Old Timer Recalls Plowing Foreman and Rich Man in Kentucky
An aged African American recounts a Kentucky meeting with a wealthy railroad owner Cyrus Hollinsworth figure. He describes sharing a humble dinner, the man paying two dollars for it, and the old man’s pride in his plowing skills. The tale blends memory, humor, and regional detail from a long life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Breckin
Generman
Butler County
Cyrus W. Holhinsworth
Pusson
Louisville
Bizness
Dis
Arkansaw
Mysterious Fatalities Prompt Fear Across Elite
The piece notes a string of prominent deaths from kidney and Bright’s disease among leaders like Kaiser Wilhelm, Gov. Hoffman, Lieut. Gov. Dorsheimer, Chief Justice Waite, and banker Drexel. It warns April and March as perilous months and touts Warner’s Safe Cure as a preventive remedy, urging systemic health renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Wilhelm
Hofman
J. W. Drexel
Dorsheimer
Carpenter
Waite
B. HM. Brewster
Sdarch
Gov
Hoffman
Drexel
Philadelphia
Brewster
Singh
New York
Frank Hawthorn
New Orleans
Louisiana University
Hevins
L. &. Price
Hanover C
Bright
Warner
Isha
John Dohnryy
Concord
N. H
John Coleman
Gregory St
New Haven
Conn
Warners
Kinney
Out of Order in a Colored Convention Dialogue
The narrative reports a tense scene as Col Parafine Daw proposes a resolution against tyranny while Bradder Daw questions the tyrant concept. A new member faces an implied consequence for discussing a helter resolution and potential penalties loom over dissenters in the assembly. Austrian engineers praise Giesz pilot engine for rail safety, using electric control to stop trains automatically before obstacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parafine
Bradder
Detroit Free Press
Giesz
Jehu Bakers Speech on Money in Politics
Anecdote recounts Jehu Baker in Springfield during the Logan successor scramble. In a hotel room with Honest Money Tom Nichol, Baker opines that money, not brains, governs the country and predicts a Senate of pot bellied millionaires when he views Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Logan
Jehu Baker
Sprinfield
Thomas M. Nichol
Honest Money Tom
Ma. Farwell
Nichol
Washington
Senate Chamber
Unite States
Gilbert and the four wheeler in a witty salon tale
W S Gilbert encounters a heavy swell at a reception who orders him to call him a four wheeler. Gilbert answers with sly humor, claiming he called him as instructed. The exchange hinges on a pun about carriages and social pretensions.
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W. S. Gilbert
Gilbert
Lonilow Eor
Struck It Wrong and Mysterious Dialog in Town
A ragged dialogue features Banco Sharp meeting Jere Giddings of Cooperstown who recalls a milk debt and a long-ago face. The exchange hints at hidden motives and a faded connection as a judge, a dubious note, and odd scientific quotes surface in a fractured scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banco Sharp
Jeremish Giddings
Cooperstown
Mr. Giddings
Silas Guppy
Bill
Doe
Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Advertises Kidney Health
An old promotional passage touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as restoring kidney and bladder function, preventing Bright’s disease and diabetes, and soothing irritation without diuretics. It claims botanical composition, quick absorption, improved digestion, bile flow, and relief from rheumatic gout symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thun Bright
Mirage of sound at sea spurs curious folklore and vows
An acoustic sea mirage described by M Fizeau is linked to upward refracted sound waves in varying air strata. The piece notes chaotic fog signaling collisions and includes snippets of society trivia and quotations from a Detroit Free Press style column, touching on marriage, fashion, and old editor memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Fizeau
Arkansan
Jack
Detroit Free Pres
Rheumatic Cure Promised by White Cloud Patient
Report from Newaygo County details a White Cloud man William A Baker praising Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup after years of illness and medical bills. He claims weight regain from 152 to 200 pounds and urges others to try the syrup as a potential cure, with local endorsements from A G Clark and Dr. Trask.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Cloud
Hibbard
William A. Gaken
William A. Baker
A G. Clark
Gh. S. Trask
Nervura nerve tonic touted as miraculous cure
A dubious 1888 advertisement claims Dr. Greenes Nervura Nerve Tone cures nervous diseases and restores health. It lists numerous case testimonials from US locations and asserts widespread demand, with price one dollar per bottle. Also promotes Rough On Itch ointment for skin ailments with mail order option.
