Bank Note Paper Made at Dalton Government Mill
The article details the Dalton Massachusetts Government Mill under Treasury supervision, employing 18 to 20 treasury girls at about $3 a day who count and inspect sheets. It highlights strict counting, fiber threads, and red and blue silk for anti counterfeiting, with delivery to Washington via Adams Express and an armory on site.
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Dalton
Mass
Boston Herald
Murray Crane
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Pittsfield
Washington
Connecticut
Adams Express
Express Company
Maj Andre the Hanged Spy in 1780
The 2d of October 1780 saw Maj John Andre, aide to Sir Henry Clinton and former Adjutant General of British forces in North America, tried, condemned, and hanged as a spy at Tappan New York. His remains were later moved to Westminster Abbey, where a Britannia statue marks the grave and a pedestal inscription honors his zeal for King and country.
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John Andre
Sir Henry Clinton
North America
Tappan
Rockland County
N. Y
Hudson River
Andre
Arnold
Paulding
Williams
van Wart
James Buchanan
New York
England
Westminster Abbey
Britannia
Maj
America
Monument Erected for King George III Referenced
The passage notes a monument honoring King George III as a generous sovereign while remarking that Andre’s fate, though lamented, was just and aligned with the laws of warfare.
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George III
Andre
Authors doubt their own work and fame in Harper’s Drawer
The piece reflects on authors overestimating their own merit and the public’s taste. Milton, Scott, Bayard Taylor, and Byron are cited to show poets often favored by readers differ from their prose or poetry status. A tale from Taylor’s lecturing days in the West illustrates vanity and perception.
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Milton
Walter Scott
Byron
Bayard Taylor
Taylor
Lars
Harper’s
Work Ethic From Roman Heroes and Scripture
A moral exhortation praises hard work by recalling Roman figures like Cincinnatus, Marcus Curtius, Cato, Scipio Africanus, and Lucresia, who labored on farms. It urges readers to apply the maxim Not slothfulness in business and to serve with might, aligning ancient virtue with New Testament teaching.
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Cincinnatus
Marcus Curtius
Pyrrhus
Italy
Cato
Scipio Africanus
Hannibal
Carthage
Rome
Lucretis
Curious Tomb of Gen Solomon Low in Fast Roxford Mass
In Fast Roxford Massachusetts a remarkable tomb of Gen Solomon Low who died in 1861 at 79 is visited annually. He designed the tomb which sits at the gate with two marble stones for his three wives, each carved with portraits and family scenes. The first two wives appear with children in antique chairs while the other shows modern rocking chairs with a center table and books. The fourth wife was still living. The tomb was opened on master field days to display his military regalia per his will.
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Fast Roxford
Mass
Solomon Low
How to Cure a Cold Oyster Remedy Endorsed
A Boston Globe attribution quotes a well known singer claiming oysters cure colds. She says repeated overseas performances and a husband’s advice support oysters as a dependable remedy for herself and her children, advising readers to choose oysters over drugs for coughs.
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Atlantic
Old Country
Boston Globe
Hog and Snake Encounter Ends With Victory
A rattlesnake coils with anger as a hog circles it bristling, the snake bites the hog’s jaw, the hog grips the snake, tears it apart, and begins to eat. Dr Bremer in a German journal promotes mountain air exercise as the best defense against city diseases.
The Pickpocket: An Elusive Urban Artist
A Chicago News report portrays pickpockets as masterful, long practiced thieves who train like artisans. They use delicate, flexible fingers and unobtrusive methods, avoiding violence and treating theft as a specialized profession with daily dangers and social consequences.
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Chicago News
Rescued from Agonizing Death in New York
James White of 1552 Broadway, once chief instructor at Dick els Riding School, recounts a severe shoulder and elbow injury worsened by rheumatism. He credits St Jacobs Oil with relief and recovery, noting he now uses his arm freely and has recommended the remedy to several others who improved quickly.
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New York
James White
Broadway
Dickels
St. Jacobs
H. L. Sorre
Poquonock
Conn
Hunt
Thad
H. 8S
Clark
Trap and Field Shooting Contrast in a Hunter's Skill
A veteran hunter excels at trap shooting yet remains a poor field shot. Despite decades chasing woodcock grouse and quail, his bag totals only two ruffed grouse and one woodcock in ten years, with likely accidental grouse kills. He regularly hits ten glass balls at traps and shoots live birds sprung from a trap as well as any nearby guns, earning praise from Forest and Stream for his consistent trap prowess.
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Field
Popular Havana Dentist Endorses St Jacobs Oil
Dr. D. Francisco Garcia, a Royal University member and Havana’s leading dentist, says neuralgia from teeth responds to St Jacobs Oil. He claims it cures toothache earache and general bodily pains and is useful in household accidents.
