Utah Pioneer Recalls 1848 Crossing and Kidney Relief
J W Browning of Ogden recounts his 1848 journey across the plains and diabetes aftercare. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills for relief and ongoing health at age 75, with the product sold by Foster Milburn Co. The piece includes truncated quotes and miscellaneous ad-like lines from the era.
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J. W. Browning
Ogden
Utah
Dean
Tam
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. C
Northwest notes fill main street Lovelock with fire loss
A long loaded summary notes fires destroying half a block on Lovelock Nebraska main street causing 4 loans of 75000 each. It lists deaths including Temple King Spokane and Weid Hendee Berthoud. Mentions Tonopah and Goldfield railway famine warning and Goldfield streetcar franchise talk. Also notes Port land murder of Nevins, prison terms for Goldfield murderers, golden star deed in Esmeralda, Asha Clark death in Bellingham and various mining accidents in Nevada and Wyoming. Government irrigation invite and Western Union incorporation dispute in Cheyenne.
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Lovelock
Neb
Temple King
Spokane
Westal Ramabottom
Token of the Past Delights a Western Suitor
A Western man boasting of charms meets a New York woman who wears a locket containing a token of a past lover. He learns the token is a lock of her husband’s hair, and she reveals he is alive but his hair is gone. The anecdote appears in Sunday Magazine.
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New York
Triffe
Sunday Magazine
Lydia E. Pinkham
James Chester
35Th St
Pinkham
Cure for Scaly Sores After Measles
Mrs Henry Porter of Albion Nebraska describes a six month battle with large penny sized sores on head and neck after measles. She used doctors remedies with little success, then Cutleura Remedies, and within weeks the sores cleared. She has remained free of trouble for seven years since August 25 1906.
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Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Will Live In Paris And Royal Couple In Europe
The Huntington widow plans permanent residence in Paris with a mansion near one million dollars in the capital. The Swedish king and queen are described as a regal couple with great wealth, the queen noted for height and religious devotion.
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Frederick
Europe
Charles of
Sweden
Postum Change Helped a Nervous Teacher
A schoolteacher recounts severe coffee jitters nearly drove her from teaching. After switching to Postum Food Coffee, boiled per directions for 15 minutes, she notes steady health gains, improved energy, and easy classroom work. She endorses Postum for children and adults. Read The Road to Wellville health classic.
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Wellville
Waste and gossip in a crackling Harrisburg joke
A Philadelphia Ledger quip mocks waste with a jab about scattering mast in Harrisburg. The piece shifts to advice on Castoria for infants, then to social gossip about young women and engagements, with snappy lines about Miss Paxsay and Miss Pert.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia Ledger
Misa Paxsay
Miss Pert
Motive Defines Character in Actions, Not Events
A brief aphorism stressing that true character lies in motive behind deeds, not the events themselves. It asserts that pure motive shapes conduct, while external outcomes reflect intent more than circumstance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreeshna
Local Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement extols a catarrh remedy claiming internal and external use cures the disease. It touts a blend praised for purity and perfection, offered by CHESEY & CO. with contact details for pharmacists and druggists.
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Wera
Fem
Chesey & CO
Telade
Boothy
Telegraphs Too Swift for London Says Postmaster General
The British postmaster general notes experiments in typewriting telegrams are not satisfactory. The London Globe suggests the telegraph department favors something slower.
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Post Office
London Globe
Telegraph Department
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Plato
National Lead Company
Ant Folekem
Bier Bros Co
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Carters
Gort
Northwest
Walter 5. Cheeseman
Denver Union Water Company
Denver
Tonopah and Goldfield Railway
Wee Goldfield
United States
Nevins
Portland
East Ankeny
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Preston
Smith
John Silva
Goldfield
Esmeralda County
Nevada
Asha Clark
Plains
California
Bellingham
Wash
Pacific Coast
Matty Ringwood
Rawlins
Wyo
Davis
Webb
Stone
Black Horse
Bliss
Fred J. Bliss
Maho
Deer Lodge Valley
Washoe
Anaconda
Washoe Company
Sphur
Chamberlain
Oregon
National Irrigation Congress
Roosevelt
trans-Mississippi
Congress
Sacramento
Cala
Cheyenne
Mullen
Western Union Telegraph Company
Husband
Paris
Coris P. Huntington
Washington
Allen
Dewaheesa
Dodds
Salt Lake City
Lydia of
Ballard
Paxtine
Gasuiba
Mall Ber
H. Paxton
Boston
Defiance Starchurchs
Defiance
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