Elopement and Double Wedding Stir Colonial Boston
In a Boston wedding tale set amid colonial tensions, Helen Harrington fends off suitors and flees with her guard Truxell who reveals the bride is her sister and hosts a double wedding. The chase ends at a tavern as the pair marry, and reconciliation with Helen’s father follows amid stamp act complications. Truxell rises to Continental glory, later managing the Harrington estate.
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Ray
Rae
Dee
Peen
Helen Harrington
Daugh
Mary Cor
Delig Torres
Elng
Levpe Coanses
Marcy
Hindelwoodington
Helen
Truxell
Mary
Har- Tull
Fes
Hindelwood
Boston
Dmconl
Lexington
Bun
Harrington
Marshall Pitelps
Brave Decatur and the Tripolitan Attack Revealed
The account from Gardner W. Allen recounts Commodore Stephen Decatur’s 1804 raid on a Tripolitan vessel off Tripoli. Decatur, unarmed after his cutlass broke, grapples with the captain, an armed melee ensues, and a seaman named Daniel Frasier intervenes as the captain is fatally wounded. The Tripolitans suffer seventeen killed, four wounded, and surrender.
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Pierce
Gardner W. Allen
Macdonough
Decatur
Daniel Frasier
Toying
To Cure a Cold in One Day Ad
Laxative Bromo Quin ine Tab Jets promises a one day cure for colds. All druggists refund the money if it fails. B. W. Grove signs each box. Pack contains 250 tabs.
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B. W. Grove
Telegraphed racing names distort London journal line
In a Melbourne paper a cable wrongly read the two thousand enthusiasts line, changing Enthusiast to Enthusiast and Donovan. A second race telegram listed Veracity Tyrone Lobster, misread amid Gladstone Parnell remarks. The subeditor added a quip claiming the Irish leader had the veracity of a Tyrone lobster.
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Jouron
Gladstone
Parnell
London
Hamlet's Grave and Ophelia's Brook in a Curio Shop
A visitor recalls buying a photograph labeled Hamlet's Grave in Elsinore and a request for Ophelia's drowned brook. The shop assistant offered both items, but Ophelia's brook could not be found. The piece contrasts belief with evidence and includes an unrelated advert for Kodol Digestive Cure claiming to aid digestion and systemic nourishment.
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Hamlet
Elsinore
Ophelia
All Draggiste
Favorite Cough Cure and Mountain Tea Tonic Endorsements
A compact ad fragment highlights Hollister’s Mountain Tea as a tonic for the weak and sick, and The Children’s Favorite cough remedies claim no opiate, safe taste, and blood health benefits. Also mentions Pazo Ointment for piles with a 14 day expectation and mail-out purchase details from Paris Medicine Co.
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Hollister
Churchill Drug Co. S
Travel Deals East to West on Reduced May Journeys
The Chicago & North Western Railway announces reduced round trip fares from Salt Lake City to Chicago and other cities. From May 27 to June 12, tickets to Chicago and return are 44.50, Milwaukee 45.80, Peoria 41.26, St Paul 41.90, and Minneapolis 41.90, with proportional discounts from all Utah Idaho Montana Wyoming and Nevada points. A. Walker, Genl Agent, Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
Chicago
Milwauker
Peoria
ST. Paul Rat
Minneapolis
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Wanamaker and the Idea of Modern Advertising Beginnings
A fragment suggests Wanamaker’s influence on early advertising, noting if he were indulged in business he would promote goods widely. The text hints at marketing ambition and the role of Wanamaker in shaping advertising practices.
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John Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad by Cheney Firm in Toledo
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co., swears the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh cured or uncured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, sworn December 6, 1886, touts internal use and blood action, urges sending for testimonials, and notes sales by Druggists Hall's Family Pills.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lyons County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
F. J. Cheney & A
T.c. Hall
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