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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1880
Page
4
A temperance backed critique urges journals to advertise Hop Bitters, arguing many clergymen and families benefit from the anti intoxication medicine. It cites witnesses from religious and temperance circles and highlights the company’s decades of temperance work.
A letter from Hop Bitters Mfg Co of Rochester N Y notes the paper bans alcohol in its pages yet allows the bitters as free of alcohol. It asserts responsibility for readers and endorses low advertising rates. Temperance clergymen lawyers ladies and doctors praised the product for restoring brain and nerve waste without intoxication.
A medical review boosts Hop Bitters noting their healing properties and lack of poisons. Rochester sellers advertise them as healing hops in one bottle, with physicians advising use. Various papers including New York Independent and Christian Standard share endorsements and a testimonial from Mrs. Ler at the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
Letter from J A W dated September 4 1879 promotes Hop Bitters as a non alcoholic cure for drunkenness. Describes Colonel W Haltimore certificate and cites Rochester Cincinnati New Orleans New York facts and a claim that the card would be valuable to reduce drinking in Baltimore and other cities.
A pair of parents from Milford Delaware in February 1880 recount a daughter’s prolonged illness blamed on prejudice against medicine. They credit Hop Bitters with restoring her health after years of doctors’ varied diagnoses. A Reverend Mrs J H Ellgoop adds her endorsement as a tonic for debility and nervousness.
Rev Joan Siamax editor and Rev E R Wareex pastor endorse Hop Bitters as a valuable medicine. They credit long term cures for chronic ailments and recommend it to friends as beneficial for health. The letter cites personal experience in Afton New York area and references Albany physicians.
A railroad official from Chicago testifies to Hop Bitters curing a young man of an insatiable thirst for liquor. The remedy supposedly allayed the burning urge, restored steadiness, and kept him sober for over two years with no desire to return to drinking. The speaker cites several others also cured by the product.
A clergyman from Washington D C praises Hop Bitters as meritorious for family use, noting it alongside trusted remedies. A Baptist minister from Bergen New York credits it with relieving kidney trouble neuralgia and dizziness, and a Methodist preacher from Mexico reports relief from gravel and kidney issues. A temperance orator from Wayne County is referenced.
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The Democratic party recovers from Indiana’s October defeat with renewed vigor ahead of the November campaign. Analysts argue Indiana’s loss avoided a GOP plan to override voters and elect Garfield by legislature, while Democrats note Maine New York New Jersey and New Hampshire favor Hancock, boosting prospects despite Indiana.
The piece argues eastern states lean Democrat, predicting Hancock would win the electoral college if Independents and eastern sentiment hold. Massachusetts Democrats report vigorous campaigning, improved from Indiana results, with soldier support for Hancock rising after Grant’s attacks.
The piece argues against Democratic despondency after Tuesday's elections, contending Republicans overstate wins in Indiana and Ohio. It questions proclaimed victories, notes Hancock's potential in November, and warns against complacency while urging patience for full returns. It also critiques Garfield and Colfax amid Indiana and national race dynamics.
The piece portrays a cartoonish, partisan scene with echoes of Garfield era politics. It follows Tak GLope’s election bird metaphor and the Republican crowd reacting to Indiana losses, then details Ulysses S. Grant's Boston visit by train, greeted by large crowds, torches, bands, and a grand review at the Brunswick. Grant signals a brief speech pause, promising to stay through the week.
The passage suggests General Grant needed a private secretary or John Russell Young to craft remarks suitable for the event, implying the response fell short of expectations and a better prepared speech was desirable.
A November North American Review rebuttal accuses the Republican pledge in a signed anti Democratic campaign document of slander and self interest. It argues Democrats share in public credit and warns the party’s greenback and repudiation charges are unfounded while citing historical finance actions.
Rochester Sentinel reports a case where sciatic rheumatism confined J. Dawson, a druggist, to his room for four weeks before using St Jacobs Oil and returning to work. The item also lists 1880 nine month and quarterly U S and Canada business failures, noting 9 month U S failures at $45,010,185 and Canada failures at $6,880,611, with earlier year comparisons.
The text compares 1870 and 1879 casualty figures and notes that for the past nine months casualties exceed by little half those of 1879. If the improvement continues into the next three months, yearly failures, relative to those engaged in trade, will be lower than at any time since these figures began.
Ohio and Indiana are key in Democratic strength, with Indiana fueling fears of fraud and Ohio boosting Hancock. The Cincinnati Enquirer and Cleveland Plain Dealer cite large campaign clubs, party misrepresentation, and strong Northern Democratic turnout. The piece stresses honesty, party unity, and Hancock’s lead.
Washington reports October 14 cotton condition at 83, down eight points since September 1, with a two percent year over year gain. States show varied yields per county, notably Texas 88 and Arkansas 85, while Florida and Alabama face storms and rains. Bollworm rot and rust more in Texas, with widespread worm issues elsewhere. overall, reports say as much cotton as possible is still to be gathered. The same bulletin notes a new book Magdalen Ferat by Emile Zola with favorable American reception. A Massillon paper mill boiler explosion kills a boy and injures several, with losses around $15,000.
A health note argues happiness comes from absence of pain and links urine odor color or deposits to disease. It claims Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure is a certain and valuable remedy for urinary system disorders in both men and women.
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