Terms of the Huntingdon Journal publication policy
The Journal will be published every Wednesday morning at two dollars a year paid in advance or, if not paid within six months, two dollars and fifty cents. Five subscribers receive a sixth copy free for one year. Subscriptions must be six months or longer. no paper is discontinued while arrears exist. Communications go to the Editor. Advertisements up to one square run three insertions for one dollar. each additional insertion costs twenty five cents per square. If no orders are given, ads remain on file and are billed accordingly.
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Huntngdon Journal
Mary Jackson
Indy
Rachel
Caligula
List of names and places from 19th century county notices
A dense roster of individuals and towns listed across multiple townships. Names include Daniel Teague Shade Gaft David Blair Shirleys burg Eliol Smith James Murrow Hugh Madden Fay Shringfield Dr S S Dewey Birmingham James Dysart Wm Murray Jown Cram and others, with references to numerous towns such as Orbisonia Shade Gap Shirleysburg and Sinking Valley.
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Daniel Teague
Orbisonia
David Blair
Shade Gaft
Benjamin Lease
Shirleysburg
Eliol Smith
Ayy
Important Discovery Promotes Dr Harlich Tonic and German Pills
Public urged to seek Dr Harlichs Celebrated Compound Strengthening Tonic and German Aperient Pills. Claims a universal cure for dyspepsia, stomach and liver complaints, with blood purification. Advertises Philadelphia and HuntingdonCounty agents and wide city usage.
Rheumatism cured by Mortich pills claims Chester man
Solomon Wilson of Chester county Pennsylvania says two years of rheumatism with joint pains in shoulders hips and ankles subsided after using Dr Harlichs pills from West Chester. Within three weeks his strength returned and he could work again after 18 months of illness. Advised to publish to help others. Principal office 19th North 8th Street Philadelphia. Also for sale at Jacob Miller store Huntingdon Pennsylvania.
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O. P. Mortich
Solomon Wilson
Chester Co. Pa
Eveing
Wilson
North 8Th Street
Philadelphia
Jacob Miller
Huntingdon
Symptoms of Dyspepsia Include Appetite Changes and Nausea
Dyspepsia may involve waning or voracious appetite, nausea, bilious vomiting, transient stomach distensions after eating, acid reflux, pains in the stomach region, constipation, heart palpitations, dizziness and dim vision, disturbed sleep, tremors, despondency, flatulence, nervous irritability, chills, pallor, fatigue, and may cause headaches as shown by those affected.
Dyspepsia cure claims for Hartman of Sumneytown
Mr Jonas Hartman of Sumneytown Pennsylvania reports a six year struggle with dyspepsia including distension after eating pain nausea and fatigue cured by Dr Harlichs Compound Strengthening and German Amiment pills. He offers to share information and notes the medicine is sold at No 19 North Eighth Street Philadelphia and Jacob Miller in Huntingdon.
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Harlich
Jonas Hartman
Sumneytown
Hartman
Treatment claims for Harlich's Compound Tonic Strengthening Pills
An 19th century medical advertisement promotes gentle purgatives to cleanse stomach and intestines and improve digestive tone. It extols Dr Harlich's Compound Tonic Strengthening Pills as the most efficacious remedy for digestive disorders, with offices in Philadelphia and availability through Jacob Miller's store.
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O. P. Haruich
Harlich
United States
North Eighth Street
Philadelphia
Jacob Miller
Huntingdon County
Cause of Dyspepsia From Overeating and Sta Bella
Dyspepsia often stems from overloading the stomach with excessive eating or drinking, prolonged fasting, indolent life, lack of exercise, fear and grief, frequent purging medicines, dysentery, miscarriages, and intermittent spasmodic stomach and bowel pains. Too late hours and excessive use of strong liquor are common causes.
