Washington Letter reports trial, politics, and local notes
In Washington D C on May 25 1958 Col Ingersoll closes an eloquent address to the jury in the Star Route cases. Merrick will begin the Government closing. Cabinet absent for New York bridge opening. Arlington Confederate graves may be decorated by Grand Army of the Republic. Virginia election results show Mahone gains in white counties and losses in black counties. Logan item covers a Baptist baptism dispute with a Methodist and Baptist minister.
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Merrick
New York
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National Cemetery
Arlington
Grand Army of the Republic
Virginia
Mahone
Logan
Rutledge Monthly offers $20 reward for shortest Old Testament verse
The June issue promises twenty dollars in gold to the first person naming the shortest verse in the Old Testament by June 10 1883. If several answer correctly the prize is divided. Send 20 cents with answer and receive the July Monthly containing the winner and other rewards. Address Routledge Publishing Company Easton Penn.
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Rutledge’s
Routledge Publishing Company
Easton, Penn
Greeley Farm in Chappaqua to be Sold Under Will Provisions
The famous Greeley farm in Chappaqua Westchester County New York will soon be sold under Mr Greeley s will provisions. The eighty acre property includes several buildings and the large stone barn. The old house where his farming writings were composed burned years ago.
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Greeley
Chappaqua
Westchester County
N. Y
Pains in the Back and Hunt's Remedy Claim
A newspaper notice warns that back pain signals serious kidney trouble possibly Bright's Disease and urges immediate action. It touts Hunt's Remedy as a universal cure for kidney bladder liver and urinary ailments, claiming a single bottle has saved lives.
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Bright
Hunt
Detectives uncover plot against tenement families in Troy
In Troy New York detectives reveal a plot to blow up a tenement house housing sixty non union workers from the malleable iron works. Suspicion falls on recently quit union men. Numerous patent and medicinal notices follow, including Dr Kings New Discover for Consumption trial bottles at 10 cents and Shilohs Cure claims relief for coughs and bronchitis.
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Troy
New York
H. K. Dorr
Dr. King
Harvard Overseers Vote Against Prayer Statute Repeal
Report of Harvard College overseers discussing repealing compulsory attendance at morning prayers and religious exercises. The board rejected the resolution by strong vote.
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Harvard College
Gee. Shiffer
Martinsburg
Blair Co
Long Lane That Has No Turning and Cure Claim
An advertisement claims Dr. Bigelow's Positive Cure quickly and permanently remedies coughs colds croup whooping cough and throat and lung troubles. It states KE R Lash druggist offers free bottles of this remedy to customers as a generosity gesture.
Wealthy Georgia colored man Henry Topp profiled
Henry Topp of Darien is described as the wealthiest colored man in Georgia. Born enslaved, he gained freedom after his master’s death, lost twenty slaves and Confederate bonds when the Confederacy fell, then rebuilt as a farmer and lumberman. He is sixty six and reportedly worth $100 000.
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Henry Topp
Darien
Georgia
Confederacy
Glycerine Salve touted as universal healer with local sale
The ad claims Griggs Glycerine Salve cures cuts burns and wounds and promises piles and skin eruptions relief with a 25 cent price and refund if unsatisfied. It is advertised as sold by FE R Lash.
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FE. R. Lash
Brown's Iron Bitters Promises Strength and Vitality
Endorsed as a universal tonic for wasting diseases the ad claims Brown's Iron Bitters restores energy and health. It cites a Baltimore user G Decker who recovered after severe stomach injury and paralysis, helped by two bottles, enabling activity and gradual improvement.
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Gor
N. Fremont St
Baltimore
G. Decker
Providence Watchman Repeats Hunt's Remedy Cure Claim
Henry A. Waterman of Providence describes a long illness with a swollen leg and kidney disease that improved after taking Hunt's Remedy. He credits the remedy with relief from pain, restored strength, and return to duty as night watchman at Barstow Stove Company.
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Barstow Stove Company
Hunt
Providence
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