Scandinavian Blood Pills and Purifier Claim Relieve Longstanding Ailments
A letter from Chesaning Michigan dated July 5 1858 praises Dr Roback Scandinavian Remedies. The writer says a 64 year old father suffered five years of severe dyspepsia and rheumatism with nervous derangement, but after using Blood Pills and Purifier he recovered appetite, reduced pain, gained flesh, and enjoyed better health than in fifteen years. A second testimonial by a 58 year old patient describes long term rheumatic debility, inability to leave the room, and nervous derangement improving after taking the pills, with restored mobility and reduced limb swelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Roback
James St. Terry
GC. W. Roback
Matherton
Marcus Smith
Bold Strike for a Wife in New York Drama
A narrator recounts his friend George Dickson's attachment to Julia Parson and the plot to marry her amid a contested will. The story unfolds with a theater sighting of Eldridge Parsons, a forgery accusation, a confrontation, and a moral choice leading to a marriage.
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An Wert
Boebus
DePuy
van Wert
Ohio
New Orleans
New York
George Dickson
George
Julia Parson
Julia
Parson
Eldridge Parsons
Julia Parsons
Elridge Parsons
Lines on a Skeleton poem mystery at London museum
Fifty years ago the London Morning Chronicle published a poem titled Lines on a Skeleton that drew great attention. Despite rewards no author was found. The poem, in a neat hand, appeared beside a remarkably beautiful skeleton at the Royal College of Surgeons museum in Lincoln's Inn, London, and the curator sent it to the paper's editor Mr Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Morning Chronicle
Royal College of Surgeons
Lincoln’s Inn
London
Perry
The
Morning Chronicle
Ruined skull and virtue in a timeless meditation
A poem reflects on mortality and virtue. It envisions the eye, tongue, and feet as enduring through eternity. The speaker asks whether beauty and moral deeds persist beyond life and suggests the senses and speech ascend toward the sky.
Honest Dealer Promotes Liquor Sales Harms Community
A newly opened licensed liquor shop advertises its intent to ruin livelihoods, moral fiber, and public safety. The foolproof sales pitch promises drunkenness, poverty, crime, and social decay, urging patrons to meet at the bar for access to vices for a few cents.
Jury Acquits Prisoner as He departs Town
Remark in court ends with jury delivering a not guilty verdict and the prisoner ordered to leave town, as the scene closes. The exchange underscores the resolution of the case and the emphasis on immediate departure.
Ancient mound yields mysterious skulls and curio beads
The Athens Messenger reports bones from an ancient mound near Athens including a perfect skull unlike any Indian type. Beads of ivory-like material with porphyry interior, a sealed stone vault, and a life-like embedded frog are described, plus a German marriage anecdote with a soldier mother.
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Athens
Lindley
Origin on slander long chain of hearsay
A grandmotherly chain of rumor links multiple households through a web of hearsay. The dialogue references Gratwood and Parkman families, Captain Hartwell’s kin, Ensign Dolittle’s sister, Mrs. Orley, Sam Triffe, Mrs. Spaulding, Brimmer’s woman, and Mrs. Garden sharing tales of two husbands.
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Jasper
Gratwood
John Hardston
Quote from Tom Carley on being a good man
Tom Carley urges personal virtue with the line Make yourself a good man and then you may be sure there is one rascal loss in the world. The remark reflects a moral stance attributed to Carley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brayfogle
Bray
Madame
Mrs. Brayfogle
Tom Carley
Sermon on Loaves Fishes Ends With Baker’s Whistle
A Scottish clergyman rejects calling people liars and tells a parable of loaves and fishes. He says the loaves were as big as hills, provoking a whistle from Willy the baker who asks what ovens would bake such loaves. The exchange highlights humor in a rural sermon and the audience’s quick reactions.
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Scotland
Willy
John
Cartooning Reactions To Fifteenth Amendment Loom
The Chicago Times condemns the Fifteenth Amendment in a wry mock tone while the Cincinnati Inquirer vows to fight its submission. The Missouri Republican suggests a historical painting to commemorate Carpenter’s or another artist’s official promulgation of the amendment. John Brown would not expect such dramatic reaction from Chicago Post.
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Chicago Times
Cincinnatti Inquirer
Missouri Republican
Carpenter
John Brown
Chicago Post
Editor Bets on Readers Over Music in Paper Payoffs
A printed quip contrasts a music teacher's praise for violin artistry with an editor's boast that publishing a newspaper succeeds by pleasing all readers and turning a profit, implying a higher challenge than fiddle craft.
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Musicc
Bishop Simpson Advises Deacons on Late Suppers in Philadelphia
The Methodist Episcopal bishop urged the ordained deacons to avoid late suppers, saying nine of ten ministers who eat after preaching die young. He delivered the guidance to a class ordained in Philadelphia last Sunday.
