Sheridan’s Joke on Grant in Havana Cigars
A New York Sun recounts a Havana visit by General Grant and General Sheridan with wives and companions. The pair sample Cuban and Havana cigars, tour Cabanas fortress, then Grant overindulges, prompting Sheridan to joke that he must “keep quiet and give him air” as Grant recovers.
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Hin
Florida
Peninsular
General Grant
Sheridan
Grant
Byron Andrews
Gulf Coast
Key West
Havana
Cabanas
Pocurul
Bethong
Tun
Heigar
West Point
Morrocastle
New York
My Wife’s Bar Gaffes Spark a Wallet Question
A Chicago Record quip notes a wife’s humor as she demands a full dollar for bar tabs while declining 99 cents. The joke reflects playful financial bravado in domestic banter.
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Chicago
Beatrice Cenci Martyr or Murderess of Beatrice Cenci
The Beatrice Cenci case remains a famous medieval Roman tragedy. Beatrice, her stepmother Lucretia, and brother Giacomo were executed after arranging the murder of Francesco Cenci in Rocca di Petrella. Beatrice helped plan and watched the murder before the body was cast from a window. The pope sentenced Beatrice and Lucretia to be beheaded at Ponte Sant Angelo. their bodies were later interred at San Pietro following Lucretia’s dying wish.
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Beatrice Cenci
Francesco Cenci
Beatrice Conci
Shelley
Beatrice
Olimpio Calviti
Lucretia
Rocca di Petrella
Calvitti
Cenci
Rome
Giacomo
Ponte Sant Angelo
Church of San Pietro
Detroit
Oldest church in Kentucky rooted in Clark county history
The Providence Baptist Church near Winchester Clark County traces its origins to 1750 in Culpeper Virginia and later moved with its members through Powell's valley to the Boonesboro road site. The log church from 1781 and later stone sanctuary mark early frontier Christianity noted by Mr K J Hampton.
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K. J. Hampton
Winchester
Providence Baptist Church
Clark County
Boonesboro Road
Culpeper County
Daniel Boone
Powell's Valley
Boone's Pass
Edwin Booth in Richelieu a Stage Anecdote
Laurence Hutton recalls Edwin Booth in the Richelieu role in a Harper's Magazine vignette. Booth, in costume, shared a pipe and staged action backstage amid a garden set while the Juhe of the evening awaited cue. The moment culminates with Booth and others reacting to the Cardinal’s sacred lines.
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Booth
Richelieu
George L. Fox
Adrian
Baradas
Cardinal
Julie
Rome
France
Laurence Hutton
Harper's Magazine
What He Was Working For
A brisk exchange in a small bootmaker shop shows Mike racing to complete tasks to raise twenty shillings before Patsy Malone returns. Mike plans to break the peace as soon as he is prepared, while friend Brady notes his speed and restless labor.
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Mike
Brady
Patsy Malone
Malone
Fabers
Pearson’s Weekly
Volunteer to Crawl Through the Trench Fire the Magazine
A sappers and miners colonel asks for volunteers to crawl a trench and ignite a magazine. After a tense pause a thin man volunteers, claiming experience from a New York flat.
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New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Quick Healing and Painless Relief
Frightful blunders cause burns cuts and bruises and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is advertised as the best world remedy to kill pain and heal quickly. Claims cure for old sores fever sores ulcers boils felons and all skin eruptions including the best pile cure. Priced at 25 cents a box with a guarantee. Sold by Romie Bros.
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Bucklen
Romie Bros
He Fooled The Surgeons With Arnica Salve Cure
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Durham suffered rectal fistula for months and doctors warned he would die without a costly operation. He cured himself using Bucklen's Arnica Salve, five boxes at 25 cents each, sold by Romig Bros.
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Renick Hamilton
West Jefferson
Romig Bros
Generous Giveaway of Dr. King's New Discovery
The Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds has donated over ten million trial bottles to the public. It claims to have cured thousands of hopeless cases including asthma bronchitis hoarseness and other throat chest and lung diseases. Romig Bros offers a free trial bottle with recall size Cc and St and refunds on every bottle.
Electric Bitters Heralded as Cure for Scrofula
Doctor D B Cergile of Wichita Iowa Territory reports four bottles of Electric Bitters cured a woman named Brewer who suffered from scrofula and long running sores. The tonic is praised as a supreme remedy for eczema tetter ulcers boils and kidney liver and bowel complaints. Sold by Romex Bros July 50e.
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D. B. Cergile
Wichita
I. T
Romix Bros
Remarkable Rescue Mrs Michael Curtain Finds Cure
Mrs Michael Curtain of Plainfield Newfoundland describes a six bottle recovery after being told she had consumption and could not be cured by medicine. A druggist recommended Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption and she regained health, now does her housework. Free trial bottles of this Great Discovery at Romig Pros. Large bottle 50 cents and 1.00.
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Michael Curtain
Plainfield
King
Romig Pros
Disevered by a Woman and a Cure Found
An unnamed woman in this country recovered from a seven year battle with a deadly disease after using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption. After three months of coughing she slept through the night after first dose and, with two bottles, claims to be absolutely cured. The notice promotes Romig Bros trial bottles in North Carolina with a money back guarantee.
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Dr. King
Luther Lutz
Hemmick & Co
N. C
Romig Bros
New Discovery Cures Philadelphia Woman’s Cough
Annie E Springer of 1125 Howard St Philadelphia reports Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption cured her hacking cough after years of failure by other remedies The medicine eased chest pain improved sleep and inspired renewed vigor Trial bottles free at Romig Bros Store Guaranteed every bottle 50c and 1 00.
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Dr. King
Romig Bros
Ranch for sale near Townsend with acres and alfalfa
A ranch formerly known as Shelly ranch near Townsend offers 820 acres with 120 acres in alfalfa. It includes good water rights and is offered on reasonable terms at a low figure, possibly under the name E H Goopman. The listing cites a four mile distance from Townsend and notes water rights are included.
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Shelly
Townsend
E. H. Goopman
Cure that Cough with Shilohs Cure Sold by Matthews Pharmacy
Shilohs Cure advertised as a top cough remedy claiming quick relief for croup. The notice notes one million bottles sold and 190 doses for 25 cents, with Matthews Pharmacy as the distributor.
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Shiloh
Croup
Matthews’ Pharmacy
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Kentucky
Mrs. Rover
T. Rover
Ladies’ Home Journal
Edwin Booth
Messenger
C. H. Eaton
Townsend Messenger
Broadwater County
Neck of the Woods
the Pioneer Press
Is New
THE
NEW York Herald
Associated Press
Northwestern
Townsend and
Hassel
Leave Orfers
Dewell & McDonald’s Stables
Dewell & McDonald, —Propriators
Montana
Cory
MINING + Scientific PRESS
Market ST
San Francisco, Cal
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