Burial of Washington in Early Kingston Gazette Remarked
Detroit reader Mrs. Martha Shippay owns a 1800 Kingston Gazette issue with a lengthy Washington burial account. The obituary style details Washington’s funeral at Mount Vernon, with phrasing like Great The Watriar of his country and Surge ad Judicium on the coffin.
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Martha Shippay
Detroit
Ulster County Gazette
Kingston
N. Y
George Washington
Washington
George Town
Mount Vernon
Washington's Birthday Song and Valley Forge Exchange
A historic verse extols Washington and Liberty, urging unity and national pride. A dialect joke recounts a tourist asking an old Negro whether he held Washington as a baby, with the man replying he cannot tell.
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Washington
Valley
Forge
Wn. Y. Herald
Washingtons Exercise Method and Fox Hunting Passion
An early account describes George Washington forcing a enslaved servant Primus to hold a rope while Washington jumped it for exercise. It notes Washington's prowess as a horseman, his favorite mount Blueskin, and his hunting routine with multiple dogs, revealing that the thrill of the hunt mattered more than the quarry.
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Washington
Timothy Pickering
Primus
Gen. Washington
Ajax
Magnolia
Vulcan
Lottery Dream Brings Bride to Riches and Runaway Ticket
A long serving cook with no reading ability withdraws her savings after dreaming of a lottery number. The bachelor employer laughs, then discovers a million and one won $75,000. He proposes to her, and they wed. She reveals she sold the winning ticket to a butcher before the drawing.
Seemed Almost Sane in a Courtroom Whisper
The attorney argues the defendant’s insanity stems from a belief that everyone intends to rob him. He forbids even his lawyer from approaching him, prompting the count to murmur that he might not be as crazy as believed.
Cure by Cuticura Remedies for Skin Disease
A testimonial from Claude N. Johnson of Walnut Kansas dated June 15 1905 credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with curing two years of skin eruption and itching after trying a doctor with no relief. The ad also notes a doctor’s cautious remark about a carbuncle on the neck urging continued vigilance.
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Claude N. Johnson
Maple Grove Farm
Walnut
Kan
Greatest Blood Purifier Promises Cure All Blood and Skin Ailments
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for impure blood and skin diseases including cancer blood poison and eczema. It claims rapid healing of sores, pain relief, and clearer skin, plus improved digestion and kidney strength. Sample and full order info available from Blood Balm Co. At Peat Georgia.
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The
State Medical Co
Missouri
Louis C. Bitting
Addross State Medical Co
Bitting
Olive St
St. Louis
Peat
Garfield Tea Ad Claims Health Benefits and Free Sample
An advertisement for Garfield Tea Co. promotes Garfield Tea as a mild laxative that regulates the liver kidneys stomach and bowels and cures constipation and sick headache. It invites readers to send name and address for a free sample package to Brooklyn New York and notes availability at drug stores and to send the druggist’s name. A Puck quote about civilization appears in the ad.
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Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Promotes Foot Comfort
An old fashioned advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure tired hot feet and ease tight shoes. It offers a trial package for free and lists A. S. Olmsted of Le Roy, New York as the contact. The line about the power of the press appears as a stray note.
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Allen’s
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Promoted by Druggists
A vintage advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding varieties with a money back offer if Pazo Or TMent fails in Otolddaya. The slogan suggests retrying if unsuccessful, urging care not to overdo it at fifty a dose.
Doctors Know Real Sickness Secrets Across the World
A reflective line quotes doctors stating only they grasp how little genuine illness exists globally, hinting at broader health perceptions and medical insight.
Nickel Plate passenger service praised for comfort and care
The Nickel Plate Road offers attentive passenger service with uniformed colored porters, clean cars, Pullman Sleepers on all trains, and varied dining options. Tickets and information available from J. Y. Calahan, General Agent, Chicago.
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Nickel Plate Road
Pullman
Nickel Flute Road
L Salle St
Chicago
Tor
J. Y. Calahan
Adams St
Death Seems Near Cures by Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs E T Gould of Chicago credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her from Bright's Disease and curing eye trouble backache and headaches. She recalls heavy kidney secretions and dizziness, saying the remedy helped in 1903 and she has been well since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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E. T. Gould
W. Lake
Chicago
Ill
Dean
Bright
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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da Tut Co. 3 Stationery Department
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