Grace recounts New York chosen for Grant burial
William R. Grace recalls privately organizing a New York effort to secure Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's burial there after his death. He notes Grant's love for the city, the secret committee, and the pivotal appointment of Professor Greener as secretary, aiming to prove New York as the proper resting place.
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Gen. A. S. Grant
New York
Mr. Grace
General Grant
Grant
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-fourth - Street
National Cemetery
Arlington
West Point
Galena
Chicago
New York City
Publc
New-York
Permanent ‘Commission
Greener
Harvard
Permanent Commission
Commission
E. J. Edwards
Randall's Moment of Suspense in 1881 House Plot
In December 1881 Randall recalls a near murder on the House floor during a tense standoff between Sparks and James B. Weaver. He describes hammering the gavel, summoning the sergeant at arms, and a brief collapse of energy after preventing violence amidst partisan strife.
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Mr. Covert
Mr. Sparks
Missouri
James B. Weaver
Greenback Party
House of Representatives
E. J. Edwards
Icelandic County Maintains Harsh Prohibition Era Tone
Iceland remains law abiding with one jail rarely housing more than two inmates. The piece notes no distillery or brewery in Iceland, with imports from Scotland Norway and Denmark. It predicts an end to lax drink controls when the 1909 prohibitory law is enacted by Parliament on July 30 1909.
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Iceland
Scotland
Norway
Denmark
Tawby
Courtroom exchange quoted from Leighs Anecdotes
Lord Ellenborough shows impatience as a barrister pauses before continuing. He asks if the court desires his statement, and a jurist replies that pleasure has been out of the question, but the speaker may proceed.
Seeking One That Stayed at Home
A short Detroit Free Press item recalls a summer question about travel and a joke line about borrowing money from a friend who stayed home.
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Detroit Free Press
Why He Went to Congress
In 1838 Stephen A. Douglas ran unsuccessfully for Congress at 25. He later joined the Illinois Supreme Court, then resigned to return to Congress. He cited a Southern friend’s tale of Andrew Jackson’s infamous $1,000 contempt fine after Martial Law in 1814 and urged repeal with compound interest, which he moved as a congressional act.
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Stephen A. Douglas
Congress
Supreme Court of
Hinois
Washington
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Illinois
Douglas
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
General Jackson
New Orleans
Hall
E. J. Edwards
Tales of Sea Fascination and Norse Explorer Life
The sea has long drawn human attention with mystery and fear, driving exploration and legends. It traces the rugged Norseman’s path of peril and triumph, blending adventurous piracy with disciplined seafaring lore.
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Ala the Repulse
Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Kidney Trouble
An aged Savanna resident recalls a physician diagnosing acute Nephritis and says Doan's Kidney Pills gave prompt relief removing all signs of kidney trouble after continuous use. The testimonial mentions Dean's Pills as the remedy and notes the product price per box and distributor FosterMilburn Co of Buffalo NY.
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North Main St
Savanna
Os O
Dean
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo,n. Y
Dialogue Echoes in London Punch Sketch
A fragment from London Punch captures two peculiar men exchanging snippets about a certain information share. They joke about recalling a past figure and whether details were fully gained or given, ending with a shrug at missing specifics.
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London Punch
Burning Itch Cured In A Day By Cuticura Remedies
Randall account from New York City describes waking with a severe itching that covered the body. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment starting March 31, the writer reports the itching nearly disappeared by April 1 and fully left that day. Frank Gridley of East 43rd Street signs the testimonial. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. is named as sole proprietor.
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Frank Gridley
East 43Rd Street
New York City
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Pat the bigamist speaks in his defense at trial
Not Eagy. Pat was a married man with four marriages. He claimed his multiple wives were all still alive when tried for bigamy. The judge marveled at his duplicity, while Pat quipped he was merely trying to find a good one.
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Eagy
Pat
Lippincott’s Magazine
Science of Love lecture on lovemaking by Pandit
Hindu philosopher Sakharam Ganesh Pandit tells hearers that expert lovemaking comes from practice and study. He defines love as divine discontent and says arousal in others arises from giving them love. The lecture frames the art of making love as essential modern knowledge.
