Letter from Frew Cantronnia connects to Yolo County
A letter from Athens county native Frew Cantronnia writes from Capay near the Vacaville and Clear Lake railroad in Yolo County. He notes the county's climate heat up to 115 to 120 degrees and a 25 percent wheat crop loss from a June wind, with 44,000 tons expected to ship this fall. Madison and Capay are described as growing towns connected by rail, irrigation from Lower Lake, and a steady farming economy. He mentions Dr. T Craig, his brother Charles J Caldwell, and cousin Edward E Warren as local associates, and promotes HILOWS VITALIZER for consumption and digestive issues.
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Yolo
Sacramento Valley
Sacramento River
Sierra Mountains
Vacaville
Clear Lake
Yolo County
Ourney
Lower Lake
Madison
Woodland
Ince
Meigs County
Ohio
E. K. CalLowell
M. D
Congress passes act to reduce internal revenue taxes
The Forty Seventh Congress enacted a sweeping tariff reform titled An Act to reduce internal revenue taxation and for other purposes. It cuts taxes on banks, bank checks, matches, purumery and medicines, lowers duties on tobacco products, and relieves farmers selling leaf tobacco in small lots. The measure reduces internal revenue staff and revises over two thousand import duties, saving about forty million dollars annually. It strengthens manufacturing, boosts agricultural and commercial interests, and records Republican party credit while inviting Democratic opposition from Ohio lawmakers.
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Forty Seventh Congress
Internal Revenue
Republican Party
Congress
Ohio
House
McKinley
Rice
Robinson
E. B. Taylor
J. D. Taylor
Dawes
Marietta Register
Example as Living Lesson for Parents and Youth
The text argues that actions prove inner character and parental consistency shapes a child. It emphasizes the power of example over advice, noting that a sincere word helps, while inconsistent behavior harms. A parent’s unblemished life becomes the child’s enduring model, blessing or cursing their future.
Hood's Sarsa parilla praised as superior preparation
A noted pharmaceutical writer asserts Hood's Sarsa parilla surpasses any proprietary article on the market. The piece highlights the scrupulous neatness and care in manufacture and packaging, stressing that meticulous preparation is vital in remedies for human suffering and essential for public confidence.
Remarkable memories and cures highlighted in era ads
A collage of antiquated anecdotes and medical claims touts forgiveness stories from a girl who imagined birth in heaven, alongside testimonials for remedies like Peruna for rheumatism and kidney issues, Dr. Quinn’s cure for coughs, Shiloh’s products, and other period notices. The text mixes moral reflections, famous names, and promotional lines with brief quips from various sources.
West Virginia Laughs and a Political Glimpse
An old West Virginia tale recalls a Greenback era incident at Winfield in Putnam county where a passerby mocks a speaker with a jail map joke. The piece then pivots to a tonic advertisement for Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic, claiming it cures blood disorders and helps digestion, liver and kidney issues. It closes with a Biblical Record anecdote about a young preacher overusing the word curriculum and a sister’s exclamation.
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San
West Virginia
West
Winfield
Putnam County
Sab
Clar
Dr. Jones
E. R. Lash
Dyspepsia cure and quack medicine mix in an ad
An advertisement fragment promotes Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic as a cure for dyspepsia and various ailments with claims of toning the stomach liver kidney and bladder. It also includes testimonials about hay fever and a joke about a mountain hike. The clippings mention Hood s Sarsaparilla and Ely s Dream Balm in short lines.
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Ely
Webster H. Haskins
Marshfield
Dr. Jones
Lash
Col. J. Maidhof
New York
J. Maidhof
The Proposed Road Law And Tax Levy Change
The article explains a county tax proposal replacing the current 2 mills labor and 1 mill cash road levy with a total of 4 mills possible levy between two boards. It analyzes how under the new law the combined cash levies would drop from existing 2 mills labor and 1 mill cash to about 1.44 mills cash, while bridge levies adjust, reducing overall cash outlay for road and bridge purposes.
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Trustees of
Ames
Rome
Waterloo
Carthage
York
Ohio county bridges levy act amendment passage
An act amends Section 2824 of the Revised Statutes restricting Athens county commissioners to levy no more than one and one half mills for bridges and culverts. They may borrow against the levy at six percent, provided debt and interest do not exceed the levy. Act takes effect October 1, 1833.
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Athens County
General Assembly
State of
Ohio
Widow's mite testimony to Hunt's Remedy
The writer credits Hunt's Remedy with curing kidney disease after a year of illness and near bed confinement. Eight bottles were taken, doctor abandoned, and health restored with strength and appetite returned. The letter thanks the producer and hopes others will try the remedy to similar effect.
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Hunt
Utica Man Endorses Hunt's Remedy for Kidney Trouble
Frank W. Hofman of the American District Telegraph Co. testifies that after trying Hunt's Remedy for kidney trouble with a lame back, recommended by a Utica druggist, it cured him. He notes it has sold to many leading families and endorses it as the best medicine for kidney liver and urinary complaints.
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Utica
Frank W. Hofman
American District Telegraph Co
Hunt
Daughters Wives and Mothers Catholicon Pitch
Dr. Marchisi proposes Catholicon as a female remedy guaranteed to satisfy or refund. Claims cure for ovarian troubles, inflammation, ulceration, displacements, irregularities, barrenness, and life‑stage weaknesses plus nervous debility and heart palpitations. Prices 1.00 or 1.50 per bottle. pamphlet free. Sold by B. Lash in Utica New York.
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Utica
N. Y
BE. KR. Lash
Notly
Rock Candy Cough Care and Powders Ad
An early 20th century ad touts Rock Candy Cough Care with a money back guarantee for cures of colds hoarseness and throat and lung troubles for all ages. It includes a 25 cent bottle of a mineral free face powder by Mary Stewart and other cosmetic items, with small print on proprietors and retailers such as KR Lash AKR bash.
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Rae
Fb. KR
Lash
Mary Steart
Akr Bash
Poly
Improvement of Public Highways in Athens County
A proposed act in Athens County sets a November election question on road improvements. If approved, Township Trustees must divide townships into road districts, levy 2.5 3 mills for roads, elect Supervisors of highways, and regulate expenditures, bonds, and vouchers. Supervisors oversee work, certify labor and materials, and report to Trustees for payment.
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Glin
Athens
Mankina
Wstees
Anid Trustees
Road levy limits for townships in county passage
The act describes how township trustees pay county damages from funds and how expenses are charged to the fund. It permits city councils to levy for road purposes within corporate limits and to certify levies to the county auditor for December collection. It also lists sections rendered inoperative and notes the act taking effect after passage in April 1883.
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White House
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B. R. Lasb
Heaven
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Hartman
Congressional Committee
Newsburg
E. R. Lasii
Pocattonitas
John Smith
Rochester Post- Express
Joseph Yates
Patterson, N. J
Emile
Norristown Herald
Benson
Joseph Snyder
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E. K. Lash
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Detroit
Beagy Peever
NAW
Rock Candy Cough Care
Wes
Seabury & Johnson
Newark
John B. Alden
Vesey Street
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A.J. Holman & CO
Philadelphia
World Watch Station
Orie Lesake
World Manufacturing CO
Fisher
Walnurt St
Cincinnati
Dr. Talmadge
Greenmont
Sing Sing
M. Alfred Baer
Parker
Messrs. Hiscox & Co
Parker's
Hiscox & Co
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Bauch & Sons
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