Soldier's Love Letter From Gettysburg Reveals Pickett's Writings
The fragmentary document describes General Pickett sending a farewell love letter to his wife during the Gettysburg campaign. It recounts battlefield conditions, personal pleas, and mentions a postwar widow, Mrs Pickett, who later lived in Washington. The piece notes the general wed during the war and their son George E. Pickett Jr. served in the U.S. Army and died returning from the Philippines.
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Gettysburg
Jeader
Vedrie E. Pickett
Pickett
Lonestreet
Gevtysburg
Bduk
Florm
Hickert
Wiles
Cnaniversburs
Meri
Robert
Gen
Lee
Guy Anen
Weil
Wren
Walter
Peter
Longstreet
Hill
Seminary Ridge
Heaven
inJiercy
Pieelt
Wash Isktyty Oval
Gettsburg
Davis
George, E. Pickett, Jr
U.S. A
Philippines
Lawrence druggist praises Adler-i-ka remedy
A Lawrence druggist touts Adler-i-ka as a simple German remedy for sour stomach. The ad claims just one single dose relieves discomfort instantly and credits the buckthorn and glycerine mixture for fast stomach relief.
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Lawrence
Real Estate Transfers Record From Franklin County Case
Warranty deeds record transfers listing Enma Adeline Aliliér and Maud Parish and Harriet E Pool with husband Franklin county to WrMTho for parcels described as Ni 14 of NW 1-4 15-1 and other tract details including W 125 NAO ft and F125 Ft dinning. The uncertain OCR text notes names and parcel directions reflecting property conveyances in a county real estate transfer record.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Cure for Catarrh
An old advertisement asserts a hundred dollar reward if Hall’s Catarrh Cure cures catarrh. It includes testimonials from local businessmen endorsing F. S. Cheney of Toledo and promises the product is effective for internal use.
Mysterious Gold Mine Legend Follows Desert Speed Trip
Stories circulated about Scotty and a frantic locomotive speed trip through Death Valley and the Kaw mouth region. Some believed the journey was a clever railroad advertising stunt while others claimed he found a fabulously rich gold mine. Numerous followers later chased his desert trips hoping to locate treasure.
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Scotty
Fire prevention text ready for state printer
Tupeke, duty WA textbook on the prevention by Harrison Park man, state fire marshal, will be ready for the state printer in a few days. It will contain about forty chapters on fire causes, prevention methods, and actions if fire starts. It includes fire drill instructions and admonitions against playing with matches and cigarettes.
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Tupeke
Harrison Parkman
Choice Office Rooms In The Dick Building
Two front rooms on the second floor offer modern design, large windows, and a stellar street view from the busiest Law corner. Dick Bros specialize in eye ear nose throat diseases with accurately fitted glasses. Also notes office over Dick building and urges safe water with McNish’s distilled water.
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Dick Bros
G. A. Hamman
Dick Building
Ailing Women of Middle Age Share Health Revival
Fleetwood Pennsylvania letter touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound easing hot flashes headaches dizziness and nervousness during menopause. The writer Mrs Epwarp B praises recovery and reliability citing years without a doctor visit after using the product.
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Fleetwood ,Pa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Epwarp
Bert
Fleetwood
Makers of American Humor in Harris and Remus
A nostalgic piece on Joel Chandler Harris and his Uncle Remus tales as a valued American literary contribution. It notes Harris birth in 1848 and death in 1908, his printer and journalist background, and compares humorous writers from Nasby to Ade. The article promotes The Mentor weekly, a color reprint offer, and Wolf's Book Store advertising.
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Aia
Joel Chandler Harris
America
Petrofeun Vic Nasby
Orpheus C. Kerr
Abraham Lincoln
Trv
Ing ‘Buchetler
Gedmre Ade
Harris
Extunton
Georgia
Sud
Athints
Almericdt
Inuwerisis
le Seas
Athanta Coast
Unele Remus
Quanil
Daddydake
Youn Andi Ali
Chandler Harris
Fush Billings
Anr
Jimmyer
World
Journal-World
Iwill
Wolf's
Associated Newspaper
Man performs self operation in Pratt Kansas
Carlyle Smith living east of Pondreek performed an improvised appendectomy after a severe attack, using a pocketknife while his wife assisted. Doctors Des F. P. and Ross Hulen arrived to find the self surgery nearly completed, using hyperbolic acid solution to guard against infection. Physicians credited Lime with the unusual success and believed he did not harm himself. the operation was finished and he was improving with favorable chances.
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Gotnz
Sulzer Defends Suit As Conspiracy In Philadelphia
Governor Sulzer arrived for the Gettysburg reunion and dismissed a breach of promise suit in Philadelphia as a stale frame-up. He said Miss Hopkins sued after his marriage about six years ago and could not sustain her claim, calling the whole matter a conspiracy.
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Gettysburg
Sulzer
New York
Philadelphia
Hopkins
York
Remark on settlement and memory in a courtroom note
The passage discusses a settled suit with a general release and cites motives influenced by Mrs. Sulzer, noting the precarious condition of the woman. It muses on the value of words versus deeds and the futility of wishing for impossible goods, suggesting truth can linger despite attempts to forget.
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Orid
Standard Oil Company
Us 14 Corporation
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Buckler
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, GA
Geo. E. Pickett
Richmond
Marc Robert
Diray
Virginia
Tao
Armistead
Garnett
Kemper
Lewis
George
Joli Tyler
Old Peter
Sie
Marie Robert
Meade
Sfartiller
Southland
Oak Ridge
Theos
Pals
Atlao
Lawrence Druggist
J. Cheney
Toledo
Cheney
Taney Inter
McNish
Mrs. Hilbert
Lydia E Pinkham
Makers of American Humor
Associated Newspaper School
Hue
Hostetter
Cash Grocery
Massachusetts
Royal B. Pond
K. C
Sade
Wilder Bros
Wilder S. Metcalf
Klein
Mass
C. Edward Muback
Bell
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