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Simpson
Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
New South Wales shows distinct marriage and birth patterns
English papers compare NSW with UK divisions and several European countries noting fewer marriages, more births, and lower death rates in NSW than in the UK or nations such as France, Austria, Italy, or Spain.
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New South Wales
United Kingdom
France
Austria
Italy
Spain
Policeman John Cottle Convicted of Manslaughter
Cincinnati officer John Cottle was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for manslaughter. The abrupt verdict and arrest six weeks ago left him so distressed that his hair turned white in a week and he reportedly lost fifty pounds.
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John Cottle
Cincinnati
Child dies in Pittsburg rope jumping incident
A young girl was killed in Pittsburg while attempting a rope jumping stunt. In a separate interior state incident, a boy named Nichlas died shortly after the rope caught under his ear on the first jump.
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Pittsburg
Nichlas
Friend, Hast Thou Felt In Thy Pocket For Him
A Quaker recalls a tale of charity when one man spoke of feeling for another in distress. He dryly asks if the speaker has actually helped, urging practical aid over sentiment. The exchange underscores plain dealing and social responsibility within Quaker ethics.
Indiana farmer shoots horse after startling window sighting
An Indiana farmer shoots the family horse after claiming it looked through a window and frightened him. The incident reflects rural fears and livestock involvement in alleged haunting beliefs.
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Indiana
Emperor of Russia Orders Abolition of Lottery Business
The Emperor of Russia has decreed the elimination of all lottery operations within his territories. The move targets state and private gambling enterprises, promising a broad crackdown across cities and provinces.
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Russia
The New Definition of Evergreen Cited as a Man Unteachable
The phrase redefines evergreen as a man who does not learn by experience, contrasting traditional plant-based imagery with a biting social observation. The remark frames persistence in ignorance as the defining trait of evergreen status.
Be Content With Your Lot on the Corner
A pithy saying urges acceptance of one’s assigned position, noting value in a corner plot. The line implies dignity in modest status and practical wisdom about location and fortune. It reflects a frugal ethos and steady contentment with everyday won gains.
Davy Crockett’s Son Robert Resides in Texas
Robert Crockett, the sole child of famed frontiersman Davy Crockett, is identified as living in Texas. The note emphasizes his lineage and current residence.
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Davy Crockett
Robert
Texas
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Jacobs’ Clothing Store
A.n.krout
Swineford’s Grocery
WM. Smith
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Parmort & Springer’s Grocery
W.N. Longsworth
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Fice
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J. A. Hines, M. D
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Ear Rail Road
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Cee
Wiltshire
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W.H. Deniston
Totary
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Theo. W. Brotherton
Delphos
Colle
North
I. D. Clark
A. Jacobs
Alexander
G. M. Saltzgaber
Alexander & Saltzgaber
van Wert County Bank
James M. Barr
Noble & Baker's
IJ. Beers
Joan Darnell
Price & Darnell
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McCurdy
J. S. Hartsoch
Heist & Fimersen
Tir
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Walters
Arcabe
Vian A . PI
Orrick
Purmort & Springer
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Andrew J. Gleason
J. A. Cleason & Bro
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Spoke and Bending Factory
Fellows
Sierch
Singletrees, Nick Yokes
Hammer flanpLes, &c
NEW Tailor Shop
Samuel Rinehart
J. Ws. Penn
Chaers
Court House
Main ST. van Wert
O. Jan
First National Bank
England
Reland
Scotand
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S. Swineford
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Weekly Bulletin
van Whrt
Matism
Chesaning, Sactaw Co
Mrew
Nortuy Snape, Gratiot Co
Mich
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van Wert, Ohio
South Side Main St
N. Longsworth
W. A. Pennell
D. A. Johns
WM. Johns
WM. Heath
A. B. McCurdy
OB Fox
N. Alexander
Burt
Bonewitz, Eariu EI Miller, Casto, E. ‘Ricche A. Melshlimer, D. Woburts
DR. Morgan
J. W. Mount
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Hiow
Minde
Test
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Commodore Vanderbilt
Commodore
Harlem
Staten Island
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Jojn
George A. Kelly
John D. Park
Pittsburgh
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D. H. Clippinger
Washington Street
Conn Corner
D.H. Clippinger
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Dar Ous
NTO
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Gibson
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Tires
Danny
Old Country
U.S
County Bonds, &c., &c., &C
A. &. Burt
Main Street
Doeskin Jeans
Cassimeres
Satinetts
Soap
van Wert, O
Gepheart & Miller
Massachusetts
Algeris
Maria
John W. Mitchell
Jecko
Olive Street
Maria F. Cassey
Clinton County
Illinois
Mitchell
Lawrence
St. Louis Democrat
Wyoming
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