Missouri Embraces New Agriculture and Republican Growth
The article extols Missouri as rich in loess soil similar to Rhine and Nile regions and thriving with clover and crops. It notes Ohio migrants boosting state farming, urges building sturdy barns, and lauds Missouri’s hospitable welcome and rising Republican influence with recent gains in Congress. It ends with a funeral notice for Arty Ellen Chskey, a 14 year old who died of consumption.
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Abraham Jolitt
John Neiswander
Marin County
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Nile
ObLio
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Congress
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Oho
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Union
Arty Ellen
William
Elizabeth Chskey
Stone
Christ
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God
Arty
Jesus
Moses
Lamb
Fragmented verse and medical ad copy from an 19th-century page
The text mixes a sentimental refrain about gratitude and youth with a claim about Dubig's Cough Balsam as a cure for consumption. It hints at immediate relief in late-stage disease and promises a permanent cure, framed as an experimental note on a distressed patient.
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Dubig
Volésa
Spring Health Advice Urges Hop Bitters Use
After a quiet winter, readers are urged to cleanse and strengthen to ward off spring sickness. A Burlington Hawk Fye ad promotes Hop Bitters as a preventive remedy for ague biliousness and fever, claiming it saves time and expense if used this month.
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Burlington Hawk
Death of Five-Year-Old From Rope Jump Exertion
Five year old Rachel Ducewyds died from congestion of the brain after excessive rope jumping. Dr Nordeman in New York certified the cause, noting overexertion can lead to heart disease, with parents unable to supervise all children. Local health official De Jayne warned parents to guard against such exertion.
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New York
Rachel Ducewyds
Bowery
Rachel
Racbel
de Jayne
Sanitary Bureau of the Health Board
Electric Bitters Promised To Beautify Complexion
Advertises Electric Bitters as a cure for impure blood and diseases of stomach liver kidneys and urinary organs. Claims to relieve nervousness and related ailments and to be a superior remedy where others fail. Sold by Laubach and Bevard. 1-22m6.
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Laubach & Bevard
J. B. Simpson
Monte
S Medicine
Buffalo
N.Y
Soll
Wooster
J Zimmerman
Remedy ends misery for Buffalo man says Dr Thomas Oil
Oren Catlin of 49 Pearl street Buffalo writes of trying various remedies for a complaint and reports complete relief after using Dr Thomas Electric Oil. He recommends it to others and notes Laubach and Bevard sell the product.
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Avon
Oren Catlin
Pearl Street
Buffalo
Thomas
Laubach & Bevard
Michigan tax law cuts saloons under 1876 statute
Senator Horf cites Auditor General figures to show Michigan’s 1876 tax law reduced saloons as population grew, with state revenue climbing despite fewer taverns. He argues liquor dealers should fund charity for the poor, and credits temperance progress to the tax law over prohibition.
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Ta Aalboy
Horf
Lorain County
Knox
Harper
Michigan
Auditor General
Senate
Tpo
Ivill
Electric Bitters Lead In Chicago Ahead Cure Claims
An 19th century ad asserts Electric Bitters as superior remedy in Chicago market with Laubach & Bevard selling bottles for fifty cents. A humorous letter quotes a dentist remark about gendered patient behavior, contrasting women’s gratitude with men's complaints.
Absorption cures for malarial poisons praised
The ad touts Absorption therapy by The Lion Malana and Liver Pad and Body and Foot Plasters claiming to cure malarial fevers and other diseases for one dollar at druggists. A domestic quarrel scene shows a domineering wife hurling insults at a husband. Queen Isabella appears in a gown with a rose motif at a dance as four guests perform.
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Isabella
Bucklen's AmidaSalve for all skin eruptions sale
Bucklen's AmidaSalve advertised as best salve for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, eruptions, and skin conditions. Guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by Laubseh & Yevard at 22y1.
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Mall
Gqe
Johnston, Holloway & CO
Arch Street
Philadellphia
Ann JoEx T. Ronmraon
G M. Y
Kuoeda
USA
Glen
Bucklen
Laubseh & Yevard
Modern Prodigal Returns with Hidden Heirloom Fortune
A young Englishman named George Arthur Brebb, once a tramp and former superintendent's son in New York libraries, travels with a rough crew to Ohio in 1879. He marries Mrs Tweedie and later reveals his true identity. Brebb learns his father left him ten thousand pounds, and a London visit yields an inheritance of about $50,000.
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York
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Lyndon
Brebb
Stata
Cadi
Harrison County
Ohio
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Adit
Hanhandie
Pues
Fair
Mr. Fair
Rebb
Brébb
London
Widowhood and social norms teased in a society sketch
A documented slice of social behavior critiques widowhood expectations and female vanity. It notes Vermon residents discussing reputation and honesty in a sewing society, and humor about gendered perceptions and household antics.
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