JEFF DAVIS ANCESTRY TOLD BY PENNSYLVANIA CORRESPONDENT
A Phillipsburg correspondent reports John M. Davis of Phillipsburg, a staunch Republican, shares family tales linking his lineage to Jefferson Davis. He recounts Welsh origins, a first wife captured by Indians, a remarriage, and a bizarre elephant incident in Newfield Maine leading to a later Massachusetts branch claiming descent from the ex president.
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Phillipsburg Pa
Philadelphi Press
Jeferson Davi
John M. Davis
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Wales
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Jefferson Davis
Maine
Mr. Davis
Newfield
Smiley
Haverhill
Mass
Massachusetts
The Richest of All Plants Ramie Revealed
Ramie described as Bodimeria or spearless nettle by Jules Juvenet, praised for rapid growth and abundant fiber. It is a perennial thriving with minimal care, producing two to four crops yearly in favorable climates and reaching ten feet with large green leaves. The Chinese have cultivated it for a millennium, and ancient Egyptians used ramie in burial shrouds.
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Jules Juvenet
Jamie
Five Thousand Dollars for One Dollar Lottery Luck
A Kalamazoo man, Gody Phillips, won $100 with ticket 14 704 from the Louisiana State Lottery. He has invested a dollar monthly for three years and plans to continue chasing luck. The notice includes assorted ads and testimonials, reflecting 19th century patent medicines and products.
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Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, Mich
Telegraph
Gody Philling
Phillips
Marehll
Philips
Richmond & Phillips
Crowbar Lost Three Years Returns Home Joke
In Danbury News a prominent citizen recalls losing a crowbar three years ago. A casual overheard remark leads the owner of Main street buildings to joke a helper should fetch the crowbar from the proprietor’s house. The anecdote ends with the crowbar finally sought and returned.
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John
Danbury News
Snuff Tax Revenue Surges Despite Decline Notion
Internal Revenue Bureau reports a significant increase in snuff taxes for the last year, contradicting the belief that snuff taking is fading in the country. The rise suggests continuing demand and tax collection strength in tobacco products.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Hawaiian Prince Kauananakoa Tours Europe with Keohion
Prince Kauananakoa of the Hawaiian royal family travels through Europe in the company of Prince Keohion as part of a royal goodwill tour. The pair visit capital cities and engage with local dignitaries and officials during their continental journey.
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Prince Kauananakoa
Europe
Prince Keohion
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Ad in 19th Century Letter
Quaint truant tale includes a child fleeing a mother figure and a medical ad touting Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription as the cure for numerous female ailments. The narrator mentions a druggist and a promise of guaranteed satisfaction and a mailed 160 page book for ten cents. The address given is Buffalo World s Dispensary Medical A?eoposasem No 663 Main Street Buffalo.
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Main Street
Buffalo
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