Tragic Railroad Crossing Claims Union Veteran Garrick
A 66 year old Union veteran and sawmill operator, Adam Garrick of Bedford County Pennsylvania, was killed at a Tatesville railroad crossing when an engine backed into his horse and threw him. An extensive list details numerous prior injuries and near fatal incidents throughout his life, including Civil War wounds and repeated accidents.
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Adam Garlick
Tatesville
Bedford County
Garrick
Mr. Garrick
Baltimore and Ohio promotes trackmen to locomotive firemen
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad sets a new rule advancing trackmen eligible by education and physical condition to locomotive fireman roles with preference given to those already in that department. The text notes past slow advancement and mentions safety claims for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and various consumer ads.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Walking Backward A Headache Cure Aged Plan
An apostle of physical culture touts walking backward as a cure for nervous headache. The method relieves pain by reflex brain action, with ten minutes often sufficient. Slow steps, feet touching floor first, are advised in quiet spaces or open air.
La Grippe Cured by Chamberlain's Remedy, 1800 Claim
In a Winfield diary anecdote P L Hewett credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with curing a severe La Grippe in 1800 and preventing pneumonia. The ad extols the medicine as pleasant tasting and widely trusted, sold at Reinhart's Pharmacy, while a stray comic exchange ends the fragment.
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Reinhart
la Grippe
P. L Hewett
Winfield
Chamberlain
Grippe
Tale
Reinhart's
Had to Conquer or Die and the Rant About Joe
Mrs ThvsasWichardson of Laurel Springs Mississippi laments the era and cites a testimonial about King's New Discovery curing consumption and Pneumonia after seven bottles. The piece promotes universal use with claims of cures for coughs colds asthma and hay fever and offers bottles at 50 cents and one dollar with free samples.
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Joe
ThvsasWichardson
King
Cat returns home after long stray from New Hampton to Stratham
Odd tale of the household Angers cat moved with goods from New Hampton to Stratham in New Harmpelire. The cat vanished then reportedly returned four days after leaving Stratham, seeking a litter of kittens carried between barns. Union with locals unclear, but the animal’s journey crosses several towns amid mid winter rail fare notices.
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P. M. Howard
New Hampton
Stratham
New Harmpelire
Soward
Steatham
Howend
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Spast With Nom Ab Say Ath
Fragmentary text shows a sports or academic note referencing a person named Ath and a possible nomination. Details unreadable. Further readable context is needed to craft a coherent card.
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Maryland
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Elizabeth
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Victor J. Evans & Co
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Washington, D. C
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Bagerstown, MD
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Scientific American
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