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Newspaper
Cleveland Progress
Location
Cleveland, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1893
Page
4
A collage of old medical ads and scattered facts. Mentions Brown's Iron Bitters, Druggists, and a variety of tonics and cures. References to the National Library, the Florida sponge grounds, and a school board in Auburn Maine. Includes oddities about oxalic acid and a Duke of Bedford.
Complete returns show Republicans winning across New York Brooklyn and city races, with major gains in New York state and New Jersey. Ohio and Virginia party wins rack up large majorities while Maryland and Massachusetts hint at shifting winds. Nebraska and Pennsylvania also show strong GOP performance.
Secretary Hoke Smith departed Washington for Macon Georgia to participate in the trial of two major railroad cases. He expects to be away about one week as political chatter in the capital centers on the 1896 Republican ticket and tariff battles.
Lawyer Francis Hy Weeks, famed as the embezzler, was moved to Sing Sing on Thursday to begin a ten year term. Reports note prior extradition from Costa Rica sparked talk, with the case drawing wide attention.
The fragment hints at Mrs McCordlett demanding speaking time while Pack. presses for speaking opportunities amid a tense European political situation that continues to grow more unstable. The text captures a lively exchange on public discourse and international concerns.
The Georgia road congress is convening in Augusta on November 28, designated Road Congress Day by the Augusta Exposition. Vice presidents include H. P. Smart, O. A. Barry, G. W. Jordan Jr., W. J. Weeks, J. W. Nelms, W. A. Haff, J. O. Waddell, O. M. Strahan, J. W. Robertson, O. H. Beall, and A. T. Putnam. The gathering aims to push permanent road improvements with skilled engineers, convict labor, and modern machinery, inviting every county to send its best representatives.
President Grover Cleveland proclaims a national day of thanksgiving on the designated November date. He urges all people to forego work, gather in worship, and offer prayers and praise for divine blessings, while sharing charity with the needy and enjoying fellowship.
American actress Annie Pixley has died in London on Wednesday night. Born in New York City in 1855, she rose to fame on stage with early appearances in California and mining camps, later marrying actor Robert Fulford who managed her career. Her notable role included "M Lisa" in Bret Harte's Lack of Roaring Camp.
An anxious Bayrville project in Ocala Jacksonville telegrams report a local syndicate has posted 320000 in a lump to secure the Corbett Mitchel fight. A certified twenty thousand dollar check from Harry Meson and T. ER Bowden was mailed to Richard K Fox in New York with a follow up letter promised. The Barner at Orange National Bank of Jacksonville is noted as handling the funds.
In Knoxville from a Sunday special, Chiefs Arthur Clarke and Seargent met with the East Tennessee road receiver to discuss trainmen wage cuts. They agreed to a three month reduction with restoration of old rates at the end of the period, and the receivers signed a written agreement.
A Wednesday afternoon boiler blast in the Dry Dock stables at East Broadway and Battery Street, New York City, killed six men and left another missing presumed dead. A dozen others were injured, several horses died, and property damage reached about $10,000.
Special from Columbus Ohio reports unofficial tallies from remaining counties. Governor McKinley holds a plurality of 83791 and an overall majority around 30000. Senate balance: Republicans 25 Democrats 5. Total: Republicans 86 Democrats 21.
The article outlines best practices for keeping milk sweet for institutions like hotels, boarding houses, soldiers' homes, and county and state facilities. It stresses contracting with clean producers, cooling milk to 50 degrees promptly, using pure air, and stirring during cooling. It notes storage and drawing conveniences, and highlights Milwaukee county institutions at Wauwatosa with portable creamer rows praised by superintendents and physicians.
A Boston man living in the suburbs observed a sun spot by letting sunlight enter through a tiny hole in shuttered blinds onto paper. A clear round image of the sun appeared with a blue fringe and a bluish spot that moved as the paper shifted, proving the sun spot could be seen without telescope. The observation was reported by the Boston Herald.
A compact essay notes Ophelia as the sole weak woman among Shakespeare’s leads, her failure to guide Hamlet triggers catastrophe, while three wicked women like Lady Macbeth Regan and Meneril stand as exceptional foils to common moral rules. A light Street & Smith quip about Turkish towels follows.
A farmer from Edom Texas testifies after six years of using German Syrup for sore throat coughs colds hoarseness chest pains and spitting blood praising it as the best medicine for family use. He notes weather changes cause frequent colds but with German Syrup his household suffers fewer illnesses. John F Jones.
A New York Weekly excerpt contrasts American and foreign reactions to elected officials failing the public. It notes indignation meetings and effigy burnings by Americans, followed by returning to business and reelecting the same officials.
An old recipe suggests cleaning black dresses with a solution made from fig leaves boiled in water until a pint remains. Dip a brush in the liquid to rub spots and stains. Dusty grimy black cloth may be washed in soap bark water and dried without rinsing.
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