Brothers duel for love of Denver landlady’s daughter
John and George Bond, while courting Miss Whitney, grew jealous after she favored Mr. Smith. George lost his clerk job and stayed at the house, John quit work to compete. Whitney testified they courted her about sixteen hours daily, she jilted them for Mr. Smith, and the brothers plotted to severely beat him, drawing police court attention.
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John
George Bond
Miss Whitney
Denver
George
Mr. Smith
Liver Treatment Offered Free in Advertised Book
An offer promotes a free book on the liver and its diseases with treatments for jaundice headaches dyspepsia and malaria. The ad lists Dr Sanford of New York City as the contact and includes notes from various unrelated items and local crime mentions.
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Sanford
Broadway
New York City
N. Y
Good Health and a Cure for Many Ailments
An advertisement promotes Dr. Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a universal blood purifier and strengthener claiming cure for scrofula kidney weakness nervous disorders and digestive troubles. It urges readers to ask their druggist for the medicine and asserts a single bottle proves its merit. A separate brief item reports an 18 year old girl is jailed for bigamy with three husbands in two years claiming they coaxed her.
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Allen’s Drug Store
Guysett
John Bull
John J. Smith
Louisville
Balsam of Wild Cherry Ad Promises Quick Lung Relief
Historic advertisement touts Dr Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry for consumption asthma bronchitis and other lung diseases claiming cure of ordinary cough with few doses. Large pint bottle priced at 1 and a warning to consult your druggist. Also offers a free youth recovery recipe by Rev Joseph T Inman upon request via self addressed envelope in New York City 1950.
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C. A. Cook & CO
Chicago
U.S
Canadas
Wistar
South America
Joseph T. Inman
New York City
KH. A. Wilson
Pennsburgh
N.Y
John DR. Ogden
Cedar St
New York
The Last Love: A Poem of First and Final Affection
A poetic reflection on past summers and enduring affection. The speaker contrasts a remembered former love with a current beloved, calling this one the last love and the best, noting the heart shed old layers to offer everything to the new object.
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Boston Transcript
Honesty in All Its Forms A Satiric Sketch
A long excerpt surveys various kinds of dishonesty from petty theft and borrowing to government plunder and religious hypocrisy. It contrasts selfish cheating by servants and officials with examples of absurd rationalizations about law, duty, and money, ending with reflections on marriage and gendered behavior. It cites anecdotes from clergy, travelers, and a Hartford farmer to illustrate human ethics in everyday life.
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Custom House
Animal Kingdom
Hartford
Conn
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James Woody
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Sedalia
Dundas, Dick & Co
Allen's Drug Store
Robinson Warren
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Earth
Heaven
Detroit Free Press
Hamlet
Cincinnati
Mexico
British Quarterly
Connecticut
EAD
Remy
James Taylor
West Side Square
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Hostetter
Gracaries
Si Previsiane
Phillip Albaugh
Hathaway Block
Smith
Dr. Joln Bull
BULL
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Louisville, LY. J
Hubbard & Fry
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Buckeye
Thresher
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C. G. Hubbard
Greencastle
J. A. Edwards
UH. M. Randel
Greencastle Foundry
Culver
South Depot
Ind
J. L. Claspill
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Henry C. Steeg
Limedale
Froase
Frease
M. D
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