Visit with Seattle relatives and local notices
Readable fragments report Mrs. Nellie C Abbe visiting Seattle relatives and local residents discussing plans to start a harness shop, property transactions, and family travels. Also notes Miss Alice A Mendenhall's Salt Lake trip and reflections on Mormonism plus poetic selections referencing loss and remembrance.
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Nellie C. Abbe
Seattle
Alice A. Mendenhall
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Salt Lake
Snow
Tabernacle
Sleep on, O Baby: Poem of Grief and Vigil
A mother speaks of her baby’s death and her vigil beside the grave. She recalls the baby’s smile, the quiet burial ground, and her wish to die with him. She envisions sleep beside him in another land and promises to remain by his side until her own passing.
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Baby
Death of Julia Grace Minchin Recalls Oregon Move
Julia Grace Minchin was born October 15, 1876 in Ledyard New York. She moved with her parents to Oregon in 1890 and died of tuberculosis at her home near Dundee Oregon after returning from Idaho five weeks earlier following a vain health effort. She bore her illness with patience and cheerfuln ess. Early converted she has since lived a
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Julia Grace Minchin
Ledyard
New York
Oregon
Dundee
Oregom
Idaho
Owes His Life After Neighbor’s Quick Action
A neighbor saved a life in a dramatic incident described in a chaotic fragment. The tale mentions a bottle of cholera remedy and a rapid recovery, with vague references to Moore & Co. and public scrutiny. The text is garbled and lacks clear names or dates.
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Sodikely
Mn. S.rious
Moore & Co
Electric Bitters End a Soldier’s Suffering
An elderly Versailles, Ohio veteran once bedridden with kidney disease recovers after using Electric Bitters. The advert cites liver and kidney relief and stomach and bowel benefits, with a 50 cent price and guarantee by F. H. Caldwell & Co. The piece also touts a universal salve from the same firm for cuts, burns, ulcers and skin woes and ends with a quip about organizing a boat-rocking group.
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J. J. Havens
Versailles
F. H. Caldwell & Co
Dr Kings New Life Pills Offer Quick Regulation
A brief medical advert claims life is governed by strict law and improper living causes constipation headaches and liver trouble. Dr Kings New Life Pills restore balance gently and thoroughly, offered for 25c at F H Caldwell and Co.'s drug store.
No man can be a citizen without public involvement
An excerpt argues that true citizenship requires active participation in local affairs. It states private success hinges on public interest and a community prospers when individuals engage in communal activities.
Genuine vs Counterfeits and Noted Remedies
An advertorial roundup praises DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as superior to fakes from Caldwell and Co and AHRemarkable Record notes. Chamberlains Cough Remedy, claimed to have over thirty years of use and millions of bottles sold, is sold by C F Moore and Co. The piece ends with a joke about income figures and assessors.
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DeWitt
W.S. Ledbetter
Shreveport
Caldwell & Co
C. F. Moore & Co
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Moore
Geo. C. Carl
Coos County
Portland
J. W. Coffin
Dayton
Jesse Edwards
B. C. Miles
Newberg
C. A. Marr
Mrs. Marr
J.D. Pickett
Missouri
E. Spaulding
C. K. Spaulding
Eli Seese
Eugene Ackley
M. J. Hyde
Tacoma
Washington
Street Railway
Grandfather
Bucklen’s
Arnica
Luzon
The
Newberg Clothing House
Hudson Bros
Clothiers
Jiriks
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