Dr Pierce's Family Medicines Sold Abroad and Whiskey Cargo Bury
Americans abroad find Dr Pierce's Medicines in major drug stores and at the World Dispensary London branch. Golden Medical Discovery touted as a strong alterative curing blotches ulcers and other ailments. The World’s Dispensary Medical Association based in Buffalo and London. A steamboat Arabian sank on the Missouri near Kansas City 22 years ago with 600 barrels of whiskey. cargo later bought, river shifted, whiskey now buried under sand and set for digging.
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Dr. Pierce
London
World Dispensary
Russell Street
Golden Medical
Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Missouri River
Kansas City
George Treadway
Maneood
Dr. Culverwells
Culverwell Medical CO
Ann St
Prize for Male Child in Chicago Prompts Sparring Trade Joke
A Chicago clothier offers one dollar for every male child born in the city during November and December with a lighthearted note that a larger prize would be possible in dry goods trade. The firm jokes about a five dollar prize for guns and its expected future trade benefits.
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Chicago
Shilohs remedies and patent cure claims headline
An advertisement touts Guysett Yellow Rock and Sarsparilly as blood purifiers curing Scrofula syphilis and nervous debility. It promotes Shilohs Vitalizer and Shilohs Catarrh Remedy with guarantees, pricing, and a nasal injector free with each bottle from C Cook.
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Guysett
Yellow Rock
Shiloh
C. Cook
C.cook
Why Aunt Sallie Never Married
Aunt Sallie recalls a long ago incident in Utica New York involving a fiancé, a fall through a parlor door, and the suspenders mishap that prevented marriage. The tale ends with the minister fleeing west after the awkward scene, leaving Aunt Sallie to explain her single status.
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Utca
New York
How stained glass windows are made in Chambers's Journal
The piece explains that stained glass windows are built from many small glass pieces held by grooved lead, each colored separately. After cutting the glass with a diamond, painters add details which are fused in a kiln to bond paint to glass, then the pieces are soldered and sealed with cement to be watertight.
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Abba Goold Woolson
Boston
Moral Education Society
Irish church yard notice and other specimen notices
A Chambers's Journal excerpt cites a parish church notice restricting burials to parish residents and directing applicants to parish clerk Ephraim Grub. It also mentions church wardens changing meeting frequency and a bill offering a house to let forever. A later quote references a gown and a Lady Morgan novel description.
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Ephraim Grub
Union Electric Signal at Forest Hills Crossing
Residents near the Providence railroad crossing on Washington street report a long ringing danger signal with no train visible. The Union Electric Signal system uses rails as part of a circuit. a goat’s chain briefly cut the circuit, triggering the danger bell and stopping trains until the gate lowers.
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Providence
Washington Street
Forest Hills
Union Electric Signal Company
Union Electric
Providence Road
Forest Hill
Thrifty Gentleman Purchases Hat as Birthday Gift
An old rich miser who wears clothes until threadbare reveals he bought a new hat as a birthday present for his wife. A friend remarks that the hat seems new, and the miser admits the purchase was prompted by his wife saying the old one was worn out.
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Fulateny
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Maine News
Portland Argus
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington
Ilinois
Wistar
Hope
N. B
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Walker
Columbus
Gayle
Hieofin
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America'g Institute
Jersey
Popular Science
Chambers's Journal
Fleetric
Boston Advertiser
Wes Hat
Cali and
Seikh
James Taylor
West Side Square
Sellers
RK. E. Sellers & CO
Pittsburgh
Birrer
Phillip Albaugh
Hathaway Block
Meu
John Bull
Smith
Ane
Bent
John J. Smith
Louisville
Bull
Greencastle
J. L. Claspill
Bainbridge
Jobo KR. Gordon
Ellis
Ind
Dee
Moody's
Moody
Cleveland
St. Louis
H.s.greedspeed & Co
Cincinnnati
Stamp
Ben, Vandels & Co
N.Y Fim
Ela. Wilson
Penn. ‘St
Williamsburgh
N. Y
Youtil Ase Ntleman
Joan B
Den
York
Ryle
Vanelf & Co
Ann St. N.Y
Jim
HUNT
Ann &T
N.Y
G., A. Mariner
Lawrence & Martin
Canada
PINE
Madison Street
Sun
Gray
HE Gray Medicineco
Detroit
Mich
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