Albert U. Wyman Treated as United States Treasurer
A portrait and biography of Albert U. Wyman, long serving United States Treasurer since 1883. Born in Canada to American parents, he grew up in Madison Wisconsin and trained in printing before joining the Treasury. He rose from clerk to Treasurer, overseeing vast sums with quiet diligence.
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Albert U. Wyman
Wyman
Canada
Madison
Wisconsin
Wyman & Sons
Treasury
Washington
United States
Gilfillan
State Journal ownership debate and school book bill
The Commercial Gazette notes Democratic ownership of the Ohio State Journal in Columbus while Democrats claim the Enquirer is Republican owned. A bill in the Ohio Legislature would require school boards to provide free books, allowing boards to choose titles as school property, as in New York and Massachusetts.
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Commercial Gazette
Cincinnati
Ohio State Journal
Columbus
The
Enquirer
Ohio
New York
Massachusetts
Schezi
Democratic House Member Answers on Prison Bill Costs
Hon. Allen A. Myers acknowledged on the House floor that the new convict labor bill has cost the state $40,000 and would cost $400,000 next year if not repealed. The Franklin county Democrat’s admission signals rising concern over penitentiary management and statute impact.
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Allen A. Myers
Ohio House of Representatives
House
Franklin County
Senator Oren Proposes Ohio Liquor Regulation Amendment
SENATOR OREN introduces a legislative resolution on liquor traffic in Ohio. The proposal mandates regulation and taxation of all spirits and malt liquors by law and preserves municipal and county authority to prohibit manufacture and sale by majority vote, without challenge.
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Oren
Ohio
Sherman rules out Ohio governorship candidacy
Senator Sherman told a Cleveland Leader correspondent that he cannot be a candidate for Ohio governor without resigning his U.S. Senate seat, risking a Democrat replacement if the Legislature turns Democratic. He says he will stay in the Senate, urges Republican strength, and predicts Ohio will vote Republican this year with capable successors available.
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Ohio
Sherman
Cleveland Leader
Senate
Republican Party
Court Docket Updates Jan Term Common Pleas
Dispositions include verdicts for plaintiff in Flickinger v Thomas and Sites v Marshall & Greenler. Several cases continued or off docket. sale ordered in Geller v Keller with three commissioners appointed. Judgments on confession recorded for A Foust cases with totals of 109.21 and 100.00.
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Chicago K. R. Co
Joseph Ralston
H. H. Vocke & Bros
John Knapp
C. A. Flickinger
Alexander Thomas
Fuller, Child & Co
William Dilworth
Frank B. Sites
Christena Gottwald
John A. Foust
John B. Houtz
Frank Sallenberger
B. & O. R. R. Company
Lucinda Dodge
Anthony Dodge
Benjamin F. Myers
Wm. E. Goodenough
Chas. F. Geller
John Keller
John Webster
Million Postage Stamps Fraud Stirs Public Hope and Jest
A long, absurd rumor claims government or a benevolent stranger will pay a large sum for collecting a million canceled postage stamps. The tale persists despite no value in canceled stamps beyond waste paper, with past cases exposing schemes and post office safeguards.
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Anj
Brighton
Her
Post-Office
Mail and Express
Education and faith themes in a crowded religious digest
A mixed survey notes rising Southern education spending, a case for female admission to the French Academy, Coventry's St. Michael's Church restoration costs and progress, a Providence land gift for Brown University's observatory, and reflections on Sunday rest as a universal laborer right across various trades. It also mentions a Bourbon, Indiana preacher praising tonic benefits and local sales ads.
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M. de Lesseps
French Academy
St. Michael's Church
Coventry
England
Almira T. Metcalf
Providence
R. L
Corporation of Brown University
Olney Street
Southern Baptist
Robert E Lee Sooer
Jeanes
Ornington College
Liam Shee
Win She
The
Baptist Church
Lexington
Piuto Furnace Promises Low-Cost Heating for Buildings
Defiance Machine Works offers the Piuto Furnace to heat houses pen stores rooms or churches at lower cost than other systems then in use. The advertisement claims efficiency and financial savings for heating large spaces.
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Defiance Machine Works
Defiance Ohio Law Collection and Soldiers Claim Office
Campaign notice directs all who have legal business to transact or soldiers seeking pension or increase to visit the Wm. C. Travis office at the corner of First and Clinton streets in Defiance Ohio. Try before going elsewhere and be convinced. (2w.)
