Needhams of Ontario and the Wallace Fair fight
The Needham family, renowned Ontario Indians, confront Fitzsimmons at Wallace Fair in 1874. Doc and Young Needham repel the bully with skill, while Lipsey watches. After a deadly counterattack, Fitzsimmons dies later in a Minnesota chase, and a series of murders and tragedies follow the case.
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Higint Needhams
Trovince
Ontario
Canada
County of
Elgin
Lercu Jean
Needhams
Father
Needham
Doc” Needham
Wallace
Elszin
Harry Fitzsimmons
George Lipsey
Lipsey
Mr. Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Kitz
Doc Needed
Young Needham
Gage
Doc Needham
L Lipsey
Isssues
Hitz
Wallace Fair Grounds
United States
Wallace Fair
Red Wing
Minnesota
Gov
John King
St. Thomas
King
God of Chance
Murray
Chandler
Church
Harry
Gov. King
Governor
Milwaukee
Fitzsimmons
Big McCarter
London
McCarter
W. G. Chapman
Great Britain
Woman's Worth Joke Adorns Funny Paper
A humorous exchange shows a wife sold for a shilling. the husband replies that a good wife is worth it. The brief gag reflects satirical newspaper humor of the era and features a witty pair of lines about market value and marriage.
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America
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Rockland Woman
Rockland Maine resident Wirt Youne reports backache and other pains, claiming three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured him. The ad touts the remedy as safely removing the root causes of female weakness and invites women to write Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
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Rockland
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wirt Youne
Columbia Avenue
Lydia EK. Pinkham
The Bank of England Pays For A One-Penny Note
A 1828 one penny note misissued by the Bank of England circulated for years. Cashiers found it hard to balance accounts until the note’s holder claimed £5 from authorities after lengthy argument.
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Bank of England
Dodging Responsibility and Bargain Rent Thoughts
A thrifty citizen questions rent payments while Mr. Meek ton muses on owning a home. A quip about a wife speaking to the landlord follows. The piece then pivots to the fate of an actor forgetting lines and a pitcher forgetting his curves as real tragedy.
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Mr. Meekton
Postum Cereal Improves Health in Public Testimony
Prominent men endorse Postum as a coffee substitute after observing health benefits. A southern public school superintendent recalls his mother's long coffee-related heart and stomach issues improving after switching to Postum. He notes his family also benefited and credits Postum with reducing headaches and overall illness.
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Postum
Wellville
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