Peruna touted as cure for chronic catarrh in 1890s notice
A 19th century health column argues healthy mucous membranes imply overall vitality and credits Peruna with curing chronic catarrh in a letter from Mrs. Alvinia Hanenkrat of Bibb Falls Wisconsin. The piece promotes free Peruna Almanac and Hartman materials, plus local social notes and a joke about a bashful paper girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvinia Hanenkrat
Bibb Falls
Wis
Hartman
M’s’g Co
Columbus
Officials delay census amid flood of seekers
Quote from Mr Point Breeze and Mr Murray Hill taunts Washington City for slow action as authorities postpone a census during peak office-seeker activity, per the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
Mr. Point Breeze
Pittsburg
Family Dispute Over Affection Sparks Dramatic Confrontation
In a tense domestic scene Mrs Taddells accuses a man of kissing Ethel three times. Ethel protests the count, saying the mother is mistaken while admitting she kissed him twice herself. The exchange centers on who initiated the affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Taddells
Ethel
Miss Taddells
Man Charged in Fatal October Shooting Near Brownstown
Frank Coryell, jailed after being moved from Salem for safety, is under grand jury scrutiny in the Ebien Banks case. The couple had planned marriage. Coryell says the shooting at about 9 pm was accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownstown
Inn
Frank’' Coryell
Ebien Banks
Salem
Hog market bears impact of warm weather and yellow fever
The statement notes large hog production but rising demand. Unseasonably warm weather and yellow fever in the south depress hog prices, with an estimated 25 cents per 100 pounds difference in value for hogs marketed or held, assuming normal fall conditions and no fever scare.
October fire losses across United States and Canada rise
The October fire loss totals 11,887,500 dollars. A comparative table lists monthly losses for 1896 and 1897, with figures for January through October and a year total of 99,081,700 for 1896 and 91,801,200 for 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Johnson Health Improves and Seeks Return to Congress
Congressman H A Johnson of Indiana shows improved health and temporary heart disease in diagnosis, planning an active push for the rest of his term. The report notes no permanent pulmonary trouble and that he will rejoin sessions in Washington, D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
H. A. Johnson
Indiana
Washington
The Colorful Shirt King Reigns In Fine Attire Display
A vivid description extols a magnificent lineup of the finest colored shirts. The royal color power is praised as fortifying a man’s attire with irresistible appeal and splendor. See the vivid samples in the showcased collection.
C H G Branch Moving West With Mixed Mix
The C H and G branch indicates a westward relocation plan featuring a mixed 405 401 sequence. Details are unclear in the OCR but imply routing changes or yard operations. Further text would clarify the entities and purpose of the move.
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L.rosenbush & Co
Childrens’ Hats At
Silvermans
Silverman's
Walesboro
Wm. Long and
T. W. Doyle
Amos Bolinger
Miss Love Rhule
J. Jones
Carrie Robbe
Lillie Whittinghill
Kentucky
Will Ping
Esquire
Ping
Minois
Bertha Langenor
Albert Lane
New Age
Chicago
Donner
Murray Hill
Miss T
Mamma
Johnson
N. Y. Sun
Lienberger
Columbus Fuel & Ice Co
Wash
Meghan!s
Garland Steel
Patent Office
Reeves
BIG Four
R. R
C., H. & G. Branch
Greensburg
Ewington
Burney’s
Artsville
Orosing
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