An Irishman’s Wit and Patsy Donevan Trial Tale
A lawyer recalls Patrick Patsy Donevan, an Irish mechanic jailed in Florence Alabama, who shot a physician during canal work. The tale centers on Patsy’s bold courtroom tricks, the signature snafu that shifted the indictment, and a case that ended without a final conviction while the attorney was rewarded with $300.
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Florence
Ala
B. M. Jackson
Mphil
W. T. White
Patrick Done Yan
Patsy" Donevan
Tom
Keokuk
Mment
Mussel Shoals Canal
United States
Dor
Oing
Patrick
Pat- Yen
Patsy” Donovan
Patsy” Donevan
Patsy
Inverted Apple Tree at Meiners Distillery Garden
Milwaukees old Meiners distillery grounds house a singular twenty eight year old inverted apple tree. Planted from a German legend, the tree grows horizontally with roots aloft and branches forming a trellised ceiling. Now four feet tall with a fifteen inch trunk, it bears green fruit for about twenty years, though the variety remains unknown.
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John Meiners
Milwaukee
Meehan
Mr. Meiners
Meiners
Adolph Meyer
Open Letter to Mothers on Pitcher's Castoria Trademark
Dr Samuel Pitcher asserts exclusive rights to the name Castoria and Pitcher's Castoria in court. He claims originator status and ownership of the wrapper signature CHAS H FLETCHER, warning no one may use his name except The Centaur Company led by Chas H Fletcher. March 8 1897.
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Castoria
Pitcher
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Chasel Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
Centaur Company
Chas H. Fletcher
Samuel Pitcher. M
One He Did Not Create
A New York Journal item presents a back and forth where a Sunday school teacher asserts all are made by God while a child named Jimmy contends his father was not created by God, citing his mother’s assertion about shaping him.
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Jimmy
New York Journal
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure, $100 Reward
The ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only known constitutional remedy and offers $100 to prove a failure. It explains internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges purchasing Hall's Family Pills. Also mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for colds and notes a Paris statue project near Madeleine.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Mrs Winslows Syrup Teething Aid Ad Promises Relief
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming gum relief and less colic at 35 cents a bottle. The copy echoes household shopping advice and humorous quotes about buying cheaper substitutes.
Care Constipation Forever and a Clever Exchange
An advertisement urges relief with Cascarets and promises a refund if unsatisfied. A string of quirky quotes follows, including a joke about annexation and a flippant line about a near fall, attributed to unspecified voices in a noisy clipping.
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Julia
Jules Simon
M. Fremitt
Madeleine
Paris
Bine Re
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
N.Y
Curievare
O. UC. Ga
Eee
ST. Jacobs Oil
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