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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1891
Page
6
A collection of Civil War era anecdotes and quotes featuring General Sherman and a Savannah citizen, including a tale of buried Madeira valued at forty thousand dollars and confiscation for hospital use. Also a humorous spoof about Apache Gulch evangelism and a battlefield incident shot through with irony.
Clara expresses anticipation that Mr Pret Tymann will visit this summer and give her swimming lessons. Maude questions Clara about her swimming ability, and Clara confirms she can swim but looks forward to renewed instruction.
A playful dialogue from the Boston Courier features Brid’s marriage, her mother asking about the husband’s occupation. Brid replies that her husband is a railroad director and quips that he “stands all day at the railroad directing people to the cars,” highlighting a lighthearted view of rail work.
The ad offers Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and chest troubles with a money back guarantee after a fair trial. Trial bottles are free at John Y. MacRae's drugstore, with large sizes priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
The notice promotes Simmons Liver Regulator as a remedy for dyspepsia and headaches, claiming it cures indigestion and related pains with a strong assurance of relief.
An old ad promotes a vast sale of dry goods with railroads offering reduced tickets to attract crowds. The narrator claims unprecedented bargains drawing towns and woods full of shoppers and ends with a parable about a blind man who heard prices and purchased goods.
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