Stanton and Lincoln Indorsements Revealed in War Era Letters
Indianapolis Journal details a set of endorsements urging Stanton and Lincoln to appoint a chaplain and discusses the resulting tension. The correspondence, dated near the Lincoln era, shows mutual insistence and resistance, illustrating Lincoln's friendship with Stanton and Stanton's firm stance. A separate joke ends with a bank clerk and an old lady over identification.
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Stanton
Lincoln
Indianapolis Journal
AL Tancoty
Clever Siamese Girls and Bangkok Dancers in Royal Gymnasium
Readers are shown vivid passages on Siamese dance and Bangkok gymnastic practice. Young dancers aged five to twenty perform with cups balanced on their heads, swift spins, and graceful arm movements set to music. A skilled eye move captures the precision of straw and eyelid feats practiced in royal settings.
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London
Siam
Bangkok
Royal
Oxen Identity Tale at Country Court
An ambitious young lawyer visits a country court near New Orleans to represent a railroad in a case over an ox’s value. He claims all oxen look alike to him after noting every ox passed the hotel, drawing a sly moral about identification. the judge dismisses the defense and the plaintiff wins.
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San Francisco
Henley
Lisle
London
Uncle Sandy
Varra
Craigdarroch
Kenneth
Lang
Scotland
Olla Podrida
Teddy
Miss Morton
Alcibiades
Sandy
Mona
Lord Birnstown
Waring
Miss Black
Mr. Craig
Mr. Waring
Mary
Washington Star
Thas Ho
A Hero. Dear unselfish heart inspires a life of study
A Chicago Record item praises a hero with a gentle, unselfish heart who lives by the golden rule. It contrasts happy days with lonely journeys and traits great heart courage, faith guiding children through dark paths toward joy.
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C. I
Chicago
Fragments of verse and ads blend in a quirky local page
An odd OCR mix presents Shakespearean lines about dreams and final dissolving powers, followed by a 25 cent Allen's Foot-Rose powder ad promising warmth and cure for foot ailments, and a note about public ovens in Japanese cities offering paid meals.
Wall's Catarrh Cure declares a universal cure
A promotional notice claims Wall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages as a constitutional disease. It describes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promises strength and constitution build up, and offers a $100 reward for failures. Endorsed by F J Cheney & Co and Toledo, with Druggists selling the product.
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Wall
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Curious Eye Injury Shows Nerve Loss Reducing Pain
A Springfield oculist recounts a strange case where a wagon whip knot embedded in a boy's eye, destroying the eyeball but sparing pain. The boy, dust in the eye, had no distress beyond a speck. The driver’s whip knot caused the injury. Frank Semotan of Vining is held to answer a wife beating charge.
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Springfield
Mass
Frank Semotan
Vining
Remarkable cure of total disability claims in Canada
The Monitor of Meaford Ontario reports a two year investigation into Mr Petch of Griersville who was paid 4650 by the Canadian Mutual Life Association for total disability. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills his recovery proved permanent with doctors initially skeptical but later confirming the cure. The paper publishes Mr Petch's testimony and a facsimile of the life assurance check amounting to 1651.00.
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The
Monitor
Meaford
Ont
Canada
Dr. Williams
Mr. Petch
Reuben-Petch
Griersville
Waring and Mona Face Tense Rift in Highland Romance
In a fog of longing and social tension Mona resists Waring's advances as he contemplates a return to work in the rugged Highland ranch life with partner Wells. Lisle reappears stirring rival affections while Mona weighs love, pride, and a looming decision amid family scrutiny and mounting domestic duties.
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Watson
Hunter
Wells
San Francisco
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