Dream Lady in Love and Foiled Inquiries
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal features a speaker asking how his beloved looked, comparing her to Beatrice and Leonora in classic Italian poetry. The poem hints at unspoken emotion, inward recognition, and a concealed passion observed through a symbolic flower token.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise
Beatrice
Petrarch
Liarz
Tasso
Leonora
James Newwin
Matthew
Ladianapolis
Trial by Judge in a Valley Apple Heist
A lone traveler recounts a midnight intrusion as a man climbs a tree and reaches a cabin window with a plank. The improvised arrest follows, with Jim Hivers charged with intent to enter and rob, and a tense trial unfolds in a schoolhouse under local justice.
Court Dismisses Man Yet Warns On Future Conduct
In a Detroit Tribune retelling, Jim Hivers is released after questioning by a local justice who suspects prior jail time, yet warns him not to boast or blow a horn around town. The judge notes a stranger’s accusations and emphasizes cautious behavior to avoid harsher scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winder
Squer
Felier
Jim
Jim Hivers
M. Quad
Detroit Tribune
An Unknown Tongue and Odd Maritime Tales
A collage of European dialect snippets in a railway carriage leads to a humorous misunderstanding about the late train. A second note from Forest and Stream idly debunks the myth that sharks always roll over when feeding. A long excerpt from London Tit-Bits explains the sponge's biology, its digestive canals, and notes sponge fishing in the Grecian Archipelago with historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broughton Worthy
Bowerbank
Grecian
London
Books Made of Leaves and Ancient Papyrus Found
In Ceylon talipot leaves are used as durable books, cut while closed, rubbed with charcoal to reveal writing, and bound between boards. A papyrus roll from Memphis, over 8,000 years old, measures 100 feet and is kept in the British Museum as a funeral roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
C. A. Lynde
St. Nicholas
Memphis
British Museum
Horse Diseases Treatise Free With Address Request
Substantial notice offers readers a chance to obtain a copy of A Treatise on the Horse and his Diseases by sending address to B J Kesbarr Cr of Eniesburgh Falls, with renewal for a limited period. The work is described as indispensable for horse lovers, standard authority across the United States and Canada. Also reports Pennsylvania sinking fund totals as of October 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprec
B. J. Kexvall
United States
Canada
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
A courser ad offering a “Mystic Cure” claims to cure rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to 8 days with the first dose bringing benefits. Priced at 75 cents, it is sold by L. G. Noyes & Co. in Warren, Pennsylvania. Also mentions an insured homestead loss settlement and a London boot-makers’ strike and lockout affecting thousands of workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Noyes & Coo
Warren
Miles Pills Claim New Nerve Liver Regulating Principle
Doctor Miles promises a new discovery in liver stomach and bowels regulation through mervee. Pills claim rapid relief from biliousness bad taste torpid liver and constipation with wide use for all ages. Samples free at Morris and Mullen drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Morris & Mullen
Cure for Nervous Debility Promised by Institute
Advertisement offers a home cure for nervous debility and early decay with the Book of Life from Dr Parker's Medical and Surgical Institute in Nashville Town. It guarantees a cure or no pay and is sent sealed free. Alice Nelson killed her husband in Leadville Colorado following jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Clarvoyant Examination Free Offers Radical Cure Prospects
An old advertisement offers free clairvoyant examination for kidney liver bladder heart disease and female weakness, promising radical cure without expense and no examinations needed. It cites Dr E F Burrerket Syracuse NY and notes a 30 year diagnosis claim. Also reports New Portland Maine fire: seventeen houses burned thirty families homeless. Also advertises a medical book sent for three 2 cent stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Portland
Maine
Dr Haines Golden Specific touted as cure for drunkenness
An advertisement claims Dr Haines Golden Specific can cure drunkenness in any drink without the recipient knowing. It asserts thousands cured, with no harm, and urges sending for circulars from SPECIFIC OG in Cincinnati. Also notes a horse liniment and a Warren druggist ad fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Haines
Race Street
Cin
Warren Enterprise Druggists Handle Dr Lee Liver Regulator
L G Noyes & Co have become agents for Dr Lee's Liver Regulator claimed to cure dyspepsia biliousness and liver complaints. Also touts Pan Tina Cough Emulsion as a remedy for consumption colds and related ailments. Albert Scott, colored, of Broad Ripple Mad, caused a disturbance and shot a board over his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Scott
Broad Ripple
Ed Tedan
The Fulda Sets Record To Gibraltar And Pain Remedies Ad
An old advertisement page touts Red Flag Oil for neuralgia and stomach pain, Dr Miles Restorative Nervine and New Heart Cure from Morris Mullen and others, plus trial bottles, a book on Nervous Diseases, and a note about Snow in Bulgaria. It also claims the Fulda beat the New York Gibraltar record in eight days eight hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulda
New York
Gibraltar
Morris & Mullen
Dr. Miles
Dr. Niles
Miles
Woodworth & Co
Fort Wayne
Indg
Snow & Co
Syracuse
N. Y
J. GC. Wolf
Hillsdale
Mich
Elmira Hatch
Elkhart
Ind
Mary Baker
Ovid
Linburger
San Jose
Bis
Levi Logan
Buchanan
Fall foliage and warnings mix in early autumn notices
The item blends agricultural advice with consumer ads for spirits and tonics, noting safe autumn health practices and recommending Klein brands and other whiskeys. It lists prices, suppliers, and shipping options, plus local criminal news and heart disease cures, alongside cider mill openings and testimonials.
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Cumberland
Tve
Cally
Taylor
Jess
Squar Taylor
Squar
Willard Nye
New Bedford
Mass
Woods Hall
Pennsylvania
Providence
John Silt & Son
Jackson Koehler
Cousins Bros
Liberty Street
Wfrs
Parnell
Charlies Stewart Wartell
Lzncrsn
Jackson Koebler
Coustxs Bros
Alice Nelson
Leadville, Col
Dr. E. FF
Burrerket
Syracuse, N.Y
Ordway & Co
Boston
Mar. Preston
Ta. Groves & Co
L.G. Noyes & Co
San Francisco
Bulgaria
Klein
Major Klein
Guckenheimer
Gibson
Overholt
Inch
Bear Creek
Max Klein
Federal Street
Allegheny City
Finch, Gibson
Max Koch
North Clarendon
New Jersey
Castoria
William Powell
Erie
Lake Shore
Ashtabula
Jack Burns
A. Reynolds
Russellburg Cider Company
Russellburg
J.K. Ronne
Merchant Tailoring
Hickory Street
Mullen
Chamberlain Institute
Randolph
Chautengus Lake
Business
J.T. Edwards
L. L
Water Street
Episcopal Church
Patriot
Uartisburg
Department News
Associated Press
Harrisburg
Spurgeon
Wright and Tilden
Spurgeon Hermon
Patriot Company
D. A. Orr
John G. Orr
Wm. Spinner
Oneida Valley
Nereurv
Mur
SULA
Tru PH
P. Ordhwork
Kendalls
Kendall
Selvernon
B. J
E Kendall
Dave
A. Curl
Neemartens, N
B. J. Kenpart Co
Enceburgh Falls
Eugene Dewitt
DE. B. J. Kendall CO
Enosburgh Falls
Vermont
Geo
Davis
Plete
Pateo
Second and
Liberty Streets
P. O
T. A. Slocum
M. G
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