Hero of Manila Commodore George Dewey's Early Career
Portrait of George Dewey, rising from cadet training at Vermont and Paterson to command of the Asiatic Squadron. Details cover his 1857 naval academy entry, Mississippi service, Medal of the Civil War era, and ascent to commodore. Also notes on his readiness for Manila and family anecdotes, ending with London sewer statistics.
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Ommodore Pgeorge Dewey
Manila
United States
Partaget
Mississippi
Fort Sumter
Dewey
Vermont
Naval Academy
Gate
Med
Igut
Hedeon
Dew
Beng
Juanita
Urge
Dolphin
Pensacola
The
Light
Board of Inspection
Tramp's adventures and other Philadelphia news items
George Lee, claiming kin to Virginia leaders, tells a long wanderer’s tale of service on the Virginius and the cruiser Baltimore, near Valparaiso, and later Navy duty amid Chilean events. Police feed him, he seeks Holyoke, Mass. aid. a New Cure for Hiccoughs with tongue pump, Public Clocks and a note on carpet knights, a 45000 pound Knoxville marble shipment, and a quip about rain leveling humanity.
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George Lee
10Th District
Philadelphia Record
Lee
Virginius
Baltimore
Valparaiso
Black
21St
Moore Streets
Turnkey Young
Lees
Virginia
Chance
Virginias
Fry
Severa
Cuba
Niobe
Navy
Chile
Holyoke Maas
St. Louis
George Tulley
Bellevue Hospital
Tulley
A Maryland custom of crowing to signal late courting
The Washington Star reports a Maryland practice where youths crow like roosters to hint courting couples that the hour is late. Observers note dogs and chickens respond, with dogs barking at lights after 9 pm and cocks crowing after nightfall when they hear horses. The custom has shifted couples to end sessions by 10 pm.
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Maryland
Washington Star
Canine Palace Kennel Cost 5700 in Pleasanton
A lavish five thousand seven hundred dollar kennel built for a wealthy California woman in Pleasanton features baths and an infirmary with cozy corners. The piece contrasts such spending with charity for neglected children and includes a quip about a street anecdote from Chicago.
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California
Pleasanton
Hall Catarrh Core and Constipation Cure Ad Story
Fragmentary ad style text mentions Hall Catarrh Core as a constitutional care and Cascarets Candies as a cure. Includes overheard boarding house chatter about marriage and smoking, with disjointed quotes and abrupt jottings. The readable items imply old product pitches and personal anecdotes without a coherent narrative.
Americae Nawy Cuba and Hawaii portfolio shipping ad
An old newspaper fragment advertises Americae Nawy Cuba and Hawaii a portfolio of half tone pictures. It promotes a special edition benefiting patrons, offering one hundred sixty pictures for one dollar with free delivery. General Agent listed as J P Hall.
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Cuba
Hawaii
Atchison, Peka & Ft. Fe Railway
Ihs
United States
J. P. Hall
Cole
I Do My Own Work After Pinkham Remedy
A patient recounts severe illness with a disabling flow, bed confinement, and near death. After trial of physician prescribed treatment and Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she recovered enough to resume work and praised the medicine. She urges others to seek sympathetic female advice and write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ayer’s Hair Vigor Promoted as Great Remedy
An advertisement extols Dr. Ayer’s Hair Vigor as a decisive cure for hair loss, dandruff, and color restoration. It cites testimonials from Mrs Herrmann of New York City and Mrs Rank M. Grove of Farnsdale Alabama, praising its effects and noting a free curebook offer from J C Ayer Co of Lowell Mass.
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Ayer
Ala
Dr. Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
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Noi Les
Commodore Dewey
Tramp
East Tennessee
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
New England
Norcross Bros
East Cambridge
Knoxville
Canine Palace
Short
Chicago
Price
Maud
Jack
Miss Johnson
RM. Koos
Vic
Mary Rochiette
Linden, New Jersey
K. B
Wmers & Bicrele
EAD Cycle CO
Eas
J.c.hubinger Bros.c
Keokuk
Iowa
New Haven,conn
Sapolio
Reenecter
Lowes 'Scoman
Homer
Ameras
Kodaks
Axssayers
Campas
Standard Fire Brick CO
Seventeenth Street
Denver
J. Montgomery Machinery Co
Curtis St
Ition Ma Yana
Denver Directory
Concord
Colorado
Fred Mueller
Larimer Street
REAL
Denver Tent and Awning CO
Procter
Arapahoe Street
Orks & M
Lagos
Coxees
Power Rock
Blagksmit the BaumIron Co
Omaha
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