Haunting Spirit Encounter in Old Town Ohio Mystery
A Yellow Springs tale recounts a terrifying nighttime encounter near Old Town between William Wilson and a horrifying figure named Shuba a 4000 year old former Jew who reveals a fate of spiritual destruction from persistent vice. The narrative weaves in moral aphorisms and a series of later notes on temperance crime and odd anecdotes.
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Xenia
Yellow Springs
Ohio
Old Town
Daniel Boone
William Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Bap
Wilson
Yellow Sprn
Shuba
Stop spending on clothes and doctors seek simple Hop Bitters
A column urges readers to quit wasting on fine clothes and costly doctors. It advocates buying wholesome food and durable clothing, warning against quack medicines. The piece touts Hop Bitters as a cheap, reliable remedy for better health and times.
Child longs for a whooping cough and circus perks
A mother consoles Johnny who craves a whooping cough to gain breaks from class and outings. He imagines bands, monkeys, and fairs, while a planned circus visit offers relief. The tale blends child desire, discipline, and a moral about lessons from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Mammi
Momma
Uncle Charley
St. Nicholas
Unknown claims of Hop Bitters cure and personal testimony
A six year account of sickness describes relief from Hop Bitters claimed to cost 200 dollars per year totaling 1200 dollars. The note credits the wife for recovery and self-sufficient housework. Additional lines mention Joann Weeks Butler NY and a Favorite stove claim, Partridge Cochin Eggs, and a person named Gasper Renick offering fowls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joann Weeks
Butler
N. Y
Gasper Renick
Dr Kings New Discovery Promises Quick Throat and Lung Relief
A drug advertorial touts Dr Kings New Discovery as an effective remedy for coughs colds bronchitis asthma and throat or lung ailments. It claims hundreds of complete cures and offers a trial bottle for ten cents or a full bottle for one dollar at Allens Drug Store with a September 21 79 date reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Kenney
R. Elison
Ellson
Daniel Dougherty
Kenney
Dougherty
College of Dentistry
Second Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Kenny
Flanagan
New York
Dr. King
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Bess Tr
Teese
Heath
Stevenson & Sons
West Side Public Square
Greencastle, Indiana
George B3icknell
Oliver Chill
Ich
Deene
Mansur
Hoosier
Campbell
John Deere
Ifeh
Paris
France
Mark
Gaar & Scott Threshers
Studebaker
Indiamna
Columbia Streets
Greencastle
Ind
Malholn
Wriuux
Mundy
HANNA
Apam
Putnam County
East
Washington St
Mulholn & Hanna
C. W. Hathaway, I Will
George Hathaway
Harmiess
Grand Duches Cologne
America
Grand Duchess Cologne
I. Hawkins
Greencastle, Ind
North Side Public Square
J.T. Craig & Bro
Howe & Vermilion’s
Vandalia
RS Agan
State of Indiana
William Randel
Caleb Philips
Samuel Colliver
Monroe
State of
Indiana
Bainbridge
Samuell Colliver
J. P
Swat
Landreth
Allen’s
Tutt’s
Louisville
Columbus Asylum For
St. Cloud
Minn
Troy
San Francisco
Neal Dow
Philadelphia
Michigan
London
Francia Murphy
Gough
Great Britain
Scotland
Buffalo
Court of Appeals
St. Paul
Emperor
Boatswain
Gypsy
Loatswain
New York Sun
Joseph Parker
Holyoke
Mass
Father Dufresne
Chiniquy
Roman Catholica
Parker
Chicago
Berlin Heights
Rinard Parker
James J. Furniss
Nature From
Central Park
St. Louis
Anderteker
Dr. Bull
Texas
Baltimore
Joseph Murphy
Kerry Gow
T. Z. Graham
Indianapolis
Kentucky Supreme Court
William Young
Keokuk
Wisconsin
Colorado
Whittle
Virginia
Frederick Pewtress
L. Pewtress
Fair Haven
Pewtress
New Haven Union
McDonald
Arkansas
Clark
National Bank of Lowell
Mich
Portland
Arnold's
Abramy & Wysong
W.W.Y.T
C. W. Landes & CO
Dragels
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