Booths Richmond Duel Scene Like Real Battle In Richard III
An aged account recalls Booth during Richard III in Washington frightening fellow actors with intense duel scenes and even chasing Richmond toward the Potomac. Rochester rehearsal legends claim Booth used a ceremonial sword, prompting warnings from cast and a tense onstage clash that heightened the drama of the famous production.
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Chestnuts, politics, and a national grimace in Detroit
A vignette on chestnut sellers and comic banter on health stirs in Griswold street. The piece shifts to a political call for a wide investigation of late election methods from New England through Pennsylvania and the West, naming Davenport and Radical allies amid a Courier-Journal voice.
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Journalistic clash over ballot suppression in a noisy office scene
A chaotic scene unfolds as a reporter confronts the editor about a newspaper and a boastful intruder. The piece accuses Federal Supervisor Davenport of seizing naturalization papers to disenfranchise thousands of Democratic voters at the November election, calling the act fraud and robbery. Hayes and allies praise Davenport, while Davenport expects promotion and Sayes pushes for an unbiased ballot.
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Fat Man Made Happy Losses of Ibs
In a July 20 1878 letter from Pratiinie Alabama George Boyd reports losing weight from 219 to 158 pounds using Anti Fat medicine and asks if a Clothing Exchange service could be offered to swap unusable clothes for better fitting garments to encourage continued use.
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Old physician offers free remedy recipe via mail
Retired doctor claims to share a vegetable cure for conscription bronchitis catarrh asthma and lung ailments plus nervous disorders. He states the remedy has cured thousands and will mail the recipe with full preparation directions in German French or English to interested readers at 140 Powers’ Block Rochester New York 3334.
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London Hair Color Restorer touted as miracle
In a promotional notice J A Tynes of Wilson North Carolina endorses London Hair Color Restorer claiming it stops hair loss, restores natural color, and acts as a refined hair dressing. The ad urges asking druggists for the product priced 74 cents per bottle, six bottles for four dollars, with the main depot at 330 North Sixth St Philadelphia.
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