Fabled Forty Niner Warren and the Gold Dust Raid
A reminiscence recounts Josie Mansfield and Warren, editor rivals in Stockton, California, by way of New Orleans and San Francisco. Warren’s bold defense with a bowie knife led to a murder conviction later commuted, and his daughter Josie gained notoriety as Fisk’s killer. A daring gold shipment guard story ends with a near shipboard ambush thwarted by Warren aboard a steamer carrying $1,000,000 in gold dust.
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Ésie Mansfield
Gotha
California
Mansfield Watron
New Orléans
San Francisco
Stockton
Aho
Warren
Shim
San Franciso
Josie
Jim Fisk
New Orleans
Jeffersonian
Carrollton
New York
Minera
Sacramento
Frisco
Hoe
Pirate’s Cove
Philadelphia Times
Not Consistent With a Title in Chicago Rec
Dialogue reveals tension over social status as Madge dismisses a foreigner as not a count while Mamie notes the man seems to know nobility. Madgern hints at his own true title, suggesting a paradox in social perception.
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Madge
Mamie
Millionaire Suitor Inspires Parental Pride in Fortunes
In a dialogue from the Washington Star a young man proposes to a woman. She confirms his wealth, noting his resources total about a million. The parent replies poverty is no disgrace in this great country, suggesting no snub.
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Areed
Washington Star
Allen's Foot-Ease promises instant relief for tight shoes
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder shaken into the shoes. It relieves coins and bunions, swollen feet, blisters, callous spots, and ingrowing nails. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25c with free trial by mail. Allen S Olmsted Le Roy.
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Allen
Nonrete
Allen S
Olmsted
le Roy
Getting Even With Her
A brief Chicago Evening Post item notes a woman deciding to return a ring while the man, unfazed, boasts he buys them by the dozen. The exchange hints at a playful power struggle in a domestic quarrel.
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Chicago Evening Post
It Saved Her Life
Miss Mamie Smith of Middlesboro Kentucky reports that her little sister suffered a severe case of the group and after giving her several doses of Foley's Honey and Tar she was instantly relieved and the life was saved. A Pennsylvanian device dries wet boots and shoes rapidly by placing them on curved spouts over a stove.
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Mamie Smith
Middlesboro
Foley
HH. J. Moogh
W. F. Jungkunz & Co
Kidney cure advertised in early notice
A medical ad promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as a safe remedy for kidney trouble, with a guarantee or money refund. H. J. Moogh, W. FE, Jungkunz & Co. Also noted are Paris friends of Bourgogne disaster victims offering 30000 dollars for tips leading to life saving apparatus findings.
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Foley
H. J.moogh
W. FE
Jungkunz & Co
Paris
Bourgogne
Lfe
Lima Man Praises Foley's Kidney Cure Benefits
A Lima man testifies Foley's kidney cure relieved backache and hip pain, boosted his energy, and proven reliable for kidney diseases. He endorses the remedy after a fair trial and recommends it. Credit given to W. F. Jungkunz & Co.
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Foley
H. d. Moogh
W. F. Jungkunz
It Didn't Fill the Bil Were's and Poem on Bread
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution notes a debate over daily bread items. The piece questions what should appear on our daily bread while referencing a poem and butter in a brief, non-graphic item.
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Atlanta Constitution
Old fashions revived but medicine remains needed
A short advertisement notes that while old fashions in dress may return, no old fashioned medicine can replace Chamberlain's colic cholera and diarrhoea remedy. It promotes sale by Emmert and Burrell.
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Chamberlain
Emmert & Burrell
Physician Links Dust Escape to Wrist Enlargement
A physician suggests that women who lift their skirts to avoid street dust repeatedly strain the wrist used in the act, potentially causing its enlargement over time. The claim ties everyday clothing behavior to a physical change and notes the observed effects in medical discussion.
Banner salve promises immediate relief and cure
An old advertisement by Moogk W. F. Jungkunz & Co. claims the Banner salve provides immediate relief and will soon effect a cure.
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ALS
Moogk
W. F. Jungkunz & Co
Legacy scams in New York prey on European heirs
A New York firm named Legacy Advance operates from a French and German lawist office, offering advances on European legacies to mainly French and German-born clients. The manager describes mixed results with many claims being small or fictitious, noting that collecting legacies is easier in Germany and Switzerland, but most large claims prove myths. a Swiss estate hoax demonstrates the perils of phony heirs.
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Europe
New York
Legacy Advance Company
England
London
Germany
France
United States
Amsterdam
Switzerland
Blank
Mr. Blank
Leiter
Angiety Affair Quips at Cincinnati Bar
In a fragment from the Cincinnati Tribune a speaker named Mr Dis wal Dawson describes a beer as a reg lar angiety affair. The barkeeper replies you don t say a remark about the beer s low neck high collar style.
Cheap Rail Rates For Homeseekers In Southeast
On the first and third Tuesdays through October the Southern Railway offers cheap one way and round trip tickets to Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Florida. Homeseekers tickets are one fare plus $2.00 for the round trip, valid twenty one days from sale. Addresses for illustrated matter and rates at Wall Tax tog Louisville Ky and J C Beau Ja N W P A 80 Adams St Chicago Ills.
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Southern Railway
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
United States
Wall Taxtog
Louisville
J. C. Beau
Ja. N. W
Adams St
Chicago
Ills
Kansas City
Leavenworth
St. Joseph
Chicago Great Western Ry
Chicago Great Western
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Josie Mansfield
Fn Stockton
Ato Jali
Gurbania Fig
Lima
Cure
Arbuckles
Post-Epaid
Scholars’ Companion
Arbuckies
Ita
Holdara
Post-Pridon
Express
Postagne
Percy Moran
Op Sleuth
Clara Avousta
Mary d. Flonmes
Jennie Jiarlan
R. Moogs
Moore
Ropyarpd Kiviina
Pers of Arbuckles
Paul de Longpre
ArbukKbud
Arbuckle Broa
Arbuckle Bros
Notion Dept
New York City
Ty, N. YY
Stover Engine CO
Callorta
Oregon
Chicago, Union Pacific and
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Sta
A C. Thomas
Galena
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
J. B. Swert
Hnguire
Geo. Ruston
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