Two Bold Sea Fights By Truxtun Constellation Vengeance
A historical summary recounts Commodore Truxtun aboard the Constellation in two major rear admiral battles against French ships Insurgente and Vengeance. It covers the February 1799 Nevis engagement, Porter and Rodgers actions, the 1800 Guadaloupe chase, mast loss, Jarvis heroism, and the consequent honors from Congress and British merchants.
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America
Nea
France
American
Department of the Navy
Ccast
West Indies
Constellation
Thomas Truxtun
Porto Rico
Nevis
Truxtun
M'Insurzente
David Porter
Rodgers
Porter
Guadaloupe
James Jarvis
Jarvis
Vengeance
London
Congress
Young Jarvis
Napoleon
Jackson
George L. Kites
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promoted for Travelers
On steamboats, cars, and stagecoaches the bitters are touted as essential for travelers. It allegedly neutralizes bad water, aids indigestion, relieves cramps and headaches, and protects feeble passengers from travel-related ill effects, reducing fear of danger during journeys.
Marchand's New Cemetery Wins Local Praise
The Mahoning Union Cemetery near Marchand is praised for its design and accessibility with five foot paths to every plot and a central circular plot. Thirty full lots and two half lots have sold as the project aims to keep prices affordable while offering a first class cemetery. A separate note touts a nervous remedy and a Tarentum Springdale prank where a man in Springdale was duped by a letter scheme, ending with a humorous chase and social uproar.
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Marchand’s
Punxsutawney
Mahoning Union
Marchand
Springdale
Tarentum
Cora
Heath
Tarentum and Springdale Society
Freeport Journal
Kemp’s Balsam Promises Cough Cure Popular
An advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a proven cough remedy with claims of curing many coughs in the community. It encourages readers to consult friends who used it, lists price points of 50 cents and 1 dollar, and emphasizes purity and effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp
Woman Fights in Saloon Arrest Then Defends Her Truth
In a Cincinnati courtroom a woman charged with disorderly conduct tells how she feared her husband was locked out after midnight. She claims police and a saloon keeper drank on duty and forced her from the saloon, while she sought to bring her husband home. The judge dismisses the case. the saloon keeper and officers escape prosecution.
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Rodgera
Porter
Rodgers
Bar of Justice
Broadway
Lane's Family Medicine and New Remedies Featured
Drugstore ads trumpet a cure for constipation and headache by Dr. Lane. Claimed to be Oregon root and herbs, produced for use by families. Also advertised a fall line of warm weather wear for men and boys at V. M. Cunningham's.
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Lane
Rocky Mountains
V. M. Cunningham’s
The Best Salve for Cuts and Skin Ailments
A vintage advertisement touts a salve claimed to cure cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with a 25 cent per box price and lists T E Hildebrand druggist as the seller.
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T.E. Hildebrand
Draggist
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Ind
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