Varied 19th Century News Snippets From Indiana and Beyond
A scatter of items notes Pauline Nelson a German servant in Indianapolis inheriting 25000 marks from an uncle in Germany. Fairmont West Virginia reports a major natural gas strike heard ten miles away. Richmond Virginia’s Thos J Culverius faces Dec 10 execution for murder. The President pardons three Mormon bishops jailed for polygamy. Senator Austin F Pike dies on his Franklin farm. Ira G Strunk acquitted in a 19th century Indiana case of insanity grounds. Indianapolis grocer John Beaver killed by a train in the city. Ithaca New York pitcher James Pringle suffers multiple arm breaks during a game. Pleuro-Pneumonia spreads near Vincentown New Jersey. state health board fights it by culling and quarantines. Chicago Anarchists face new trial denial and Dec 3 hanging. Indiana state treasury under Democratic rule in distress with eight million income two years back gone. A San Antonio meeting reunites long-lost sisters. Spies the Anarchist in court contrasts Socrates Galileo with martyrdom. Wheeling mills idle after a leak and fire in a gas main. A note on rose production and thieves in Lafayettes hidden jewelry in a wooden leg. Athens County boasting a large, best-in-class shop. A Presbyterian minister cites Texas hunger amid drought. railroads pushing immigration. A Kentucky man claims Electric Bitters cured him. The steamer Anchoria reaches St John after transatlantic delay. Caution on ivy poisoning warns Hood’s Sarsaparilla. A Put-in-Bay vineyard owner temperance stance aligns with straight Republican ticket. The Washington Monument joke note closes these items.
A Patchwork of Ads and Odd Claims in One Page
A collection of sensational health claims and promotional notices. Magnolia Balm promises beauty benefits while Acker’s Tablets target dyspepsia and constipation with a money back guarantee. A New York citizen praises Grant, and a pensioned physician offers a free remedy recipe for consumption and lung ailments, published by W A Neves in Rochester, NY.
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Acker
C. B. Henderson
Chorce
W. A. Neves
Roch v. N.Y
Ohio Republicans condemn Cleveland policy and praise Foraker
A long Republican platform from Ohio denounces the Cleveland administration for extravagance, failure on fisheries, tariff shifts, and civil service reform harms. It memorializes Union veterans, endorses veteran pensions, labor protections, and a national labor department. It lauds Governor Foraker for debt refunding and institutional reforms, and mourns Grant’s death.
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Cleveland
Congress
Canada
Mexico
Senate of the
United States
Congress of American Nations
General Assembly
National
House of Representatives
General Revenue Fund
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Will McDonald
Dearbon St
Chicago
Fernan Esenchardo
Penna Avenue
St. Louis
John Thiel
Wilkesbarre
Botter Drug and Chemical CO
BOSON
Sanfords
Sanford
Pottrer Drug & Chemica Co
Boston
Potter Drug and Chemical Co
Potter Dray and Chemical Co
Mass
Ream Bain
Ely
Ail
ELY Bros
Owego
N.Y
USA
Watnur Sr
Cincinnati
Wh. P
GEO
Cb Co
Baealers
Pauline Nelson
Indianapolis
Fairmont
W. Va
Thos. J. Culverius
Richmond Va
Fannie L. Madison
Austin F. Pike
New Hampshire
Franklin
Ira G. Strunk
New Albany
Ind
Chas. V. Hoover
John Beaver
James Pringle
Ithaca
N. Y
Vincentown
Burlington County
N. J
State Board of Health
New Orleans
U. S. Treasury
Washington
Martha Washington
Treasury
General Grant
Remus Hale
Transitville
Alhambra Theatre
Frank Handmyer
Josie Martello
Perryville, Ky
S. Fry
John Beatty
M.H. Owsley
W. S. Furay
Indiana
San Antonio
Spies
Socs Rates
Galileo
Christ
Wheeling
Lafayettes Ind
Athens County
Texas
Charleston
D. I. Wilcoxson
Horse Cave
Henderson & Minear
Anchoria
Glasgow
New York
St. John's
Hood
Paris Green Hood
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell
John Brown
Put-in-Bay
B. Henderson
Donovan
Broolyn Bridge
Genesee Falls
San Patch
Washington Monument
Judas
Sharon
Grant
Ltcas Platreas
Ohio
Republican Party
Department of Labor
United States Senate
Henry B. Payne
Ireland
Gladstone
Pernell
Teuth
Foraker
Ulysses S. Grant
Saratoga
Norristown Herald
Scott ‘ Bowne
York
Golden
Golden’s Female Elixir CO
Columbus, Ono
Henderson
Ninear
Athens
Onte
Yeas &c
W. H. Parker
Bulfinch Street
Mase
George R. Walker
Court House
Main Street
Athens, Ohio
D. C. Cornwell
Clocks & Jewelry and
Walnut Street House
W. M. Tucker
R RopeBauan
Skiles
U.S. Pension Claim Agency
Koom
Wesley Block
Colun Aus, Ole
Atroms
Amd
Lessa Sprocaedalan
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