Judge Peters Reflects on Health and Mountain Life
Kentucky Court of Appeals Chief Justice BS J Peters marks five years in his Sterling home while recounting early illness. He recalls doctors warning he might not reach manhood, choosing mountain life to ride, hunt, and endure on cornmeal mush with little meat. He notes health returned after age 70 and mentions family seeking the West amid frontier chills and fever cured by Hoffmann’s Stomach Drops.
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BS. J. Peters
K Entucky Court of Appeals
Howe
Mb Sterling
Heath
Mein
Stountains
Kentucky
du Bignon
Georgia
West
Benquet
Manood
Shermani
Shermani Shermani
Jin
Sherman Ias
Gen. Sherman
Na Bignen
South
Myother
Sherman
Piotzer Eumaly
Winter Time Table Changes for Great Northern Railway
December updates from St Paul note no trains were run as the winter schedule was shelved. Changes in departure times affect key services, notably the Pacific train moving to 1 pm, two hours earlier, improving daylight connections with eastern routes and reaching Brontana and other eastern points in daylight.
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St.Paul
Great Northen Railway
Brontana
Manchester Ship Canal
Cayal Avas
Hair Hair Renewer Ad Alongside Fragmented Notices
A garbled OCR page mixes crude quotes about domestic control with an Indianapolis Journal style fragment. It includes an ad pitch for Hair's Hair Renewer claiming hair growth and cosmetic benefits, plus references to Langson Railroad and a costly French treasury expenditure, ending with a Louisville Post remark about a stained shirt from a laundress.
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Norte
Hne Langson
Tonkin
A Windy War Bride Seeks Lost Umbrella Mystery
Milly, a newlywed North Side wife, discovers her absent minded husband Fred misplaced her Navy and silver monogrammed umbrella after a rainy day. A frantic search reveals a missing invitation, a kind stranger, and a mystery involving a man with gray eyes and a light beard who escorted her home.
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Younes Hasband
Mica
North Side
Chicago Tribune
Howe
Fou
Fred
Gertrude
Tunecheon
Drinks Ether by the Quart In Cincinnati Laster Becomes Addict
John Becker a shoe laster in Cincinnati drinks ether heavily earning a quart a session after buying six ounce vials and later pound packages. He makes five to six drugstore trips daily sleeps for hours and dreams of an opium like world while his money lasts. Becker returns to work to fund the habit and continue protracted sprees when funds run out.
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John Becker
Becker
Jas
The Battle Fields and War Tales in Civil War Era
In a graphic late war reminiscence the narrator recalls meeting General Lee, the somber mood of surrender terms, and contrasts with Sherman’s wit during a public gathering. The piece weaves Civil War anecdotes from Jackson's injury to Lee and Sherman, plus a war artist tale and Cavalry notes.
Unique Decoration Unveiled by Cen Stiles in Washington
Cen Stiles and Dave unveil a remarkable residence on the Island revuing a stunning interior collection. Westers bring items that attract hunters and traders, displaying furniture and scenery that evoke a grand, extravagant style associated with wealthy senators.
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Stiles
General Stiles
Dave
Ysland
Washinsbang
TheLe Beautifel
Stele Rew
Willionaire
Hair and Heart and the Cure-All Advertisements
A string of 19th century ad like items tout health elixirs Blood purifiers and tonics including Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Lydia E. Pinkham style claims alongside other commercial products. Mentions of drug advertisements and various patented cures appear with scattered references to medicines and household goods. The text weaves health claims with product names and uses, reflecting the era’s pushy patent medicine culture.
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Dasa
Hood
Lood
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Hoscetter
Brit
Pater
Jibway
Jibnes
Indianapolis ‘Journal
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Piso CO
Warren, Pa
Iaundrr
Louisville Post
Hood's
Opiur i Ee
Mert
Drl Stephens LF
Ras Vonga Byrup
Girne and the Gray Review
Ver
Ant
Casio
Marck Acd Battie
Gen. Lee
Norion
Ber
Waythine
Lee
Virgini
Sterewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Hooker
Jackson
Ponder
Blattinsburs
Frack Lesie
Sheridan
David Stewart
Bunker Bill
Buexieston
Dunvarrist
America
United Stiles
Suara
Gansda
National Guard
Confederacy
Cansola
Duncan
London
Ayers
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Deugsteen
Atchison Globe
Winston
California
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Iowa, Missouri
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Upper Peninsula of
Michigan
C.O. H. Herfford
Chisago
Tewoa- Sens
Patrick O'Warrell Washington
Lester Ray
Baer
Seemieen Paney
Baker’s Chocolate
Walter Baker & Co, Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Sapolio
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