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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1892
Page
3
In Angelica and Wellsville, fires spark investigation, new paint and repairs brighten storefronts, and community events unfold. Bert Casterline’s barn survives a lightning strike with minimal damage, while local bids for Decoration Day stir planning. The Thane road case nears final decision as Wellsville faces rising costs.
The record lists numerous visits and movements in Scio and nearby communities. Individuals such as J. S. Read, Len Ely, Frank McBride, Oscar A. Fuller, Geo. Armstrong, S. W. Smith, Miss Anna Sherwood, Miss Evelyn Spears, Miss Vina Collins, and J. F. Rice appear among frequent in town and visits to Belmont, Wellsville, Friendship, and Elmira. The narrative includes travel to Washington D.C. by B. P. Mapes, transfer of Will Andrews, and plans for openings and business entries in Andover and Hornellsville. A notable note tells of J. R. Barber, aged 81, reuniting with son W.T. Barber after years apart.
The Annual Convention of the Alleghany County Sunday School Association will be held at Bolivar on May 17 and 18. The group aims to reach 5 000 county children not in Sunday School and has engaged Rev. F Ralon to organize workers countywide. Delegates from every school are expected to report and participate in an arranged program.
West Almond residents recount Arbor Day events at Belvidere school with a full program at the Town Hall. The district notes visitors from Wellsville and Hornellsville, a new Western Hotel landlord, a wrecked R R engine near the cheese factory, and telegraphist T W Colligan’s assignment.
Belfast and surrounding town reports recount fires at Connors Neid store and Empire Novelty works with heroic fire department response. The piece also lists social visits, church matters, Arbor Day events, marriages, family news, school programs, and local improvements spanning Belfast, Hornellsville, Genesee Seminary, and area residents and businesses.
An OCR fragment notes American mills employing 1,000,000 children and a Rome macaroni mill employing 500 persons. It mentions Pennsylvania possessing 270,000 acres of anthracite and a car load of drain tile received at Tucker's, reflecting industrial concerns and domestic life.
A bustling Belmont N Y mid 19th century ad page lists courses for teachers and advanced pupils at Westbrook Commercial College. It promotes catalogs, notices, and contact details, alongside varied local bargains and sales at Sortore Wm McCracken and other Belmont merchants.
In the season when cold air bracing gives way to warmth, a drop in energy is blamed on impure blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla is praised for purifying blood, boosting tissue supply, renewing appetite, and overcoming fatigue, with thousands endorsing its strength.
Retired physician proclaims a universal cure for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous debility. He offers to mail free of charge the recipe in German French or English with usage instructions to all who request by mailing name and stamp to W A Noyes 820 Powers Block Rochester NY.
A 19th century promotional notice claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It pledges $100 to any case it cannot cure and invites readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
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