Thought He Killed a Man and Fund It Was Not So
Captain John Tarkington recalls a Civil War case in which Samuel Martindale shot a deserter during a stockade escape. The deserter survived, and conjecture about the death haunted Martindale for years until a surgeon later saved another man thought dead. Martindale, later Newton County auditor and treasurer, remained alive and sought peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Tarkington
One Hundred and Thirty-second
Indiana
Stevenson
Ala
Bridgeport
Tennessee River
Samuel Martindale
Martindale
Iliff
Maj. W. H. Calkins
Washington
Sam Martindale
Land of the Living
Newton County
Fog and disguise behind Petersburg lines in Civil War tale
The Pittsburg Dispatch recounts a winter into spring fog near Petersburg where dense mists hid covered roads and rifle pits. Sergt. Walter McCabe and his squad entered Confederate lines, were stripped of valuables, then by fog misdirection ended up back in Union lines as fortunes reversed and plunder was regained.
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Petersburg
John T. Porter
Pittsburg
Walter McCabe
McCabe
Yank
Owever
Sergt. McCabe
Soldierly Candor Joke from Chicago Record Herald
A comical exchange features a colonel asked if a horse was ever shot from under him. He answers with blunt humor that he had several trees shot in front of him, reflecting a wartime bravado in a lighthearted tone.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Youth with No Hands Earns Shorthand Speed Record
A 15 year old named Possneck who lost both hands in a machine accident at Arnstadt two years ago has earned a speed certificate for shorthand. After the accident he lived in a cripples' home and received artificial hands funded by the Duke of Saxe Meiningen. He now writes at 115 words a minute.
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Possneck
Arnstadt
Saxe-Meiningen
Ladder of Ambition Rung and Its Leanings
A quoted exchange contrasts ambition’s ladder with its support. a moralizer says the ladder has no top rung, the demoralizer counters that guessing right often means nothing to lean against. The remark appears as a clipped editorial-style insight from the Chicago Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Well Man at Eighty-One Credits Kidney Pills
Daniel S. Queen of Salem Virginia describes years of back pain and kidney trouble after lifting a heavy weight. He says after trying many remedies Dean's Kidney Pills slowly improved his condition and he is now a well man at 81. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Daniel S. Queen
Burrell Street
Salem
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Automobiles Reach Borneo and Wild Men Increase
In a brief exchange W Willie notes cars have arrived in Borneo. T M questions the outcome and W Willie predicts a rise in the number of wild men as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Willie
Borneo
Wyoming Offers 245000 Acres Of Irrigated Land In Big Horn Basin
The state will open 245000 acres of irrigated Government land under the Carey Act for settlement in the Big Horn Basin. A drawing will be held on May 12. The Irrigation Department in Chicago has published a report with illustrations maps and plots and offers free copies on request.
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Wyoming
Big Horn
Irrigation Department
405 Home Insurance Building
Chicago
Doubtful Compliments From Grandfather’s Tennessee Conversion
Col. John F. Bishop recalls a humorous exchange in Tennessee where a villager awkwardly claimed conversion. The comedian moment ends with the minister grandfather humorously noting that even the Almighty had nothing to do with the villager’s conversion.
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Col
John F. Bishop
Tennessee
Ted
New York Evening Telegram
No. It is dark at home but she sees my condition
A Philadelphia Press quotation features two club men joking about domestic life. One asserts his wife can always see his condition even in the dark, provoking surprise from the other. The exchange highlights humor about marriage and perception.
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Philadelphia Press
Latin diplomats invest in Washington homes amid shifting regimes
Latin republics diplomats in Washington buy permanent US residences. Cuba’s minister and Mme Quesada acquire H. Clay Evans house. Senor Calderon of Bolivia purchases and remodels a mansion on Sixteenth Street. Calderon plans long stay and has invested heavily in American securities. his wife is from Philadelphia and their daughter studied there.
