Carpentersville Notes Sketch Local Happenings
Local items report illness and fairs in Carpentersville Franklin township hogs and ribbons contests and training for September, roads improving and residents moving or visiting. Mentions Miss Cora Fosher J.B. Fosher T.P. Albin Danl Lafollett and various families with local politics, farming, schools, and a joke about a grave inscription from Boston.
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Amatuer Theatrical
Cora Fosher
Smythe
Waveland
Brick Chapel
Danl Lafollett
J. A. Turner
Poland
Dr. Brothers
Berkshire
M.A. Bridges
Robi. Glover
J. B. Vosher
Chester
Good Health and a Heavenly Life Through Purifying Tonic
An advertisement extols Dr Gruysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparillin as the best vegetable blood purifier. It claims it cures scrofula kidney weakness nervous disorders urinary and digestive troubles liver complaints and general debility. It warns readers to obtain it from their druggist and not to use other remedies. The second item notes Mrs Swanson’s fear of hell after a sermon leads to delusions and eventual lunacy.
Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry Promoted as Cure-all
An advertisement claims many cures for consumption asthma bronchitis and other lung diseases by Dr Wistar s Balsam of Wild Cherry. It is touted as an unexcelled general tonic that relieves throat and lung soreness and cures ordinary coughs with a few doses. A large pint bottle is offered at 91 cents with urging to ask a druggist for it.
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Wistar
Lyil
Ben
Smith
Dr. John Bull
John Bull
J. Smith
Louisville
G A. Mariner
Cotoag
Tolu Rouk
G Lawhrence
Gray
Gray Medicine CO
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Greequretle
Love's Madrigal Poem Fragment from Canning
Fragmentary verse of a love sonnet by Canning with imagery of sunset moonlight and whispers of love. Distilled phrases plead for lasting affection and perpetual unity despite life’s changes.
The French Police Save a Purported Bridegroom
A New York woman and her Paris fiancé faced a Paris police inquiry after the brother-in-law suspected a sham marriage. The prefect received a dossier revealing the man’s true identity, past marriages, and criminal charges. The case ends with a $100 payout and the couple’s retreat from a planned union.
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New York
Detroit
Trousseau
America
Republic
Paris
Swain
Brussels
Ghent
A Wonderful Feat in Telegraphing
A Pittsburgh operator Idamiller challenges rivals in New York by handling a five thousand word test at 60 words a minute. The countdown from 40 to 60 wpm with fierce speed ends as his colleagues watch in awe and he collapses in relief saying a muffled expletive.
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New York
George Klamiller
Pittsburgh
Idamiller
George
Hank Cowen
Patsy Yers
Devil
Oldest Man in Public Service Talks Lincoln Ties
The Boston Herald quotes Hannibal Hamlin as the oldest living public servant, recalling a long career since 1836 and his close, frank relationship with Abraham Lincoln. He explains his wish to withdraw from politics, his humble view of the vice presidency, and details of urging emancipation and seeing the Emancipation Proclamation before cabinet submission.
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Public
Lincoln
Washington
van Buren
Jackson
Senate
Mr. Lincoln
The Rise of Gillett the Pen Maker in Birmingham
A young English worker from Sheffield, Joseph Gillett, after losing his job, travels to Birmingham with a shilling. He finds hope, starts making belt buckles, then innovates by inventing a machine to turn pen points, partners with his wife Miss Mitchell, and builds a lasting pen-making fortune. He later buys back the inn settle and creates an heirloom chair from it.
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England
Sheffield
Joseph Gillett
Birmingham
Broad Street
Gillett
Ife
Mitchell
Paris Society of the Damned Dines Monthly
In Paris a curious group called the Society of the Damned gathers monthly to dine at Brebant's. Any member must have been kissed to join. A celebrated dramatist serves as chairman for three months, with past chairs including Meilhac, Dumas Jr, Zola, and Offenbach. Dinners occur on the last Friday, described as extraordinary.
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Paris
Society of the Damned
Brebant’s
M. Meilhac
M. Dumas, Jr
M. Zola
M. Offenbach
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