Deathless Valor in Florida Swamp Fight of Lt Hartsuff
A long narrative recounts Lt. Hartsuff of the Fourth Artillery surviving a brutal Seminole surprise in the Florida swamps in 1840. Wounded twice, he crawled through alligators and tangled mangrove to reach Fort Meyers, leaving a blood inked note of his ordeal. he later served as a major general in the Civil War and died in 1874.
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American Press Association
George Je _Hartseil
US. A
Lurtsuit
Florida
Lieut
Hartsuff
Fourth Artillery
Osceola
Mississippi
Sustein
Huartsuff
Caloosabatchie
Fort Meyers
Caloosahatchie
Everglades
Hanna
Murtagh
Unknown
Hartauff
Cypress Swamp
West Point Academy
South Mountain
Hooker
Antietam
Dunker Church Woods
Cornfield
Mansfield
Twenty-third Army
Kentucky
Morgan
Raider
Indiana
Ohio
Petersburg
Brergets
Greorce L. En.mer
Tempting the alligators in the Southern marshes
Excerpt recounts peril from alligators near English Lookout on a marsh trip between New Orleans and Mobile. A French army officer narrowly escapes being pulled overboard, with onlookers commenting that foreigners overlook gator danger. Includes anecdote on Prussian guest and missing hat.
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New Orleans
Mobile
English Lookout
Detroit Free Press
Ushant Ghost and Oxford Talks in Nineteenth Century Tales
A fragment from a Rocherfort voyage recounts the ship Bellerophon near Cape Ushant and a Middy peering through a telescope as Napoleon’s thoughts drift across the sea. It then shifts to a Nineteenth Century piece about Cardinal Newman and visitors who stumble into casual topics rather than debate, from barley crops to train stoppages and grapes at dinner.
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Cardinal Newman
Norfolk
Mr. Gladstone
Oxford
Hawarden
Newman
A Jealous Centenarian and the Marital Troubles of Two Faithful Negroes
A centenarian couple is described amid jealous quarrels with Aunt Hannah aged over 90. Uncle Berry explains years of fighting, love rivals, and a plan to reconcile, amid scholarly notes from the St. Louis Globe Democrat. The piece blends humor and social observation with a cornet feature on aging and marriage.
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Marie Robert
Hannah
Y Jenkins
Uncle Berry
Andy Jackson
Tennessee
Aunt Hannah
Beriah
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Restorative Nervine Promoted at World’s Fair
The Restorative Nervine is claimed to rapidly cure nervous prostration sleeplessness and other head and mood problems. Agents C W Snow Co Syracuse Talbott Moss Greenburg and A W Blackburn Wooster report strong sales and universal satisfaction. Free illustrated treatise and trial bottle offered at Hildebrand’s.
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Miles
C. W. Snow and Co
Syracuse
New York
Talbott and Moss
Greenaburg
Ind
A. W. Blackburn
Wooster, C
Hildebrand’s
La Grippe Cure Boosted By Local Drug Store
Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds is praised as the best remedy with quick relief and no after effects. A trial bottle is free at T E Hildebrand s Drug Store with large bottles at 50 cents and 1.00. Also notices calves for sale at market price every Monday near the Gompere House Water street Indiana A L Mason
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B. M. Searles
Bishart
T. E. Hildebrand
la Grippe
Gompere House
Water Street
Indiana
A. LI. Mason
Kemp
Dr. King
Hildebrand’s
Michael Curtain
Plainfield
Ill
Kemp's Balsam Promises Cure For Colds And Coughs
An old advertisement extols Kemp's Balsam as a premier remedy for coughs and colds. It urges readers to hold the bottle to the light to see its clarity and claims purity and expense spared in ingredients. Prices listed at 50c and 1.00.
Rheumatic relief thanks to Hibbard’s Byrap cure
A Michigan resident suffering rheumatism for two decades, once unable to walk without a cane, reports using Hibbard's Rheumatic Byrap transformed mobility. The testimonial from agent 8. 8. Conover notes recovery and urges others with rheumatism and blood diseases to try the medicine, prepared by Cue Wisht Medicine Co. Detroi, sold by Bolar Bolar & Geum ee.
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Hibbard
Altha Herrington
Altona
Michigan
Charles Wright Medicine Company
Detroit
Mich
Bolar & Graham
Conover
Agt
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Manistes
Bolar Bolar & ‘Geum Ee
Kemp's Balsam and Dr King’s New Discovery Ad
Cough cure claims and testimonials for Kemp's Balsam and Dr King's New Discovery. Details prices and safety, with trial bottles at Hildebrand's Drug store. Also notes The Hotel Albion Pittsburg offers American and European plan accommodations near Union Depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Albion
Union Depot
Pittsburg
Best Salve and Sewing Machines Advertised Across Town
An old catalog note touts a salve for many skin ailments with a money back guarantee and shows price details. It also promotes King’s New Discovery for consumption with free trials at Hildebrand’s Drug Store and a 50 cent to 1 dollar price range. additional ads push automatic sewing machines from Kruse & Murphy Co. and bargain furniture from H. H. Steving at 514 Water Street and the Messenger building salesroom.
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T. E. Hildebrand
Kruse & Murphy Fg. Co
West 26Th Bt
Indiana County
H. Steving
Water Street
Why go to Indians State Normal
Why go to Indians State Normal It turns out the strongest teachers It has a faculty of twenty experts Its graduates get the preference of the good positions Its industrial department embraces Kindergarten Lloyd and Manual training It has strong departments in English Science Mathematics and Classics Spring term opens April Engage your rooms early For information address Z X Givwous Principal Indiana Pa
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Z. X. Givwous
Indiana
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Harteuf
Choice Surloin
J. H. St Clair’s Meat Market
Lessona
William Dean Howells
Harper's
Cape Ushant
Bellerophon
Rochefort Harbor
Tor Bay
Ross the Sim
France
Ushant
Finisterre
Napoleon
William Allingham
New York Commercial Advertiser
Lizzie
M. Rochet
Ceylon
Madagascar
San Domingo
Porto Rico
Central America
Boston Transcript
Bucklen
Paul Vogel
Messenger Building
H.H. Steving’s
Messenger
Tam Coreave Company
Macey
Farmers
Rouse
Johnston & Mac
Tremont
NEW Milton
NEW Howard
NEW Nora
Excelsior Penn
Myers
Eye
Pennington
Philadelphia Street
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