Old John Brough and the Soldiers' Friend in Ohio
A Chicago Inter Ocean account recounts how Governor John Brough rose with the 1863 anti Vallandigham wave, earned soldiers' praise for fairness, and faced criticism from officers. A wounded veteran met him in Columbus, who received tentative reinstatement and pressure to fix camp rations, with Brough seeking truth and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Brough
Ohio
Brough
Stanton
Pap Thomas
Billy Sherman
Miny
Columbus
Gen
Nelson
Camp Dennnison
Camp Chase
Telegraph spies in the Civil War thriller at Falmouth
In 1863 at Falmouth Virginia Union guards exposed Confederate telegraph operators hidden as a mother and two daughters. Their arrest halted a buried cable line feeding Lee’s side and marked a rare security win. the sisters faced death by hanging if not for their sex. A later note contrasts an English noble who married an American heiress who ends up in the workhouse.
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Army of the Potomac
Falmouth
Gen. Hooker
Rappahannock
Yank
Gen
Pate
Deters
American Tribune
Ashe
Tady
Washington
Lee
Patrick
Chicago Record-Herald
Judge Ryder Described Love in Local Chronicle
The Kansas City Journal quotes Judge Ryder praising marriage as sacred and vital to citizenship. He reflects on his own late spring courtship and declares matrimony essential for both man and woman, likening it to nature and providence guiding human bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Ryder
Granite Enterprise
Kansas City Journal
Bob White
Judge Yder
Cupid
Mercenary son defies strict farmer in birthday breakout
A farm father disciplines his sons while one son begins a worldward bid on his twenty first birthday. The father halts the departure, ordering the boy to stay and work half a day more, citing his late birth time as a constraint.
How Pat Lost His Beauty in a Garbled Anecdote
A混混 text fragment recounts an 1884 art league anecdote about Ib gon the illustrator and a nurse swap that allegedly made a baby ugly. The piece includes unrelated quips from various papers and a mix of stray quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Art Students’ League
ISD
Ibgon
All Ireland
N. Y
Philadelphia Press
Peruna Claims Life Saving Effects for Catarrh
A promotional account cites catarrh of the pelvic organs as a frequent cause of barrenness and credits Pe-ru-na with eradicating catarrh and restoring health. Letters from grateful women such as Mrs. L. M. Griffith of Arco Idaho are quoted as evidence of improved vitality and fertility after using the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Peruna praised by mothers in Delano and beyond
Letters from Delano Mississippi and Alpha Missouri mothers praise Peruna and Manalin for treating grippe and recovery after childbirth. They claim strong health improvements, renewed energy, and gratitude to Dr Hartman. The notices urge readers to seek Dr Hartman’s free medical advice.
Fragmented Readings and Echoes from a Page
The text presents overspill from a 19th or early 20th century page with cameo jokes, quoted lines, and scattered notices. It references musical education, Paderewski Chaikowsky and Gabrilowitsch, asks about marriage to wealth, and includes mentions of East Texas, a pamphlet Topica No 2, Katy address in St. Louis, Uncle Reuben’s memory reflection, and a line about old colleges and Chicago Daily News style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Texas
Katy
Waiurwright
St. Louis
Doans Kidney Pills Back Pain Relief Across Several Towns
Readers describe relief from back pain urinary troubles and edemas after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Testimonials from Geo A Burcess E K Stevesson D L Starrorp C C Ray J N Lewis and B F Ballan note improved strength and renewed ease in passing urine with notable backbone and hip pain relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett, Mass
Doan
Tom
Geo. A. Burcess
Belmont Street
Aspen
Coro
Dean
D. L. Starrorp
BonimraTox Juperior
C. C. Ray
RF. D
Taylorsville
Miss
J. N. Lewis
West Braxca
Mien
B. F. Ballan
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Old John Brough
Love
Hls
Comrox
Washington Star
United Presbyterian
Robert of
Normandy
Papa O
Princeton
Pe-Ru-Na
Mrs. W. McRoberts
Delano, Miss
S. B. Hartman
Catarth
Perune
Manalin
Peruna
Ia Grippe
Jin
Tam
E. E. Thomas
Paderewski
Chaikowski
Ani Gabrilowitech
Nell
Puck
Reuben
Chicago Daly New
Loris
E. K. Stevesson
Euston Ave
Ozomulsion Food CO
Pine Street
New York
Tomei
Western
Canada
Anelia Ihe Wari
Agen Rou
Clowe
Allan
Indian Land Sales
Ibefeatier
Tony
Deirs
Aly
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