Nantucket Central Railroad Report Sparks Absurd Details
The New York World prints Nantucket Central’s annual report claiming the island line employs three men and runs six mile round trips. The piece satirically describes duties from conductor to chief baggage master and jokes about trunk fees, missed trips, a cat in transport, and abolition of the steam whistle. It also notes dubious medical cures and household deaths in tangential ad text.
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New York World
Nantucket
Edie
Fces
Voudueltr
Sinsconset
Public Lands and Desert Misnomers in U S acreage
United States land holdings total 546,540,055 acres largely desert or short grass. irrigation could unlock productivity. Commentary notes vast mountain tracts misnamed as desert and urges better land use across 13 states. Also references early riser ad and buttermilk digestibility claims from the Eigin Dairy Report.
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Kansas City Star
United States
Old Groom from Chicago Chronicle Marries in Prescott
Donald B. McDonald aged 98 wed Maggie A. O Regan in Prescott Michigan last Thursday. The ancient bridegroom has three prior Canada marriages and fourteen children. The bride has two prior marriages in Ireland and New York and ten children. Justice Jobin McDonald officiated before numerous descendants including great grandchildren.
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Chicago Chronicle
Nile
Mich
Donald B. McDonald
Prescott
Maggie A. O'Regen
Canada
Ireland
New York
Justice Jobin McDonald
Ure Irhot
Champerlain’s cough remedy boosts sales in Reefton agency
In Reefton New Zealand on November 25 1806 Lam reports strong sales growth since taking Champerlain's medicines agency noting the cough remedy has outsold all other smokes in two years. He cites numerous positive reports from customers and his own household use, and mentions securing the bottle beyond children's reach. For sale by J C Savage and others.
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New Zealand
Reefton
Lam
Champerlain
S&d
Lost Chill Tonic Prompts Frugal Bridegroom Debate
In a breezy town column, a quip about a broken engagement sparks talk on private expenses while a bottle of Cheatham’s Chill Tonic vanishes from Jackson Drug Co. A tasteless bitter style cure is advertised at 50 cents with no reward offered.
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Cheatham
Jackson Drug Co
Lim
A Serious Impediment From Life
A cigar dealer jokes about annexing Manila and Cuba to avoid importing cigars. The scene includes a skeptical customer and a plug for Cheatham's Chill Tonic, praised as better than recommended and guaranteed to cure. Advertising note mentions tasteless and bitter styles, with a 50 cent bottle claim. Nov 1 imprint appears.
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Manila
Cuba
Cheatham
Jackson Drug Co
Boston and Clifton girls gossip in a rainy scene
A Boston girl replies to a Clifton girl about being out in the rain. The fragment references a humorous misunderstanding over the rain in the vicinity and captures a social exchange from the era. The text also advertises Hunt's Cure for itch and ringworm with a price, and mentions Cheatham's Chill Tonic touted by physicians, including packaging notes.
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Boston
Ciccionati Enquirer
Farm for Sale on Ouachita River Fifty Acre Fenced Plot
Timbered farm with ample water, a good house, eighty acres total with fifty under fence and twenty in cultivation. Located on the Ouachita river. Price 300 dollars. Apply to or address A. M. Crawtorn, Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
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Ouachita River
A. M. Crawtorn
Ark
A Sure Sign of Croup
A hoarse voice in a child signals possible croup and early use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy can prevent an attack. Mothers with croupy children keep it handy for ease and peace of mind as it is dependable and pleasant to take. Sold by L C Savage on Main Street near the depot. photo gallery by J W Bankston Photo Co.
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Vipein
Thanes
L. C. Savage
Lim
J. W. Bankston Photo Co
Mena Street
Depot
Notice of sale on good time keepers at Mena Jewelry Store
A notice offers a batch of time keepers sold at about one fourth factory price at the Mena Jewelry Store. It urges buyers to call and purchase before they are gone and also mentions Rogers 1847 knives and forks and spoons available, including butter knives and berry spoons at the same store.
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Mena
Mena Jewelry
Clock bargains from one to fifteen dollars
An advertisement touts alarm clocks priced from $1.00 to $15.00 each, claiming a $1 clock offers as good an alarm as any at its money value.
Mena Jewelry Store Promises Quality Watch Repairs
A local ad proclaims guaranteed service at Mena Jewelry Store with the claim that watch repairing is done as it should be, highlighting trustworthy workmanship and customer satisfaction in the retail district.
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Mena Jewelry Store
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Detroit Journal
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RS. Allen
Hudgins
de Queen Street
R.S. Allen
Ua, Smith & Bros
C. A. Smith & Bro
Davis Machine Go
Chicago
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N. B. Barden
DeQueen
Janssen
C. D. Nuckolls, Proprietor
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