Diamond Letters. A Novel. Chapter IV Cont'd
James Darragh plots to recover money from Saville and Irisher on a New York to Omaha train. Ida and Vera face family tragedy as Vera travels to New York then Hoboken seeking clues. Mrs. Grim secretly steals Vera's missing father's two hundred dollars and destroys the letter.
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Bill Saville
Imsher
Darragh
Kingdom Come
Mr. Saville
Jabez'Niel
Here
New York
Golden Coast
Gotham
Ife
James Darragh
Mischief in a Seminary Dormitory Conversation
Vera Saville wakes to Ida's teasing mischief as a twisted paper is held to her nose and Ida recalls tempting scenes. Mrs. Winthrop remarks on Ida's lively temper and Vera's playful, studious spirited nature surfaces in their exchange about mischief and study.
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Vera
Ida
Omaha
Mother
Mrs. Winthrop
George
New York City
St. John’s Park
Varick Street
John John
Courtland Street
Erie Railroad
Johu
John No
Clark & Davis
Vera Saville
Ida Dear
Stranded Heiress Seeks Help in New York City
Vera, newly arrived, endures days of longing awaiting her father’s arrival. She seeks funds from a San Francisco banker, advertises for help, and considers teaching music to earn room and board as she navigates a lonely city.
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Rapid Creek
Mr. O'Neil
Mr O'Neil
New York City
Rapid
Reek
New York
Chauncey Depew and his tobacco tale
A reminiscence recounts Chauncey M Depew’s struggle with heavy tobacco use. He quit after a German study warned against smoking, endured months of cravings, later resumed cautiously, and eventually reduced to minimal use while noting improved health and steadier work.
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Chauncey M Depew
Sepew
Depaw
Broadway
Delwteus
Difference between North and South Pole noted by Prof Huxley
The text contrasts the North and South Poles while praising Prof Huxley for admiring John Calvin among theologians. It advertises Ely's Dream Balm for catarrh with claims of quick relief, easy application, and high sales, citing B Franken, a Sigourney, Iowa druggist.
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Ely
B. Franken
Sigourney
Owa
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Aids Teething Problems
Advice to mothers urges immediate purchase of Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. Claims relief of night distress, cures dysentery and diarrhea, regulates stomach and bowels, eases wind colic, soothes gums, reduces inflammation, and calms discomfort.
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Ifsh
End to Bone Scraping Through Electric Bitters
Edward Shepherd states Electric Bitters cured his eight year leg sore after doctors advised scraping or amputation. He used three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, with his leg now sound. Sold at Laubach & Boyd’s drug store.
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Edward Shepherd
Ita Isb
Bucklen
Laubach & Boyd
The Best Salve for Cuts and Sores
A vintage advertisement claims a salve cures cuts bruises sores fever sores tetter chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refund. 25 cents per box. Sold by Laubach Boyd.
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Laubach & Boyd
Health tonics and cures from old advertisements
The notice highlights Hood's Sarsaparilla relieving dyspepsia and boosting digestion, touting Mrs. Fanny Kelly of Lancaster as cured after using Mishler's Herb Bitters for five months. It mentions a Middletown, Connecticut clock that has run for 227 years.
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Hood
Fanny Kelly
South Prince Street
Lancaster
Mishler
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Lauded as Woman's Best Friend
A Victorian-era ad touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for uterine disorders functional irregularity and constant pain appealing to housekeepers and women. It claims wide newspaper endorsement across nearly 600 titles in the United States.
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Pierce
Brown's Iron Bitters touted as tonic cure all
Booster rhetoric claims Brown's Iron Bitters restores vitality for pale cheeks and weak blood. Testimonial from M. K. Gibson of West Point Mississippi says it made him strong and well. Also note Georgia legislator Hercules Wilson resigns his seat to pursue bricklaying and higher earnings.
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Mr Roberts
Jabez
Mr. Saville
Jake O'Neil
Janes Darragh
Nis
Brown Chemical CO
Baltimore
Brown
M. K. Gibson
West Point
Miss
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