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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1884
Page
7
Wealthy Heiress Marital Twist at Bainbridge & Son
In a dressmaking shop a poor seamstress Dollie Wynn learns of Edgar Bainbridge’s engagement to heiress Miss Wilson. After a foiled robbery and a daring rescue, Dollie is welcomed by Miss Wilson as a guest. the plan shifts to a double wedding with Edgar and Dollie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Bainbridge & Son
Dollie Wynn
May Bruton
May
Dollie
Edgar Bainbridge
William Wilson
Doliie
Lawrence
Lawrence Wynn
Bainbridge & Son
Miss Brown
Dolly
Bambridge & Son
Miss Wilson
Edgar
N. Y
Banquet Honors William Durant at Boston Transcript Golden Anniversary
A banquet in Boston celebrated William Durant and fifty years with the Boston Transcript. The Transcript is noted as the world’s only daily owned exclusively by women, with elegant gifts presented by the female owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Durant
Boston
Boston Transcript
Transcript
F. Tribune
Lancaster man dies after rivalry over marriage claim
Washington Ford of Lancaster South Carolina won a court or romantic contest and married the girl. The rival later treated him to two apples then died within two hours, according to the Detroit Post report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Ford
Lancaster
S. C
Detroit Post
Boyd confronts editor over penny-a-liner insult
Andrew G. Boyd of Hagerstown Maryland whipped an editor who called him a penny-a-liner in a heated confrontation. No further details are provided in the snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew G. Boyd
Hagerstown, Md
A Fortunate Isle in the West Indies
The article describes Roatan off Honduras as a fertile healthful island with 2500 to 3000 industrious residents. It notes land is title upon cultivation, cocoanuts and pineapples drive exports, and imports arrive from the United States via New Orleans. Cocoanut Walks show 8000 to 10000 trees bearing 100 to 200 nuts, selling at 15 to 30 dollars per thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
British Honduras
Republic of Honduras
Ruatan
Jamaica
J. Rivera
United States
New Orleans
Oteri Pioneer
Honduras
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
West Indian
Rualan Island
Cor.n. Y. Post
Untitled Short News Snippets From Late 19th Century Papers
A composite of brief items describes a dejected man selling corn to a woman, a claim that twenty Liberal papers in England are owned by an American-led syndicate, a massive aerolite impact near Los Angeles, and a Paterson man who killed himself after his wife left $1000 to a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Post
England
Birmingham
London
Chicago
Inter Ocean
James Safford
Paterson N. J
Wa. Hatwa
Mine Run Furnace
E. Sr. Joux
G. T
P. A
Carcaco
America
M. R. Ragsters
E. St. Joux
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Ill
Great Horseman Praises St Jacobs Oil For Human and Animal Ailments
J H Goldsmith of Walnut Grove stock farm New York endorses St Jacobs Oil after twenty years of use on rheumatism and on horses and cattle. The Courier Journal hints that a Cleopatra's needle should mark floods and mentions rollling stock cattle trains plunging down an embankment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Goldsmith
Walnut Grove
N. Y
St. Jacobs
Courier Journal
Reminiscences of Rochester and Warner's Cure Talk
A Rochester reminiscence recalls the Genesee River flood above the falls and Sam Patch, noting city authorities averted catastrophe. An interview with Mr. Warner praises Warner's Safe Cure and its new rheumatic remedy, claiming strong cures and widespread use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Rochester
N. Y
Genesee 7 Xs River
Sam Patch
Genese
Ter
Warner
Genesee River
Iaa
Patent Medicines Advertisements and Remedies Cited
A dated montage of patent medicine claims and product endorsements. Advertisers tout E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Brown's Bronchial Troches, Reppino's Russia Salve, Jamaica Ginger, Piso's Cure, Dr Williams' Indian Pile Ointment, and related remedies as cures for coughs, chest illnesses, throat diseases, inflamed joints, hoarseness, and piles with drugstore availability and stated prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Hop Bitters Promoted For Liver and Kidney Ailments
A historical letter excerpt touts Hop Bitters as a cure for ague biliousness nervousness neuralgia and paralysis headaches saying it cured a sickly child and a man’s kidney trouble. Testimonials claim it prevents Brights disease diabetes and other kidney ailments and praises its efficacy in various regions including Ludington Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Monroe Patient Praises Hop Bitters Cure
In Monroe Michigan on September 25 1875 a resident reports kidney and bladder inflammation improved by Hop Bitters after four doctors failed. The testimonial claims the remedy acted like magic and cured the ailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe, Mich
W. L. Carter
Color Your Butter Color Add Color for Better Prices
Farmers who sell white butter miss profits. Wells Richardson Co. offers Improved Butter Color used by leading creameries and dairymen. Market butter in perfect condition with this color. it increases prices though only the best color and quality pay. Sold by druggists and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells, Richardson & Co
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