03 Jul 1895
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Newspaper
Daily Evening News
Location
Modesto, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1895
Page
1
Mixed readable phrases describe a meeting or auction related to Seuiers Pacts in Uungany and a Fourth of July legal notice. Mentions include a seat modem, trains, and a time range from 6:30 to 5:30 p.m. with a note that no bidder will be issued a payer from the office tomorrow.
A push in Atlanta Georgia seeks to host a grand international exposition with fourteen foreign nations, broad state participation, and a plan to move California’s state board exhibit to Atlanta. Funds of about ten thousand dollars may be raised from county boards. Governor Bonn urges local officials to attend a July 15 meeting at the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce to coordinate support and rail travel at half fare.
The Supreme Court Chief Justice rules poker is not gambling in law, deeming it innocent recreation when played for fun. He notes only betting for gain makes gambling illegal and suggests the spirit of the law, not its literal wording, governs the vice. The tale recalls a man who avoided wagering on horse racing by joking he would bet his white chicken instead.
A Coluea Sun item notes a quirky wager on the old black bay pony versus the white chicken colt. If the bay pony wins the money goes to the old hen, but if the black colt wins the money is to do the old hen.
A fragment from a sensational 19th century advertisement warns of deafness remedies and ear treatment. It touts a supposed cure for clogged Eustachian tubes and inflammation, promises cash rewards for successful results, and promotes misleading tonics and cigars with dubious claims. The piece mimics period advertising with many typographic errors and implausible medical assertions.
The fragment recalls a patient in distress with a chest illness who, after trying top doctors and nearly given up, finds hope in a treatment described as a “Dis- covery” and reports two years of no return of the trouble, attributing recovery to the remedy.
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