Oddities and feats from bygone days across nations
A collage of curious claims ranging from 15th century sedan chairs in England and early use of holy water to a 1780 Bank of North America charter and a daring self surgery by a Pacific coast figure. It notes odd anecdotes about bears, bears of the Rocky Mountains, and a barroom death tied to a knife rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bank of North America
Congress
Robert Morris
Frank Bury
Gold Hill
Nevada
Rascels
Pacific
Gilmore's Aromatic Wine Promises Vitality and Remedies
An advertisement touts Gilmore's Aromatic Wine and Magnetic Elixir as cures for asthma throat and lung issues female weakness and general debility with testimonials from users in Salem Blackberry Ills Wyoming and New York. It claims neuralgia piles coughs and malaria remedies and mentions agents offering sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore
Gilmour
James Sullivan
Salem
Vein
Anson Hugh
Blackberry
A. Higgins
Wyoming
John H. Yates
Batevia
N. Y
H. B. Errell
Pavilion
N. S
Willis L. Culver
Gila
N. V
Yured
Hilim
Morck & Gc. A.W
Also Mentioned on This Page
England
Duches
Plympton
Oregon
Cabelonega
Pacific Ocean
California
San Francisco
Hono Jo
Hermann Cohn
Breslau
Rocky Mountains
Lemuel McGee
Ou Sowie Olier Dim Lyon
Barlroom
Millard
Neb
Billy
Straddling
Uuar
Oval Wail
Brazil
Bas
Dole
Englend
Thomas L., Butler
Louisville
Washington
Butlers
Lafayette
Kentuck
Leeame
Ayer
Ayer’s
Dr.j.c. Ayer &Co
Lowell, Mars
Draggisia
Sarah
Adressee Co
Twetardy, &c
Phila
Glade Township
Warren
Lessler
Glade
Jacob Keller
Merchant Tailoring Establishment
Nelson Greenland
Exchange Block
Exchange Hotel
Tibirin Etere
Boyington
Warren, Penn's
Allen Block
Second St
Warren, Pa
Aostetters
Jonny Rowland
Herman Gre
Rowland & Greenland
Sign & Janametal Painters
Hackney & Hull
Insurance _ Agents
W. A. Hackney
John H. Hull
Hickory St
Fair Hive
Chaveties
Dastreceiver
Irvine
Sheffield
George Kolfrat
Water St
Warren Hills
Warren, Penna
Beech St
Dunkirk
Mixon & CO
Peter Greentlund
Episcope Church
P. Grisnt
Episcopal Church
Beecher & Copeland
Conosite
Warren, Penn’s
Weed
Anson Wood
Wood
Taylor & Co
Oliver
Nowanda
Curt
Reington
Pittsburg
Bufori
Jackson Farm
Paris
NEW Hartford
Warren, Pi
A. W. Morce
A.J. Spinner
Ose
A. J. Spinner
High Street
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