Indian Fight in Texas Near Nuces River 1851
Lieutenant Burleson and eight rangers pursued a Comanche party near the Nuces river. A brutal, close hand to hand battle followed on an open plain. Jem Carr and Baker Barton were severely wounded, two rangers killed, several others wounded, and more than two hundred arrows found on the battlefield.
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Texas
Ed. Burleson
San Antonio
Camp Los Ojuelos
Nuces River
Burleson
Colt
Jem Carr
Jem
Leach
Cherished Chaos of Children’s Tiny World
A lyrical meditation on children and motherhood praising their dirt smudges muddy shoes and pudgy fists. The author revels in the mess and wonder of childhood from soapy faces to rosy lips and twining arms, comparing their innocence to celestial beings and angels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Bank cashier declines light duties offer in Marysville tale
A Marysville savings bank director jokes a new cashier with a 400 dollar monthly salary if he promises not to speculate or gamble. The applicant considers the deal and declines, saying he cannot be cramped by such conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ture
Marysville
Steele
Drunken Sailor Confronts Captain Aboard Ship
A Royal Navy sailor, aboard a king's ship, returns from shore intoxicated. The captain reprimands him for drunkenness at sea and ashore, prompting the sailor to quip that if he cannot get drunk on shore, he wonders where else he can.
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Her Majesty
Lazarus and the beggar remark at a concert
A simple sportsman who seldom attended church recalls the parable of Lazarus and Dives. Months later, after visiting St. James Hall with cousins, he hears a clarinetist named Lazarus and mutters that it would take a clever dog to lick that beggar.
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Lazarus
St. James’ Hall
Byron on Finance and Education and the Meaning of Knowledge
The quotation asserts that the popular motto knowledge is power masks a belief that wealth is power. It contrasts Byron with Socrates, suggesting Socrates meant he had no money in the Athenian world. The fragment hints at a critique of money as the true source of power.
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Byron
Socrates
Frenchman in Louisiana Tricks Wife Back With Lottery Claim
A Louisiana resident, abandoned by his wife, boasted to neighbors that he won her return by announcing in the pandire that he drew fifty thousand dollars in the lottery. He asked if he ran after her and replied that he did not run. he publicized his lottery winnings and she returned quickly.
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Louisiana
Artist and wife shop for shoes in Paris foot sizing
Ocnrk the artist and his wife visit a Paris shop where sizes are marked in centimetres. Mme Ochre tries on shoes, and Ochre jokes that her foot is larger than expected after seeing the 40 size.
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Ocnrk
America
Paris
Mme
Ochre
Cruelty to Animals Gag Sparks Dublin Street Exchange
While driving through Sackville Street Dublin a passerby quips that a battered horse deserves better treatment. The reply cites the risk of cruelty to a wife and six children if the driver stopped, highlighting a dark humor moment in urban life.
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Sackville Street
Dublin
Mary Defends Kitchen Courtship From Unseen Parlor
A lady scolds her servant for entertaining a sweetheart in the kitchen. Mary defends the setup saying he is from the country and too shy to be welcomed in the parlor. The exchange highlights social bounds and courtship norms.
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Mary
Small Helper Offers Strong Grip During Heavy Lifting
A giant six-footer strains to lift a stuck wagon wheel while a tiny two-foot helper, fully dressed and swaggering, offers to grunt and assist. He asks if help is needed and volunteers to share the load. The scene contrasts size with a humorous, determined offer from the diminutive bystander.
Beggar Woman Claims Hard Luck After Child Recovers Sight
An old beggar woman accosted a regular alms giver in mournful tones. She explains her misfortune and reveals her only support was a blind child who has now recovered sight, altering her plea for charity.
How Many Rods Make a Furlong
A father asks his son how many rods make a furlong and the boy jokes that a tan from old Scroggins would likely persuade his father that one rod could become an actor. The exchange captures a rustic schoolyard wit and a glimpse of rural life.
Irishman on Horse-car Refuses to Set Bundle
An Irishman carrying a heavy bundle rides the front of a horse-car and explains he will not set it on the platform because the horses have enough to drag. He states he will carry the bundle himself.
Moral lecture without living example earns no trust
A bitter critique targets the man who preaches moral law for hours yet offers no practical illustration from his own life, implying hollow authority and a gap between words and actions.
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Tne
Truancy Tale Makes Morning Feat of School Return
A boy who skips class to fish for a half day expects to find no catch with his rod yet believes a return to school will yield results. The line contrasts absence with renewed study effort and suggests a humorous moral about commitment.
Horse Runs Off with Maria Heading to River
A horse bolts with Maria clinging on, described as running at a mile a minute. The pair head toward the river where authorities hope the animal will be halted.
Leap Year Dialogue Fragment in Dialogues of a Social Scene
A quirky exchange unfolds with a question about engagement to a German and evasive humor. The participants pivot to illness and a metaphor about letting go, ending with a casual farewell and a note that anyone can catch a cold.
Groundwork for Belief in Hox Tetter's Stomach Bitters
The public trusts Hox Tetter's Stomach Bitters after twenty five years of use. It is hailed as a family medicine for malaria, dyspepsia, debility, and liver and bowel disorders. Patrons call it a competent tonic and alterative, with medical and press endorsement confirming its efficacy.
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Hoxtetter
Room Decoration Suggests Personal Style Over Fashion
The article argues homes should reflect individual taste rather than chasing every new trend. It highlights how thoughtful room arrangement saves money, with ideas like tower doors, antler and eagle mirrors, velvet faced screens, blue china shelves, and large door overhangs. It advises placing still life over doors and choosing colors and fixtures to harmonize spaces.