Liver Cure Promoted by Dr Harlich's Compound Strengthening Pill
A Pittsburgh man, Mr William Richard, reports complete recovery from a severe liver ailment after using Dr Harlich's Compound Strengthening and German Aparient Pill. His symptoms included left side pain, loss of appetite, vomiting, sour eructations, distended stomach, sick headache, furred tongue, citron skin, breathing difficulty, disturbed sleep, and debility. Despite prior medical advice, relief only came with the medicine. Office at 19 North Eight Street Philadelphia. Available at Jacob Miller's Huntin store.
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Dr. Harlich
P. Harlich
Altdorf
Germany
Hanthu
Axp Cerman
North
Eighta Street
Philadelphia
Alwo
Jacop Mrr- Ler
Huntingdon
Huntingdon County
Harlich
Wm. Richard
Pittsburg
Richard
North Eight Street
Jacob Miller
Huntin
Liver Complaint Cure Promised by Harlich Tonic and German Pills
A dated medical notice describes liver disease symptoms including right-side pain, jaundice-like yellowing, and vomiting. It touts Dr Harlich's compound tonic and German ointment pills as a cure if started early, claiming many certificates of efficacy from patients and directing inquiries to No 19 North Wiehe Street and Jacob Miller, Nimuntingdon county agent.
The Last Cabinet Council in a Political Satire
A verse drama from the Cleaveland Herald lampoons the last cabinet council amid the 1820s Whig and Locofoco feud. Characters mock the administration’s finances, predict election losses, and blame Blaire Calhoun and Swartwout while Matty and allies face a political rout as unsteady figures flee the scene. The poem closes with Henry Harrison's entrance as a unifying distraction.
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Cleaveland Herald
Matty
Major Downing at North Bend hog chase tale unfolds
An 1840 North Bend letter models Major Downing’s frontier humor about hogs invading a fence blocked by General Lister. The narrator recounts a farming breach and recalls political duty, electioneering, and vigilance as the White House future looms, with mock seriousness about fences and accountability. The passage shifts to a courtroom vignette where a lawyer uses a dramatic wife witness to stall a note case, contrasting legal theatrics with blunt financial stakes.
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Jack Downing
North Bend
Lee Cant
North Bern
Joshua Downing
Downingville
Down East
Gineral
Rale Ratliy
Oll Korrect
Alister Jones
Mr. Jones
Washington
Listeresee
White House
Fragmentary courtroom reminiscence with tense jury scene
A fragment from a dramatic courtroom moment shows a defiant judge or lawyer and an anguished jury exchange. The narrator mocks instinctive verdict pressures while the foreman signals settlement and a bittersweet sense of victory amid confusion.
Three Brothers Swap Blood Money For Family Mercy
A Japanese widow and her three sons face starvation after work dries up. To save the family, the brothers draw lots to blackmail a thief with a reward. The youngest falsely confesses, the family returns the money, and the judge asks the sovereign to intervene. The sovereign pardons them and grants annuities to the brothers and their mother.
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Filai
Japan
Cat
Filal
Quash the Ogre Refuses Labor in Jersey Fable
A Cornerwan owner in New Jersey controls an ogre named Quash who dislikes work. When pressed, Quash jokes that head work is harder, then he is sent to fetch fuel. He stays away, leading the parson to discover him perched on a maple log claiming only two of five pigeons on a tree can be shot, leaving three.
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New Jersey
Quash
Education of Hindoos and female standards in society
Among the Hindoos, only women employed by the Pagodas are allowed to read sing and dance, a restriction that provokes abhorrence among other women who see it as an affront. The piece notes perfumes elegant head ornaments fragrant flowers and elaborate dress as part of female adornment and grace, likening the education to a fashionable boarding school in another part of the world.
Lost Five Dollar Bill Tale Echoes An Elbowed Poet
A humorous anecdote describes a poet who, after a fortuitous windfall, hands a boy a five dollar bill with the instruction to change it. The boy questions the slang, and the poet confesses unfamiliarity with the terms, avoiding misnaming the currency as Brox while mispronouncing Wintam as Woxcam.
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Johnny
John
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