Battle of Tippecanoe remembered on anniversary at Lafayette battleground
A retrospective on 1811 Tippecanoe clash details Tecumseh and Prophet conspiracies, Harrison’s leadership, and the eight mile Lafayette site owned by Indiana. The piece notes a centennial celebration plan, the battlefield’s setting, and the war’s impact on Northwest Territory ownership and later politics.
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Tippecanoe
William Henry, Harrison
Harrison
the Prophet
William Henry Harrison
Indiana Territory
Vincennes
Alleghanies
Tecumseh
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Oak Ridge
United States
Northwest Territory
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Remarkable cure tale and humorous Sweden invitation
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York says five doctors misdiagnosed his illness before Electric Bitters cured him in one bottle. The note praises the tonic for blood poison and digestive ailments, while a Kansan paper mocks Swedes answering King Oscar’s invitation as a comic scene along the Republican river.
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Abraham Brown
Winterton
N. Y
A. J. Ironmonger
Republican
Here
Republic City
Oscar
Tother
Tana
Yip
Sweden
Norway
Beaver
Concordia Kansan Os
Illusion of a home town life spans many states
An Illinois essay mocks how a citizen depends on goods from New York to Louisiana, illustrating a national economy stitched from imported items. It then reports Mrs E D Clapp’s cure for lung trouble with Dr King's New Discovery and notes Edison’s concrete house concept, Daniel’s comet sighting, and quotes Drake University’s Prof Morehouse on the comet’s vast scale.
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Illinois
New York
Boston
Kren
Ohio
Connecticut
Missouri
Chicago
Indiana
St. Louis
Rhode Island
Vermont
Louisiana
North
Kansas
St Louis
Michigan
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Jerusalem
South Dakota
Mound City
E D Clapp
Thas
Clapp
Tha Coamoat
Toms Daniel
Daniel
Princeton University
D. W. Morehouse
Drake University
Daniels
Fancy Groceries Stock and Holiday Trade Items
A local grocer advertises an extensive selection including olives, salad dressings, sweet salt, extracts, fruit coloring, prepared mustard, pickles, fruit cakes, crackers, nuts Nabiscos Festinos potato chips cookies and cakes. The store promises a large assortment of seasonal fruits and vegetables for the holiday trade.
Candy Window Display Promises Rare Christmas Treats
On Saturday December 14 our candy window will be ready for your approval. The display showcases Opera Mixed and Bon-Bons plus Morses brand Maple Bars Opera Bars Nougets and Chocolate Creams. We offer a wide range of boxed candies and two mammoth stock lots to keep prices lower through bulk ordering.
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Welte & Writing
Jewelry
Main Street
Peoria
J. W
Henry, Ill
Cie Republican
Thomas A Edison
Mr. Edison
Edison
Henry, Illinois
Our Grocery
UNI Accec
Mulajils
New Orleans
HENRY
Ills
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