fifty
A Philadelphia Press clipping notes a seller offering strawberries at 1.50 a box, with a buyer calling them green yet safe. A Detroit Pree Press anecdote shows a pastor urging collective action in a church's financial trouble as a wealthy member awkwardly withdraws a leg from the aisle.
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Leiler
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Adams Midnight Judges and the Jefferson Confrontation
A historical sketch recounts Adams efforts to appoint friends to judgeships at the end of his term, Jefferson’s midnight seizure of the secretary of state papers, the clashes over the commissions, and a later reconciliation fostered by Dr. Benjamin Rush and a moving Mrs. Adams letter, ending with the pair dying on the same day.
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Epps
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Needle in the Haycock Prank Goes Up in Smoke
In a hayfield a neighbor taunts a farmer with a needle hiding bet. The farmer hides the needle and declares time. The rival burns the haystack, returns with a magnet to recover the needle, claiming scientific education as he boasts about five shillings.
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Bob
London
Covenanting Laird of Galloway Outwits Dragoons
An aged Scottish laird from Galloway escaped a Claverhouse raid by disguising himself as a plowman. When his hosts were questioned about his presence, he replied that he was there when he was there. The dragoons departed and the laird lived to tell the tale.
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