The Telegrapher's Mission to Save Deserters at Harper's Ferry
In February 1865 at Harper's Ferry two deserters faced execution on Bolivar Heights. A telegraph office worker recounts racing a reprieve from Washington via New York to save their lives, aided by Gen. Stevenson and the urgent orders from President Lincoln.
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Winchester
Virginia
Harper's Ferry
Bollivar Heights
Harper’s Ferry
Gen. Stevenson
Bolivar Heights
Here
Baltimore
Washington
War Department
Department
Lincoln
New York
Wheeling
Cumberland
Martinburg
Poe
Buffalo
Chicago
Oldest Arkansas Minister Turns 114 in Fayetteville
Rev. Thomas Thomas of Fayetteville Arkansas is reported to be 114 years old. He is quoted asking his hearers why they will die, reflecting on mortality and faith. The Boston Transcript notes the remarkable longevity and ongoing spiritual activity of the preacher.
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Thomas Thomas
Fayetteville, Ark
Boston Transcript
West Kensington
Marathon
Joseph Hatton
Borneo
Listner
Boston
Ireland
Privy Council
Ece Court
India
Admiralt
Board of Trade
Thanksgiving Dinner Tips From Harper’s Bazaar
The piece outlines holiday cooking ideas with substitutions for unavailable ingredients. It covers oyster soup, turkey roasting and stuffing methods, gravy variations, pumpkin and squash pies, cranberry preparation, and practical notes on flavoring, plus a brief column of personal notices and society items.
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Harper's Bazaar
Digestive aids and liquor effects noted in medical review
A British Medical Journal summary by Dr W Roberts describes how liquor tea coffee and cocoa impair digestion. Distilled spirits slow saliva and peptic processes. wines hinder salivary and peptic digestion but may stimulate gastric activity. Effervescent wines offer the most benefit with minimal harm. A case from Bellaire Ohio notes practical digestion management via regular appetite-stimulating foods. Tea paralyzes saliva. tannin is harmful. weak tea preferred. Strong coffee and cocoa are detrimental in excess.
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W. Roberts
England
T. T. Seals
Bellaire
Ohio
Warner
Tippecan
Market Reports Wheat Prices Across Regions
Datutu markets show Wheat No 1 Northern at 88c and No 2 Northern at 84c with varied quotes for flour and meal. Milwaukee and Chicago reports list cash wheat around 86c, corn 41 1/2c, oats 28c, rye 60c, flaxseed 1.15, with butter and eggs also noted in differing markets.
Red Star Cough Cure Promise in Frugal Tale
A dated family sound bite promotes catching a hare before cooking and easing a cold with Red Star Cough Cure. It claims the remedy costs twenty five cents and links simple household wisdom with money saving.
Burial of Louis Riel Quietly Held in Regina Vault
Regina dispatch reports Louis Riel’s remains were quietly removed from the police barracks and buried in a vault beneath the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Pere Andre supervised the burial as a guard was posted to protect the body. The plain coffin bore the inscription L. R., 1885 and the service was read before interment.
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Regina
Riel
Pere Andre
Winnipeg
L. R
Louis Riel
Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup Ad Facts
An old advertisement touts Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup as a universal cough cure available from all druggists. It contrasts the product with claims about not drying up a cough and notes Gen Fremont’s reported ill health and poverty.
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Warner
Mrs Henderson Endorses Brown's Iron Bitters for Strength
A Minneapolis resident reports relief from weakness after using four bottles of Brown's Iron Bitters. The same city notes the death of John Rollin in an accident where a railroad motor ground him to death.
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John Rollin
Minneapolis
Allen's Lung Balsam Promoted For Colds And Coughs
An advertisement touts Allen's Lung Balsam as a safe remedy for cold and coughs suitable for delicate persons and children. It notes coal receipts at Duluth for the season totaling 650,050 tons.
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Allen
Duluth
The Youths Companion Subscription Offer
The Youth's Companion will be sent free to January 1, 1886 and a full year from that date to January 1887 for $1.75. The weekly paper has nearly 350,000 subscribers. Mrs. Stone of Englewood Kansas endorses Athlophoros noting relief from rheumatism and neuralgia and claims she is now free from rheumatism.
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Yourh’s Companion
Saskatchewan Fife Wheat In Car Lots Warranted
Advertised grain claims include Saskatchewan fife wheat in car lots with warranted genuineness and sample requests for price details. Lax ad copy cites W J Aserethy as sole originator in Minneapolis and mentions broad patent medicine and boot product pitches among scattered phrases.
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Saskatchewan
W. J. Aserethy
Minneapolis
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Lily Langtry
Island of
Jersey
John Jacob Astor
Garrison
J. Pierrepont Morgan
St. George’s Church
Alger
Michigan
Belle Cushman Eaton
Charlotte Cushman
Tremont Temple
Wendell Phillips
William Warren
Humphrey Sandwith
Kars
Marylebone
Market Reports
Facts For Families
Gen
Fremont
J.P. Allen
Paul
Minn
Lyon
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