27 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Daily Evening News
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1895
Page
1
Fragmentary text lists names and phrases such as Freud, Maxkn Tex, Vale ExcreT and AL CRABS. The readable items include periods and partial references to teams or figures, but no coherent event, date, location, or outcome to report as a complete record.
The article describes an impending intra party struggle in California between John D Spreckles and Cal Dan Byrne for Republican control. It posits media factions backing each leader with San Francisco Chronicle and Call aligned to each side. Byrne would lead de Young forces for U S Senator while Spreckles would control his own crowd backed by the Call. Both leaders are identified as multimillionaires and the feud traces to a long standing rivalry.
A newspaper man visits a merchant who says the ad business does not pay and that readers ignore the paper. The merchant then imagines committing a lurid act and plans to confront the editor after midnight to silence him, else the town would learn the scandal.
A public feud erupts in San Francisco with Lanigan, a deputy internal revenue officer, challenging Golnin, chairman of the State Board of Harbor Commissioners. Golnin faces tougher odds as the dispute unfolds, with more of him exposed to criticism.
The passage wonders how long editor Lyon could have kept his office after praising Benedict Arnold and drawing a contrast with Andrew Jackson. It notes a similar fate under the Cleveland era, implying political repercussions across administrations.
An advertisement claims a cure for catarrh using internal medicine that acts on blood and mucous surfaces, offering a $1000 trial guarantee and testimonials. It also touts Dr Williams Colic and Cholera Cure for summer complaints and urges readers to trust the town newspaper for updates and endorsements.
An old advertisement touts De Witt's Hazel Salve for skin eruptions and Ely's Cream Balm for nasal relief. It claims dramatic hearing improvement from Bly’s Cream Balm, with testimonials from A E Newnan and Clary Corning. The ad also references a price of a nickel and mentions remedies for travel and water quality.
The text presents an fragmented advertorial style listing household remedies and tonics. It promotes De Witt's products for bowel regulation and headache relief, mentions various drugstore agents, and extols whiskey brands and cigars with a garbled street vendor tone. The piece reads as a damaged page fragment from a period ad column.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as curing consumption in early and advanced stages, citing reports from home physicians and demanding six cents for a 360-page book with photographs of cured patients. It urges readers to request the booklet by mail to Buffalo, N.Y.
A fragment lists ladies shirts at various prices and styles, including 50 cent and 73 cent items, ladies’ oxfords with patent leather tips at $1.25, women’s fast black hose at 20 cents per pair, and men’s night shirts at 50 cents, with several fractioned price notes.
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