Lincoln and a Stage Ride with a Comet Tale
The reminiscence recounts 1849 travel from Terre Haute to Indianapolis with Abram Hammond and Thomas H. Nelson aboard a stage coach. A lank stranger sleeping in back turns out to be Abraham Lincoln. The group jokes about his appearance and discusses the comet before Lincoln’s identity is revealed at Browning's Hotel. Nelson recalls Lincoln inviting him to join the presidential party and the amusing episode of stolen silverware and coffin plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Indiana
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Hammond
Iim
Browning
McLean and Huntington
Edward E. Hannegan
Albert S. White
Richard W.thompson
Abraham Lincoln
Thinois
Congress
Lincoln
Washington
John P. Usher
Mr. Lincoln
Nelson
Maud S and Bonner Stables Lose Their Quiet Air
The Brooklyn Eagle recounts Robert Bonner's Fifth Avenue stables as a shrine to famed horses Maud S and Marus. Bonner pays fortunes to keep Maud S and cherishes her jockey Murphy, while memories of Dexter and Dexter era horses linger. Maud wears a blanket proclaiming her queenly status and guards the whip Murphy once used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bonner
Dr. Hall
Presbyterian Temple
Fifth Avenue
Maud S
W. H. Vanderbilt
Maud
Bonner
Murphy
Marus
Dexter
Brooklyn Eagie
The Burglar Who Drew the Line at German Silver
A New England tale notes coffin-plates as cherished keepsakes in New Milford and Stratford homes. A Stratford burglar reportedly gathered these relics along with silverware, highlighting the quirky, macabre customs surrounding family mementos in old farms and parlor displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New Milford
New Haven Colony
Feast with King Mataafa at Samoathus residence
A visitor recalls arriving at King Mataafa's house around 2 p.m. and being welcomed graciously. The banquet unfolded on an earth table with a long pavilion of bamboo and tappa roofs, featuring roast pigs, seafood, fowls, bread, yams, beer, wine, and coconuts. English, American, and French residents attended. Germans were invited but absent. Afterward, dancers performed and a jester entertained before the guest departed around 4:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hamilton
Tug of the towel and rails unfold a faded era
A fragment from a Burdette quote likens a worn towel to a banner of ink worn by a printing house. The passage contrasts a bygone era with modernity noting that about 400 miles of electric railway already operate in the United States with many more under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
United States
What is Catarrh and its remedy in 1880s ad copy
Catarrh is an inflammatory condition of mucous membranes affecting the head throat stomach bowels or bladder. It often begins gradually from cold and impure blood, with a sense of fullness heat in the forehead dryness in the nose and nasal discharge. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is advertised as a cure by purifying blood rebuilding tissues and revitalizing the whole system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
P. Devuiss
Devries & Peterson
Omaha
Neb
Hood’s
Sarsaparilla
Entirely Too Literal Pump Composition Tale
A boy named Tommy Jones misinterprets a teacher's instruction to write a composition on the pump. He sits atop the yard pump with a slate to write, until his father discovers him and explains the assignment, prompting the boy to go to school. Published in the Atlanta Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Jones
Tommy
Jones
Atlanta Journal
Rheumatic Syrup of Hines & Son Endorsed by Patient
A witness from Jackson, Ohio testifies that rheumatic pain left after taking Rheumatic Syrup of Hines & Son. The patient, King, suffered hip pain and unable to work for over a year despite efforts with physicians. After the remedy, relief came, and the user reports no further issues. The testimonial is certified by Hines and Son druggists.
