Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Endorsed By Doctors
Historical letters praise ingredients like Unicorn root and Golden Seal in Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. Medical figures Finley Hellingwood and John Scudder discuss properties and usefulness for digestive and reproductive disorders.
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Benjedica College
Chicago
John Scudder
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Opinkin
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Jefferson Borees
Critique of Garfield Packers Inquiry and Government Methods
The Washington Star reprints Chicago Journal commentary criticizing Garfield for pledging government secrecy in Packers book inspection. It urges fair trial and warns against overreach, noting abuses like raiding homes and coercing workers wives. The piece calls for decency and warns any bias against Western offenders.
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Chicago Packers
Government Department of Justice
Washington
Chicago
New Jersey
Capitol Dome
Scotty’s Ride Sets Santa Fe Speed Record
Wal ter Scott, a Death Valley gold miner, rode a Santa Fe train from Los Angeles to Chicago last summer in under 46 hours, costing over $6,000. The feat bills as the fastest long distance rail run on any American line, showcasing Santa Fe track and staff as dependable. Poachers wear khaki during hours to aid evasion of gamekeepers.
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Walter Scott
Death Valley
Los Angeles
Chicago
Santa Fe
Utah
Colorado
Lera
Blind Men Fish For Bass On Angleses Launch
Three sightless anglers fished in a rocking launch off Angleses, aided by a captain who baited hooks for all, landing bass and flounders at a steady pace. They claimed many inmates in their institution fish regularly, and noted fishing suits the blind as a sport without a natural disadvantage.
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Angleses
Alt
Chicago Chronicle
Railway Values and Global Wealth
It would cost about 42.44 billion dollars to buy world railways, equal to eight years of European revenue or one tenth of global wealth. The steam engine's 80 years in existence elevated railways to immense value and broad, uneven distribution of wealth tied to them.
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Europe
Balanced Rock in Colorado Nature Feature
A balanced rock in Colorado's Garden of the Gods attracts attention as a large mass poised delicately to tilt with minimal effort. The total force needed to start its oscillation is described as the combined strength of two or three men, highlighting its remarkable equilibrium.
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Colorado
Gallant 800 Mile Ride By Aubreyci Devant Canadian
The article recalls Francis Xavier Aubrey ci devant a famed Pony Express rider from Gunta Fe New Mexico to Independence Missouri 800 miles in five days thirteen hours in 1853 later beating the distance in eight days in 1862. He changed horses every 10 or 200 miles and earned a thousand dollar wager. A stocky fearless French Canadian he also freightered overland and drove a flock of sheep from New Mexico to California. He was killed in Santa Fe.
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Francis Xavier Aubrey
Gunta Fe
N. M
Independence
New Mexico
California
Colorado
Santa Fe—MecClure
Rice at Weddings Legend of the Golden Pheasant
A Chinese legend explains wedding rice tossing. Sorcerer Chao schemes to harm a rival wife by marrying her to his son on an unlucky day when the Golden Pheasant rises. The bride survives as Peach Blossom directs rice to be thrown at the door, distracting the spirit bird.
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Chao
Peach Blossom
Rhe
Deserts Offer Relief From Extreme Heat Claims
The author recalls visiting scorching American cities, noting deserts like Yuma and the Mojave feel cooler due to dry heat. In Indio, 120 degrees in shade was described, yet Boston at 90 degrees felt worse because of humidity. Dry desert nights supposedly allow recuperation, a contrast to humid eastern cities.
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Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Yuma
Mojave
Californiaa
Apache
San Antonio
Texas
Indio
Bowsom
India
Desert
Dodd's Kidney Pills Proclaimed By Idaho Woman
Mrs Martha J Lee of Fraser Idaho testifies Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her rheumatism. She says she was crippled and unable to use her hands or feet before taking them yet recovered enough to walk to Sunday School. The ad explains uric acid and kidney health as the pill's mechanism.
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Idaho
Fraser
Martha J. Lee
Dodd
Builders of Fate Unite in Self Crafted Character
A quotation from J F Ware on personal responsibility and shared humanity. It notes we hold varied roles and duties yet all shape our own destiny through effort and action. The text emphasizes collective accountability and individual agency in building character.
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J. F. W. Ware
Cures for Ulcers Boosted by Cuticura Testimony
Gainesville Texas resident M CG Moss reports a 30 year struggle with ulcers and a skin eruption ending in six months after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. He credits rapid improvement from the first use and urges others to seek relief. Also notes Cuba’s rainy season spans May to October with rain possible year round.
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McG. Moss
Gainesville
Texas
Cuba
European Breakfasts and Other Quirks in Aged Text
A collage of old snippets cites Mark Twain on European breakfasts, chimney sweep debts in Blackburn, a baby remedy advert, a halting scam line, a strange faux medical claim, and a generic job ad. The tone resembles a mosaic of period curiosities and product pitches.
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Mark Twain
Mr. Clemens
Pillsbury
Modest Home of John Adams Stands in Quincy
The house where John Adams first saw light and where John Quincy Adams was born still stands in South Quincy at Independence Avenue and Franklin Street. Now cared for by the Quincy Historical Society, it sits near the old Plymouth Highway once used by trayers to Boston.
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Quincy Historical Society
John Adams
Abigail
John Quincy Adams
South
Quincy
Independence Avenue
Franklin Street
Plymouth
Boston
Adams House open to visitors reveals Abigail Adams letters
The John Quincy Adams House, preserved with many Adams family artifacts, recalls Abigail Adams writing to her husband during his stay at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The narrative notes soldiers lodging there, cold winters, and her poignant letters about separating from the king's party. It also mentions Indian Summer lore and an English church stool relic.
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Adams
John and Abigall
Abigall
Philadelphia
John Quincy Adams
Boston
Horse Picked Up Watch Lost By Sutton Woman
Miss Lena Sanborn of Sutton Vermont lost a watch while traveling home from the village. After a thorough search along the road, she found the watch wedged in the frog of the horse's off forward hoof at her residence. The horse showed a slight limp and the watch remained uninjured.
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Lena Sanborn
Sutton
First Treaty of Portsmouth Signed in 1713
The First Treaty of Portsmouth in New Hampshire was signed July 11, 1713 between belligerent Indians and white settlers. News of the Utrecht peace reached the city on October 29, 1712 and the Indians wished to formalize a treaty on that date.
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Portsmouth
Utrecht
Queer Anne
Scripture Painted For New Yorkbridge Passengers
A man in Brooklyn, whose name is withheld, had five verses of Scripture painted on a bill board seen by bridge passengers. The act was intended to remind New Yorkers to remember the Lord as they crossed the Brooklyn Bridge.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
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