Onva Guerrille Preacher and wartime tales emerge
A fragmented clipping recalls Captain Thorns T. Henry famed as a wartime trader in Kentucky, wounded in battle and reportedly shot after seeming death, with facial injuries noted. Other items mention medical oddities in a child’s circulatory system and a Twain motto about truth’s value, reflecting misc. 19th century newspaper blurbs.
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Onva-Guerrille
Thorns T. Henry
Kentucky
Heary
Fin
Angers
York Sun
Florida Legislature Sees Bills On School Segregation
The Florida Legislature considered four bills aimed at prohibiting any school in the state from educating white and colored students together. The notice lists recipients of a petition and references various names, with parts of the document unreadable, while a separate medicine advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for headaches and constipation, urging trial use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
New York Tribune
W. T. Drakes
Carriage overturn injures Rev Harbridge in CERESCO
CERESCO June 14 Rev H Harbridge injured when horse-drawn carriage toppled after a newspaper frightened the animal. He was thrown, cut on the face but not seriously hurt. He recovered and continued to preach the evening service. Local society events and weddings noted across Olivet and vicinity.
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Spauliding
L. Ly
J. Uliteb'a
Rav
Harbridge
bin Auill
Chan
Eyre
Hla
R. M. Gubbingts
Canada
Vollick Ia
Olivet
Geo. Bell
Cheader of
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J. Bell
Elias Newbre
Mabel EK. Fern
H. Pierce
Emma Phelps
Olivet College
Christian Endeavor Society
Tirtde
Mra. P. Wholllan
Nora
Latt Thesday
York State
T. Bender
Bottle Creek
Mark Giouwin
Monroe
Mich
Mra. St. Gould
Altton
Ler Alster
Ann Barker
Lulu
A. Pholps
Annis Downs Apent
Nella Avery
Slater
Marango
Janes Stites
Estelle Conroy
Nettle Young
Julia Whellhan
Alex
Cameron
Pearl Staley
Tedder
Mr. Whitaker
Carda
Vincent S. Phelps
Our Village
Rena McLeod
Mra. R. McLeod
Balla Creek
Nora Cales
Battle Creek
Josie Cavenaugh
Mra. J. Roach
Mra
Barbridge
Hiv Horay
Lis Coulés
Soo, Schanzenbaker
Donse
Drought, Harvest Prospects and Local Socials in Enco and Newton
The June reports describe a rainless spell hurting crops except corn, with wheat and hay likely light yields yet some relief from lower prices. Communities note parish events, school terms closing, picnics at Ping Lake, summer outings at Garfield Lake, and a revival ending with several conversions. Newtown resident Mr. Winters, an author, is found dead. local accidents include a coachman injury and a carriage crash.
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Newton
Winters
Min
Joa Alee
Union services impact Eckford and area notices
A June Eckford report notes Union services of the Farmers Co. Foot, Cook's Prairie, Epworth Leagues of Marengo and West Eckford and East Eckford Christian Endeavor led by Silas Decker. Local visits, temperance rally plans for July 4 at Cold Spring park, Albion social updates, and council proceedings with sidewalk and fire department matters are detailed, including a runaway incident and minor property notices.
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Co. Foot
Cook's Prairie
Epworth
Marengo
West Eckford
Christian Endeavor
East Eckford
Silas
Decker
Mary
Bertha Bradley
Gull Inka
Albion
Attendanga
Alice
J. H. Barrin
Takonsha
W.C. T.U
Battie- Orrek
Mesdamea
Dickie
Avena
Coney
Zimmerman
Warner
Britton
Dradjey
Mijas Holon Ware
Cold Spring Park
Mary Whitman
Thekusband
Europe
J. F. Church
John ‘Bluse
Clarendon
Huron Streat
Glusvoff
Erle Streat
One Legged Girl Seeks Italian Father in Chicago Tale
A Chicago Tribune piece narrates a strange quest of a one legged Italian girl wandering the city in search of Pietro Romel, her father who vanished after promising to support his wife and child. She was injured in New York, lost her leg, and now travels with a crutch, speaking little English and holding litany of local Italian figures and a life of hardship.
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W. P. Bacon
Tekonsha
Jas Proctor
Frank French
Mra
FE. Rickett
Schout
Randal Nade Mapaech
Ernest Berton
Stra
MM. Barsiil
O. Nelthorpe
Sherwood
Leverler Sanders
Kentucky
Imehi and Boyd
Oma Catoh
Wabash Avenue
Jackson Street
Lissy
Rejiah
Palermo
Pietro Romel
New York
Chicago
South Clark Street
Lmnals Central Road
Hank
Gowers
Anya
Italy
Chicago ‘Tribune
Boucklen Arnica Balm and Shiloh’s Cures Advertisements
A compact ad offers Boucklen’s Arnica Balm for bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee if piles remain untreated. Price 25 cents per box. Also for sale Shiloh’s Carols a remedy claimed to prevent consumption sold for one cent. Information credits A C Hyde and W T Drake.
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Boucklen
Arnica Balge
W. T. Drake
Shiloh
Guarantes Iteyres
A.C. Hyde
Castoria Advertisement and Patent Remedy Claims
An old advertisement touts Castoria for children with claims of curing dyspepsia coughs and kidney issues. It promotes a celery-based “natural laxative” formula, urges use withs warnings of broad health benefits, and lists pricing and a distributor in Ceresco. The prose imitates period marketing with garbled wording and exaggerated health claims.
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M. B. Powell
Raven & Co
Ceresco
Avledgente
A Too Modest Woman and Her Hidden Ailments
A dubious medical pitch appeals to timid women to consult a physician or buy Zoa-Phora medical book and remedies from the Kalamazoo company or a local druggist. The note promises confidentiality and urges faithful use, framing modesty as reason to seek treatment.
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Zoa-Vhorg ‘Medicine Co
Kalamazoo
Mich
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