Mormon Home at Nauvoo Sells for 400 in Doctrines Birthplace
The old Nauvoo brick house once inhabited by Brigham Young and his three wives sold for 400 to Capt. Joseph Reichsmann. The structure, built in 1839, stands as a preserved landmark in the birthplace of Mormon polygamy, with Reichsmann planning to live there after renovation.
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Nauvoo, Dr
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Utah
Nauvoo
Thas
Mancock County
Joseph Reichsmann
JW. Parker
Peoria
Parker
Chieago Medical College
Apt
Reichtmann
Joseph Fiorth
Kimbell
Grange Atreeta
Winterbe
Nanvoo
Watore
Enn
Belehonm Wong
Oy Sulute
Joseph Smith
Nowvoo
Hancock County
Maine
Occurrencoe
Brigham Young
Anti Little
Apostle
Tiger Shooting in India Man-eater Tactics in Jungle Hunts
The article explains how Indian hunters distinguish man-eaters from ordinary deer and details precautions. It describes ambush positions like elephant howdahs and machans, and notes that hunters use beaters and native support to drive tigers toward concealed shooters while maintaining safety from ground ambush.
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New York
Indan
Cassatt to Probe Pennsylvania Road Charges Inquiries
President Cassatt plans a thorough investigation into charges connected with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Alexander J Cassatt, long a guiding force, announces conditions of the road and a full inquiry. The executive career spans from red mail to first vice president and head of a vast system.
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Cassatt
Pennsylvania Road
Philadelphia
Alexander J Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Europe
Cangall
Pittsburg
France
Germany
Reneselier Institute
Troy
N.Y
New York Driver Arrested for Slow Driving in Village
A New York motorist was arrested while driving slowly through a village and fined five dollars. He protested, claiming no creed ordinance violation, but received no satisfaction. A court officer later said a meeting decided speeding must stop and he was the first to be caught.
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New York
Green Gold Alloy Description
A description outlines a green gold alloy made from five parts alloying material and nineteen parts pure gold. The text reads as a historical note on gold color influenced by alloy composition.
Dean's Kidney Pills Assist Roanoke Veteran
Captain L Crute adjuvant Watts Camp U C V Roanoke Virginia suffered back pain fatigue and frequent urination. After using Deans Kidney Pills he passed a bean sized gravel stone and regained health and weight. Supposedly sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 50 cents a box.
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L. Crute
Watts
Roanoke
Dean
Widenlers
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
London Education Boards Adjust School Book List
The London county council education committee revises pupil price books and strikes out Venity Fair, Dombey and Son, Pendenois, and Creat Expecta Hore as unsuitable for children. A Berlin convention urges two lyceum models for girls including eight year and four year supplementary tracks.
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London
London County Council
Dombey and Son
Pendenois
Twice Told Tales in Court and Home Jests
In an English court a man was fined two pounds for contempt after offering a note with no change. A French wife complains her husband is a bookworm and too often in his study, joking that she wishes he were a book or an almanac so he could be changed once a year.
Bright Bits by the Wits Editorial Snippet
A humorous opinion piece mocks self importance and charity starting at home with strong wry lines. It critiques busybodies undermining success and comments on trust in a man who wears a ring on his middle finger. The passage notes lovers speak foolishly and warns against idol worship.
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R Onain
Asa
Modern Love Reflected in a Father-Daughter Dilemma
In Somerville Journal a father questions his ability to make his daughter happy while the daughter contemplates how she might bring happiness to him, signaling a personal crossroads in a shared relationship.
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Somerville
Clever Doctor Promotes Postum Over Coffee
An Indiana patient credits a prominent local physician with diagnosing coffee as the cause of decades of stomach trouble. He switched to Postum two years ago, reports improved digestion, and urges others to quit coffee. The ad cites Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan and the book The Road to Wellville as prompts to try the product.
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Indiana
Tream
Sam
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Two Village Girls Don Male Attire and Start Out to See the World
Clara Greece and Mary Owens of Roxbury Somerset County embark on a risky journey seeking fortune in Pittsburg and beyond. After failed work stints in Conway and a night in a tramp ward, their father retrieves them, dresses them in proper attire, and they return home claiming a good time without regret.
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Pittsburg
Clara Greece
Mary Owens
Roxbury
Somerset County
Owens
Miss Owens
Conway
Trump
Soba
Albert E. Owens
Allegheny
Mary
Greece
Holy Moses the Elephant Averts a Train Wreck
In St Louis Holy Moses the elephant saved an Alton limited train from derailment at a Chicago and Alton crossing. Keeper Abdallah urged the animal to push a collapsed wagon clear as a fast approaching locomotive neared, earning the elephant a hoard of peanuts.
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Troly Mones
Mones
Riot at Beau Bier Funeral in Meriden
At Mathew Hiare funeral in Meriden Connecticut several young women fought over who could place an oral offering at the head of the bier. Flowers were destroyed hair pulled and faces scratched neighbors intervened and stopped the brawl.
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Meriden
Conn
Mathew Hiare
Danbury
Annie Arthur
Hare
Cheerful Boggs Makes Exception to Trouble
A brief nimble exchange depicts Boggs as a cheerful figure who never borrows trouble but makes an exception of that. The Cleveland lead ec captures a witty back and forth highlighting Boggs personality in a light, quotable moment.
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Boggs
Cleveland
Wifey's Little Hint Hidden in Widow Mourning Joke
A respected city man known for avoiding his wife is lured by a widow. After months of misbehavior he returns home late at night to find his wife in black, claiming to mourn for her late husband. The punchline reveals she is joking about mourning himself.
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Ladies' Home Journal
Amusing Lakewood Lodging Tale Told by Marshal Ficks
An anecdote from Marshal Ficks at Lakewood features a boy who asks an elderly hotel guest to "crack muta" and, after she says she cannot because she has no teeth, asks her to hold on as he goes to fetch more walnuts.
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Lakewood
Denver Times
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Physicians
An alarm warns against catarrh remedies containing mercury that can ruin sight and hearing. It advises using only prescriptions from reputable doctors and notes Malle Catarah Cure by F J Cheney Co of Toledo contains no mercury and is taken internally.
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F.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Toledao
F.J Cheney
O. Tenulmountaia
Ake Hall
Man and woman roles spark debate in Washington Star quip
In a playful exchange, Skoller and Maryat discuss gender language and how the line Man wants but little here below may seem outdated. The Washington Star captioned the exchange as a commentary on inclusive language.
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Skoller
Washington Star
Don’t Be The Underdog Just To Get Sympathy
A brief motivational line urging personal resilience over seeking pity, encouraging effort and self belief in the face of challenges.
It Saved My Life Mrs Willadsen Praises Pinkham Remedy
A Manning Iowa woman writes that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound relieved years of painful irregular periods and weakness. She salutes the treatment as life saving and urges other women to seek help from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Ure
Willadsen
Lydia E. Pinkham
T. ©. Willadsen
Manning, Iowa
Mrs. Pinkham
Dhead
Lydia
Lydia Ki
Pinkham
Rome
Lydia KB. Pickham
Lynn
Mass
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