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Newspaper
Akron Daily Democrat
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
6
S. and G s specials advertise Farina 250 and German lentils with various items like coffee and baked goods. A note on free paper napkins with coffee buyers and sugar for fruit camping appears, along with coal strike delivery concerns and sugar prices.
A reader praises Model Bakery and its cigar selection while noting Lafferty keeps a new line. The letter mentions two phones and observes bread wagons stopping at homes, suggesting delivery to customers.
Mr. Palmer of Lodi, who died suddenly last Saturday amid suspicions of foul play, has died of natural causes according to an autopsy. The report settles questions about the cause of death. Separately, Black Bear Hat Store advertises shirts priced 50 cents to $1.50, and Inman Bros. and Lamparter & Co. push various blood purifiers and sale items with refunds offered if not satisfied.
The Akron Board of Health grapples with a new law limiting board membership to five, risking illegality with six members. Officials await clarification from Columbus as two new appointees, George W. Crouse and ex-Mayor William Miller, prepare to take seats. The May report was read, clerk salary raised, and the president pro tem set to guide a cautious election postponed a week pending legal clarity.
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana writes of ten years bedridden with kidney disease. After trying top medical care without relief he credits Polley’s Kidney Cure as a godsend. Other local notices mention J A Latfer and partners and Highth Regiment Band Lakeside Park event tomorrow.
The Northern Ohio depot on North Main is to be completed within three weeks if all goes well. Contractor J. W. Knause of Arcadia Indiana led a crew in tearing down the old building. The new depot will include a waiting room and a ticket office. The Fifteenth Regiment Band plays at Lakeside Park tomorrow.
A June promotion for Paine's Celery Compound claims it halts disease progression and strengthens nerves liver and kidneys. Testimonial from Mrs. Allen Terry Wood of Helena Montana credits the remedy with saving her life and restoring health and appetite after general weakness and heart trouble.
A defective rail caused a T A special rain of export horses on the Big Four railroad near Bellefontaine Ohio. Brakeman Jim Borden died and engineer Daniel Kunkle and fireman George Boyen were severely injured. A large number of horses perished.
A Salem Missouri man Robert R Watts writes that five years of kidney disease caused weight loss and malaise despite doctors and remedies. After trying Foley's Kidney Cure he recovered after less than two bottles, now fully well, per Luaffer J Lamparter Co and A Warner.
Advertising copy promoting Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets by W. H. Hooker & Co of Buffalo New York. Claims digestion aid after meals and relief from indigestion with a money back guarantee and offer of a free sample.
William Coleman spoke strongly about not selling liquor on Sunday as he was released from jail after serving ten days for selling liquor on Sunday. Mayor Buel of Barberton sent him to the county jail. Deputy Sheriff Hamlin noted his relief at breathing fresh air again.
The condition of Carl Weegar after a stone strike on Wednesday night is reported much better though officials say it is too soon to judge the blow’s outcome. Armabaugh has not yet been arraigned but faces imminent action as Weegar improves. Eighth Regiment Band performs at Lakeside Park tomorrow.
Vessels report agitation at sea between Martinique and St Lucia and rising fumes from Soufriere crater. Cloud plumes near Saint Vincent signal possible renewed eruption as observers from the American Museum of Natural History and U S Geological Survey await a chance to ascend the eastern flank.
Daniel Bante of Otterville Tow provides a testimonial praising Foley's Honey and Tur for immediate asthma relief after trying many cures and physician treatments. The notice also promotes The Dry Glove Cleaner by Dague Bros & Co in Glove department, Ohio, priced 15 cents.
A London dispatch reports F Dymoke has been accorded the peaceful duty of carrying the English flag in the coronation procession at Westminster. High Mass is set for St Vincent de Paul’s church Sunday morning with 78 children taking first communion.
An Akron resident Mr B Adams of 200 West Chestnut Street testifies to the relief from backache head pressure and kidney issues after using Doan’s Kidney Pills sold at Lamparter Cols drug store. He notes reduced kidney distress and pain after a single box and urges others to try the remedy. Poster advertisers claim Doan’s and related brands are distributed by Buffalo agents.
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