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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1887
Page
2
An unclear OCR fragment hints at advertisements and notices from a local paper. Readable items reference commerce and administration terms yet lack coherent detail or identifiable names, places, or dates.
No Man Can Say That Saur and Haliley never failed to deliver on printed promises. The Northwest Drug Book and Paint House touts greatest variety lowest prices and finest quality with fresh medicines wide stock of trusses wallpaper curtains paints oils brushes and a full book and stationery department. Comin and be convinced.
A Toledo Peoria and Warsaw excursion train plunged off a fire-damaged trestle near Chatsworth, Illinois. Over one hundred killed, many wounded, as carriages piled and fire consumed wreckage while onlookers and rescuers fought to save survivors. Plunderers reportedly sought valuables from the dead and injured amid the disaster.
A violent hail storm swept through RESVILLE area near Renville Minnesota injuring Gustave Kreiger fatally and killing Mrs A P Haalin. The storm damaged most town buildings ruined grain stacks and blew down shock fodder leaving a mile wide path of destruction. Ice fragments fell as residents sought shelter amid widespread losses and uncertain totals.
The State Board of Equalization sets a uniform valuation for box stock and coal cars on railroads. Many lines taxed at nominal figures. the move should boost state tax duplicate and ensure taxation where due. Indians has a similar plan, two thirds of railroads notified to appear before the board to show cause against adoption.
A Tiffin Advertiser tale recalls D. M. Bibb a colored pioneer who bet fifty dollars on a 1863 election with Tom m y Connors a street vendor. Connors later earned fortunes in lead mining and returned to hand Bibb a new fifty dollar bill to settle the old bet.
A Chicago driven movement advocates harmony between employers and workers to curb strikes. It supports arbitration as a last resort, with a state law in Illinois enabling a society to uphold these principles and prevent labor demonstrations seen as disruptive to civil government.
The piece discusses the financial and health costs of flies on livestock and suggests temporary home remedies. It cites carbolic water, smartweed juice, walnut leaves, and fly nets on a horse’s belly as possible protections, noting some horsemen already protect the belly and that experts may disagree on effectiveness.
Disjoint early 20th century fragments mingle references to pneumonia dangers and public concerns with scattered names, places, and local figures. The garbled lines mention milk taber, Hancock county, New Jersey, and a merchant traveler, creating a mosaic of incomplete notices and anecdotes.
An elderly resident recalls years of kidney pain and lameness eased by Electric Bitters, claiming renewed youth and ability to perform housework. The Nevin Torchlight, a long running daily, now reaches a new custodian after fifty years.
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