18 Feb 1887
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Newspaper
Alton Daily Telegraph
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1887
Page
1
Practical household guidance covers oilcloth cleaning without brushes and hot water, using lukewarm water or cold tea, then waxing with beeswax and turpentine. Additional tips include milk and water for washing, linseed oil polishing, window and paint care with ammonia, and various health and farming notes from the era.
Michael Kelly, right fielder, was released by Chicago and signed with Boston for the season. Boston pays $2,000 for his services and $3,000 for his photograph, totaling $5,000 in salary plus $2,250 previously received from Chicago. the deal includes a $1,000 difference for album placement and the 1900s era arrangement details.
No other medicine is so reliable as Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for the cure of coughs colds and all derangements of the respiratory organs. It relieves the asthmatic and consumptive even in advanced stages of disease.
In Washington on February 17 Senate resolutions from Massachusetts favor coast defences. Mr Hoar cites figures to weaken faith in the President's pension veto. Hale naval establishment bill passes. West introduces a Tehuantepec ship railway substitute, passed after debate. Missour court bill passed. House votes seed distribution in Texas over veto 83 to 10. Anti Mormon conference report adopted 202 to 40. House rejects pension veto 140 to 113 and debates consular and diplomatic bill, passes with amendments.
Bowker Hirt I and Miss Winchester tied the knot on February 17 at the Catholic church with Father Zabels officiating. The newlyweds, a retired Edwardsville merchant and his city partner, planned an extended trip east then will reside in Edwardsville after their return.
A brief description notes a product named Pomeroy’s Petrolee Plasters containing a compound of capsicum and purified petroleum. The item appears in an old catalog or advertisement, highlighting its remedial use and distinctive formula.
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