J C Barrows and Local Curiosities in Ottumwa News
The item notes J C Barrows as a lawyer and references a lecture by Scoville, and a dying Senator Ben Hill amid cancer of the tongue. It mentions a House bill to ban sale of intoxicants in clubs, praises C and C’s Cough Remedy, accuses Chauncey I Pilley of direct charges against Garfield, comments on human nature, a Jessie James kill rumor near Kansas City, Barnum buying London elephant Sumba, and London anger at the sale.
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Chauncey I. Pilley
Garfield
Euman
Physician Praises O and O Cough Remedy
A prominent physician lauds O and O Cough Remedy as near to a specific for coughs and colds. He notes his wife bought a bottle for the children and he was surprised by its potency. He has frequently prescribed it with consistently good results. Sold by all druggists.
Contribution plate and foreign aid plan noted in 1882 item
A fragment describes a plate passed around with items to be sent abroad for the “good of the poor heathens” and asks slow counting. It cites a Denver Tribune item attributed to Cuam Beriarn Co and includes a 1882 Iowa testimonial for O C Cerate. The passage then covers redistricting in Iowa, listing Appanoose and neighboring counties as a favorable district for a straight congressional vote, and criticizes fusion efforts and Weaver.
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Denver Tribune Primer
Senate
House
Appanoose
Wayne
Lucas
Clarke
Decatur
Ringgold
Union
Taylor
Page
Congress
Weaver
Applnoose
Mr. Weaver
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Relief
The advertisement proclaims Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and claims it cures piles. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded with a 25 cent price per box sold by H A Russell.
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H. A. Russell
Murderer of Garfield praised in new Ridpath book
Review notes Ridpath's Life and Trial of Guiteau as essential reading for the Garfield assassination case. Describes the work as comprehensive yet concise, available as a separate volume and as a supplement to Life and Work of Garfield. Garfield biography expands to a handsome illustrated 800-page volume without price change.
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Ridpath
Guiteau
W. H. McClain
Des Moines
Towa
Garfield
How's the Baby Heals From Croup and Sale Notice
In a brief update the caretaker reports the child’s croup is improved after administering Tomas' Execunic Orr per doctor’s orders. The following day the doctor declares the youngster cured. For sale by Daffield & Harlan.
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Daffield & Harlan
The Parson's Little Secret Revelation in a Texas Town
A crowd of prominent Texans recall why they left their states around a campfire. Judge Black admits killing in self defense in Arkansas. General Spandsy forged a signature to a check. Another man came to Texas for having two wives. The Parson, nicknamed Parosa, reveals he left Kentucky because he failed to build a church after a congregation raised $3,000 for that purpose. The tale hints at an underlying mystery about the Parson's true motive.
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Texas
Judge Black
Arkansas
Spandsy
Parosa
Parson
Kentucky
Teething remedy from Dr Winchell aids mothers and children
Dr Winchell's Teething 5yr Up claims to give mothers rest and convert teething trouble into health for infants. It promises natural sleep and bowel regulation, curing dysentery and diarrhoea as well as other common infant diseases. Sold by H A Russen.
Death of Gen Judson Kilpatrick in Chili witnessed
A young American nearby recounts Kilpatrick's death after dictating a critical dispatch. He describes the intense struggle with the deciphering, the exertion, and his final moments as he collapsed in pain. The body stayed warm and limp for hours before finally chilling the next morning.
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Judson Kilpatrick
United States
Chili
Du’elook
Parker's Hair Balsam Ranks High as a Hair Restorative
An advertisement proclaims Parker's Hair Balsam made from harmless materials and tailored to fading and falling hair, securing the highest rank as an elegant and reliable remedy for hair restoration.
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Parker
Boy invents automatic steam engine valve mechanism
A Manchester Times note recounts how a youth, by tying a cord from a valve lever to a moving engine part, created a mechanism that opened and closed valves in time. Watt later adopted the idea, transforming a partial engine into a reliable automatic machine.
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Watt
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Centerville Times
J.C. Barrows
Pceneraessene Adtor
Beecher
Ottumwa
Scoville
Ben Hill
Pearson
Jessie James
Kansas City
Kansas City Journal
Cuam Beriarn & Co
J. E. Elmorern
M.D. Leon
Iowa
Bucklen
Ilow
Gen. Kilpatrick
Hoy Inventors
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