The Comedy of War Scene with O Halloran and Captain Somerville
In a Civil War setting Private O Halloran, a sharpshooter, chats with Captain Somerville near a ruined farmhouse. They recall Gettysburg exploits and family ties, while a Confederate bombardment signals danger, and O Halloran treats his improvised grocery pack as morale sustenance.
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O'Halloran
Johnnies
Captain Somerville
Gettysburg
O'Halloran Agin
O'Halloren
Tia
Bedad
Philadelphia
Sama
Somerville
O’halloran
Epilepsy Treated By Dr Miles Nervine Cure Story
Milwaukee letter from Feb 16 describes L W Gallacher suffering epilepsy for 20 years. After trying many physicians and medicines, his son Charles Gallaher supplied Dr Miles Restorative Nervine. He reports dramatic improvement, with only two seizures since starting, and a positive guarantee offer.
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Miles’ Nervine
L. W. Gallacher
Juslujuries
Gullabur
Milwaukee
Dona Atiie
Chas
Gullaher
Reed St
Picket line in a gully scene from Civil War tale
Three men in varied uniforms guard a hillside ditch turned forest. Lt Clapton, guide Fambrough, and Happy Jack Kilpatrick await action as a mysterious sharply dressed officer rides away, while Kilpatrick describes a recent arrival from New England with a silver-mounted rifle and globe sight.
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Clapton
John Fambrough
Jack Kilpatrick
Happy Jack
Fambrough
Kilpatrick
Haif
New
Leang
Sidlvar
Neutral Ground Ahead of Squire Fambroughs Refusal
Kilpatrick and Clapton chase a stray Yank through a gully while a hidden Mickey signals through a flag, prompting a fatalistic shot. Kilpatrick’s luck falters as the drama shifts to Squire Fambrough and Julia choosing exile over duty, leaving the household at a crossroad amid Civil War tensions.
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Jack
Kilpatrick
Mickey
Farnbrough
Fambrough
Clapton
Clopton
Tan
Gome
Eczema Cure Promoted By Blood Remedy S S S
An advertisement argues eczema stems from a blood condition and claims S S S removes the taint at its source. Testimonies from William Armstrong of De Pere Wisconsin describe long suffering and recovery after using S S S, claiming no external treatments were needed afterward.
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William, Armstrong
de Pere. Wis
William Armstong
Indiana
Mt. Clements
Florida
S.S.S
S.S. S
S.S.5
Chamberlain
Cady
Greene's
Ragman Mick O Flannigan Sparks Crowd With Irony
A London Telegraph fragment recalls Mick O Flannigan of Liverpool, an Irish ragman and former soldier, who speaks at local meetings using his military past to argue Ireland should accept a savage state rather than its current woes. He cites Africa’s naked children as a grim, ironic example, prompting laughter from the audience.
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Mick O’flannigan
Liverpool
Mick
Ireland
Africa
Audietee
London Telegraph
Roaches in the Wardrobe in Bulawayo Wardrobe Tale
A Bulawayo correspondent notes a visitor describes Rhodesia as a good place for clothes. A new evening dress suffers damage from white ants and insects while hanging in the wardrobe. The writer imagines other pests like beetles rats wasps and caterpillars invading home comforts in the dusty countryside.
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Bulawayo
South Africa
Petrified Forest Echoes Of Arizona Vegetation And Assayers
The Little Colorado region showcases petrified forests formed by millennia of marl deposition that turned wood to rock while some trees remain upright and others lie fallen. A mining man condemns unreliable assayers, recounting Mark Twain lore, and extols Shaker Digestive Cordial as a prompt aid for indigestion with a 10 cent trial bottle.
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Little
Colorado River
Arizona
Mark Twain
Utah
Islayer
Silver Cliff
The Beauty of Iceland and Oddities of Life
A fragment lists Icelandic wonders from mountains and geysers to Gullfoss and bright air that makes distant objects seem nearby. It abruptly shifts to ads for Doan’s Ointment promising relief from itching and a humorous local political joke about a councilman crafting the word suspension.
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Iceland
Gullfoss
Nisguro
Doan
Kidney Pills Put Michigan Man Back On Feet
Jon A. Wallnes of Kalamazoo testifies that Donn's Kidney Pills relieved his nine to ten month kidney pain back ache and urinary issues. He reports the pain diminishing and urinary health returning to normal, expressing strong confidence in the remedy. Swan's is recommended with price 50 cents, mailed from Buffalo, N Y.
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Kalamazon Telegriyh
Wallies
Jon A. Wallnes
Ofd. A.wallen & Co
Timers
Eleanor Street
Kalamazoo
Donn
Ming
Dan
Nonn
Michigan
Dean
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Negrro
Susannah
Kezema
Dave
Couychmas Ake
Arces
Castoris
Castoria
the “Gresco
THE
Michigan Corset CO
Jackson, Mich
Clentor
Mesicine CO
Alver St
Chicago
Marshall, Mich
Ayds Druggtat
Chicheater
Rand
Subaru
Av Druggiscs
Heater Chemical Co
M'galas
Urey Vhilade
Detroit
Toledo
St. Louis
Interior
Mexican Republic
City OF
Mexico
Trareing & Cavatry
Pullman Palace
San Antonis
Mexico City
Ionia
Alex
Eagle Pace
Texas
Manele
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