LEE SURRENDER DESCRIBED IN CIVIL WAR TALES
In vivid anecdotes from the late war, veterans recall the moment General Lee surrendered near Appomattox Court House. The dispatch shocked all at Christiansburg, sparking disbelief, grief, and debates on rallying with Johnston or surrender. The piece blends battlefield humor with solemn memory of Richmond’s fall.
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Grand Union Hotel Promises Superior City Stay
Important notice describes saving baggage and expressage when visiting New York City. Guests are urged to stop at the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot. It boasts 613 rooms, fitted at one million dollars, with rates from $1 per day. Elevator and restaurant services are highlighted, including horse cars and elevated rail to all depots. Families are promised better living for less than other first class hotels in the city.
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Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Rutter Has Riz and the Market Wreck
A farmer slips on stairs near the market, blacks out, and is revived in a livery stable office. He dictates a humorous, rambling message about his wife Mrs Potter, a white horse, a cider barrel, butter, and a wagon with new spokes. He insists the butter not be sold under twenty cents as a joke on his wife.
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Detroit Free Press
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purga tive Pellets ad
Repeats claims that Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purga tive Pellets, the original Little Liver Pills, are wonderfully effective for sick and nervous headache constipation indigestion rush of blood to the head cold extremities and all ailments from bodily function obstruction. Promotes vegetable ingredients and safe for delicate stomachs. sold by all druggists.
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Mormon tale haunts a widow’s oath and a broken heart
A Mormon woman relates a family tragedy linked to Elder Sloan’s son. The infant died seemingly from a broken heart caused by the father’s conduct a month before birth. The piece cites medical claims and blends anecdotes, ads, and jokes from late 19th century papers, including medicals and product plugs.
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Sloan
Sloan Senior
Piles cure advertised with old time tonic claims
An advertisement promotes quick relief and a guaranteed cure for piles under product names like Konglion Piles and Wells. It markets skin benefits and overall health restoration through tonics and restoratives, targeting nervous debility and general weakness with bold, sweeping claims.
Prize Stories and Serial Eight Pane Tales for 1888
The Youths Companion announces its reputation for top serials and adventures. The next volume will feature eight pane stories selected from over five thousand manuscripts. The first serial Blind Brother starts in January with eight illustrated chapters. Send $1.75 to cover paper through January 1888.
Inquisitive Elder Tries Call Bell With Pork and Beans
At Meadville an old traveler questioned drummers about a rope call bell. She pulled the rope to order pork and beans, prompting the conductor to intervene as she demanded food quickly. An oil City Blizzard quip closes with a contrasting ad urging readers to write Hallett & Co. for work-from-home earnings.
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Meadville
Oil City
Largest bag of grouse by one gun over dogs
A claim from 1871 notes Maharajah Dhuleep Sing shot 220 brace at Grantully Pertshire starting at dawn with three guns and one brace of dogs. It contrasts with Lora Walsing her driving in Yorkshire 1872 when 421 brace were shot to one gun.
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London Standard
Reciting a Forty Six Stanza Poem Sparks Suspected Motive
An evening party features Mr D St George Smith reading a long poem. Briggs questions the subject and motive as Smith nears the thirtieth stanza. The exchange hints at revenge, while other party talk touches on tickets and a joke about a twin. A separate ad promotes Rough on Itch for various skin conditions.
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