Richmond During the Siege A Civil War City Recap
The article recalls Richmond’s wartime economy and social mix as Confederate notes circulated vast sums, with food prices high yet shortages avoided. It notes officials’ salaries, slave hire yields, and a bustling influx of refugees and soldiers fueling a city that housed leaders, merchants, and “exempts,” amid riots and strict conscription.
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Richmond
Jefferson County
Washington
Maryland
West Virginia
John M. Daniel
T. J. Alurray
National Republican
Campaign secret wins by liver care in 188 state race
A late 19th century campaign recounts two governors candidates in a Western state. The Democratic winner credits liver health and Warner’s Safe Care as keys to stamina and speech, enabling sustained campaigning while the Republican faltered. Ex Governor Jacob of Kentucky corroborates the same method.
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Aising
Hoe
Warner
Altri
Jacob
Kentucky
Rochester Union
Monday Luck and the Lure of Unlucky Days
The article surveys beliefs on which days of the week bring luck or misfortune in business and marriage. It notes Mondays as often unlucky and cites many who seek luck by quick sales and actions. It also mentions Thursdays and Tuesdays as favored for marriages and suggests couples ignore day-of-week luck when eloping.
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Siemens
P. P. Dgherain
Washington Star
Chicaco
Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Atlantic
Pacific
Rock Island
Chicago
Jolet
Ottawa
la Salle
Pea
Geneseo
Moline
Ilinois
Davenport
Muscatine
Washington
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
West Liberty
Iowa City
Des Moines
Indianola
Winterset
Knoxville
Audubon
Harlan
Guthrie Centre
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Gallatin
Trenton
Cameron and
City
Missouri
Leavenworth and Atchison
Kansas
Albert Lenapolis
Union Benes
Missouri River
Kansas City
Atchison
Albert Lea
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Union
Territories
Minnesota
Interior
Dakota
Seneca
Kankakee
Newport News
Richmond
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Lafayette
United States
Canada
R. R. Cable
World Champion Oarsman Endorses St Jacobs Oil
Edward Hanlan once world champion oarsman states in a letter from Australia that St Jacobs Oil gave him the most beneficial results for muscular pains in arms and limbs. He praises it as a reliable remedy and urges others to use it, a claim supported by his prestige in athletic sports.
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Edward Hanlan
Beach
Australia
St. Jacobs
Burdette's Recipe and A Moonlit Gate Tale
Miss Parlon the cooking expert describes making kisses by beating egg whites with sugar and stirring carefully. The narrator wittily contrasts culinary tips with romantic imagery and advises sending for the old father if in doubt, adding rustic humor about moonlight and a gate.
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Miss Parlon
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets Introduced
As railroads advance stages are abandoned and the drastic pills give way to Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets. These sugar coated seeds are small yet highly concentrated vegetable extracts sold by druggists.
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Dr. Pierce
Queer reflections and a dated beef tonic advert
The quoted lines mix a rhetorical question about color perceptions with an advertisement for MENSMAN S PEPTONIZED BEEF Tanic touting blood-producing properties and uses for indigestion nervous debility and pulmonary weakness. Caswell Hazzard & Co. New York distribute to druggists while photographers claim only negative results.
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Mensman
Caswell Hazzard & Co
New York
Dr Pierce's Extract of Smart Weed and Other Remedies Ad
An old ad promotes Dr Pierce's Extract of Smart Weed and Wanker's Vegetable Vinegar Bitters for numerous ailments from colds to stomach cramps. It touts digestion, bile flow, and blood health, then pivots to hotel ads and social anecdotes about policemen and boarding houses.
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Dr. Pierce
Jamaica
Tony
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