Frontier Guards in the White House April 1861
The piece recalls the Frontier Guards organized by Senator Lane and Cassius M. Clay in Washington in April 1861. They met in the East Room at the White House, wore plain dress with new muskets, and drilled briefly on velvet carpets amid a tense security surge as the nation faced civil war.
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Frontier Guards
James H. Lane
Washington
DD. C
Joha ‘T. Harrie
Cluthe
Kan
Harper's Ferry
Virginia
Wise
Massachusetts
Baltimore
Kentucky
Lane
Leutenant
White House
Willard
Nicolay
Hay
Lincoln
Clay
David Hunter
C Lay
Willard's Hall
Executive Mansion
Don Quixote
Daniel Boone
Innovations in Austria and the universal suffrage move
Emperor Franz Joseph inaugurates universal suffrage in Austria sparking innovations in cabinet minister selection. Previously ministers were drawn from aristocracy civil service judiciary or from senior diplomats and well connected political elites with substantial wealth and lineage.
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Austria
Francls Joseph
Gettysburg Valor of the One Hundred Fifty First Penn
A Gettysburg scene recalls the One Hundred Fifty first Pennsylvania at the July battle. The young regiment of teachers and students from McFarland’s MeAlisterville Academy faced the Twenty sixth North Carolina with heavy casualties. The story highlights their bravery, the academy’s role, and the survival of only a few scholars.
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Gettyeburg
Union
Heth
Pennsylvania Regiment of Volunteers
Lincoln
Washington
Ktep
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
First Pennsylvania
Eith
Twenty-sixth
North Carolina
Allisterville
Juniata County
George F. McFarland
McFarland
McAlisterville Academy
Joseph M. Owens
Lewistown
M. ©. Bratton
Missouri
Remarkable Kidney Cure Promised by Dean's Pills
A Cambridge resident credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid relief after years of back pain kidney issues and weakness. The testimonial, sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, emphasizes dramatic improvement and regained health. Hog cholera discussed with a farmer recounting Sloan's liniment as a treatment trial and an invitation to request Dr Sloan's free booklet.
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Cambridge
Dean
Foster Milbur Co
Buffalo, N.Y
A. P. Willams
Burnetts Creak
Ind
Pive Sears Aig
Williams
J. D. Richardinn
Lafay
Otto
Sloan
Dr. Sloan
Bar 3
Albany Street
Boston
Mass
St. Chesebrough Mfg
New York City
Winter Wheat Crop at Coaldale Alberta 1900s Report
A lengthy settler memoir from Coaldale Alberta describes winter wheat and oats yields, acreages, and prices for 1906. It notes 107 acres of wheat at 41 bushels per acre and 47 acres of oats at 95 bushels per acre, with hay and potatoes values, plus distant remarks on farm work, irrigation, and local life including a citation about 300 acres broken by steam and a five acre garden.
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Coaldale
Alta
Can
Etala
Timight
W. J.awson
Warner
Canada
A. T. Warner
Leffingwell
Snub Eve in Tender Teas and Heaven Meetings
Fragmented tale shows a minister prompting guests to name who they would meet in heaven while a coy, exclusive woman resists Eve, and a tramp seeks aid from a farmer’s wife after a voice compliment. The scene blends social banter with moral posturing and a stray act of charity.
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Dar
Fragmented 19th Century Ad Snippet With Remedies and Threats
A garbled OCR fragment from a 19th century pages features consumer ads and pasted warnings. Mentions Allen's Foot-Ease, a New York trust deposit forgotten since 1884, and various remedies for coughs and digestive issues. Also contains aphorisms about perseverance and ignorance, plus scattered names and product hints.
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New York
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Truth and Quality Laxative Appeal to Well Informed
The ad claims Truth and Quality as essential for credibility and balance, touting a group of figs and senna as a remedy among many, emphasizing natural cleansing and relief without debility. It asserts approval by physicians and promotes genuine California syrup and reputable druggists for purchase.
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Africa
J. Dybowski
Sudan
Cape Verde
Adanson
Almont Aterim
Senna
Italy
Phystelinos
California
Job told in dialect on trials and patience
A quoted sermon snippet uses a southern dialect voice to recount the biblical Job’s patience under trials. The speaker notes Job endured many afflictions including boils, sickness, and a destroyed home, ending with a caution about bargaining for relief.
Coffee Cause of Trembling Prompts Surgeon to Quit
A surgeon recounts how coffee caused nervous tremors and insomnia, leading him to switch to Postum. He describes improved health after three years, sharing a testimonial that his friend also found Postum superior to coffee and that proper preparation matters for taste. The account promotes Postum by The Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle ‘Mich
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Wall
Cueney
Toledo
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Hayesis
I Immiense
Bon Wessaris
John A. Salzer Seed Co
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Ely Muiller
Saintain
Victoria Kajre
Wilfred
Harper's Weekly
Eve
Champ
Sharon
Tim
Allen
Samy Ples
Givin Tea Co
Brooklyn N.Y
Goethe
A. Atta
Mes
Winslow
Nilayi Nas
Young
Ersorant
Peiaden
Wpioyatiss
Thompson's Eye Water
Defiance Starck
Perr Aries
Dickey
Brother Dickey
Job
Ms Wu Ta Haley
Roth
W.l.douglas
Lens Sada
Putnam
Monroe Drug Company
Quincy
Illinois
Uae
Adam Kuhn
Stewete
Brooklyn
Parker
Rea Tn
Rotary
Angeline
Music Music Music
Lampe
Merry Widow Gems
Thess
Jerome H. Remick & CO
West 41St St
Ana Vata
Norieun the
Dobbin
Texas
Santa Fe
West
Gulf Coast
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Calfornia
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Gulf Coastings
Main St
Houston
J. Bennett
el Paso
Tex
Cardui
Sam
Cardus
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