Westward growth and events spark regional developments
Far west lands transform with young oaks replacing bare prairies and timber expansion. An ice palace plan rises in St Paul with a grand carnival. Chinaman workers strike in San Francisco. New England and New York monitor smallpox quarantines on Canada’s border. General Warner declines a New York Democratic invitation but will speak on silver in Chicago on the 31st.
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Warner
Democratic State Committee of
New York
Commercial Club
Chicago
Governor-elect Foraker Eyes National Reputation for Senate Rise
East reports suggest Foraker has earned a national reputation and could become a U.S. Senator if Legislature shows a hitch, even as he supports Hon. John Sherman for president.
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Foraker
U.S
John Sherman
Texas firm lands large beef supply contract with English syndicate
Isaac Dohman of Fort Worth signs a five year deal to supply 3,000 frozen carcases of beef cattle monthly to an English syndicate. The price is six cents per pound for meat and nine cents per pound for hides, marking a major contract in the meat trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Dohman
Fort Worth
Texas
Treasury Gold Surges Prompt Call for Three Percent Bonds
Washington City reports rapid gold growth in the treasury since October 1, raising the possibility of calling three percent bonds. Net gold rose by $4,386,088 despite nearly $7,000,000 paid on four percent bonds, as disbursements moved to New York and back through banks.
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Washington City
Treasury
New York
Treasury Department
Ohio Journal analyzes election figures and shifts in votes
The Ohio State Journal notes official figures show Foraker leading Hoadly by 18 158 with 359 538 votes this year vs 347 164 in 1883. Hoadly drops to 341 380 from 359 693. Total turnout rises to 730 732, Democrats shifting support to Prohibition candidate A B Leonard who gains 28 054 votes and broad cross party transfers are implied.
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Ohio State Journal
Foraker
Hoadly
Hoadley
A.B. Leonard
Prohibition
Ford Schumacher
Leonard
Schumacher
Democratic Committee
Democratic
Piles Treated by Bosanko Pile Remedy Promoted
Describes piles with back and abdominal weight plus indigestion symptoms. Notes moisture and itching after warmth. Claims Dr Bosanko’s Pile Remedy absorbs tumors and relieves itching to cure, price 50c. Address The Dr Bosanko Medicine Co Piqua Ohio. Sold by J M McGill.
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Bosanko
Printer's Provers From a Historic Exchange
A dated excerpt presents six printer’s proverbs advising readers on newspaper etiquette and production. It cautions readers not to question editors, to avoid prying into authorship, and to respect the printing process and proof sheets.
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Health Benefit
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds claiming it preserves health and saves lives. It asserts cures for consumption bronchitis asthma hoarseness and throat chest and lung ailments with a free trial bottle at Cr Wall & Co’s drug store.
Historic winter reading drive invites Herald readers
The notice urges readers to secure steady winter employment by stocking varied wholesome literature and recommends the HERALD as a reliable local newspaper. It promises comprehensive local and general news to be a worthy weekly visitor.
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Herald
Rev W H Willison Preaches at Christian Church
Quaker City pastor and leading minister Rev W H Willison addressed a fair sized audience last Sabbath at the Christian church. He has done effective work for years and arrangements may be made for him to preach here every four weeks. Barnesville Enterprise
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W. H. Willison
Quaker City
Christian Church
Willison
Barnesville
Ayer's Pills Promoted for Regular Health
An advertisement extols Ayer's Pills as the best remedy to restore natural, regular, and healthy bodily action, warning that neglect can spoil a fine constitution and that constipation causes many illnesses.
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Ayer
The Printer's Devil Origins in Venetian Legend
A centuries old tale ties the term printer's devil to Aldus Manutius of Venice. He supposedly employed a young enslaved Black boy as an assistant and publicly displayed him to quell rumors, declaring the boy the infamous imp and inviting others to pinch him.