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New York
Hervenis
Dr. Greene
Pepe
Lucie Wenner
Annie Dovogan
Attawaugan
Conn
W. C. Milea
Gino Hill Avenue
Loston
Mars
Alexander Horn
Marine Asylum
Philadelpha
James Bown
Market Street
New York City
W. F. Abbe
Affeck Street
Hartford
Greene
Fie
ES Wells
Jersey City
N.J
Quack Remedy Claim For Consumption Cured
A letter to the editor by T A Slocum promises a positive remedy for consumption cured with timely use. He offers to send two bottles of his cure to readers who mail Express and P. O. addresses, noting Pearl Street New York. Also advertises rough on rats and other patent medicines with prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Slocum
M. C
Pearl St
N. Y
Cred
D. AL Lawrence
East Ninth Street
New York
DE. Radway
A.C. Middlebrook
Doraville
Caroline Monteith
Deer Creek
Ind
Mya. Carr
Bia
Ala
E. Hummel
Boonville
Alice E. Chavez
Mt. Storm
W. Va
Radway
DR. Radway &Co
Warren St
Earhoutstis
Pan
Douk
Ixtruverions
Ching Vail
Huugeheesit and
Sanity Journal
Atmencas
Aye
Sunashine
Reguar
Beat
America
Beat Writers For Youth
Ong Fine
Porch
Cara
Kensington
George Stixson & CO
Portland
Max
Qracpen Detective Bureau Co
Arcade
Cinglanatid
JONES
Koo Levers
Ste Kearings
Lts
Binghamton
N. W
Inventions of the 19th Century Era Promises Progress
The piece chronicles steamboats reapers sewing machines and electric light then lauds the telephone and culminates with Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellet. It mocks a child’s quip about rag pickers and the Lord, noting human suffering relief and comfort in modern age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Fragmented Health Ads and Remedies Sprawl in 19th Century Page
A jumbled mix of cures, nostrums, and sales pitches appears with claims for catarrh relief, breath fresheners, cod liver oil, and tonics. Names like Dr Sages, Owensville Ohio, and Wells Sh Rene wer surface beside ads for Biscuit cures and beauty products. The page also mentions printing delays for an edition and mail order offers, with several health remedy pitches and cosmetic items interspersed.
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JS. Comps
Owensville
Ohio
Scotts
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Opie P
Read
Witty W. S. Gilbert
Fursy
Brown Sequard
D’arsonyval
Arkansac
Ted
Ti Pierce
Er Tapid
Maine
Newaygo County
Tris
Mewdlaven News
Catarre
Masata
Little Willie Sanford
Detroit Hree Press
Pew
Loston Courier
Great Rock Island
EL A. Hanook
Chiraro
Wells
Lyon
Curee Ff
Gaas-Avoceter
Texas
Godley & Porter
Dallas
Tex
Pettit
Idvamtianra
Pond
M.D
Aurora
Kane
Ely
ELY Bros
Greenwich St. N
Rheumatic Syrup Company
Jackson, Mich
Hamton
Hood
Drugpistay
Cll
HUGD
S&s CU
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mass
Hood &150
Lowel
Min Wilu
Rei
Coutis Tower
J.towen
Simmens St
Boston
Masse
Lanfaslanfar Qanfenbanker
Perla Cfarferpogt
Emma Shepard
Coral Street
Worcester
B.atherton
Passaic City
Whee. Vortum rkEx
Truk & Co
Augusta
Drewster Safety Reinfolder Co
Holly
Adiress American School of Telegraphy
Madison
Wis
Vedi
Buffalo
W. McCormick & Son
Waebington
D.C
Ciocinnati
F. EB. Dickerson &O
Detroit
Mich
Williams
Willeasis Meg. CO
Cleveland
Kidder
Chine
Tate
Kuss & Co
Toledo
Loomis &Nyman Tiffin
Wall Machine
United States
Invalider Hotel and Surgical Institute
Pierce
Ddresa
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Main Sts
Dre
Chase
B. Dickerson & CO
Haneson
Alnempe
Ulwetemiede Alomar
Police Foods
Lovell Arms CO
Manufis
Mane
ONT
Goulds & Austin
Lake ST. Ighicago
G. H. Ingraham
Amsterdam
N. YT
Chicago
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