Seventy Year Old Father Claims Connecticut Family Record
Levi Bresson of Killingly Connecticut reports his forty first child with his third wife. He describes six pairs of twins four sets of triplets and eleven more in ten years. He expects the U S census to confirm where his 124 descendants live and notes most are in Foster and nearby areas.
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Conn
Levi Bresson
Bresson
Connecticut
Dom Paul
United States
Canadian
Foster
Misleading eastward view of the plains prompts reflection
In a Clark Street column the St Paul Globe writer disputes eastern caricatures of the vast plains as lawless. He cites travels across the Dakotas Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia to assert rare violence and real dangers are no worse than in eastern cities.
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Rockies
Dakment
Eastern
Middle States
Great Northwest
Dakotas
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
Clark Street
Chicago
St. Paul
A Scotch Joke on the Train Carriage
An amused exchange unfolds as a traveler quizzes a compartment guard for a black mackintosh. Inside, a bearded Highlander retorts no such item exists but notes six red Macgregors. A clerical reader asks about Lamb's tales, prompting a wry reply about black sheep rugs.
No woman can be too careful of her condition during pregnancy
The excerpt urges women to guard their health during pregnancy to avoid risking both mother and child. It emphasizes personal responsibility in seeking proper care and suggests that doing nothing is safer than risking errors during the period before birth.
Mother's Friend Promoted as Safe Labor Aid
A Shreveport woman endorses Mother's Friend liniment noting it relaxes muscles eases morning sickness and aids recovery. The ad claims external use only and discourages internal medicines, says it shortens labor and helps prevent rising breasts. Druggists sell it at 1 dollar per bottle. The Bradfield Regulator Co Atlanta Ga offers a free book.
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Shreveport
Blacksmithing misadventure and old gun lore shared
Cowboy raconteur Jim Bark recalls rifle testing and improvised repair using worn wagon tires and bullets at 80 caliber to fix bolsters. The tale contrasts frontier gunpowder trials with a digression on Garland and a Virginia visitor in the Justice Department. Also lists cheap rail trips and upcoming church and convention travel rates across several cities with sale and limit dates.
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Four Peaks
Jim Bark
Flinders
Arizona
No-To-Bac advertised as life enhancer and tobacco cure
An advertisement claims No-To-Bac makes weak men strong and offers a free booklet and sample from Sterling Remedy Co of Chicago or New York. It promotes quitting tobacco and promises lasting health benefits for five cents or fifty cents.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Victor J. Evans & CO
Washington
DBD. C
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Atlanta, GA
Garland and
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Virginian
Cleveland
Garland
Lincoln
Arkansas
Department of Justice
Virginia
Gyarlands
Carlina
Henry Garland
Mr. Garland
Southern Railway
Chatanooga, Tenn
General Assembly Cumberland Presbyterian Church
General Assembly Presbyterian Church
St. Louis, Mo
New Orleans
United Convention Traveler’s Protective Association
Louisville, Ky
Annau Reunion
United Confederate Vetrans
Louisville
Confederate Veterans Special
Jackson
Atlanta
Ashville, N. C
Southern Student’s Conference
YM. C.A. Ie
Young Women’s Christian Association
Philadelphia, Pa
Cumberland Island, Ga
Repreia
Kansas City, MO
Annau
Young People’s Christian Union Universalist
Cincinnati
Ohio
Annaal Convention B. Y. P. A. of America
Richmond, VA
Annaal Session Soverign Grand Lodge I. 0
Detroit
Mich
Knights of Pythias
Castoria
Evserhady
U. WW
Alomar
Evans
Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
Ura
E. C. DeWitt &Co
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