Plucky Mrs Grime and the Tin Peddler's Reckoning
A first person narrator recalls a volatile early courtship sparked by a fiery wife from a wash tub household. After a fiery confrontation, he shifts to thrift and gradual longing, and finally wins Elizabeth as his wife on the farm, tolling through temper and toil to build a life of quiet happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Crime
Ike Wu
Sackaw
Roy
Charley Crouby
James Grimes
Gil
Chander
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Tance
Anther
Jane
Fishing for Wolves in Wild Irish Camp Tale
In a rugged camp three Irish woodsmen survive a wolf raid after deer hunting. Lacking firewood they improvise with fishing hooks and a rope tripod to lure and shoot a howling pack. A single rifle kills the leading wolf, and by dawn they count nineteen wolves slain, securing their nocturnal vigil.
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Camfi
Trisumen
Dennis McGinty
Patrick Ryan
Dennis
Troy
Begorra
Pat
Mowldon
Lafferty
Pin Catcher Meets Misfortune on Street Route
A street merchant, who follows the proverb about luck from finding pins, spotted a pin by the post office and paused to pick it up. His hat fell off, suspender buttons failed, his collar ripped, and his teeth, costing fifteen dollars new, broke on the sidewalk, yet he retrieved the pin.
Fragmentary Whimsy and Oddities From The Times
A mosaic of quotes and snippets spans humor from Puck and Lincoln Journal to Chicago Tribune. Notable items include a dog and sheep anecdote from Atkinson Nebraska, a temperance quip about corkscrews, and a courtroom gag about a German juror who cannot speak English. Mixed relics reflect late 19th century newspaper vibe.
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Newark
New Jersey
Mel Corkle
Briggs
Puck
Thoar
Michigan
New York
Brooklyn
Lincoln ‘Journal
Gray
Shudge
Shudge J
Chicago Trivune
A Carpenter Seeks Cure Through Dr Pierce's Remedy
A carpenter writes of long chess related health struggles described as consumption like condition. He claims he found cure and strength from Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery after trying other remedies with no relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Golden Medical
Consumption Cured Claims From Ohio Doctor
Dr. J and Cows Owensville Ohio claims score earsten of cod liver oil with hypophosphites cured four patients with hereditary lung disease showing weight gain from 16 to 28 pounds. Report notes cases were advanced with coughing chest pain rapid breathing fever and emaciation but now improved and not needing medicine. Meanwhile the cable road loses grip and death tightens on passengers.
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Dr. J
Owensville
Ohio
Spring Debility and Dr Greene Nerve Tonic Claim
An extolling ad touts Dr Greene's Servura Nerve Tonic as spring medicine to refresh the nervous system and combat malaise. It promises boosted appetite sleep and vigor, claims universal cure for nervous debility and chronic ills, cites physician endorsement, and notes price and availability through a New York address.
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Lyon
Greene
Weat Lith Street
New Yok
Houd
Diniggi
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
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Essieg
Es Spray
Hurger
Prurdgal
Hn Felka
Ile
Chicago
Mlail
Harding
Atkinson
Neb
Georgie
Binghampton
Siuation Army
Dr. Pierce
Madison
Wis
City
Hank
Plessees
Long Island
Slocum
Pearl St. N.Y
Isaac Thompson
Bottie
Hod
Coral Strest
Worcester
Hood
Catarra
B. Atherton
C.J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
G.1 Hood & CO
Tass
IREB
Ety's Cream Balm
ELT Bros
Northern Pacific
Erman Berouat
Leonard Ste
Matt
Cere
ATSC
Paavs Life
Jones
Binchamion
Inghamton
Axle Frazer
H. LL. Gelaran
Roeey Herbrand
Eee Arene Et Mt. Her Brand CO
Fremony
Howe Studt
Theadship
Taight Vy Mar
Bexas US Lollers
Saints
Myles Worth
Vin Goller
DIE
the Nousee
Woodbine
Jersey City
Wells
N. J J
Xen
Leonard Street
Websters Orebridges
Yessy River
Merriam & CO
Seingfield
Mass
N.Y
Thore
Suscox
BSA
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