Lying Gossip and Social Harm in a 19th Century Letter
A letter from Granam of Texas dated July 15, 1889, denounces habitual lying and spreading unverified rumors among neighbors. It warns that gossip damages reputations, compares it to a cyclone sweeping through communities, and urges readers to mind their own business. The writer promises a follow up to address wives and daughters.
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Jones
Granam
Texas
The Meanest Man in Creation in Lineville
The Lineville Alabama Democrat prints a sharp sketch of a local man in Cley who owes more than two years of subscription fees and returned his paper marked refused, calling out a string of petty wrongdoings and praising him for seeming politeness in a mean act.
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Cley
Lineville
Ala
Democrat
A Nut for the Naturalists Digest Tone in Texas Map Wit
A Charleston News and t ourier column satirically reimagines U S map geography with a Republican polemic about Texas Rhode Island and El Paso. It playfully argues over state sovereignty and political boundaries to critique wartime distortions.
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Texas
el Paso
Chicago
Atlantic Ocean
Savannah
Rhode Island
Long Island Sound
United States Senate
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Ad Ends and Football Proposal
The ad touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve claiming it cures skin ailments with a money back guarantee and 25 cent price by J. E. Ryus. A dialogue follows about a young man asking an old gentleman to join a football association after an exchanged rebuke at the front door.
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Bucklen
J. E. Ryus
Football Association
Brown's Iron Bitters touted as nerve remedy
A vintage promotion claims Brown's Iron Bitters relieves nervousness from care or overwork. It features a Genuine mark with crossed red lines on the wrapper and a bold claim foiling dystenpsia. Physicians recommend it and all dealers stock it at $1.00 per bottle.
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Brown
Genuine
The Poison of Scarlet Fever
A Boston Post piece recalls a boy’s 1846 scarlet fever death and a picture book kept in a trunk. In 1872 a traveler's trunk opened in England led to another child’s outbreak. Doctors concluded the book may have carried the disease for 26 years and passed it to the two year old.
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England
Berkshire pigs for sale in Graham Texas
Berkshire pigs for sale. Contact this residence in Graham Texas to view. The seller notes them as the finest.July 2, 1859. Fort Worth described as a railroad center and potential livestock hub for the Southwest. Crazette.
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Rh. E. Mabry
Fort Worth
Oklahoma Population Vote Question Sparks Debate
A remark asserts Oklahoma likely has more eligible male voters than the entire state of Nevada. The claim contrasts two large populations to discuss voting demographics.
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Oklahoma
Nevada
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