Has Held His Job for 66 Years in Washington
The oldest federal clerk in Washington, Richard White of Kentucky, has served 66 years since his 1839 appointment, never exceeding ten days yearly absence and earning 640 dollars a year early on. At 88, he remains praised by superiors for faithful service and long tenure.
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Washington
Richard White
New York
State
White
Henry Clay
Andrew Davison
Treasury Department
Canov
Poxstoffice” Department
Henry A. Coatle
Eel varieties in Hawaiian waters and Jackson memorial hospital move
Three eel species inhabit Hawaiian waters with the large gray conger described as fierce and dangerous to divers while the other two types are marked by heavy markings and loose skin as they hide in rock crevices. In Virginia the Daughters of the Confederacy plan to buy General Stonewall Jacksons home in Lexington to create a Memorial Hospital and seek support from the society.
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Havaiian
Virginia
The
Daughters of the Confederacy
General Stonewall Jackson
Lexington
Laxative Bromto-Quisine Sacs Detail Shaky Jowery Claim
An unclear entry references a laxative product Bromto-Quisine sacs and a vague claim about care and a cold in a single day, with garbled wording making specifics hard to determine. The readable elements imply a medical or consumer note but lack actionable details or clear entities.
Major Graham Daves Dies In Asheville
Major Daves of New Bern, a prominent citizen and scholar, died in Asheville Monday morning. He served as secretary to former Governor Ellis and joined the Confederate army at the war outbreak. His remains were taken to New Bern for burial.
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Landmark
Graham’ Daves
New Berne
Asheville
Daves
Gov. Ellis
Candy Cartmatics and a Fatal Railroad Accident
Dispatch from Washington Beauford county reports Levin Wallace Sr, a young white man, killed while riding two cars of a log train on the Washington and Plymouth Railroad. The train cars closed together, crushing his head and causing instant death as a logo end protruded between the ears.
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Washington
Beauford County
Levin Wallace
Washington and Plymouth
Oddities and cures from old ads and quips
A collage of proverbs and playful phrases plus old medical ads. Claims promise cures from Botanic Blood Balm and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets while noting signatures and audits. Mentions Nebraska banks, Western farm mortgages, and public notices about standards and nuisances.
Brain Leaks The Cononer Patchwork Patches Self Made Claims
The piece rhymes with satire on self help and charity, arguing that acts of giving are often public relations. It notes that boasting about independence disguises failures and that political apathy hides louder complaints about government abuses.
A Night of Terrar and a Methological Cure
Awful anxiety surrounded the widow of General Burnham of Machiam Me as doctors feared she would die from influenza before morning. Mrs H Lincoln attended her and she pleaded for Drugs Now Discovery which had saved her before and cured consumption. After using it she slept and was said to be entirely cured. The medicine claims to cure throat lung and chest diseases at 50 cents per bottle. Trials offered at M S Blackburns.
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Burnham
Machiam
H. Lincoln
Blackburn's
Atchison girl stalked by anonymous warnings traced to neighbor
In Atchison a local girl who pursued a man received a dozen anonymous letters predicting sorrow. Investigators revealed the letters were all written by a neighboring woman who has nine children.
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Atchison
Nurseryman in Moretz NC Sells Trees and Vines
W L Corrry of Moretz North Carolina offers a fine selection of fruit trees including apples peaches pears and vines. Trees three to six feet tall delivered to customers with pricing claimed as fair comparable to other nurseries. Contact details provided for further particulars.
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W. L. Corrry
Moretz
N.C
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