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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1884
Page
1
Dated items discuss Blaine and Cleveland campaigns with letters, farmer protests, Beecher's stance, and public notices. The piece references the Albany Argus account of Cleveland's Civil War service, editorials, and a broad mix of political satire, letters, and poems, plus earthquake dispatches across the east.
The article presents Napoleon’s largest and oldest business house, highlighting the Golden Mortar and Crystal Mortar as landmarks. It describes J. Saur, the “Little Dutchman,” and the grand three story brick block with an extensive goods mix from drugs and books to fancy specialties, showing windows, doors, and lavish interiors. It notes a vast stock of cigars, writing supplies, medical instruments, books, wall papers, and a full department for surgical aids, paints, and oils, all presented with local pride and a belief in literature’s role in character molding.
In Blaine Hendricks talk from Maine and Oquxbury, August 7, locals express mixed Republican support while many plan to back Cleveland for president. An overheard exchange shows a Republican leaning reader saying Cleveland may become president, signaling a shift before the November election. Selma Alabama touts a remarkable artesian well with twin streams of water of different properties and depths, heated by iron and vapor.
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