21 Dec 1882
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Newspaper
Alton Daily Telegraph
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1882
Page
1
Summary of various editorials and notes from the Providences Press and other papers. Discusses four A’s under duress retrench revise refer for city of Bookestar New York after City Bank failure. Mentions German pork imports, Republican jokes about Dr. McLean, tobacco and whisky overproduction, Peoria tax plans, and electoral vote contingency.
An unnamed narrator recalls a sudden earthquake in Rochester. People drop to knees, others flee stores, a sense of fear gives way to grim curiosity as the city steadies. The speaker describes crowd behavior, temporary panic, and cautious return to normal, noting calm after the tremor.
A middle aged woman sat near an organ and two infants as police questioned witnesses about a servant dispute at 8 Fifth Avenue. A nurse warned the officer that the titled woman Apaide was in danger as the organ grinders appeared to threaten violence. The nurse and bystanders described a tense scene with urgency.
A crowded, misspelled column mixes social notices and stray anecdotes. Family visits, church suppers, illness, and a train dispatcher honor point to a bustling small town scene with playful animal vignettes and local names named for residents and nearby towns.
A fragmented OCR page shows assorted wholesale and retail price terms for various goods. Entries reference bulk, per bushel, per barrel, and per hundredweight with vague product labels and inconsistent spellings. The list emphasizes bulk sales and market quotes rather than a cohesive narrative.
Readable fragments reference Market Lewls and Grub Lovie with December and May markers. Mentions include Yen cash and WHMIS Sanyary, plus a late February to May timeline. Several garbled names and numbers appear, but no clear events or outcomes emerge from the OCR.
A garbled historical clipping mentions Lincoln reading a poem and an informal cabinet gathering. It references a medical tonic advertisement and a Mr. Micha Guilfoyle of Binghamton, with claims about rheumatism and a tonic called Pakkkh's Ginger Tonic. The passage blends political anecdotes with obscure patent remedy promotion.
An account of William Coll, a forest laborer in Carbondale Pennsylvania, recalling a log rolling accident and his recovery aided by BENZON CAPCINE POROUS PLASTERS. He jokes about never wrestling another log, praising the Capcine remedy for rheumatism and noting a brush-filled path saved him from serious harm.
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