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Wm. C. Travis
First and
Clinton Streets
Defiance
Ohio
Shiloh's vitalizer marketed by Colby and Scott
Advertisement claims Shiloh's vitalizer cures indigestion dizziness loss of appetite and yellow skin and lists Colby and Scott as the sellers.
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Shiloh
Colby & Scott
Remarkable Recovery After Dr King's New Discovery
Mr E Springer of Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania recounts a lung fever and abscess case. He tried a free trial bottle of Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and saw rapid improvement. After three bottles he recovered fully gaining 48 pounds and renewed appetite. Colby and Scotts Drug Store offer free trials and large bottles for $1.00.
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E. Springer
Mechanicsburg
Dr. King
Colby and Scotts Drug Store
I Will Always Heep It in My Home Medical Note
A letter from Stanton Iowa praises White Wine of Tar Syrup as a top cough and cold remedy. Rev C E Kathrhorn endorses the medicine and states he will keep it at home, noting it is sold by all druggists. Navy 28 luna.
Colby & Scott Hire New Lung Remedy Distributor
Colby and Scott the Druggists announce the sale of Dr Bosanko cough and lung sharp a remedy said to cure coughs colds chest pains and all lung joints. Price 50 cents and 1 00 samples free.
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Colby & Scott
Shiloh's Vitalizer Guarantee Promised for Dyspepsia
A printed guarantee on every bottle promises cure for dyspepsia and liver complaints. The product is offered for sale to Colby and Scott.
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Shiloh
Colby
Scott
Colly & Scott
Colby & Scott
Fortunate Discovery on Consumption by Dr Kemp
A new light on Consumption by Dr Wagner Kemp reveals a threat and a remedy proven remarkable. The remedy stops coughing instantly and works thoroughly. Sold by Price at 50 cents and 1 dollar, with samples free. Get one now.
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Wagner Kemp
Kemp
Acker’s Remedy Sold in Woodward Grows Noted
A garbled ad mentions Acker’s lots sold by N. G. in Woodward urging readers to take the remedy for an unnamed stomach disturbance described as chronic. The note hints at a cure or treatment claim amid illness language.
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Acker
N. G
Woodward
Jones Red Clover Tonic Offered To Cure Many Ailments
Reader notes claim Insanity rising from overwork anxiety and nervous trouble. The ad promotes Jones Red Clover Tonic as a cure for constipation and a range of disorders including liver stomach and kidney issues. It lists a 50 cent price and G W Bechel as the seller.
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G. W. Bechel
Dr. Jones
Dracct Massachusetts Seeks Advice on SARSAPARILLA Remedy
Jonathan J. Coburn of Dracct Mass writes urging readers to inquire about Hoop's SARSAPARILLA claiming it cures illness and promises to share opinions if asked. He notes prior ailment and inability to work, inviting public feedback on the remedy.
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Mass
Jonathan J. Coburn
Griggs' Glycerine Salve Claims Wonders
An measures describe Griggs Glycerine Salve as a cure for cuts bruises scalds burns wounds and all sores and promises to heal piles tetter and skin eruptions. Sold by G W Bechel for 25 cents with satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.
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G. W. Bechel
Guarantied Remedy for Skin Ailments Sold by Colby
An advertisement offers a salve for fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions and promises a cure for piles with no pay if unsatisfied. The product sells for 25 cents per box and is distributed by Colby and Scott.
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Colby & Scott
Positive Cure Remedy Cures Coughs Colds and Lung Ailments
Physicians and druggists endorse a remedy described as a positive cure for coughs colds and throat and lung diseases. It claims to work in stages and to be swift and safe. Price 50 cents and 1 dollar with a trial bottle offered free at G W Bechel.
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G. W. Bechel
Book requests and early sales report from Bucyrus shop
In Bucyrus Ohio on October 8 1883 R Pengelly and Co report growing interest in Zoa Phora and related works. A customer notes it is the first beneficial product in 25 years and many others praise its usefulness for treatment and household needs.
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Bucyrus
Ohio
R. Pengelly & Co
Colby & Scott
Bosanko cough and lung syrup touted by dealers
The notice warns buyers that unscrupulous sellers claim cough remedies equal to Dr. Bosanko's cough and lung syrup and urge insistence on this product to avoid deception. It lists prices of 50 cents and 1.00 and mentions Colby as seller.
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Bosanko
Colby T
Letter praising White Wine of Tar Squurp and patent remedy
A reader letters to Dr. C. D. Warner extolling the White Wine of Tar Squurp as excellent and beneficial. The note references a Rev. A. Hedgren and mentions Shiloh's Vitalizer for constipation appetite loss and dyspepsia with prices 10 and 75 cents per bottle at Colby & Scott.
