Prohibition Campaign and Miscellaneous 1887 News
Sam Jones to canvass Tennessee for prohibition around mid June. Post office plans a new one cent stamp line starting soon. Trade dollars redemption nears seven million. Consolidation of several railways announced. Murder trial details and juror influence questioned. Reading iron works workers threaten strike over wage cut. Machinery workers convention forms National Assembly 108. Clark County justice Oliver signs as JP. contested. Police report shooting in Polk county. East Tennessee assessor Masengill appointed. Washington reports on Apache hostilities and Treasury nurses. South Carolina reporters visit New York. Sharp trial updates with juror depostions. Interstate commerce agency reviews Chicago Grand Trunk ticket pricing for business travelers.
Distinguish ed Vishing Party Memoir at New York Gathering
The Provident wore a light suit and battered tweed trousers while Mrs. Cleveland chose a dark brown jacket and corduroy skirt. Mrs. Lamont appeared in a white dress with blue velvet cape and a white hat. Mrs. Cleyland was toasted after breakfast on the anniversary of her wedding to the President as guests offered cordial wishes. At her table a cluster of clover pins adorned her plate found by hotel guests.
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New York
Cleveland
Vault for Treasury’s huge silver hoard to be underground
Washington Letter notes a vast Treasury vault funded by 27840 with an iron lined, sixteen chamber underground design. It will store 100 million silver dollars in canvas bags, with clockwork and electricity keyed locks. Also covered are journalism losses, moral reform efforts, and a new West Elk Park iron ore mine update.
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Washington
Treasury Building
Congress
Treasury
United States
Adame
Washington Star
Billy Copeland
New York Journal of Commerce
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Atta
Ta City
West Elk Park
Cranberry Tron & Coal Co
Lumsden
Capt. Phillips
England
Cranberry Iron & Coal Co
Cranberry
Phillips
Chronicle
Ayer
Mim
Mary N. Hammond
Stillwater
Vox
Dr Lyttle Elixir Promises Cure for Diarrhoea
A growing belief across classes, including physicians, credits Dr Lyttle Elixir with the real cure for diarrhoea and bowel troubles. The text claims no one should suffer if they try Lyttle’s Elixir, asserting its certain effects.
Goose Wedding Fun Turns Real Matrimony Battle
A Minnesota tale from Tabor recounts a mock marriage between Miss Mary Kovar and Charles Vanek. Vanek later claims her as his wife and warns others away, seeking court validation while she says it was only for fun. the piece notes lingering frauds and medical ad copy inserted in OCR. George W. Pullman’s father is mentioned as a cabinet maker by trade.
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Antica
Tabor
Minn
Mary Kovar
Geare
Charles Vanek
Vanek
Miss Kovar
Ayers Pills Proclaimed Best Remedy for Headache and Liver Ailments
A testimonial from William L. Page of Richmond Virginia credits Ayers Pills with rapid relief from sick headaches and constipation. The user reports one dose moves the bowels and frees the head from pain, praising the curative properties of the medicine prepared by Dr J J Co in Lowell Massachusetts.
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Ayers
Ayer
William L. Page
Richmond
Ayer’s
Dr.j. J & Co
Lowell
al Dada
Medco
Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve Widely Endorsed
A report cites several remedies for ailments including Kidney complaints and skin eruptions. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is praised for cuts burns and sores. Ads note prices and local sellers M. A. McFarland and Dinsmore at the White House.
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Kezema
Bucklen
M.A. McFarand
M. A. McFarland
Pomona Roll Nurseries Offers Wide Range of Fruit Trees
J Van Lindley, proprietor at Pomona NC, advertises over one million fruit trees and vines including apples pears peaches and grapes. Located two and a half miles west of Greensboro at Salem Railroad junction, with regular Salem Railroad stops and connections to Northern and Western nurseries. Visitors invited to inspect a center of fruit stock and catalogue, with assurances of quality and nationwide experience.
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Piedmont
Carolinim
Hordor Sater
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