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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1878
Page
2
The narrative portrays Canton as a crowded river and shoreline city with 60,000 people living on boats. It describes boat life including women boat crews, child passengers, and river commerce. Shore scenes show narrow streets, busy coolies, and bustling markets with silk weaving and ivory carving. The tone highlights vivid, varied scenes and social contrasts.
A Stillwater Lumberman reports a Minnesota man who has married six times. Born in New Brunswick he moved across the country, with wives dying or divorcing and children born and lost. After five prior marriages, his current wife, a widow, has vanished from Stearns County to Minnesota, leaving speculation about his sixth union.
A correspondent describes Osman Pasha’s reception by Russian forces after the siege of Pleven. Grand Duke Nicholas congratulates him on his defense, Osman bows wearily, and Russian officers applaud. Prince Charles of Roumania and Col Gaillard note Osman’s imposing appearance and leadership as Skobelev asserts he remains Osman Ghazi the victorious despite surrender.
Don Carlos Butterfield and John Sevenoaks quarreled over a mining speculation in a San Francisco stock exchange elevator. Sevenoaks claimed he wanted to kill Butterfield but refused to shoot an unarmed man. The hammer fell on Sevenoaks thumb. no shots fired. The pair later exchanged shots on a stairway but again missed amid a noisy scene. Both were taken to the police.
Trying to revive a city Bristol once led the west coast trade, but Liverpool’s harbor gains pushed it aside. Bristol sought dock expansion at the Avon mouth, yet that only created a new city. Now a new dam scheme would close the river mouth to form a seven mile harbor with entry locks for large steamers reaching the city heart.
A village freight conductor, who often jumps from a night train near his home, returns to find his wife watching the caboose. She fears a danger as men appear on the track but learns they are helping carry a pig the husband bought.
A broad health advisory extols early treatment of illness and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive tonic. It urges timely care for liver and stomach disorders and claims the remedy restores order and prevents serious disease, urging households to keep it on hand. It also extols Dooley's Yeast Powder as a superior baking aid for bread and pastries nationwide.
Tax Pronice Tobacco Company presents Chew The Celebrated MaTCHLEss Wood Tag Plug Tobacco. Burnett's Cologne is praised by top judges as equal or superior to any other, with the highest award at the Centennial Exhibition.
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