Simmons Liver Regulator Promises Relief Without Long-term Use
Patient Isaac Mullen of 37th and Lancaster Ave Philadelphia reports rapid recovery after two months of Simmons Liver Regulator. Claim cites restored bowel regularity improved digestion and purified blood with no need for continuous dosing. Beneficiary states bad breath cleared and health markedly improved.
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Simmons
Isaac Mullen
Lancaster Ave
Phila
Calcimine practice and glue preparation noted
The article explains making calcimine from bleached glue mixed with whit ing, soaking nightly and boiling to dissolve, then thinning to whitewash consistency. It advises varnishless walls, lifting old whitewash with a vitriolic wash, and stresses hot water glue dissolution. It also endorses VEGETINE as a health restorer from herbs.
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Plaster of Paris
Chocolate Caramels From Molasses and Chocolate
Boil one quart of molasses until it hardens in water test. Add four ounces grated chocolate before removing from heat. Pour into greased trays, mark into squares once surface firms. Flavor optional but chocolate molasses taste preferred.
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New Orleans
A Favorasix Notoriety for Brown's Bronchial Troches
The good reputation of Brown's Bronchial Troches for coughs colds and throat diseases has earned them favorable notoriety.
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Brown
Gingerbread Cake Instructions From Historic Recipe
A historic guide describes making gingerbread cake by creaming one pound of butter with sugar, adding eight eggs one by one, then stirring in treacle, ground ginger, mixed spice, flour, and Royal baking powder. The batter is divided into round papered hoops half full and baked in a moderate oven.
Carboline hair restorer and lemon syrup preparation
Natural petroleum is purified without distillation to make Carboline, a refined hair restorer. Lem on syrup is made by squeezing lemons and dissolving granulated sugar in the juice for a sweet drink.
Man who circulates scandal wastes time and money
A critic claims the man who spreads scandals should view it as a bad investment in garbage and not a wise use of time or capital as fashion trends in calico become the latest rumor.
Dr Jaynes Expectorant Promoted for Coughs
An advertisement touts Dr Jaynes Expectorant as an effective remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims beneficial effects on pulmonary and bronchial organs and targets general strength and chronic respiratory symptoms.
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Jayne
Barley or Oats Advised By Climate and Soil Conditions
Guidance on choosing oats over barley based on soil type and drainage. Oats best on old sod and heavy clay. oats yield better on low mucky land when well drained. drill deep and roll after sowing. weed control via harrowing favors oats. avoid barley on imperfect land and favor summer fallow with timothy.
Flax Culture and Household Hints From the Era
An 19th century survey notes flax culture in the United States, urging farmers to resume flax growing to reduce imports of 4000 tons annually while highlighting home production in New York. It calls for a flax association, outlines seed rates, and details costs of imports. The section also offers varied domestic tips on medicines, pests, stain removal, and ventilation techniques for stacks.
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United States
New York
New Jersey
Advice to Consumptives and Treatment Options
Improper water and crowded rooms worsen lung complaints. The piece urges open windows, fresh night air, and warns against lingering in close spaces. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets, claiming many cures in six months, and advertises the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo.
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World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Pierce
Dr Bull's Syrup Sold Over One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Bottles
More than one hundred and twenty five thousand bottles of Dr Bull's Cough Syrup have been sold by a firm in Baltimore. Messrs. Wm. H. Brown & Bro.
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Dr. Bull
Baltimore
Messrs. Wm. H. Brown & Bro
Anakesis touted as cure for piles in testimonial letters
William J. Andrews of Columbia Tennessee praises Anakesis after suffering for over twenty years with bleeding and pain from hemorrhoids. He reports quick relief after trying the product and urges others to test it. Neustaedker Co. markets Anakesis for $1.00 per box with free samples by mail from New York.
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Anakesis
Wm. J. Andrews
Columbia, Tenn
Messrs
Nustarprer & Co
New York
Radway
Ribwars Pilla
Rapwar
Radway &Co
Warren, Cor. Church 81
Voltaic Belt Co Promises Trial Offer for Belta Cure
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers a 30 days trial of their celebrated Electro Voltaic Belta. They guarantee speedy cures and urge readers to write without delay to obtain the trial.
VEGETINE DOCTOR CERTIFICATE NEWS ITEM
Ashley Washington January 14 1874 a patient reports rapid rose cancer on the right breast cured by Vegetine. Carrie DeForrest and Dr Flowgxs testify to health improvement and cancer removal after use. The advertisement proclaims Vegetine as a blood purifier and key remedy for long lasting illnesses.
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Ashley
Washington Do
H. K Stevens
Tnis
Carrie
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Boston
Mass
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Holloway & CO
Arch Street
N.C. Gray
Optician
J.C. McCurdy & CO
Eeverest
Gema
Strauss
Plendid Strauss
Home Circle
Oliver Ditson & Co
J. E. Ditson, & Co
Chestnut Street
Sen
Johnson
Johnson & CO
Bangor
Dandreths
D. Landreth & Sons
Philadephia
Wold
Prp
W. Ziegler & CO
1000 Arch Street
Toneata
Ggg
Verybody
Saponifier
Indies
China
Japan
Addre Natonal Postisiives Co
Golden Medical Discovery
Dr. Pierce
Erce
S. M. Pettengill & CO
Philada
Sarsaparillian Resolvvat
Rapway
Rapnar
Hannah P. PD
Endr Co. Krapf
A H. Jolly
P. Ished
Pan Seton
Rapwayr
Radway’s
Armer
P. O
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Frank Akkison & CO
Broadway
Blatchley
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