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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1887
Page
6
A reader letter defends earlier medical claims promoting Warner’s Safe Cure as a key to kidney health. It cites mortality data, urges public belief in kidney and liver balance, and urges readers to verify with friends. An Ohio Public Works probe reveals 800 clerks underpaid amid a Columbus investigation.
The finance committee will hear four canal supporters tomorrow night as they present their case for another year of canal appropriations. Opponents urge abolition, arguing water rents do not cover costs and the canal wastes funds. A detailed table of receipts shows Cincinnati as the canal's financial end, and critics warn continued outlays burden taxpayers.
In Cleveland on January 2 a mother identified as Mrs Tonle Catalek killed her five children and then hanged herself in the basement. The tragedy left two surviving children, Jimmie and another, with severe wounds, while four others died from injuries. Neighbors and physicians attended the scene as investigators sought motive amid a grim family calamity.
Ad for Bucklen's Arnice Salve touting its cure claims for cuts sores ulcers fevers and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee if not satisfied priced at 25 cents sold by D Bumphrey Also includes stray juvenile dialogue about pennies and churchgoers from the page.
A letter from Monbettat in Frans reports authorities plan to try Julia family members confined in a madhouse for Esther's murder weeks ago. The tale describes a miller family persecuting Esther as demon possessed, a brutal murder with augurs, and a cover up amid claims the mother and sister prayed for success while brothers attacked. Physicians say the family is of sound mind and face execution.
A Weymouth captain sailing between Atlantic City and New York suffered a persistent cough that kept him from sleep. After trying Dr King's New Discovery for consumption he felt instant relief and his family saw the same benefit after a single dose. Free trial bottles are at D J Humphrey's Drug Store.
Washington Letter reports in 1887 that Congress has enacted measures including an anti polygamy bill and Pacific railroad inquiry while debate continues on the Interstate Commerce reform. It notes party shifts in the Senate, federal appointments, and President Cleveland’s health and travel constraints as Mrs Cleveland and George Corcoran visit the Washington Monument. Susan B. Anthony and women’s rights efforts appear amid ongoing advocacy and media scrutiny.
William R. Morrison, veteran of Mexico service, commanded a regiment in Illinois during the Civil War and was wounded at Fort Donelson. John A. Logan and Charles S. Farwell loom in the narrative as contemporaries, with Farwell winning a Senate seat while Morrison’s fate underscores factional divides. The piece rails against political use of soldiers and notes intra-party rivalries between Democrats and Republicans.
Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria spread by contagion from skin membranes and bodily areas. Prompt thorough disinfection is urged with Darbys Prophylactic Fluid, praised as superior by Prof. H. T. Lupton of Vanderbilt University Tennessee as a disinfectant and germ killer.
An OCR fragment promotes a quack medicine claiming to cure rheumatism, debility, blood poisoning, and stomach ailments. It touts universal applicability to adults and children and advertises delivery from a New York company at 112 Wall Street, promising carriage or samples.
A Ohio legislature committee visited Axton to review permits granted by the Board of Public Works for the Valley and the New York Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroads to build branch tracks along the Ohio canal. They found the Board lacked authority and cited railroads encroaching on canal waters and trestle work in open water. Boatmen testified canal freighting suffers as leases of canal feeders to private interests hinder water flow. A Columbus hearing is planned in about thirty days to hear witnesses and resolve ownership and access issues.
Fragmentary note references the Columbus Hocking Valley and Toledo Railway with dates related to January 1837 and a general time mention. The text is incomplete and provides minimal factual context beyond the entity names and a possible historical reference.
General Logan endorsed the cartridge box with forty rounds as the Fifteenth Army Corps badge after a humorous exchange about corps insignia. Earlier, Eleventh and Twelfth Corps used a crescent and a star, respectively. A sergeant asked an Irishman how the Fifteenth’s badge looked, and the reply pointed to the cartridge box, prompting Logan to issue the formal order.
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