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C. D. Warner
Hautzdale
A. Hedgren
Ail ‘Dowpaut
Imp
Shiloh
Colby & Scott
Free distribution at Colby and Scott’s Drug Store
Free distribution of Dr Bosanko’s Cough and Lung Syrup samples advertised as a popular remedy for coughs colds consumption and bronchitis. Regular sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
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Colby & Scott’s
The Medicine Mania in Everyday Life
A critique of overusing medicines and quack nostrums in the United States urging prudent care. It cites excessive drug consumption, dangers of self treatment, and the need to consult trained physicians. The piece references General John A. Dix and Abernethy noting common sense over pills, and advises fasting, sunlit air, exercise, and simple food.
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John A. Dix
Abernethy
Peruna Proclaims Widespread Customer Satisfaction in Columbus
Local retailers in Columbus report strong Peruna sales and high customer approval. Testimonials from R Jones & Son Johns & Co F W Schueller Rauschkolb Bros Ackerman A Co City Hall Drug Store and others claim Peruna delivers universal satisfaction and rapid sales across multiple High Street outlets.
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UNA
R. Jones & Son
Corner Gay and
High Street
Columbus
Johns & Co
North High Street
F. W. Schueller
Rich and
High Streets
Rauschkolb Bros
S. Fourth Street
Crystal Drug
Otto Hoffman
Fourth Streets
E. N. McCarter
Long and
Seventh Streets
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Defiance County Express
Frank C. Culley
Clinton and
First Streets
Sherwood
Leto
S. M, Kintnzr
Common Pleas Court
Frank Speaker
Ind
Coiby & Scout
Instituti
West
Northwest
Nnde
Athlophoros
J. E. Reed
Gal
Castoria
Quinsy
Dr. Thomas
Letta Conrad
Standish, Mich
Colby & Scot
T. W. Atking
Girard, Kan
Kemp's
B.jsam
Hood
C. L. Hood & CO
Lowell
Bucklen
Ottawa Pike
Second Duke of Williams
Wallonia
Williams County
Edymion
Pauline Paul Keifer
E. F. Aldrich
Amelia
Paul Brehm
Dr. W. Brown
RE. N. Lewis
Clinton
Third Atresia
Dr. Trowbridge
Toledo
N. B. Eddy
Trowbridge & Eddy
Trowbridge, Eddy
N.B
Dyarman & Hilton
K.V Haymaker
R. Pengelly &C
Kalamazoo, Mich
P.S. Dr Vergeio
Themis
Boston
N. E. Kendrick
Ship Island Harbor
Mobile
Tampico
Kendrick
Cmeans
M. O. Times-Democrat
Jerusalem
Meday
Ferry &Co
Summit Street
Vaate Ove
MP CO
Oledo
Ayer
B. F. Johnson
Dr.j.c. Ayer & Co
Acke
N. G. Woodward
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Wheeling
Bellaire Ewese
Barnesville
Cambridge
Zanesville
Ben Newark
Mt. Vernon
Mu Mansfield
Shelby
Plymouth
Monroeville
Sandusky
Chicago Jc
Secreerreeeees
Tree Ccoesteeese
Stae
Hicksville
Eresseseee
Audufd Ovens
Gafpeee
Avilla
Cacevecees
Chicago
NAWES
Sepeepees Wenees
Ceee Cecenes
Wsvere
Garrett
Auburn
Awcoverseeseene
Sesenenes Conve
Ossere Asserecoe
Mansfield
Mt Vernon
Newark
Bellaire
J. M. Sigler
Crockery Store
Masons
China
CALIR
Babbitt
Curtis
Squay
Sandelts
N. Y
COR. Perry
Third Streets
Golden Tobacco Belt
North Carolina
Havana
Black
Don
Athlophoros CO
Wall ST
ALL US
Hamburg
New York City
Eboots
F. A. B. Lowe
Prop
Burdock Blood Bitters
Buffalo
Hilton’s
B. W
Pound
Krotz and Morse
Cash Grocers
H. W. Dicus
Carroll & Go
Holiday& Candy
Liberal
Carroll & CO
Newcenture
Traders & Travelers’ Union
Broadway
P.O. Box
STICE
L. Trowbridge
Napoleon
L. J. Ee
Switzer
Kelfast
Clinton Street
Harrows
Clinton St
Switzer & Kehnast
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