Quaker Heroine Anne Mott and Revolutionary Raid
In a Westchester house stood for two centuries Anne Mott a Quaker girl of thirteen who becomes a symbol of steadfast courage during Revolutionary raids. Refuges threaten the family and Captain Merrit’s band tries coercion and torture to seize coffee while Anne faces danger with unshaken resolve.
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Westchester
Anne Mott
Anne
Long Island Sound
Lucy Lovelace
Devamp
Jinny
Billy
Pete Davis
James Mott
Pelham
Fade Merrit
Uncle Billy
Merrit
Davis
Jess
Auditors Report on Dockyard Theft Conspiracy
In connection with the Chatham dockyard thefts of old metal the navy auditors report that some conspirators obtained leave of absence from the dockyard to actively carry out the thefts.
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Chatham
Eng
Hamburg Street Signs Guide City Numbers With Arrows
Street signs in Hamburg display arrows to indicate the direction of numbers on roads. The system helps drivers and pedestrians follow the numeric order along routes.
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Hamburg
Memoirs of Dan Rice Clown of Our Daddies
Book by Maria Ward Brown promises broad humor from Dan Rice era. Includes jokes, sketches, songs, anecdotes and satire from the sawdust arena with Civil War era context. 500 pages illustrated, $1.50 postpaid from Book Publishing House New York. Europe emigrant loss and return figures noted.
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Dan Rice
Maria Ward Brown
Artemus Ward
Address Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
New York City
Lane's Family Medicine Tea Offer in a Tip Sheet Ad
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine tea as a remedy for indigestion sour stomach constipation headaches backaches and general ill feeling. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent package from druggists or dealers and promises relief almost immediately. It also notes a Sunday prohibition on wine sales in Spain and inns closing by Saturday.
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Lane
Spain
Marine Eye Remedy and Miscellaneous Vintage Claims
Fragmented OCR text lists various products and claims including eye remedies for red weak eyes, a watch with 98 pieces, references to wine pitch, and a 25 cent bottle of Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It also quotes a humorous Highland costume exchange from the Chicago Tribune.
Lydia Pinkham's Remedy Credited By Milwaukee Woman
Milwaukee resident Mrs Emma Ise reports relief from female troubles and back pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The letter claims medical opinion advised surgery but the remedy restored her health The Pinkham firm invites sick women to write for free advice The text ends with an archaic note about a fox scent at four mph per quarter mile.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Emma Ise
Pinkham Medicine Company
Yan
Mass
Ms. Pinkham
Lynn
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Pete
White Plains
Nanny
Philadelphia
New York
Ralph Waldo Emerson
den Rice
Europe
Algy
Chicago Tribune
N.Y
Peayap
THE
Aeolian Company
Fifth Ave
Caltimation Palais Ge Eiapion
Eager de Seales
the Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Ompson
Tauticura
Bk Skoe Er Drag & Chem
Cah Corp
Bole Pro Prope
Poe Ponk
Riftin & Co
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