Movement for a stronger union behind the Continental Congress
The text traces a long push toward a centralized government from 1684 through the 1770s. It notes efforts by James II, William and Mary, and colonial charters, then highlights Paine Hamilton and Washington urging a national system. It cites the Articles of Confederation's delays, Madison and Randolph proposals, and New York and Virginia moves toward a stronger union amid war and trade pressures.
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New England
Caro
James II
Willie
Mary
John Locke
Willis
Cory
Benjamin Franklin
Ben. Franklin
New York
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Law Union
Tom Paine
Alexander Hamilton
Paine
Hamilton
Washington
Virginiay
Jefferson
Congress
Maryland
James Madison
Edmund Randolph
Virginia
Cornwallis
Philip Schuyler
Schuyler
Rhode
Retin Bt
Madison
Richard Henry Jo
Patrick Henry
Versailles
America
Great Britain
Brig
Cain
Pitt
Kreditor
Daniel Shay
Fina
Mount Vernon
Potonac
George N
Alexander Henderson
Daniel
General Assembly
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Delaware
Rhode Island
New Danpshire
Statehouse
Othe
South Carolina
iNiany Churchill Houston
Benjamin Franklin Washington
Choisen
Massachusetts
Princeton
Yale
Scotland
Thirteen
Et Butler
He Ham
Gorham
Connecticut
Noedticut
Roger Sherman
Paterson
Kay Roger Sherman
Georgia
New Hampshire
Senate
Sherman
Klisworth
Congress of the
Oll Confederation
Ohio
Hisworth
Wilson
Randolph
Joan Rutled
United States
King
Johnson
Gouverneur Morris
Hamton
The Confederation Era Before American Unity Is Born
The text recounts the fragile state of the early United States under the Articles of Confederation. It notes thirteen independent sovereignties, each with own army currency and duties, lacking central power or nationwide credit, and the federation dying as Robert Morris resigns over financial collapse and failed revenue.
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America
Hudson's Bay
Senate
Hom Pny
Soldier of Liberty
Eifeht
Confederation Congress
Netherlands
United P
Philadelphia
Maryland
Robert Morris
Confederation
Washington
Hamiler
Connecticut
Gilmore’s Neuralgia Cure and Shiloh’s Cure Ads
An advertisement note touts Gilmore’s Neuralgia Cure as a positive face neck and stomach remedy sold by Laubach & Boyd with testimonials from Angon Hoven of Blackberry Illinois. It also promotes Shiloh’s Cure for sleepless nights and cough relief sold by Laubach & Boyd with prices listed and references to Lotus blossoms in Madison. The fragment mentions Edgar Joe’s father a law student and his mother actress Elizabeth Arnold.
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Gilmore
Laubach & Boyd
Angon Hoven
Shiloh
Laubach
Edgar Joo
Elizabeth Arnold
Tug Wire
Morner
Mam
Dr. Freeland
M. E. Church
Joan H. Yarxs
Batavia, N
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Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Fair Value and Original Slogan
The advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as giving a fair equivalent for money and defends its "100 Doses One Dollar" slogan as original. It urges testing the claim and notes Hood's as the only real economy. A separate line states Americans, Georgia, secured about twenty eight miles of railroad for 35000.
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Hood
Remarkable recovery story from Paris Tex
In Paris Tex an 80 year old man named J E Corley, once bedridden with consumption, recovered after using Dr King s New Discovery and New Life Pills. After two boxes and two bottles he gained thirty six pounds and was declared well. Trial bottles free at Laubach Boyd s. Large bottles priced at 1 2.
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Paris
Tex
J. E. Corley
Dr. King
Dr. Kings
Laubach & Boyd's
Electric Bitters Proclaimed Best Remedy by Druggists
Salt a Bippus Indiana druggist testifies Electric Bitters relieve rheumatism and other ills after six bottles. Abraham Hare of Bellville Ohio praises the medicine after 20 years in the trade. Testimonies claim cures for liver kidney and blood diseases as Laubach Boyd's Drug Store charges fifty cents a bottle.
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Bippus
Ind
Abraham Hare
Bellville
Ohio
Laubach & Boyd's
The Best Salve and Brass Water Pipe Featured
An old advertisement touts a salve that cures cuts bruises sores and many skin issues for 26 cents a box sold by Laubneh and Boyd. It also promotes a handsome brass or silver water pipe used by the Chinese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laubneh & Boyd
Quick Kidney Bladder Urinary Disorder Aid
An ad promotes Buchu Paiba as a rapid remedy for kidney bladder and urinary issues. It claims fast relief and complete care, listing a price symbol and encouraging use for disorders of the urinary tract.
Rough on Bile Pills and Household Ad
The ad touts Rough on Bile pills praised as a perfect wooling powder and fabric cleaner for linens and lace. It also promotes a child’s safe no opium remedy sold by A W Blackburn, Druggist, priced at 25 cents.
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A. W. Blackburn
Debates on Federalist Plans at Constitutional Convention
Fragmentary notes recount differing constitutional visions. Madison, Randolph, Washington, and New Jersey delegates argued for nationalist powers while Virginia and Virginia plans faced resistance. The convention weighed states rights versus central authority, shaping the present constitution.
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Hamilton
Sepanti
United States
James Madison
Edmud Randolph
Madison
Washington
Paterson
New Jersey
William Jones
North
Hugh Williamson
Aban
Patrick Henry
Thomas Ein
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
Dolph
Revo-Lati
Tok
Melongerns
Speppoaitioa Ecole
Oni
Masachusetts
York
Philip Schuyler
Fort Taree
Painless Childbirth Guide Promises Pain Free Motherhood
A promotional note touts a book claiming women can become mothers with no pain and offers methods to ease morning sickness and swelling. It urges sending two-cent stamps for a circular and confidential letter from Frank Thomas & Co. Publishers, Pallamore, Mada7Tyl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Thomas & Co. Publishers
Pallamore
Piles relief claim offers guaranteed cure prompt relief
Advertisement promotes Rough on Piles with a promise of complete cure and immediate itching, protruding or bleeding relief. It urges asking at druggists or mailing for treatment.
Boschée's German Syrup Promises Easy Lung Relief
An old medical update extols Boschée's German Syrup as a universal cure for breathing ailments. It claims lungs and air passages clogging cause illness and asserts the syrup will remove obstructions even when other remedies fail.
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Boschée
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