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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1901
Page
6
A bustling sports update notes New York boxing talent planning a trip to England. Jabez White seeks a match with the standout fighter, while promoter talk and several potential opponents surface.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach and digestion diseases. It urges early use for quicker relief and offers a free medical adviser pamphlet with a small stamp payment. The text imitates period marketing rhetoric and misspelled phrases.
A contested levy proposal seeks about 200 million for a new fire department and a water supply system amid debate over distribution, oversight, and potential impact on municipal finances. Officials discuss allocations across districts and the timing of bond issuance.
A person named Burden produced letters and consumed laudanum in an act that nearly ended in death by self harm. Police and medical staff responded, and the incident is treated as an attempted suicide with no further details on motive or outcome provided.
James W Harding, 20, well dressed and a core maker, was arrested on Ann Street after a failed altered attempt at poisoning. He allegedly swallowed, then police and a hyperdermic injection saved him. sentenced to $2 and costs and 10 days. He cited domestic issues and planned to resume work with the Antillian Co. at Canton.
An Armonk resident praises Dr Kinga New Discovery after remedies failed to treat a severe cough and a life threatening attack of whooping cough in a niece. The testimonial claims rapid recovery and guarantees trial bottles for $4, with a claim of curing colds and coughs.
The Barberton Fire Department hosts the tenth annual Fourth of July celebration in the city with prizes in contests such as balloon ascension at 6 pm and a 2 pm race schedule. Events include uniform drill, various races, and children’s activities. Local merchants advertise gadgets and prizes, while the page promises the latest events and entertainment.
Advertisement claims heart palpitations signal nerve and muscle weakness. It praises Dr Miles Heart Cure as the strongest remedy, citing a wife's relief and eventual full recovery after a thorough course, from a reader in Athos, Alabama.
Dr Miles Heart Cure quiets the nervous heart and steadies pulsations while building strength unlike anything else. Sold by druggists with a guarantee. Un. Milea Medical Co., Wlichart, Ind.
Wooster reporters note Standard Oil seeks entire Lodi oil output while pumping from Yanks into cars. Akron financiers and Wooster parties form a trust to erect a refinery near B and O and W and L depots. Drilling continues with four wells expected. about 1,000 tires of oil sold to date. Bromo Pepsin advertised as a remedy for headache and indigestion with claims of unique effectiveness.
The Savings and Trust Company completes months of deliberation to raise capital stock. T. K. Newcomb, longtime secretary and treasurer, is named president while Jf remains in a key post as the firm reshapes its management.
St Ignace attorney James J Brown testifies that Dr A W Chase Ointment cured a forty year skin disease on his leg after three boxes. He suffered from itching piles and eczema for decades despite spending about five hundred dollars. He praises the ointment for relief and restful nights and recommends its sale at 50 cents a bottle from Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY and local dealers.
R Nutt, described as one of the oldest bankers in Chile or elsewhere, serves as treasurer secretary and assistant secretary in several Akron firms. He organized the Central Saving Bank Company and the Hamilton Building Company and American Tenet Company, and founded several traction telephone companies. Nutt is noted for his financial acumen.
A letter from the Friends of Mrs L Tease in Lawrence extols Bleckie Bitwers asserting three bottles restored Alice from seven years bedridden due to kidney ailment and nervous prostration. The writer promises headaches nervousness sleeplessness and faintness respond to the remedy with guaranteed satisfaction at drug stores for 50 cents.
A grand morning pageant outlines Budalo Hill's Wild West and the World’s Hider show starting from the exhibition grounds. It features a cavalcade led by Wild Thin Sweeny with mounted warriors, exotic groups from Cheyenne to Crows, Arabs, Mexicans, South American horsemen, Cossacks, and a guard detachment of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The procession promises diverse costumes and martial displays as crowd attention centers on the international lineup.
Northwestern Mounted Police and U S Cavalry units join artillery and native soldiers in a grand procession led by Col. W B Cody Buffalo Bill. The event promises to be one of the most imposing affairs of the new century with fearless fighters and deadly foes to the Indian prominent in the pageantry.
An advertisement from Owensey & Co of Toledo Ohio claims a cure for deafness via “oral applications” targeting a supposed mucous tube in the ear. It asserts a single method exists, offers a $100 reward for a verifiable case, and requests inquiries for circulars, using dubious medical language to persuade readers.
The annual Akron Insiga Pathfinders election last Monday selected J. F. Sauyaln as Past President H. W. Huber as President G. W. Jordan as Vice President Miss Tha Hil as Chaplain 1 Durand as Recurring Secretary J H L Dotsan as Treasurer Hd Schroeder as Sergeant at Arms J W Nya Guldo as Mistress of Workman Inner guard William Penrose Outer guard M D Koplin Captain O B Wohtweaver
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