Descriptive Book Promotes Lottery Prizes and Drawings
Martin O'Brien of Chicago advertises a descriptive pamphlet listing prizes and drawing details. He offers multiple ticket bundles with postage paid and promises draws at a specified location with numbers mailed to agents and shareholders. Payment options include draft express post office orders or registered letters with references in Chicago.
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Thare
Cusnen
Cubs
Chicago
Martin O'Brien
Derriorn al
Tih
Gift Convert drawing and lottery pitches in Chicago notes
The item markets a Havana lottery prize, praising luck and the drawing run by O'Brien's Gift Convert, with Chicago readers urged to buy tickets at Post Office and Journal offices. It lists prizes including golden medals and organs, and cites Mason and Hamelin and Kennedy & Vial as advertisers. The column mentions broad public participation and upcoming drawing.
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Chicago
O'Brien
Ho Man
Chaun
Gor
Post Osce
Lottery at Crosby's Opera House in Chicago 1866
A large drawing promises 125000 prizes valued at 499575.25 dollars with 500000 tickets at one dollar each. Grand prizes include greenbacks and houses with lots. drawing to be witnessed by 19000 people after the concert on stage at the Opera House with a committee to supervise.
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Ieee
Ateusssany
Sae
Auction notes and donors for Lincoln Douglass Monument fund
The notice lists donors and organizers including M. S. Senator of Minn and various named figures. It mentions a 30,000 prize draw with 2,000 reserved for the Lincoln Douglass Monument Fund. Tickets are offered at the Post Office and Youngsfield offices. Names include Bradford & Co Chicago and Kronberg & Co Chicago among contributors.
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Dearborn
Gticel
Chicago
Ryrernexcus
Minn
M. C
Haut Ifon
Ale
Rs Stkingon
County Board Supervisors Tax Sale Notice
Distorted notice indicates tax sale information from Rockwell County authorities. It mentions trust in handling business and notes distant residents should seek reliable executors to protect interests. The readable fragments reference taxes, payment, and sale procedures.
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Ee Rockwell Clerk County Board Supervisors
Fragmented Verse About Slander and Its Harm
The excerpt critiques the slanderer who mixes truth with falsehood to harm others. It portrays the speaker as eagerly spreading idle words, delighting in cruelty, and turning a fair name into a target for gossip. The passage warns that both storyteller and listener bear responsibility.
How Joe Won the Pencil in Cincinnati Parlor Bet
A humorous scene shows Joe and his wife Marty among other couples at a Cincinnati home. Mrs Harry wagers a Zola pencil on naming famous Josephs, prompting Joe to improvise with a biblical Joseph as a futile punchline while the party erupts in laughter and the pencil passes to Mrs Harry.
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Cincinnati
Joe
Marty
Geo
Barry
Harry
Iman
Mrs
Darry
West
Addiniet
Gotan
Washington
Four Georges
Hogland
Tong Sabe
Dobn
Mrs. Harry
Adams
Lord John Russell
John Tyler
John
Joseph iv
Joseph
Temperance Tales and Odd Anecdotes From Hartford Church
Professor Stowe's Sunday discourse at Fourth Congregational Church Hartford recounts Jim Wilson of Cumberland Maine who never stayed sober after camp meetings. A prayer by Rev Richardson allegedly helped him reform. The Ohio Farmer notes a dirted-mouth method to start a horse. A 69 year old bride with a 64 year old groom died by suicide.
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Stowe
Fourth Congregational
Hartford
Siuper
Bowie
Fey
Ohio
Good News for Murderers from the Chicago Evening Journal
The piece condemns a convicted murderer walking free citing insufficient juristic doubt and urges scrutiny of whisky influence. It compares murder and moral decay to a spreading river system and moral ruin, ending with a biblical image of eternity and the Mississippi as a symbol of influence.
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The
Chicago Evening Journal
The New Minister Aims to Captivate the Parishioners
A humorous diary style note describes a woman planning to observe the new minister at church. She details her attire and hopes for interest, noting the minister’s reception and her own disappointment that he did not acknowledge her. The entry ends with her claim that he never looked at her.
Cholera in Turkey and Practical Home Remedies
Dr Hanmlio, longtime Constantinople missionary, discusses three cholera invasions, notes rapid onset and self treatment before physicians, lists causes such as improper diet and fatigue, describes two main home mixtures for diarrhea and collapse, mustard poultices, rest, and cautious rehydration while stressing readiness, restraint, and a caretaker.
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Hanmlio
Constantinople
Turkey
Europe
Atlantic
Rother
Long
Lionbridge
Waslburgh
Ymps
Tunis
Thas
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Sitawang County Journal
Sta
Crosby's Opera House
Tus
Chicago Republican
Eirla
Havana
New York
Aster
Lugkell
Mason & Hamelin
Boston
Mason Brothers
Crosby’s Opera House
Illinois
Greenbacks
Frice
Wiggins
Bradford & CO
Darwin P. Andrews
Ot SR
Swawarxo
Whlsconstin
Veom
Pulcifen
Notary Perg
T. ‘ ‘Oxide
Chas. Jarrows
D. Shawano
Main St
J. M. Ostroph’s
Anion
Jaslousy
Mississip
Joinizo
Thad
Lulus
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