Klondike Doctor Reports Success in Dawson Letter
A July 31 letter from Dr. George E. Merryman to Simonson & Schafer of Port Byron from Dawson narrates his booming Klondike medical practice. He describes his two story office on Main Street, $50 monthly government ground rent, Carrie arriving safely, and plans to return home with gold.
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Simonson & Schafer
Port Byron
George E. Merryman
Klondyke
Dawson
Carrie
Swift Water
Monte Carlo
Senator Hill
Halos Catarrh Cure Adverts Claim Internal Tied Health Benefit
An old advertisement promotes Halos Catarrh Cure by Cheney A&C of Toledo claiming it acts directly on blood and mucous surfaces. It urges buyers to ensure genuineness and notes testimonials and per bottle pricing.
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Cieney & Co Toledo
Ventures
Ao Aercory
Cheney
A&c
Hal
Admiral At Schtfy Onur Annawan Biography Fragment
A fragmented text profiles a German extraction figure linked to Prince Bismarck lineage. It references a Schley family line, with a schoolmaster emigrant and a physician among noted members, plus mentions of political figures, courts, and a Greek expedition. The garbled provenance suggests a colonial era biographical sketch with political and military threads.
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Onur Annawan
Prince Bismarck
Schiev
Theo Schley
Westrich
Phalz
Fourdieet
Frederick Mido Sehley
Leon
Ceourpgla Sedevosunty
Fis
Whey
Supreme Court of
Ceennmga Hirtery
Schley
Travers
Hindensceey
Schey
Win Sches
Baltimore
Wenfield
Santiaro
Heroes of Santiago de Cuba Packers Save Day with Remedy
A veteran letter from July 24 describes Pack train heroism delivering ammunition and rations under diarrhea and cholera. The writer credits Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for saving lives and keeping troops supplied, noting prior supply in Tampa. Sold by J. E. Wright Merwin & Peterson in Des Moines.
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Santiago de Cuba
PE Butler
Chamberlains
Tampa
Vietter
Chamberisin Medicine Co
Des Moines
Laws
J. E. Wright, Merwin & Peterson
Woodhull town hall progress and county news
The county reports the Woodhull town hall masonry is finished and Galva area hog cholera concerns persist as several neighborhoods see losses. Woodhull public schools open with 545 pupils. Oris Newman resigns as principal for a $1200 yearly Chicago position. Cast of town notes and local events fill the rest of the page with school openings, appointments, and community updates.
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Woodhull
Galva
Galva Public
Oris Newman
Woodhull Public Schools
Chicago
Axel Ydeen
Santiago
Atkinson Herald the Chronicle
Cambridge
Rock Island
Geneseo
Cheera
Wiliams
Jd Corkith Joti
Jolt Ce
Brauon
Joy Wright
Mor Wit & Lettersen
Wraett
Merwin
Petersor
August Hoter
Sadu
Selon
Joslin Area Notes and Local Updates From Davenport to Port Byron
Local items report Mrs Chas Rathbun and children returning to Davenport. The Modern Woodmen initiated two members. Fred Wright the Joslin butter maker returned home from a one month trip to Bigger Creek Indiana. E Crompton and daughter Edna visited Port Byron on business. The James Rathbun farm near Joslin will be auctioned soon. Fall term opens in several public schools with named teachers. Whiteside and Mrs Whiteside visited Sherrard and the poor farm. Various personal notices including Mrs Henmer Ned and others. Twists of text mention property purchases and land in South Dakota, and wheat yields.
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Chas. Rathbun
Davenport
Fred Wright
Joslin
Bigger Creek
Ind
E. Crompton
Edna
Port Byron
James Rathbun
Zuma Township
Maude Crompton
Walker
Grace Hfunt
Willowvale
Minnie Aldredge
Joshuaa
W Ho Whiteside
Sherrard
Mrs Whitesides
Jobo Swank
Fragmented OCR Brief on Trade and Legal Proceedings
Fragmentary text references commerce and legal actions including mention of a praetor, New Phare, and references to fees and trials. The legible segments point to a trial or hearing context with various entities and prices implied but specifics are unclear.
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Oper Praetor
Amiertie
Amiertie the Mtl Fee Teoatve Ub Sat Ste Tren of Bres
Unclear event in village park ends in changes
A fragmentary report notes a Saturday incident in a village park tied to a local prom and dinner basket. Details are garbled with several unreadable phrases and names, offering only hints of a gathering, attendees, and a weather mention.
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Ather Ting
Ali
Briday Sr
Symes
Nantes
Ted Gedo Bas
Brons
Recovery Claim for Consumption Cure By Dr Pierce
A magazine style testimonial promotes Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for consumption related lung disease. It cites a Pittsburgh man in Last Stage with improved health after thirteen doses and a revived voice and appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murta
Pierce
Golden
John O Born
Liberty Ave
Fittsburgh
Eczema Cure Claim Highlighted by Swift'n Specific
An advertisement asserts eczema is a blood-based disease and promotes Swift'n Specific as the sole remedy capable of reaching deep-seated conditions, claiming doctors fail to cure and mineral mixtures are ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owift
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Georgia
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Gar. B. Young, MD
Waites
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United States
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Genesco
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J.B. Weet
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G. L. Wood
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Geniseo
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Henry County
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Barber
Henry Hoerft
Walter Turner
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Atkinson Herald
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Quenns College
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Usteal Seminary
Frederic Wooborea
Fats
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Tufts College
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Maryleebunn
Preabytanao Church
London
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Calvary Kaytist Church
New York City
Martyn Sammerbelt
Main Street
Moore IL
Hmetian Commonwealth
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Hartford
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the Temple
Boston
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Shepard
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Washington
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Tuo Co
A.snow & CO
Washington, D
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Horse Goods
Etape Street
Farmers National Bank
Geneseq
Rand-McRally Omdiat Gulde
Band Bock
Dominion of Canada
Mexico
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