Two Brothers War Tale From Gettysburg Remembered
A Taunton Gazette reader recalls a Civil War night near Gettysburg. In a pond grove he aids a dying rebel who asks to see the dead man, then hears a tale of two brothers in New Hampshire and a wife who must choose. The story spirals through letters, shipwrecks, and a tragedy tied to family loyalties.
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Taunton Gazette
Gettysburg
Federal
New Hampshire
Australia
Melbourne
Brothers Buried Side by Side After Fatal Double Tragedy
A wounded man related how his brother pursued him into death in a swift confrontation. Moments later two men lay dead and the next morning they were buried together, their enmities ending with their graves.
A Crazy Frenchman Escapes Ward's Island Asylum
Ernest Delacourt a Frenchman once in the Stewart household service escaped Ward's Island Lunatic Asylum. Police tracked him via general alarm. He persecuted Miss Stewart, later married, and adopted the title Count Delanet. He was arrested in Yonkers with nearly 1500 in French gold and bills.
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Brooklyn Union
Murray
New York
Ward’s Island
Ernest Delacourt
Delanet
Byrnes
Delacourt
Lispenard Stewart
Miss Stewart
Saratoga
France
Stewarts
Blackwell’s Island
Seawankaka
Withershirre
Fifth Avenue
Count Delanet
Coudert Brothers
Mr. Withersbee
Withersbee
Mrs. Withersbee
Yonkers
Southhithersbee
Pu Ithersbee
Image Breaker in Childhood from the Times-Star
A Cincinnati Times-Star piece recalls a Christmas shock as a child learns Santa Claus may be a myth. The girl sobs after her mother reveals Santa is not real, questioning whether her dad too is merely a belief to please children.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Jack Frost
Santa Claus
Dad
Global cocoanut trees and English poultry statistics
The Indian Agriculturist estimates 280 million cocoanut trees worldwide yielding 10 billion nuts annually. England owns 25 million fowls and 1 billion eggs were imported in 1885.
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England
Rich American heiress spurns earl in breach of promise era
Rochester Union notes a New York heiress Miss Grant nearly married Lord Cairns once of Garmoyle fame. The match faltered when the peer demanded the lady pay his debts. The audience views her escape from a gift wrapped in glittering title as a prudent choice.
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Rochester Union
New York
Lord Cairns
Garmoyle
Gumboil
Miss Grant
Miss Fortesque
Blackguard
Purported Cure Ad for World’s Dispensary at Buffalo
An advertisement warns that youthful indulgence leads to nervous debility and other ill effects. It urges sufferers to mail 10 cents for a large illustrated treatise detailing cures, from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association at 663 Main Street, Buffalo New York.
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World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Governor Robinson Vetoes Civil Service Bill
Massachusetts Governor Robinson vetoed a bill exempting discharged soldiers and sailors from civil service examinations. The action affects eligibility rules for public posts and signals ongoing debate over veterans preferences.
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Gov. Robinson
Massachusetts
Advice on Consumption and Health Tonic Promises
The notice urges prompt relief for first consumption symptoms citing general debility loss of appetite pallor and night sweats. It promotes Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a superior blood purifier and strength restorer for weak lungs and related afflictions. Sold by druggists with 10 cents requested for a treatise and notes Dr W A Jones new report from Murray Idaho about Cour d Alene mines resurgence.
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Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Minneap lis rinks repurposed as churches and medical notices
A clipped colonial style item notes Minneapolis roller rinks are now used as churches. It also lists a string of health remedies and testimonials from early 1900s readers, naming McCain’s St. Paul Chemical Oil, Brown’s Iron Bitters, Hall’s Hair Renewer, and Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh, with brief endorsements and druggist references.
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Minneapolis
John Klerner
Honest John St. Paul
McCaine
St. Paul
Delays Are Dangerous Take Hood’s Sarsaparilla Now
A promotional notice extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and tonic. It claims to boost appetite and digestion, improve liver and kidney function, and strengthen the body. Endorsed by A W Keene deputy warden and Mrs J Barrow with price details and manufacturer in Lowell Massachusetts.
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Hood
Massachusetts State
A. W. Keene
State Prison
Charlestown
Mase
A Most Liberal Offer From Tre Voltaic Bell Co
The Marshall Michigan firm offers thirty days trial of Celebrated Vourate Bevits and Electric Appliances to men with nervous debility vitality loss and related issues. Illustrated pamphlets in sealed envelopes with full particulars mailed free upon request. Write them at once.
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Tre Voltaic Bell Co
Marshall, Mich
Heaviest California Wheat Harvest Recorded This Year
This year's wheat crop in California is reported as the heaviest ever harvested, signaling a record-breaking yield for the state. Farmers and agronomists note strong grain production across major growing counties.
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California
The Humble Cucumber and Perry Davis Pain Killer
A humorous note on cucumbers causing stomach distress is followed by a claim that Perry Davis Pain Killer provides quick relief from colic and cramps caused by the vegetables.
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Perry Davis
Massachusetts lower house passes 150 salary grab bill
The neval court of Massachusetts reports the lower house approve a 150 salary increase bill. Lyon's Heel Stiffeners advertised as a fix for boot or shoe alignment promise cost savings for straightening.
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Neval Court
Massachusetts
Lyon
Pure Cop Liver Om Oil Ad From Caswell Hazard Co
An advertisement promotes Pure Cop Liver Oil made from selected livers by Caswell Hazard & Co New York. It claims purity and superior taste for patients and notes physicians deem it better than competing oils in the market. It also touts Junipen Tax Soap curing skin issues with Caswell Hazard & Co branding.
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Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Ca8swell, Hazarp & CO
Barbed Wire Fence Cure Offered by Cele & Co
Advertises Veter inary Carbolisalve for barbed wire stables claiming scarless healing and hair renewal. Priced 50 cents and 1.00, available at Dregaiste or by mail from Cele & Co. Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
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Dregaiste
Cele & Co
Black River Falle
Wis
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W. A. Jones
Murray, Idaho
Cour d'Alene
Archibald Mackinzie
Dublin
Luitpold
Bavaria
Hall
Eas
Scott
Stod- Ager
Newfoundland
Don Carlos
Vatican
Spain
Frazer
Mas. J. Barrox
New Haven, Ct
G.I. Hood & CO. Apothecariex
Lowell, Mass
Iran
Brown Chemical
Baltimore
Earth
Duke
Dukes Iap CO
Minneau Minn
Box
Minneapolisy
A. W McCormick & Son
Cincinnati
Porima Daud and Chemical Co
BostTox
Moody
Gander, Sfurteester
Payne
Coatesville
Marsh
Quincy, Mich
Pensions Fees
Iexarkee Claims
M. Sites & Co., Te Mn
Sineese Endowment Society
O. Box
Minneapolis, Minn
Cumosail Ot
P.O
T. A. Slocum
Pearl St
E. Roth & Bro
New Oxon
Penn
Hesse
Tioners
Esterbrook & Mig Pen Networks
Camden
N. J
John St
UES
Pullman Palace Car Co
Mason & iUamlin Vrexn & Piano Co., &c
New Orléans
Jointa
Lnouwn
Russia Cement CO
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Woodward & Company
Corn Exchange
Minneapoltis
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