A Picturesque Pioneer Col Pfeiffer dies after six months bedfast
The obituary recounts Col Albert H Pfeiffer born 1822 in Friesland who sought revenge against Apache attackers after his wife was killed. He fought alongside Kit Carson associates and died April 6 1881 with a small private burial. The piece notes his frontier exploits and long roving life in the West.
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del Norte Prospector
Col. Pfeiffer
Lisa
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Albert H. Pfeiffer
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Holland
Fort Macre
Rio Grand River
Kit Watson
Bill Bent
St. Vrain
Maxwell
Rio Grande
Buried Alive in Well Yet Saved After Four Days
London brief reports Mattmann, a worker cleaning a deep well, was buried by a masonry collapse. He remained immovable from Monday afternoon to Friday evening, thirsting and anxious but conscious. Rescued and hospitalized, he escaped with no serious injuries and vows to recall his sensations.
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London
Mattmann
Geneva
Discoverer of Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for female complaints including irregular menstruation and ovarian issues. It claims quick relief, broad efficacy, and states preparation details, pricing, and mail order options from Lynn Massachusetts. It also markets Pinkham Liver Pills for Constipation and Biliousness.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Western Avenue
Lynn
Maas
Scientific miscellany and curious observations from history
A lengthy digest covers heat to kill trichina in pork, wind and induction causing telephone crackles, animal responses to steam, ancient Egyptian timber and groves growth, cosmetics with lead dangers, insects on plants, a Paris electric tricycle, liquefaction of gases and ice distillation, eyeless snails, lightning killing sheep, new roompaper sickness cures, Brantford birthplace of Bell, shrinking British heads, and an herbal tonic claim.
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Paris
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Huxley
M. Raoul Pictet
Geneva
Austria
Ibis
India
Brantford
Ontario
Bell
Pawnee Sucker yarns told by Old Hunter at Lackawaxen bar
Jerry Greening the Old Hunter spins a string of tall tales in Asher's Lackawaxen bar. He recalls Tim Sanders the Pawnee Sucker, a boastful driver, a wild horse team, a quarrelsome life, and a dramatic death after a bear encounter.
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Asher
Milford
Finley
Chris Purvey
Chris
Tim
Barney Stiglers
Barney
Pike County
Val
Barney Stigler
Wallinpaupack Creek
Tino
Lize
Sanders
Married for Love from Yonkers Statesman
A humorous column extols husbands who marry for affection, highlighting their home life, early rising, kindness, and duty to children. It contrasts devoted fathers with playful anecdotes about parcels and a cartoonish exchange with a Gazette office visitor. The piece closes with a local Arkansas note and a joke about a cub bear.
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Bonnett
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Action
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Gum Spring
Wildcut County
Arkansas Gazette
Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Promoted
The ad claims Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption is the greatest medical remedy for sufferers with consumption and throat and lung ailments. It offers a trial bottle for ten cents to prove its efficacy, then suggests a full dollar bottle, available through A W Morck & Co.
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W Morck & Oo
The Printer’s Dream of Hell For Nonpayment
A weary printer dreams of death and a demon’s hellish ledger. Satan tempts with gruesome punishments for those who do not pay subscriptions, promising red hot chains and molten tools, leaving the printer to wake unsure if it was real or a grim jest.
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Satan
Wonders of the Walled Lake in Wright County Iowa
A Burlington Hawk Eye account describes the Walled Lake twelve miles north of Dubuque and 150 miles west, with walls several feet high and wide, stone weights from 100 pounds to three tons, and a surrounding oak belt. The lake covers 2,800 acres with up to 25 feet depth, waters always clear and fresh, and the source and outlet remain unknown. The stone wall survived a 1856 storm that breached sections and farmers repaired the damage.
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Wright County
Dubuque and
Oor
The Sustaining Power of Wilk in Disraeli’s Century
A London Telegraph reflection recalls Disraeli’s declared three year life span and modern tales of prolonged survival. It cites Leigh Hunt’s wife and Miss Harriet Marineau as examples, and notes Lord Beaconsfield’s nerves and fatigue as factors said to shape endurance and nourishment during his final illness.
