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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1887
Page
5
An unsigned ad section promotes a “Golden” cure by the Confidence Co. at 193 Race St Cincinnati claiming rapid and permanent relief from drunkenness for all drinkers. It promises easy treatment without the patient’s knowledge and asserts the product works for moderate and severe cases.
London crowds fill Hyde Park for a mass demonstration over the Coercion bill. Portraits of Gladstone and others appear on banners with “Justice for Treland” slogans. Police prepare for emergencies as platforms host speakers and a Trafalgar Square meeting follows the procession.
President Cleveland responds to George Steele urging retaliation if British authorities continue unfriendly conduct and treaty violations against American fishermen. He notes Congress approved March 3 1887 enabling executive action to protect national honor and vast commercial interests, including enforcing American fishery rights.
Thousands of children gathered on the White House lawns for Easter egg rolling on April 11. The event featured egg rolling on the terrace, a balloon in the East Room, and President Roosevelt greeting youngsters, with some babies kissed while distinguished guests observed.
A compilation of fragmented coverage touching Prohibition in Rhode Island, claims of ballot tampering by women voters, and statewide results. It includes reports on Sam Jones and Sam Small in Cincinnati, health ads for Green's August Flower, and various political notices from Providence with Governor and attorney general outcomes and references to woman suffrage: the era’s political turbulence and public health advertisements amid campaign coverage.
An odd historical note reports five individuals elected to Jupiter and observed star events through the 2st, followed by an evening star. The piece references a President appointing commissioners for Paoli rallies and lists several names. The latter portion shifts to a health ad extolling Electric Bitters as a blood purifier, liver and kidney stimulant, with a price of 50 cents per bottle at J. Humphrey's Drug Store.
A noisy, fragmentary 19th century market note lists numerous grain terms and prices, with scattered references to Wheat Nos Corb Corb per owt and Buckweat Buckweat Bonyner. The document cites New York markets, mentions Flour peranek and Plaster Har, and includes an address for Williams & Company at 671 Hudson Street, New York, with April 9, 188%. The text mixes products, places, and vendors in a dense, tangled ledger style.
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