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Aldus Manutius
Venice
Aldus
Holy Church
He Died Too Young A Poem Of Grief And Hope
A bereaved speaker laments a young death and recalls Carson's smile. The verses move through cries of grief for a lost friend, plea for return, forgiveness, and finally a hopeful assurance that the deceased lives on in a heavenly realm and they will reunite. The speaker invokes forgiveness, endurance, and eventual reunion with the beloved in another life.
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Thomas B. Peacock
Guernsey County
Wim. Carson Peacock
Prairieville
Kaufman County
Tex
Cambridge
O. Dr Peacock Was A Graduate of the Bellevue Medical College of New York City
Swift's Specific advertised nationwide vegetable remedy
An 1885 notice from Swift Specific Co. promotes Swift's Specific for blood and skin diseases. It offers a free treatise and lists sales through druggists in Atlanta and a New York mailing address.
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Atlanta
Swift
Swift Specific Co
Drawer
Atlanta, Ga
N. Y
Pumpkin vine yields abundant harvest in Milnersville garden
In Milnersville Ohio on October 20 1885 D Dougherty reports a pumpkin vine in his garden that spans over four hundred feet with thirty large pumpkins and many smaller ones. He challenges any dispute of the claim.
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Milnersville, O
Eps. Herald
Dougherty
End to Bone Scraping Endorsed by Patient in Harrisburg
Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois reports a healing from a running leg ulcer after eight years. He credits three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, purchased from C L Wall & Co, with restoring his leg to sound health.
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Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Bucklen
Arnica
C. L. Wall & Co
Meteoric Stone Falls on Buckland Farm in Washington County
A stones from last Saturday's fireball event in Washington and Allegheny counties reportedly landed on Mr. Buckland's Jefferson township farm near the West Virginia line. The fragment broke into three pieces and remains largely above ground, gray with red streaks and irregular in shape, measuring up to fifty feet square in some spots.
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Washington
Allegheny Counties
Buckland
Jefferson Township
Washington County
West Virginia Line
Bellaire Independent
Grigg’s Glycerine Salve Promises Quick Skin Cure
A vintage advertisement touts Grigg's Glycerine Salve as a sure fast remedy for cuts bruises scalds burns wounds and other sores. It claims to cure piles tetter and all skin eruptions with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Sold by druggists Octoberbly.
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Grigg
Oc-bly
Ohio railroads span the state past fifty years
The piece notes that every Ohio county except Morgan has a railroad, tracing progress since the first line Mad River and Lake Erie from Sandusky to Springfield. It also mentions Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a remedy for coughs and sneezes. A Cumberland News item reports Ed Bay owning a pet calf that walked into the house and helped itself to pie while Mrs Bay was away, later found resting in the parlor rocking chair.
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State of
Ohio
Morgan
Mad River & Lake Erie
Sandusky
Springfield
The
Cumberland News
Ed. Bay
Sweet Potatoes Storage and Health Cures Advert
Sweet potatoes should be dug before cold weather and kept in a cool place away from dampness. A stove room or cellar works. they may be stored in mounds outside. Throat air worsens health, while Dr Bigelow's Positive Cure is advertised as a safe speedy remedy for coughs colds throat and lung diseases sold by druggists at 50c and $1.
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Dr. Jones
Ayer
E.G. Reynolds
Dixfield
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla Promoted for Rheumatism Cure
Medical World notes a farmer’s lifetime toll of two wives and a half and asserts rheumatism and related diseases stem from a weak system. It claims Ayer’s Sarsaparilla cures such conditions and improves health.
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Ayer
Providential Nail Trim Promise Cures Toothache
A Philadelphia woman asserts that trimming fingernails on Friday prevents toothache, calling it a providential revelation and urging belief in the ritual.
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Philadelphia
Paper shirts could rise with Salvation Oil idea
A suggestion to adopt paper shirts in Japan or elsewhere is weighed against potential rheumatism risks for doctors. The plan hinges on keeping Salvation Oil handy, with a price of 26 cents cited as the cost.
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Japan
Salvation Oil
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Cambridge, Ohio
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Josie Blake
Pt. Pleasant
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America
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