Scandinavian Blood Pills and Purifier Heal Longstanding Ailments
A letter from James R Terry praises Dr C W Roback's Scandinavian Blood Pills and Purifier for curing his father's 5 year struggle with dyspepsia and rheumatism, noting recovered appetite and weight. A second testimonial by Deporah Roberts claims relief from decades of rheumatism, with improved mobility after using the same remedies.
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C. W. Roback
James R. Terry
Matherton
Marcus Smith
The Golden Curse and the Midas Folly
A cautionary tale follows Midas the miser who pleads for wealth and is granted his wish by a fiery horned fiend. Everything he touches turns to gold and he wastes away in cursed abundance before dying and leaving a golden path of ruin.
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Midas
Midas the Miser
Old Midas
Golden Palace
Democratic Convention Backs Through Rates for Railroads
The Brown county Democratic Convention resolved in favor of a law compelling railroads to carry passengers and freight at through rates. The writer questions why they do not apply similar price logic to corner grocers selling tea and sugar.
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Brown County
Forthright furlough tale from Chattanooga during Civil War
General Thomas and General Garfield hear a backwoods East Tennessee soldier demand a furlough to see his wife. The man has not seen his wife since enlisting, three months earlier, and misreads the situation. Thomas replies with a wry exchange revealing the soldier’s misunderstanding, prompting laughter from the generals.
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General Thomas
Garfield
Chattanooga
Thomas
East Tennessee
No Widower Advised By Friends Over His Two Children
A lady is urged by friends to marry a widower, arguing he has two beautiful children. The lady replies that children are like tooth-picks and one wants her own.
Rapid wood houses spring up along the Pacific line
A Chicago contractor supplies fast built wooden houses to order for Presbyterians along the Pacific Railroad. He completes an urgent house in twelve working hours to save a title, saying a modest town could be ready in three to four weeks.
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Chicago
Pacific
Rats Tricked by Meat Lure End Twenty Rats In City
A Hartford Times anecdote tells of a man using a meat bait hung on a hook to lure rats into a shallow dish of vitriol. The rat stands on hind legs, falls into the trap, and is burned by the liquid. After repeated feasts, the rats left and the colony fled the premises.
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Hartford Times
Widow seeks butter knife from heirloom coffins plates
A Boston woman who lost three husbands entered a jewelry shop last Saturday and offered three silver plates from their coffins to be melted into a single butter knife, shocking the store owner.
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The
Boston Journal
Josh Billings Voices Critique Of Ministers And Pay
The humorist compares minister salaries to a living he would earn like Nebuchadnezzar, suggesting financial motives could drive sermons and implying congregations would suffer if pastors overvalue preaching. He questions clerical compensation and integrity.
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Josh Billings
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van Wert, Ohio
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