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Sakharam Ganesh Pandit
Desperate plan ends with getaway after ring betrayal
A jealous man vows a vengeful theft to kill the woman’s poodle using a revolver. He grips the moment with a hissed threat and vanishes as she screams and falls to her knees, leaving the threat unresolved.
Favorite Hearts and Favoritism in a Quip
A brief exchange reveals a humorous dispute over favoritism as one character notes the favorite did not win and the other questions how she became the target of affection. The dialogue hinges on perceived preference and outcomes.
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Chapley
Washley
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Story Recalled
The note recalls Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets first offered forty years ago and describes sugar coated granules claimed to regulate the stomach liver and bowels and to invigorate the body.
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Dr. Pierce
Sermon Dinners Picked From Themselves Table
A short cryptic note contrasts sermons to a tabled meal where listeners select only what agrees with them. It suggests selective reception of religious instruction and selective engagement with preaching.
Odell Declines Zeb’s Vote Over Electric Lights
In a New York town Zeb, a lamp lighter, confronts the candidate Mr Odell as they discuss modernization. Zeb asks if Odell supports electric lights. Odell claims support for modern improvements, but Zeb refuses to vote for him, citing his lighter’s trade.
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Rosemet New
York
Odell
Govner
Den
Zeb
Procrastination Tale From Judge Verse
A brief verse from Judge by H. B. Benedict warns against delaying life choices. It mocks postponing marriage and major purchases, urging action before time slips away and opportunities fade.
Rastus Caught In Henhouse Scene From Harper's Weekly
In a midnight confrontation colonel catches Rastus in a henhouse. The old man explains he heard the hens cackling and hoped to retrieve an egg before breakfast, a comical exchange reflecting rural life.
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Rastus
Harper’s Weekly
When He Hedged on Faith in a Tall Tale
A humor filled exchange features Brother Williams claiming faith as a remedy for trouble. He recalls a fat turkey he once prayed to escape but was jailed instead, joking that he did not want Providence to know he was in such a place.
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Wiliams
Providence
Hamlings Wizard Oil Touted for Pain Relief
An advert proclaims Hamlings Wizard Oil as a remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and sore throat and claims it quickly relieves pain and inflammation. The text also offers a moral aside about an ingrowing conscience driving men into sin.
Real estate offerings across regions entice investors
Advertising copy lists lands for sale in Washington Canada and Oklahoma. It highlights irrigated fruit land grazing tracts in Spokane with J W Hays & Co, rich new lands in Melville Saskatchewan via The John Ho Rowan Company, and British Columbia fruit farms offered by Investors Trust & Mortgage Corporation. Oklahoma hog ranch and smaller farms are advertised through J W Rollison in Oklahoma City.
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Washington
J.W. Hays & Co
Spokane
Wash
Canada
Melville
John Ho Rowan
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Randall
Sparks
General Weaver
J. Warren Keifer
Ohio
Samuel J. Randall
Pennsylvania
National Capitol
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Aittle
House of Congress
Mr. Randall
Covert
Long Island
Mer
Tales of
Ete Daira
H. B. Benedict
Reae Estate
Kootenay
British Columbia
Bruit
Oklahoma
J. W. Rollison
Baltimore Bldg
Oklahoma City
Okla
Horstle
Wisconsin
Ad Quick Neilsen
McDonald Realty Co
Oshkosh
Wis
George F. Kumpf
Chambers &J
Sonowa
Bere
Standing Jan
South Dakota
North Dakota
Eheree
Milwaukee Railroad
A. Patterson
Mcintosh
California
Contra Costa County
Coens
Oakland
Contra Costa Land Co
First Nations
San Francisco
Alabama
Gulf
Taree
M-Railroad
Vinegar Bend
Ala
Manhattan Company
Chambers St
Cit
Mason
Ifg Co
Canton
Standard Oil CO
Putnam
Tree Bookiet
Singh
Monroe
Winstow
Samuel Pitcrer
Bears
the Centaur Company
Res
Castoria Capany
Ray Amy
Oras
Eles
Rae
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Kass
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
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