Jock Mackinnon remembered by Sir Colin Campbell anecdotes
W H Russell relays tales of Sir William A Mackinnon and his longtime chief Sir Colin Campbell. The stories recount Mackinnon’s warlike zeal, his medical duties on campaign, a near poisoning scare, a hospital duty burden, a fiery temper, and a famous Christmas day mishap when he set the mess tent on fire during a strathspey on the Ruptee frontier.
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W. H. Russell
London Times
William A. Mackinnon
Colin Campbell
Jock Mackinnon
Dargai
Kinglake
93D
Jock
Sir Colin
Mackinnon
Highland Brigade
Campbell
India
Colin
Dr. Tice
Lord Clyde
Ruptee
Taking a Lady's Photo in Paris Portrait Etiquette
A Paris photographer asks no blunt prompt to look pleasant but compliments the sitter's natural grace. The camera clicks and the portrait captures the sitter at her best, with a gracious smile acknowledged by the lady.
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Paris
Wasted Energy and Hawkins’ Sign Sparks Banter
In a brief exchange, Giles jokes Hawkins lacks a political touch while noting a banner reading selling out at cost on his storefront. The dialogue hints at local tensions and a character named Hawkins within a community scene.
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Miles
Hawkins
Giles
Aetor
Giese
Mlondyke Bulletin Offers Route and Sailing Information
Prospectors and readers can get news and date information on best routes services steamship sailings and facilities from the Mlondyke Bulletin. Send six cents in stamps to W R Carnaway G P A Minneapolis Minnesota to be placed on the mailing list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlondyke Bulletin
W. R. Carnaway
G.P. A
Minneapolis
Minn
Man asks for daughter’s hand in marriage
Suitor visits parent and asks for consent. The parent tests him for financial means, then clarifies he does not intend to buy the daughter, reflecting a social custom and parental scrutiny in Yonkers.
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Yonkers Statesman
MERMOD AND JACCARD Holiday Catalogue Offer
The Broadway Car Locust St Louis firm advertises 3000 watches jewelry silverware clocks and music boxes in the holiday collection. A 26 cent offer adds a pair of solid silver damp bell sleeve link buttons described as the newest item.
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Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Co
Broadway
Car
Locust
St. Louis
Ky. woman named as Lincoln schoolmate disputed claim
The report that only one surviving Lincoln schoolmate remains is challenged by Mrs. Susie Yeager of Rhinesville Kentucky who, now in her nineties, says she was Lincoln’s classmate at his first session.
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Abraham Lincoln
Susie Yeager
Rhinesville
No-To-Bac and Cee's Cough Balsam Advertisements
Cure ads tout No-To-Bac as a tobacco quit aid with a $0.50 to $1 price and a guarantee from Sterling Remedy Co. The note mentions Cee's Cough Balsam as an old, reliable cold remedy. A striking line claims a whale tongue yielded a ton of oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Cee
Cold in One Day Promises Laxative Bromo Quinine
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cure for a cold in one day. It claims every drugstore will refund the purchase if the cure fails and notes a price of 250.
Gilsum Congregational church marks 125th anniversary
The Congregational church in Gilsum New Hampshire recently celebrated 125 years since its founding. Advertisements promote Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for teething and Cascarets Candy Cathartic as laxative remedies with pricing and refund promises. A quip notes women avoid playing unless another game follows and a remark about non partisan behavior closes the brief.
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Congregational Church
Gilsum
N. H
How the Bible Came Down to Us
Dr. Clifton H. Levy reviews the history of scripture versions with photographic reproductions of famous manuscripts and texts. The December American Monthly Review of Reviews notes a popular expose aimed at renewing interest in biblical discovery and textual criticism.
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Clifton H. Levy
American Monthly Review of Reviews
The Pursuit of Happiness and a Stomach Bitters Prescription
A meditation on happiness linked to the Declaration of Independence and a doctor’s remedy. The text touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a regulator of the liver, claiming relief from chills fever constipation dyspepsia rheumatism kidney trouble and nervousness when used regularly.
Worldly Men Trade Experience for Wealth
A noted remark on men who own only experience as a possession and would eagerly sell it for profit. The quote highlights risk of commodifying hard-won insights and the temptation of quick gain over personal growth.
Beauty Ads and Historic Autograph Prices
An old advertisement touts Cascarets to cleanse the liver and purify the skin for ten cents. A London autograph sale lists Keats at 131.25 dollars Cromwell at 33.75 Lucretia Borgia at 62.50. A farm offers crop-payment land in Waukegan Illinois. A French estate installs a complete electric plowing plant.
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London
Keats
Oliver Cromwell
Lucretia Borgia
France
Not-To-Bac and Dr Kline Nerve Restorer Ads
Historical advertisements offer No-To-Bac tobacco cure at fifty cents and a one dollar option. Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer promises a 1 day cure for fits or nervousness with a free trial bottle offer and treatment details from Dna R H Kure Ltd Philadelphia. A line notes a woman loves but once with the same man.
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Dr. Kline
Dna
R. H. Kure, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company
Dearborn St
Chicago
Ill
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Robert Purvis
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Samuel Pitcher
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Southern Homeseekers
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