Career of Johnson from tailor to president
A reflective profile of Andrew Johnson outlining how poverty, a wife’s guidance, and self-education propelled him from Greenville Tennessee to the U.S. Senate and eventually the presidency. The piece notes his humble beginnings, early work as a tailor, marriage to Eliza McCardie, and rise through civic ranks, ending with his death in 187? and the preserved Johnson homestead.
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Clay
Blaine
Johnson
West
Andrew Johnson
Senate
United States
Lincoln
Ha Miloorieed
Greenville
Tenn
Tennessee
Raleigh
N. C
Andrew
Eliza McCardie
Congress
United States Senate
Timarraten
Horace Maynard
Stover
Custer County
Judge Patterson
A. Johnson
Tallor
Southern Railroad
W. Scott
Mortar Carriers in Japan and Odd Roof Work
A fragment describes workers in Japan carrying mortar by tossing six pound balls to a climber on a ladder as three men repair a roof. It notes the mortar’s origin in a street pile and ends with quoted remarks on race and fighting.
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Japan
Jay
Met
Kisses in Law Courts and Sharp Witted Judges
A humorous survey of kisses in legal settings across countries and eras. Tales include a judge accepting kisses as payment for gifts, a widow suing for solatium after a tunnel kiss, and varied foreign rulings deeming kissing as a warm mark of sympathy or a crime. The anecdotes illustrate legal humor and evolving attitudes toward intimate gestures in court.
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Saya
Louisville
Nashville
New York
Holland
Vno
Utrecht
Amsterdam
Sydney
Sonor Talea
Valparaiso
Senor Talea
Florida Times Union
Cocoanut Palm and Its Pacific Grove Wonders
The cocoanut palm rises to heights up to 120 feet with two foot trunks and creates striking groves by the sea. Its age is read from circular bark scars while nuts drift on waves to colonize distant shores. The robber crab, a four foot crustacean, is described as a fierce threat to palms and even children, though such claims are hard to credit.
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Mark Twain
Pacific
Indian
Coconut Thieves of the Night Thefts Explained
The excerpt describes how coconuts are stolen at night by prowlers that operate regularly. They hide in trees during the day, seize nuts by their strong claws, drag them to dens, and methodically remove the husk and crack the shells. A second nut is consumed after several days, extending the feast to about a week.
After Thirty Years How Fred Taylor Finds Relief With Pink Pills
Fred Taylor of the Gallant 149th N Y volunteers suffered chronic diarrhoea for over thirty years after World War I service. He found relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills after trying climate and other remedies. He reports renewed sleep, strength, color, and daily functioning, with his wife endorsing the treatment. The pills are sold by druggists or mail from Dr Williams Medicine Company.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
Beacon
Fred Taylor
Elmira
N. Y
189Th Regiment
Taylor
Geneva
F. J. Hoffner
Mr. Taylor
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schnectady
Riches and Remedies Across Anxious Times
An old advertisement extolls Hostetter’s Stomach Hitters as a tonic for digestion and nerves, and claims St Jacobs Oil cures neuralgia. It critiques political business cycles in Britain and Venezuela while urging readers not to worry, citing remedies for biliousness malaria rheumatism and kidney inactivity. It ends with a brief joke about Colonel Blood.
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Congress
St. Jacobs
Jones
Colonel Blood
Brown
Deafness Cure Promoted by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous lining. It asserts local applications fail and promises a cure with Hall's Catarrh Cure, offering one hundred dollars for any case of deafness due to catarrh that cannot be cured, with circulars available from F. J. Cheney & Co.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Dont Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away
Truthful book promo for No-To-Bac claims to cure tobacco habit without risk. Describes guaranteed results and money back offer from Sterling Remedy Co. with free book, available through druggists in New York or Chicago.
Free two bottles of consumption cure offered by Dr Slocum
Dr Slocum of 183 Pearl street New York offers to send two free bottles of his elixir claimed to cure consumption and all lung diseases. He promotes universal trust in the remedy and urges afflicted readers to mail their address for delivery, asserting thousands saved and death halted by his treatment.
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T. A. Slocum
I. A. Slocum
Pearl Street
New York
Slocum
Organ Grinder Fled and a Professor Trys to Evict
A noted university professor annoyed by two Italian street organ players paid his servant to hire the organists away. They refused more money, provoking a confrontation with police. The couple fled with a marching patrol in view, and the professor later claimed the organ was never played before his house again.
Fashionable Trouville Dogs Display Heraldic Coats
At Trouville dogs draw attention for fashion as a white terrier owned by the Comtesse de Bretenil wore white doeskin leggings while muddy. A correspondent noted a white pug wearing five different coats in one day, all embroidered with heraldry.
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Trouville
Comtesse de Bretenil
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Purge and Health Benefits
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative improving health when used properly. It claims cleansing effects on the kidneys liver and bowels without weakness and notes its pleasant taste and widespread medical approval. The California Fig Syrup Co manufactures it and prints its name on every bottle priced 50c and 1.00.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Whipple
Transcript
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Hartford, Conn
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Portland, OR
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Third Street
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