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van Wenr
Ohio
Ryrup Co
Jackson
Hines & Son
Scott
The Flour Barrel Mix Up and Sailor’s Remedies
A quirky tale recounts a grocer’s flour barrel mix up while a stormy Atlantic voyage prompts readers to rely on Hestetter’s Stomach Titters and Bitters for digestive relief. It touts malaria and rheumatism relief, urging travelers and settlers to stock these medicines for journeys westward and frontier life.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Hestetter
Hawly
Masked train robber scene and quick mercy offer
A sensational passage describes a masked robber aboard a Western railroad parlor car demanding money, then returning part of the loot while claiming he is not a porter. The fragment hints at frontier crime and quick wit in a tense exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Railroad
Lanny
New York Weekly
Spain
Madrid
San Sebastian
Syrup of Figs Ad Promises Gentle System Cleanse
An old advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasing aid to cleanse the system when constipated or bilious, noting sales through leading druggists. A Philadelphia area woman wrestled with a venomous black snake and hurled it away after it coiled around her ankle, showing nerve in danger. In Savern County New Jersey, farmer John Robeson reports a strange bird with a monkey-like face and colorful plumage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sveral
N. C. Deatrich
Philadelphia
Savern
N. J
John Robeson
Mercury free Hall's Catarrh Core touted in ad
An advertisement warns against mercury containing catarrh cures and promotes Hall's Catarrh Core from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective internally. It notes a sample bottle offer and urges buying from reputable physicians and druggists. A separate item mentions a Georgia minister bequest and a Mount Vernon incident involving a sewing machine drummer.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Jf. J. Cheney & Co
Unclear Patents and Quack Claims Highlighted in Ad
A fragmented ad quips about scientifically compounded pills and safety claims for both adults and children. It mocks rival products and asserts superiority of Morbius Electric Soap, citing a Portland Argus endorsement and warning against imitators in a brisk, period voice.
Exquisite Engraving of Garden of the Gods Colorado
A costly steel plate engraving titled Gateway to the Garden of the Gods in Colorado offers a view with Pike's Peak visible in the distance. Copies are limited and priced at 25 cents, obtainable by mailing payment to John Sebastian at Rock Island & Pacific, Cureaco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden of the Gods
Colorado
Pike's Peak
John Sebastian
Tk't & Pass
Cureaco
Rock Island & Pacificks
Oregon Immigration Board free information offer
Oregon invites potential settlers describing mild climate fertile fields and abundant crops. Appeals to farmers with strong fruit rain grass and stock country claims and directs readers to Portland Oregon for full information from the Oregon Immigration Board. Also promotes Piso's Cure for Consumption at 25 cents sold everywhere.
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Oregon
Oregon Immigration Board
Portland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Comet Story
Express
Robert Bonner
Mataafa
Springfield Homestead
He Was
San
Cyber
Dr. Pierce
Christian Observer
Knottaville
Taylor County
Axsour
Tris
Phinizy
Athens
Kemp
Amudt
Mount Vernon
New York Herald
Hibbard
Frecekuina
Mabel
Dobbins
Morbius
Portland Argus
Lansili
Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Mase
E. Ross & CO
Zeigler & CO
Quincy Bidg
Chicago
Aastad
Minn
St. Jacobs
Co. P. Stave and Family
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore
Bryan's Business College
Buffalo
N.Y
American School of Telegraphy
Madison
Wis
Imereuy
Cook Remedy Co
Omaha, Neb
Kidder
F. A. Lehmann
Washington, D.C
Stowell & Co
aCharlestown
Mass
REY Mpg, CO
Waukesha
Hadwick’s
Theodore Holland
Pailada
Walter Scott
Tern World
Accordiona
Tlarma
H.W. Green & Sons
Atlanta
Susie
Bradfield
Popham
Gleghorn
Gardner
INL
Eneoy
Garpenter
Carrollaves
REED
MOODY
Moody & CO
Cincinnati
E. Cat
E. EL Brewster
Holly, Mich
CATON
Olson
Beatame
Jonea
Linghamton
Binghamton, N
Tare
Janes
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin
TEI Wesson
Smith & Wesson Arms
Emall
Smith & Wesson
Firmo
Addree
Springfield
Petersons Magazine
Peterson’s Magazine
Teamsters
A.J. Tower
Boston
Chichester
Red Cross
Mumfl
G.H. Ingraham
M. D
Amsterdam
Wnetion
D. R. Oxo &Co
Drogelsts
Piso
Power Hildrens
Rupplemeni
Illustrated Weekly
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