Tobacco Tax Battle Echoes In Old Gazette Rant
A censored extract from Horace Greeley’s era is depicted arguing against tobacco tax cuts pushed by Southern brigadiers. The piece contends the 16 cent per pound tax would be evaded via 100 pound exemptions, inviting fraud and revenue loss, while Northern Democrats allegedly back the scheme and secessionist sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South
Jess Truth
Horace Gresley
Washington
Congress
Longest American drought recorded in 1762
The record lists numerous European and American summers with extended rainless periods from 1662 to 1875, noting 1762 as the longest drought with no rain from the 1st day of summer to September 1. Residents even sent hay and grain to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
An Alleged Cancer Cure from Red Clover Blossoms
A New York Sun article claims a cancer cure using red clover blossoms. It says both fresh and dried blossoms can form a tea taken six to eight weeks to cure severe cancer, with names of cures and physicians supporting the remedy. The piece offers caution but presents the recipe as a curiosity with no harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hishaw
Hinshaw Hinshaw Brothers
FORD
Piedmont
Winston
N. C
Allison & Addison
Richmond
North Carolina
New York Sun
Tobacco culture and curing practices from a farmers guide
The article discusses tobacco cultivation focusing on plant quality and the impact of manures, especially compost made from leaded ashes and stable manure. It covers early cultivation, topping, leaf count per plant, and how fewer, larger leaves yield better quality and weight. It also includes a tale about a Western church confession and a meteor weighing 144 pounds reported in Arkansas.
Old Wedding Custom Told By Laneham In Queen Elizabeth Time
Laneham in Progress of Queen Elizabeth recounts a Kenilworth 1575 wedding sport where the bridegroom rode to a quintane and attacked targets, with mishaps that tested man and horse. The practice supposedly persisted into later centuries among Brecknockshire treeholders, described by Mr John Strange in 1796.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Principality
Curate
John Strange
Archeologia
Brecknock— Shire
Richard Cour de Lion
Messina
Sicily
Holy Land
Belgravia
Genuine Dr McLane's Vermifuge Advertisement
An 19th century style medical ad claims Dr C McLane's Vermifuge cures worm-related symptoms. It lists pale skin, eye changes, headaches, foul breath, variable appetite, stomach and abdominal pains, constipation or diarrhea, feverish signs, and nervous irritability as indications. The product allegedly contains no mercury and bears the signatures C McLane and Firanic Bros on the wrapper.
McLane’s Liver Pills Label Seals Caution Against Imitations
The genuine Dr C McLane’s Liver Pills are prepared by Fleming Bros of Pittsburgh with red wax seals bearing Dx and signatures of C McLane and Fleming Bros. The market is full of imitations with similar sounding names spelling McLane differently.
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Spencer J. Hanes
Allison & Addison’s
Brand
Winchester
Newton H. Medearis
Forsyth Co
W. P. Benson
Stokes Co
W. T. Bohannon
Davie Co
Hinshaw Brothers
SmitH’s
Drucg
WN. C
Keers
DR. Squibb
Smith’s Drug Store
Mex
George M. Rucker, Ag I
Main Street
Winston, N. C
W.F. Nelson
Stokes County
N.C
Banks Rucker
Lynchburg, Va
Samuel
Baitiain Mernites
Aherge Clareh
Arkansas
Scommtry
Queen Bess
Tutt’s
Tutt
RL. Simpson
Senieville
J. F. Haywood
McO
Murray Street
Randal
Peter Sere
Tess Dee Tovey
Dhwie
Stlorepe
Mand
Iliane
Figgorldia
Tivalus
DR. Sage
CME
Giatier
Princes Bouche
Paris
the National Hotel
Raleigh, N. c
Snowhoe
Apeela
Classus of
Wuvels
DR. C. McLane
SalFord
Lonis
Broadway
N. Sanford
M.D
Wawsonsorry
Ayer
Ayens
Ant
Diana
Winshel
J. C. Ayer & CO
Lowell, Mass
Evry Whee
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