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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1888
Page
8
The Northwest notes an ad promising a positive remedy for consumption by T. A. Stocum of New York. It claims thousands cured and offers two bottles to readers who mail express and postage with their address to 181 Pearl Street.
A floor collapse during a crowded school exhibition in Brockman’s Hall Bellefontaine Ohio injures and kills several, with about 100 people present. Victims include Mrs J B Alexander and Miss Garwood among the deceased. many others are wounded. Emergency services mobilize as doctors rush to aid the injured.
In Haxnispvac Pennsylvania a graveyard is said to petrify bodies interred there. Disinterments revealed varying degrees of preservation with some remains fully turned to stone and others partially petrified. A three year old child buried seven years showed complete preservation and no decay. The cemetery ground sits on yellow clay saturated with water.
A routine Butte Miner dispatch reports the Northern Pacific main tunnel through the Rocky Mountains likely a total wreck after snow and spring rain. Loss estimated at over 2 million dollars as trains shift to backup lines pending repairs and possible abandonment. A spring blood health ad and a stray note about monkey antics conclude the fragment.
Reader notices a veteran requesting contributing membership to a Grand Army of the Republic Post with a $10 dues payment. The item notes the post fast tracked the application amid veteran cheers. Also mentions Gen Johnston as the only ex Confederate admitted to a Grand Army Post. Additional lines advertise Dr Higelow's Court Cure for coughs and throat troubles with priced bottles.
In Conesota April 28 a stirring bank panic arose as a morning paper claimed a cash short of 15000 by South End Banks cashier W Corzilius. Depositors crowded the bank awaiting opening, checks briefly paid, then suspension of payments pledged by directors. Directors said private funds would cover all deposits. several days later the shortage was expected to reach 40000. The bank faced a mortgage on Corzilita property. stockholders to meet before resuming payments. A medical aside on heart disease ran in ads for Dr Miles remedies.
Market listings show prices and items with brief notes on meat and grain, including wheat figures and weekly prices. Names such as A Bradley and Tehn Diewer appear as vendors or handlers.
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