Convicted financier Ward faces penitentiary in Grant Ward case
Ferdinand Ward of Grant Ward firm is found guilty of defrauding Marine Bank and will be sent to prison. Mexico elections stir public sentiment while a bustamante dispute leaves six dead and fifteen wounded. Rev Sam Jones notes a lesson on personal vice. An Ohioan pursues Utah governorship with 2600 dollars in hotel and travel costs since March 4. Gen Geo B McClellan dies suddenly at his New Jersey home. lauded as a brave soldier and trusted patriot by both sections.
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Grant & Ward
Marine Bank
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Liberal editor guilty of libel in Adair case
The Atlanta Defiance editor Pledger is convicted of libel for a defamatory article about Col. George W. Adair, a real estate agent in the city, and is fined 200 dollars or eight months in jail. The piece also notes political commentary on Postmaster Price’s impending succession and other remarks on religion and science in a series of items.
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Cotton market drifts as weekly receipts rise sharply
The Chronicle reports the week ending October 80 shows total receipts at 268,028 bales, up from 261,704 last week, with inland towns totaling 195,917 bales and plantation receipts at 1,578,910 since Sept 1, 1885. Prices declined on futures amid weak foreign signals and higher port stocks, then small recoveries occurred as weather spurred covering.
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Chronicle
Manchester
Ihe
Horsford’s Acid Phosphate Ad Phrase
Dr Henry of New York endorses Horsford’s Acid Phosphate as a superior remedy for nervous diseases stating no preparation equals it. The claim highlights a physician's high opinion of the product for neurological complaints and anxiety.
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Horsford
Henry
New York
Great wartime leaders gathered to the fathers
A briefer obituary style notice reflects on the passing of war leaders, describing the greatest among them as immortalized by his cause and forged in the furnace of battle, his enduring fame born from fiery ordeals.
How He Drove Better Than He Knew
Mr Geo E Jackson drew 5000 in the Louisiana State Lottery this month. His ticket was 26820. He has lived in the state about a year, worked on salary for Wells Fargo Express, and is now worth over 5000. Information on application to M A Dauphin, New Orleans. Not every emigrant earns riches so quickly.
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Wells Fargo & Co
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Democrat
Notorious Scotch Cobbler Sentenced for Fine and Return Home
A Scottish cobbler famed for mischief faced a Perth jail transfer after a Floriat magistrate fined him half a crown or twenty four hours. Choosing imprisonment, he was moved to Perth by train but then offered to pay the fine. The Governor ruled the prisoner must bear public expense and be sent back to his origin, leaving him to plead for his fare home.
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Perth
Teething relief remedy touted for infants
An old advisory promotes Mrs Winson's Soornisa Synup for teething. It claims to soothe the child, ease pains, prevent wind colic, and relieve diarrhea. Sold at twenty five cents a bottle with discreet wording.
Anecdotes on Marshal MacMahon and Imperial era mishaps
Fresh anecdotes recount the old soldier Marshal MacMahon and his moments of candid levity in the late Second Empire. He kept to simple truth, denying strategic maneuvering, angering ministers yet staying true to his own impulses and affection for the prince imperial.
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Wice
Indrco
Duke d'Aumale
Canrobert
Paris
Council of Ministers
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M. de MacMahon
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Exiles' Siberian Mines Report Appalling Conditions
A Boston Saturday Gazette reprint from the Siberian mines describes convicts in Ural pits suffering harsh labor, disease, and brutal discipline. Five years in quicksilver pits age a man. escape is forbidden. Women work in maps and face the same harsh treatment as men. A grim account by Prince Lumbomiroski details gates, guards, and lash-driven labor.
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Siberian
Boston Saturday Gazette
Russian Siberia
Prince Lumbomiroski
Ural
Beer brewing in the United States a growing industry
Harper's Magazine notes beer brewing ranks sixth in US capital use among industries, with production rising from about 13 million barrels in 1840 to over 18 million in 1885. The census cites 2,191 brewers employing 23,220 and paying average wages of 160.21 dollars yearly. American brewers favor lager and under fermentation, contrasting with English beer usage.
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Fchieaga Tribune
Harper's Magazine
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Seventy Different Uniforms London Letter
A London letter notes the Prince of Wales is estimated to wear seven distinct uniforms and has a right to seventeen different costumes including titles and offices. The description mentions numerous ceremonial outfits and official attire without enumerating all.
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London
Igenti
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