Eclipse Race of 1823 Sparks North South Clash
Jovah Quincr recalls the 1823 Eclipse versus Sir Henry race on Long Island. In a crowd exceeding 100,000, Eclipse won after Purdy rode despite initial refusals and a late rider change. The event inflamed sectional pride, with John Randolph betting heavily and predicting Purdy’s White House prospects if the South had prevailed.
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New York
Long Island
David P. Hall
Eclipse
Sir Henry
Purdy
John Randolph
Virginia
Europe
Randolph
Mr. Purdy
John Trandolph
Lickpe
Adams
Jackson
White House
North
Lee
Juckson
Woodchopping Idol and Rustic Romance in the Woods
An interview with a seasoned wood chopper recalls a life among pines and split logs. He praises his wife’s hard work beside him, describes a shanty life, fair wages, and honest food while venturing into the distant forest for valued glass-house timber.
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Tallus
Brown's Iron Bitters touted for back pain relief
Opened with advice on back ache and its many causes then praised Brown's Iron Bitters as a quick cure by purifying the blood. A testimonial from L. Sargent of Logansport Indiana dated December 1 1880 claims improved appetite, vanished stomach and kidney issues, five weeks of use, and a gain of twenty pounds.
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Logansport
Ind
Sidney
L. Sargent
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Baw IV
Jovah Quincr
Alex Mayer
London
Journal of Medicina
Meserola
Mies
John St
The
NIC Trust Company
Hiladet
Hia, PA
Acta
Sion
Ant
KHOWN
W L Patterson
Liewter Clyver
Mahlon
Stokes
Francis Balon
Dirk
C. Patterson
James Loeg
EFRED
Gillet Whitek
Pattersos Jolin T Monroe
Jos
Keefe
Thos R. Patton
J. Nead
Jas. S. Martin
DO. Agnew
H H. Uouston
John G
Reading
Philadelphia
Hon. T
Randoll
Morristown
Cors Hox
Bayald
Wilmington
Del
G W. Belly Hanisburg
P. Hox
Africa
Huntingdon
H. cLee Reading
F Besry
Edmunds
Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
John R. Pott
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Williamaport
Qeeyroct, Hunt & CO
A. Blogum
Pear St
York Lane
Isler & Meerins
Cambridge
Brown
Conrad Lesser
LYON
Atent
Third Street
M. E. Chareh
Warren, Pa
Warren County
Argand
Oliver
Sugar Grove
Jamestown
Warren, Ps
Penn’a
Nelson
Greenland
Gall
See
Nelson Greenland
Warner, Pa
Davis
Seeley
South, Hill, and
Carver Sts
East Warren
Glade City
Warren
Avedeny
W. T. Falconer
Borough of
W. A. Rankin
Corner Market
High Sts
Court House
Jair
J K. Weaver
Forest Counties
A. P. Lacey
Pater
Washington, D.C
Addreag
F Street
George P. Orr & CO
Warren and Vicinity
George P. Orr
Slocer
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