Speech of Judge West at Republican State Convention
A historically notable segment describes Judge West of Logan County addressing the Republican convention in Columbus. The blind veteran speaks with fervor, praising Republican unity, denouncing Democrats, recalling immigrant waves and American liberty, and asserting enduring support for old institutions and civilizational progress.
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Columbus
Judge West
Logan County
West
Supreme Court
Duto
Republican Party
Republican Deep
Ark of the Covenant of Liberty
Democratic Party
Free
Party of Progress
Economic health cited as six month business losses rise
Out of 30,000 engaged in business, 3,597 failed in six months with about fifty million in liabilities. Despite higher failures, the report from Dunn & Co. shows low loss relative to business volume, signaling mercantile soundness and potential price drops in food as harvests rise. Cattle prices, harvests, and food costs are expected to ease, aiding overall business.
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Messrs
KK. G. Dunn & Co
Grinnell Westward Pioneering Advocate Recalls Town Origins
Iowa figure J B Grinnell recalls Horace Greeley urging westward migration. He says he founded a town named Grinnell after a cyclone destroyed an earlier settlement. He claims no alcohol sales on his land and cites a three mile start and a three year history without fires, poverty, jail, or prison.
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J. B. Grinnell
Iowa
Horace Greeley
Grinnell
Recovery Amid Despair Reported By Philadelphia Woman
A middle aged Philadelphia woman, once given up by doctors, recovered after taking Manalin per Dr. Miller. The claim appears in Dr. Hartman’s Book on the Ills of Life. Brown's Iron Bitters is advertised as a blood enricher. An 85 pound quartz bowlder found at Moor's Flat Nevada is noted. A camp meeting incident in Wilmington NC reports a back injury from a fall. Diamond Dyes touted for brighter color.
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Miller
South Tenth Street
Philadelphia
Hartman
Osborn
Ohio
Moor’s Flat
Nevada
Hop Bitters Advertisements Promise Health and Cure-All
An advertising pitch extols Hop Bitters as a sovereign remedy for stomach and bowel issues, nervousness, kidney disease, fevers, and skin problems. It claims $500 will be paid for an uncured case and urges readers to rescue bedridden relatives with a few bottles at a low cost.
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Gilead
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Charles Guiteau
Earth
Jas. A. Garfield
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A. P. Sanford
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London
Greene County
Alabama
France
Charlie Ross
Charles
Wilmington
N. C
Annie Williams
Millie Morris
Annie
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the Bank OF Athens
Athens, O
John Brown
J.D. Brown
Cashier
A. Noron
T. H J. Sheldon
J.M. Welch
First National Bank
Athens, Ohio
Athens
THE
State Bank of Ohio
DPR
A. Dille
Surageon
Ommece
J.e.edmundson
Main Street
E. R. Lash
Phoenix Bloc
Hotels
Warren House
Elmer Golden
Prietor
Court House
North High St
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Sellers & Co
Prop's
Pittabergh
Mgs- Senueb
Power Press
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