Paver, gas pipes, and oddities in late 19th century notes
A scattered collage of unusual claims and statistics on paver use replacing wood in pencils, paper pipes, a teen’s drowning after gypsy warning, vast counts of newspapers in Japan, shipping timber losses, rising divorces in Philadelphia, a geese scare in Ohio, and various oddities from Europe and America including rail gauges, silk and birds, a Quebec torpor farm ad, marriage trends in Ontario, and a cryptic prison reform credit system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Austin
Italy
Jersia
Corea
Democratic Rule in Ohio Criticized Over Penitentiary Costs
The Inter Ocean cites Lang’s statement on Ohio Penitentiary spending under Democratic control, contrasting with Republican governance. It argues current expenses, per capita costs, and receipts from convict labor, visitors, and contracts show rising outlays and questioned reforms, urging voters to weigh tax burdens ahead of the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Lang
CORTE
Atelentanns
Iss
Luis
Tlind Asylum
Dayton
Girts
Probate and estate actions dominate local court docket
Probate filings include will admissions for John H L Davis and John Eberwine, with hearings set for Aug 22. Administrators and assignees name final accounts and inventories. trust and real estate transfers are recorded. A lunacy inquest for Merman Mueller led to asylum commitment. Local notices cover farm sales, quit claims, and railroad franchise matters. Community notes report deaths, marriages, visits, threshing yields, and pastor Treman’s upcoming farewell festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frobate Court
John HL. Davis
John Eberwine
One Poker Point and the Whens of Calling Bluffs
A Harvard graduate gambler blends grit and instinct at the poker table. He calls bluffs with cool precision, showing how knowing when to call or lay down wins big pots. The tale contrasts two high stakes hands, ending with a decisive bluff and a classic ace high win. Salvation Our offers a patent medicine note amid the gambling tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Missouri
Ace
Jack
Rob Kirk Purchases Conrad Powelson Farm at Administrator Sale
Robert Kirk bought the Conrad Powelson farm at administrator's sale yesterday for 2730 dollars. John Davis and wife from Hickory Flat and their daughter Mrs Rev Neely of Brown County Illinois visit Albany New York. Salvation Army delegates camped nearby and a minister preached at the brick church. Mrs Tom Pratt raised a 214 pound tomato this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kirk
Conrad Powelson
John Davis
Hickory Flat
Rev
Neely
Brown County
Albany
New York
Salvation Army
One Southerner Who Did Not Honor Grant
Rudolph Abbott Shotwell editor of the Raleigh Chronicle died suddenly as his paper released an issue filled with harsh attacks on General Grant. North Carolina mourned deeply as Shotwell lay in state at the Capitol covered with flowers and flags. pallbearers included prominent state figures and Congressman Cox. The piece notes the stark contrast between his obituary and the provocative content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State Journal
Ohio
Hugh Kinney
Rudolph Abbott Shotwell
Raleigh
N. C
Grant
Garfield
North Carolina
Shotwell
Cox
Virtue in the Family and Cure Claims for Tonics
A Burrs Ferry, Louisiana resident praises Brown's Iron Bites as a great family tonic with proven virtue. The ad notes nearly a million bottles sold in two years and touts Mishler's Herb Witors as a cure for dyspepsia and related ailments, while asserting nature supports mind as heavy as soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Evans
Burr's Ferry
Brown
Pain cure claims and testimonials from old English trade mark suit
Sworn evidence shows nine million units of St Ja cobs Oil sold here in recent years. Chemists certify it as the best pain cure, with remarkable results in serious rheumatism. Testimonies praise Ely’s Dream Balm and Ely's Chambl Balin for catarrh and colds, and Hood's Sarsaparilla for strengthening. Various endorsements from individuals and a fire insurance president are cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St Jacobs
Ely
M. Greene
Steanboat Co
Catskill
N.Y
W. I. J. Hillard
Bordentown, N.Y
Spencerian Double Flastic Steel Pens Praised and Ink Studied
The article extols Spencerian Double Flastic Steel Vens for uniform paint, durability, flexibility, and quill action. It notes that the “7 Number One” line sells fourteen million yearly and warns about ink quality. Spencerian Writing Fluid is praised for fluidity color and durability, with dealers Ivison Blakeman Taylor Co offering a free sales book on their specialties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Pepsi and Ink
Messrs. Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Co
Broadway
New York
Woodford’s Sanitary Lotion Promises Quick Cures
An old advertisement touts Tuoucur as wind, knowledge as the sail, and mankind as the vessel, claiming Incu and Scratches cure in thirty minutes by Woodford's Sanitary Lotion. Sold by J Anderson & Son, Druggists, Coshockton, O.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuoucur
Mankind
Woodford
J Anderson & Son
Coshock Ton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Europe
United States
Newsport
British Board of “Trade
Philadelphia
Normandy
Quebec
States
England
Lorch
St. Louis
Stealth Board
St Louis
Texas
Treac
California
Spain
Servint
Helgrade
Garoisik
Nan
Episcopal Church
Muscatine
Pakistan
France
Tie
Seine
Gaul
Reformatory
Bourbon
Tipe Scott Law
U.S
Sessa
John McElwee
Mary Parks
Merman Mueller
Columbus
J. M. Compton
John G. Stewart
Ben Pigman
Gabriel Crowther
Jennie Lt. McCain
MD. Cone
Henry A. Underwood
Prudence Merideth
James 11. Loveless
Mary J. McCartney
Adam Royer
Christopher Royer
Franklin
Alma Vettit
Josiah Green
Lacres
Bethlehem
George Lendzarg
Actes
Bethem
Isage Clark
Philip Fats
Onvy Wolfe
Jefferson
San
Pininfald
A. Powelson
Woodbury
Conn
John G. Smith
Kalamazoo
Mich
Ni Powelson
H. J. Hootman
Bassett
Sam Shortz
Sam Wyant
Chas
Baker
Mr. Hootman
Bacon Run
John Ferguson
Plains
IL. J. Troutman
Hruma Cochran
Dalton, O
D. Tweman
Harry
Bridgeport
Trueman
General Grant
Sam Shurtz
Will Wolfe
A. D. Wells
Yankee Ridge
Henry Korden
Torden
J. G. Walker
E.E. Day
Lowa
Win
Cooper
Mich. Forum
Tiverton Township
Purdy
Jean
Foraker
C.D. Lonsinger
Warner Rees
Coshocton
Salvation Our
Misaiark
Mishler
Witters
God
Westy Scuorn Hart
Henry Krug Packing Co
St. Joseph
Meo
Dr. Thomas
Cambndge, Mass
Fire Ins. Co
Hood
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