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Havana
Cuba
D. Francisco Garcia
The
Royal University
St. Jacobs
Camels once roamed Arizona and a desert legacy endures
The Tombstone Epitaph recounts how seventy six camels bought by the U S Government in Asia Minor roamed the Arizona desert. From Fort Tejon to Albuquerque they hauled water and supplies, then were sold to Frenchmen, moved to Reese River, and finally returned to the Gila valley where their descendants still roam, thriving on sagebrush and greasewood.
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Tombstone
Arizona
United States
Asia Minor
Fort Tejon
Albuquerque
Benecia
Virginia City
Silver King
Yuma
Maricopa Wells
Gila Valley
Reliable Diuretic Stimulant Promoted in Circulation
Fairfield Iowa article notes Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as a diuretic that stimulates kidneys without irritation, aiding bladder function and cleansing blood. It claims broad health benefits including fever and ague, constipation, liver issues, dyspepsia, rheumatism, and urges regular use. Dr J L Myers calls Brown s Iron Bitters the best iron preparation in thirty years of practice.
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Hostetter
Fairfield
Iowa
J. L. Myers
Ea &Ag
Killa Scrofula
U.S
Europe
U. S
Richmond Med. Co
St. Torceph
The Conductor Praises Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup
Warren, a conductor from Winona Minnesota, reports he was hoarse and off voice. He took one bottle and within twenty four hours he recovered and could speak clearly again. He calls it the best remedy he ever saw.
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Warren
Winona, Minn
Warner
Gault House Hotel Ad Promises First Class Comfort
An advertisement for the Gault House in Chicago promotes first class accommodations at two rates, $2 and $10 per day. Located at Clinton and Madison, the hotel claims central city position near Union Depot and elevators. Proprietor H. W. Hoyt endorses the offering.
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Gault House
Chicago
Clinton and
Madison Streets
Union Depot
H. W. Hoyt
Free wine offer to ministers from Tar store order
An advertisement promises two bottles of Warner's White Wine of Tar free to any minister who sends an order from his store keeper for two dozen bottles of the same product. The offer targets clergy and details no purchase constraints beyond the store order requirement.
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Warner
Rough advertisements and cures from a late 19th century paper
A collection of short ad blurbs touting Carboline tonic as a nerve and general debility remedy, Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh, Buchu-Paiba for urinary issues, Piso’s Cure for consumption, and Wells’ Health Renewer. Also promotions for Hood’s Sarsaparilla claiming blood purification and skin cures, with testimonials from various individuals and locations.
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Joplin
Morgan
Tennyson
John Brown
Boston Courier
Hood
Cal
Ernest Reese
Hannibal, Mo
Manny
Mensman
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Druggista
Ely
Peter Bruce
Ithaca
N.Y
Laptss & Children’s
Lyon’s
Hal
Ford Fuxynn
L. E. Howard
Temple
N. H. Rheum
grAce
Druggiate
Deslers
Fifty Centan
A. Vogeler
A. Vuublem & CO. Waltiaaore
Tevx & Co
Augusta
Maine
H.W. Knight
Seneca
Carding School For Girls
Helen Magill
Howard Collegiate Inst
W.bridgewater
Mage
Bisisa
Phe
Addreas H. Hatters & Co
Portland
B. Waterman & Sons
Moody's New Tailor
McQudy & CO
Cincinnati
Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
Jay Bronson
Detnorr, Miou
HDS
Opinion
Bristek Wenner Deas
DYER
Omithe & CO
Agentes Fabel oBeote
Frank B. Lee
Little Falle
Leo
Little Falls
Mr. Skinner
Father
Ge OF Mens "Co
P Nes
Washington, D
Temple of Music
Btate &J
Piso
J. E. Gardner Amy
Navy Liniment
Army and Navy Liniment CO
Wabash Avenue
BR. Lindblom &Co
N.G. Miller & CO
5 & 7 Chamber
Broadway, Commerce
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Robt, Lindblom & CO
Allen
Meredith, Dentral
Jeremiah Wright
Marian County
W. Va
Wm. C. Digees
Bowling Green
Wm. A. Graham & Co
Zanesville
Ohio
Matthias Freeman
Quigre
Tsa
Syenize Woth
Lafieus
T. W. Baxk
Wareaw
Ind. U
Dicunray Lini Pus. Co
N. Y. City
Chicago Scale CO
Horne
Morne
Wabash Av
Eggleston Truss
Mason & Hamlin Organs
Mason & Hamlin
Boston
Tremont St
East
Mosabash Ave
Nook
the Ledger
Chicago, Ill
Tie
Brown
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