Last of the California Rangers Tells Stirring Times
Capt W J Howard, sole survivor of the California Rangers, recalls brutal campaigns against Marietta and his frontier days. He details raids, the double pursuit, the bandit’s death, and the headless trophies that followed, while reflecting on changes from vigilante justice to modern order in early California.
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San Francino
W. J. Howard
Mariposa County
Berkeley
Mariposa
Royal T. Howard
South Berkeley
California
California Rangers
Rangers
Howard
Bis
Horgeback
Joaquin Marietta
Murletta
Capt
Harry Lova
Marietta
Marysville
Los Angeles
Joaquin Corio
Joaquin Valanzuela
Murietta
Fort Tejon
Murittta
Muristre
Monetta
John White
Axve Chase
Tne
Joaquin
White
Notoria i
Muriella
George Chase
Justice Swift
Fresno
Millerton
Leach
Jack
Quarietta
San Francisco
New York City
Im’ Robinson
Hornitos
Bancroft
Capt. Howard
Virginia
Ufe
Buena Vista Ranch
Burn’s Creek
Mormon Bar
Janes Burney
Maj. Burney
James D. Savage
Savage
Maj
Burney
John Sylvester
Skeane
Bill Little
Charles Houston
Dick Tilasan
Lincoln arrival in Washington precedes his 1861 oath
An old raconteur recalls Abraham Lincoln’s February 23 1861 arrival in Washington and meetings with President Buchanan and others. He describes secession talk, soldiering around the city, and a first informal speech in the Willard Hotel, plus background about James G Barret and a fort Warren prisoner tale.
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Alridham Lincoln
United States
Lincoln
Lsteners
Harrisburg
Col Ward H. Lamon
Diinois
District of Columbia
E. B. Washburne
Linois
Willard Hoted
Senator Seward
Executive
Buchanen
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
James G. Barret
Willard Hotel
Buchanan
Berret
jMmilitary
Fort Warren
Cat buried at sea prank shocks two families in New York
A New York tale recounts a family burying their cat at sea after death. The plan, mixed with anxiety and crowd scrutiny aboard a ferry, ends with the father forced to return home and the cat discovered in a luggage package. The curious episode, chronicled by Chicago papers, becomes a cautionary anecdote.
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New York
Ferry
Pia
We Hit the Bridge We Must Or Dust to Dust in Country
A collage of brief notes from small towns and columns recounts incidents and odds and ends. Stories include Willard Bedtho re roofing in Paine Hollow, a man’s dog bite scare, an orchestra leader leaving town, local jokes, a bread pin choking incident, a Minstrel show fundraiser, and editor criticism while noting quirks of rural life.
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Paine Hollow
Columbia
Willard Bedtho
Wyoming
Laramie
Wye
Kannes City
Missouri
Ajlavor
Beaux Arts Robberies Revealed in Archite ct Theft Case
Investigators in Paris report further discoveries about the late architect Thomaz and his thefts from Beaux-Arts and National Archives. Officials count prints and engravings stolen to 2.30 with ongoing verification. A notable motive involved ill gotten access and manipulation of missing books to complete purchases and resell at a profit.
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Thomaz
Paris
M. ‘Thomas
Beaux-Arts
National Archives
Liberty MC
Thomas
School of Beaux-Arts
USA
What Newbro’s Herpicide Hair Growth Testimonial
A testimonial from Clarence Hamilton of the Atlanta Police Department reports dramatic hair regrowth after using What Newbro’s Herpicide. He claims prior baldness on the scalp was reversed after two bottles, noting prior spending of up to $20 with no benefit. The letter endorses the product for dandruff and hair loss.
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Clarence Hamilton
Atlanta Police Department
Atlenta
Treacherous kidney trouble warned by early signals
The item warns that headaches, back pain, and urinary disorders signal kidney trouble. If ignored, symptoms worsen to dull aches, weakness, weight loss, and other issues. Doan's Kidney Pills are touted as a quick, lasting remedy from James Doan, a druggist, claimed to be a world renowned remedy.
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Sree
Nature
Dean
James Doan
Doan
Doan's Kidney Pills End Backache for Washington Woman
Mrs Annie Laydon of 23rd Street Northwest Washington DC says she suffered constant back pain day and night before using Doans Kidney Pills. After purchasing at Stevens Pharmacy and following directions she reports strong relief and a complete end to the pain.
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Annie Laydon
Stdt
Twenty-third Street
Washington, D.C
Doan
Stevens
Herpicide touted to halt itching of the scalp
An advertisement asserts chronic baldness is incurable but early baldness may be cured by Neubro He Nicide. It claims the product stops itching instantly and promotes hair regrowth if follicles are not atrophied, framed as part of a national plan.
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Barney
Sylvester
Rangers
Capt. Howard
Harry Love
Santa Cruz
Gen
B. Edward Conner
San Francisco
William Burns
Stockton
Charles Prndsworth
Snelling
Merced County
Thomas T. Howard
Galveston
W. J. Henderson
Fresno
John White
Worthejon
William Campbell
Kings River
Edward Campbell
Augusta Black
Dr. Hollister
San Jose
Robert McMasters
Sacramento
George Gyans
John Noutall
Nicaraguan
George Nutall
Nicholas Ashmore
Salt Lake
James Norton
Ned van Buren
Contra Costa County
George Chase
W. J. Howard
Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
Caen
Ald
A. W.gleason
Hall
Cheney & CO
Calliicothe (Hie
East Main Street
Taveraiging
Christmax
Sample offer from Detroit Herpicide Co. drug stores
A short note requests sending 10 cents in stamps to the Herpicide Company of Detroit Michigan to obtain a sample. The fragment implies a promotional sample request linked to a drug store setting.
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Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
Edward Stevens at Affleck's Drug Store on Pa Ave
Edward Stevens located at 6th and Pa Avenue near Affleck's Drug Store 1429 Pa Ave is listed among Special Agents with no further context or details provided.
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Edward Stevens
Affleck’s Drug Store
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