Boston Express Brings a Child’s Longing to Safe Return
A narrator on a Boston bound train consoles a frightened girl who fears being separated from her mother and dolly. She seeks her father, who bursts in with a feverish rush, and the girl identifies him as her dad amid relieved recognition.
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Boston Fast Express
Boston
Port N Town
Dolly
Bess
Dad
Brooklyn
Cartain
Philadelphia Record
Witch of the River water witch tale in Utah camp tale
A party of young men recalls a Utah Provo river crossing where one man narrowly survives a swift, willow‑lined current after losing a gun and battling exhaustion. He credits a fortuitous willow root and river instincts for pulling him from death, then mythologizes the river as a “water witch.”
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Utah
New York Times
Salt Lake City
Provo River
Provo
Wasatch Mountains
Utah Lake
Husband
Eacr
Water witch of the Jordan drowns Utah boys in summer
The passage recalls a Utah lake’s dangerous floods last summer. Many boys who swam when water rose were seized by the Jordan’s water witch, despite strong swimmers being overpowered.
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The
Jordan
Utah
Humorous Vignettes From 19th Century Journals
A collage of anecdotes about public figures and editors. Col Ingersoll is portrayed as charitable yet blunt, Watterson and his son exchange formal interview etiquette, and playful exchanges reveal editor and poet banter. Light humor runs through newspaper gags and horse dealer quips.
Prominent Physician Endorses Stackhouse Treatment
Dr. M. V. Turner of Evansville Indiana describes chronic paralytic seizures and severe nervous attacks ending after weeks of Stackhouse treatment. He cites drastic improvement including loss of cramps headaches and restored sight of practice. He credits the doctors with saving his life and suggests other ailments may respond to their care.
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M. V. Turner
Evansville
Ind
Pope’s Medical Institute
St. Louis
Stackhouse
M. ¥. Surner
M. V. Tunser
M.D
Ice cold tale of a Gardiner hunter and a frozen icicle kill
A Gardiner sportsman recalls a frigid hunt on a very cold day. With no bullets after loading he uses melted ice to load the gun and fires a shot that freezes in the barrel, producing an icicle that pierces the catamount’s brain.
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Germany
Gardiner
Beada
Short Facts From A Whimsical Era
A collection of quips and observations notes cultural quirks in Asia Africa and Europe. It mentions hospital patients in London New Year in Germany smokeless powder fashion pins and table etiquette with witty asides about marriages and social habits.
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India
London
Asia
Africa
Taking Cold Warns Against Exposure This Season
An old advertisement warns readers to avoid cold and to use Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure. It claims the remedy cures colds and prevents grippe, praising the product as safe and effective for preventing pneumonia and aiding kidney function.
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Reid
Stack House Medical Institute Adverts in Indianapolis
Dra. Stackhouse and Newlin medical directors permanently located at 203 North Illinois Street Indianapolis treat curable chronic diseases with specialties in catarrh and all ear throat lung and stomach diseases. Office hours daily with Sunday hours. Consultation and examination one dollar. Mail treatment available. Catarrh and all nose and throat diseases offered for five dollars per month until March 1 with medicines free and initial treatment at same rate until cured.
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Dra. Stackhouse & Newlin
North Llinoisat
Indianapolis
Ind
Saarkraut Delicatessen Notes And Food Experiments
A quirky note lists saarkraut as a delicatessen item and urges opening canned fruit an hour before serving. It warns against obesity with a list of foods to avoid and mentions trials at clubs of serving fried muah with canvasback duck instead of hominy.
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Saarkraut
Shiloh's Cure and Vitalizer Guaranteed by Local Firms
For coughs and colds use Shiloh's cure sold on guarantee. For dyapepsia and liver complaints you have a printed guarantee on every bottle of Shiloh's Vitalizer. It never fails to cure guaranteed by W. H. Stocker E. C. Tinsley F. C. Tinsley Wood Browning.
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Shiloh
W. H. Stocker
E. C. Tinsley
F.C. Tinsley
Wood Browning
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Wiliam St
Uncle Jack
Tommy
Noah’park
Noah
Sylvan Remedy Co., Peoria Idl
Clara Morris
Camille
English
Hoyt
Indiana State Poultry Association
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Traveler's Register
Central Stand
Uatcr
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Enngylvanta Links
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Philadel
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the Baal
Colambue
Colombes
Richmond
Richmeond
Chicago
Lis Piafrtiva
Louisville
Madison
Vincennes
Cairo
Sanday
Stack House Medical Institute
Mer
Calthos
von Moht Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Evans Chemical Co
Pelee
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St.Helens
England
New York Depot
Canal Street
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Berroe Bucuuning
Takaepee Ducr
Moi
Wash
Ipladianepolis
M.abbett
Virginia
Indianapolta
Gite
Yale
Tie Sun
Piao
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Chichester
Chichester Chemical Ue
Madison Squar
Gary
Philadas
Tre Sun
SUN Office
Sun
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Voc
Oretween
Eac
Sacanepolis
Cine
Nati
Our City
Ihingis St
Cincinnati Vestibale
Toledo
Detroit
Cincinnati Limited
Division St
Buffalo
N. Y
Nerve Bean CO
Browning & Son
Indianafoil Union Station
Terre Haute
BE. & T. A. Pointe
Evaneville
Greencastle
Terra Haute
Serre Haute
Acc
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Yost
Peoria
FGR
Cleveland and
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Dayton
Bellet
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Indianapolia
Kankakee
Bloomington
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DHINK
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Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea.Co
West Washington St
East Washington St
Artietia
Massachusetts Avenue
O. A. Keely
New York
Rets OF
Rock Lump
Fowland & Johnson
West Washington
Boynton
Cornice
Samuel Laing
E. Courist
Indianapolis Brewing CO
Wiener
Champaign
J. Metzger & Co
Maryland
John Bernhart
Schmidt’s Brewery
C Rabich & Co
Maus
Gate City
A/T. Es. BERNE PTE
South Meridian Street
Archer & Pancoast M'f’g CO
Dewald & Gall
Massachusetts Ave
Weinberger
California
John C. Weinberger
Napa Valley
Cal
H. Weinberger
Louisiana St
Dr. Motts Chemical Co
Cleveland
the Sun
Ular
Sux
Tae Sun
Ohio St
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