War era tax sale notice and quirky Union tale
Notice to expose unseated lands in Warren County for tax arrears on the first Monday of June under an 1815 act. The document also includes a lengthy Comic dialect monologue praising the Union and mocking Confederate supporters, recounting a son’s military letters and a humorous, satirical account of generals and whiskey-fueled campaigns.
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Warren County
Warren
Empire of Heall Ith universal empire of disease cure
A fragment from a 19th century periodical extols Doctor Holloway the London healer and his universal remedies. It argues his Pills and Ointment conquer diseases globally including stomach liver bowels and eruptive disorders with widespread testimonials. It mocks sensational medical boosterism and soapbox quips about hysteria and courtship talk.
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Napoleon le Grand
Rome
Iligan
Doctor Holloway
London
Assur Us
Sunday School celebration host remarks at brass band event
A presiding gentleman at a recent Sunday School celebration boasted to the audience that they would now have some vocal music on the brass band. The remark displayed a hint of self-importance during the program.
Holloway's Pills and Ointment Sold For 25 Cents
An advertisement touts Holloway's Pills and Ointment as highly reliable and convenient remedies for soldiers exposed to wounds fevers and bowel complaints. It claims no other medicines are as effective and offers boxes or pots at 25 cents.
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HolLoway
Attempted poison of Washington during the 1777 dinner plot
The tale recounts a girl overhearing a plot to poison General Washington with peas at Richmond Hill. Francis, a Whig ally, alerts Washington who tests the kitchen watch, and a guard disguising as a woman watches the peas. A young man named Harold contemplates the plan and is exposed when Washington forces a tasting test. the attempt ends with Harold's death. Also noted are a Newcastle case where Thomas Dunn dies from injuries inflicted by his wife Mary Dunn and a concluding moral about beauty and brains.
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Dulchman
Union Alto Gedder
Shorge
Washington
Uncle Sam
Fader
Ol Abe
Olt Abe
Abe
Olt
Tuyfel
New York
Francis
Richmond Hill
Harold
of Sartoga
Congress
Canada
Gen. Gates
General Webster
Lawrence County
Thomas Dunn
Newcastle
Mary Dunn
Misplaced moral ironies echoed in old timber tale
Aa Voote decries a miser who would remove a beam from his eye only if he knew where to sell the timber. Sheriden notes a smile at the relief others find in planting a thorn in a neighbor’s breast, predicting this will become a principal in mischief.
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Dr. Stranahan
Front Street
Postoffice
Aa Voote
Sheriden
Quote collection on aim and chaos from a conservative view
A compact assemblage of aphorisms on purpose and disorder. The speaker jokes about conservative men at creation and laments chaos, then notes the folly of pursuing favors with no clear aim. The witticisms blend humor with social commentary.
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Liberty Street
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G. W. Scofield
WM. D. Brown
D. M’kelly
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Tidioute
L. C. Peppieron
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State House and
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Erie
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Medical
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Berry, and Entertainment
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George Patch
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Leonhart
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J Benon
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Ludlow & Co
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Susan Swager
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R.N. Fenton
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Fk. L. Fenton
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Sally Rhodes
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Thomas Clemens
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A Morse
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Moses Schuyler
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Asa Holt
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A Grover
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O Hook
ET Kidder
F Sweet
RO Smith
W Brownell
L Valentine
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Win Jones
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Blane
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T Dalrymple
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Simeon Wright
M Page
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Tyrell
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Betsey Damon
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