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United States
Cuba
Mme. Quesada
H. Clay Evans
Leslie Shaw
Washington
Senor Calderon
Bolivia
Sixteenth Street
Calderon
Deforestation in Africa Across Sudan and Cape Verde
J Dybowski notes progressive desiccation in the Sudan linked to forest loss. Cape Verde illustrates the pattern once described by Adanson as forested, now bare. Forest destruction reduces rivers and soil productivity, turning areas near sterile as natives and Europeans destroy trees for selfish ends.
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Africa
J. Dybowski
Sudan
Cape Verde
Adanson
Winter Wheat Prosperity Spreads Across Southern Alberta
Read: Western Canada once ranching country now a top winter wheat district. Yields from 30 to 60 bushels per acre with profits of 25 to 50 dollars per acre. Sample growers at Magrath and Spring Coulee report strong returns across wheat oats and barley on both breaking and stubble. Government agents offer guidance and rates.
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Canada
H. Howes
Magrath
Alberta
J. F. Haycock
J. F. Bradshaw
S. Sherod
Lethbridge
Souris
North Dakota
R. W. Bradshaw
Spring Coulee
W.L. Thompson
Doctor's Gift Promises Health Through Grape Nuts
A Pennsylvania patient recounts relief from indigestion and biliousness after adopting Grape Nuts as recommended by his doctor. Within two months he feels renewed with clearer thinking and restored vigor, praising the inventor and the Postum Co. in Battle Creek.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Evidence shows wife threw utensils at husband in dispute
A magistrate notes the evidence of a domestic incident where a flat iron and a sauce pan were hurled at the husband. The wife insists the objects struck him and claims the look on his face reflects the event.
Catarrh Cure Claim from Toledo Firm Promises Constitutional Relief
An advertisement touts Niall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional cure for catarrh. It alleges previous local remedies failed, offers a hundred dollar reward for uncured cases, and notes internal dosing with 10 drops to a teaspoonful. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Niall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Druggsiate
T5c
Hall
Whiskey Remedy for Rheumatism Promoted by Druggists
The article reports growing debate in the medical community over using whiskey to treat rheumatism. A cited formula mixes half a pint of whiskey with Toris Root compound and syrup of sarsaparilla, taken in tablespoonful doses before meals and at night, produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Dayton.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Dayton
Peaceful Feud Ends as Cat Dies Prompting Truce
A long running feud between Brown and Perkins over depredations of Brown's cat ends when Brown's servant delivers a peace note announcing the old cat died this morning. Perkins replies curtly that he is sorry to hear of Brown's trouble but he had not heard that Mrs. Brown was ill.
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Perkinses
Brown
Mr. Perkins
Salzer Seed Catalog Promises Earliest Potatoes and New Seeds
A Rural New Yorker editor claims Salzer’s Earliest Potato is the top of 38 sorts with 464 bu per acre, and Salzer’s Early Wisconsin yields 786 bu per acre in trials. Readers can order the original seed catalog for 10 cents to John A Salzer Seed Co at La Crosse Wisconsin and receive catalog samples plus new farm seeds. The item ends with a biblical quote and a jokey remark about a husband with excuses.
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New Yorker
Salzer
Wisconsin
John A. Salzer
Pie filling promotion by D-Zerta Food Co
An ad urges shoppers to buy a 10 cent package of OUR-PIE Preparation lemon chocolate or custard from D Zerta Food Co Rochester NY to make pies that are sure to be good. The copy emphasizes simplicity and value for home bakers.
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D-Zerta Food Co
Rochester
N. Y
Quotations and Patent Medicines in a 19th Century Page
A jumble of product pitches and light verse from a historical newspaper ad page. Allen’s Foot-Ease promises relief for sore feet at 25 cents with a free trial and retailer details. Paired items tout Garfield Tea and Bromine Quinine laxatives, plus Mrs Winslow’s Syrup for teething.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims Relief
The advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as uniquely effective for women's suffering, citing over a million letters of testimonials from users in Lynn Massachusetts. It asserts the product saves many from surgery and is made from roots and herbs without drugs.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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