How to Buy a Carriage Directly From Elkhart Co
A fragment from a 19th century paper notes Elkhart Carriage Harness Co of Indiana sells direct to consumers with 112 page catalogues and guarantees. It highlights competing middlemen and broad U.S. distribution. The passage also touches on time, fate and the outlaw era in Oklahoma and India Territory, favoring progressive legislation and courage of American people. It ends with a practical tip on bread handling.
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Elkhart Carriage Harness Co
Elkhart
Ind
United States
Oklahoma
East
Cures for Catarrh and Various Remedies Advertisements
Readers learn of a claimed universal cure for catarrh Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money back offer and testimonials. The list includes bromides for teething sneezing and other remedies. notices of seeds Sun products and a St. Louis doctor. Mentions of a San Diego real estate investment and Beatyce Neb deafness anecdote.
Made a Great Success An Editor Who Knew Nothing About Business
A printer from Farmington recounted how Squires built a booming paper Farmer Squires by gambling on advertising contracts. He brokered hay knives sewing machines and even a patent medicine while the printer managed news editing and distribution. The firm thrived until it ultimately sold out for a large sum, ending the venture.
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Grafton Record
Farmington, Minn
Squires
Farmer
Farmer Squires
Fairhaven Press
Baptism Wig Incident Stuns Louisville Crowd
A Louisville baptism tale describes a man who resisted submersion until the minister pressed down, revealing his bald head and leaving the wig in the minister’s hand. The embarrassed participant went under more willingly after the reveal, with spectators alarmed.
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Louisville
Marvelous Cure Discussed at Portland Hotel
In a Portland hotel a discussion of faith cures and magnetic healing recalls St. Anne de Beaupre near Quebec. A speaker described cripples shedding crutches and bandages after cures, while another tale claimed a magnetic healer’s hall showcased humps labeled with owners and dates.
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Portland
St. Anne de Beaupre
Quebec
Canada
Portland Advertiser
English Woman Artist Shines in Church Decoration
Englishwoman Mrs Anna Lea Merritt gains notice for mural work using metallic oxides and soluble silicates. She has attracted demand as a church decorator and has recently completed a project at a Chilworth church in England.
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Anna Lea Merritt
Chilworth
England
First English Play Recorded During Richard I Reign
The earliest known public English play from 1199 to 1199 1200 era, called a miracle, portrayed the history of St Catherine. Performed by priests of Dunstable, the production marks the first documented theatre event in England.
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England
Richard L
St. Catherine
Dunstable
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Clark
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Erve Nestorer
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San Diego
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Galzer
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
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ST. Jacobs
Hicago& Alton RR
ST. Louis
Chicago
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General Western
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DE Kalb
Ill
N. K. Fairbank Company
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