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Harriet Marineau
Lord Beaconsfield
Warning of disease and cures from Shilohs remedies
A warning about a spreading disease prompts belief in Shilohs Cure for coughs and consumption. Advertisement touts Shilohs Cure with high sales, claims it cures croup and whooping cough, and promotes Shilohs Porous Plaster for lameness. Also claims Shilohs Catarrh Remedy cures catarrh and canker mouth with a free injector. Sold by A J Davis.
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J. Davis
Shiloh
A.J. Davis
The Indian as a Farmer Tale of a Young Worker
Washington notes describe how a young Indian trying to farm must endure impediments from learning plow work to social pressure. A white farmer tutors him briefly, then leaves. Relatives tease and mock, leading to frustration, pony resistance, broken plow, and eventual return to old habits and rations.
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Washington
New York
Tripwane
Jim
Ohio at heart declares ambivalent diplomat in Washington Capital
An exchange in the Washington Capital quips about a former wartime figure seeking a consulate role. One friend argues the candidate lacks qualification, noting limited war wounds and campaign spending, while suggesting a move from Indiana to Ohio for political appeal. The reply affirms Ohio loyalty.
Shilor's Vitalizer Offered To Cure Dyspepsia Ailments
Advertises Shilor's Vitalizer at 75 cents with a printed guarantee on each bottle. Claims to free readers from dyspepsia and liver complaints and invites shoppers to the store of A.J. Davis at No 6 to obtain a bottle, promising a money back if it does not help.
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A.J. Davis
Cock of the Fort Point coop claims victory over rat thief
Mr Card of Fort Point Newcastle keeps a large hen flock led by a ten pound two ounce cock. A rat snatched a chicken and was killed by the cock and two old hens. The scene ended with the cock crowing and guarding the flock. A secondary item notes 85,000.00 worth of new goods at Geo Ba Co.
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Geo, Ba & Co
Wanted the Knot Untied Nevada Transcript
In Justice Robinson's court a slightly inebriated man recalls past elopement plans with a bombazine clad woman described in vivid, comical terms. He misreads the judge, then offers a half interest in his gravel claim to grease the court, before retreating to a saloon to drown his sorrows with benzine.
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Siskiyou
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Robinson
Mrs Sprague Deteriorates in Public Legislature Attendance
Washington report notes Kate Sprague’s drastic change over months. Once vibrant and rosy, she now appears thin with sunken eyes and pallid face while maintaining a calm Senate presence. Her children cling, and rumors speak of decline, yet she presents no sign of distress to the public.
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Kate Sprague
Washington
Senate
Senate Chamber
The Minister's Cow in Central New York
A droll tale of Father Goss the clergyman and his obedient hireling Isaac. The cow refuses to yield milk, a rope rigged milking scheme fails, the pastor is dragged along a road, and a parishioner spots the chaos as the cow escapes. The reverend uttering only God and the cow know where.
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New York
Father Goss
Isaac
Mr. Goss
The Barons Water Pocket Chronicle
An anecdote from the Manchester Times recounts a famed judge traveling in France and Italy who prized a new chronometer. Lacking a bed pocket, the instrument slipped under a pillow and was ruined after a night in holy water stored in a small bedside vessel.
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Italy
Lugano
Manchester Times
Child's answer on sun's rise and setting dignity
A Danville Tribune reader recalls Dr Bittle remarking on children's wit in metaphysics class. He recounts a bright girl answering who made the sun and where, then why it does not rise in the west, saying God made it rise in the east and set in the west to keep that place for its setting.
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Danville Tribune
The Best Salve for Skin Ailments By Morck Company
An advertisement proclaims a salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers fevers burns chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money back. Priced at 25 cents per box and offered by Ae W Morck & Co. mach4y3
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Ae W, Morck & Co
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