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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1888
Page
1
The ad praises Saur and Balsley for pure Druga and Medicines and a complete stock. It highlights a vast wall and window paper selection and cheap paints and oils for home decoration. It urges DIY papering and painting to beautify homes and notes continual strong offerings and extensive stock.
A fragmented 19th century plea urges residents to buy from local merchants to support the town’s economy and tax base. The writer, listing names like Judge L N Critcalpled and officials such as P Ragan and Ht Bortlemas, emphasizes patronizing home dealers over distant or foreign shops. The piece condemns out-of-town spending and endorses sticking to town commerce to sustain community life and character.
Transcribed fragments show weather notes, farm conditions, and social tidbits. Mentions frost delaying crops, a dedication of a church, saw mill shutdown due to water, and names of residents visiting various towns. Also includes a court-related line and local business note about Pohiman Bros selling kettles.
Local notices report varied transfers including land parcels in Marlonie, Wascrev, Galteraith and Liberty Center, plus shipments from Napoleon for business. Ads promote A J Johnson Co Rochester shoes, a Holgate jeweler F Voigt stock, and Elmwood merchants offering hats, frames, and dry goods. Reports mention Garfield law practice, Bradford Florida telescope appointment, water scarcity earlier in summer, and bird canaries claimed to be red from cayenne-fed parents.
Secretary Fairchild addresses a Brooklyn meeting on civil service reform and the Treasury secretaries duties. He warns against undermining subordinates and argues for慎 cautious removals, praising President and Democratic leaders while urging adherence to party principles and public trust.
Purifying the blood and improving appetite, Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as unequaled for preparing the body for warmer weather. The text touts its ability to cleanse toxins, boost digestion, and support overall vitality as a general spring medicine.
A government printing office inquiry exposes alleged misuse by a Republican public printer. Testimony links condemned electro type machinery to Donnell & Co of Chicago, with Donnell denying purchases. committee reviews office books as tariff debate continues.
A long testimonial flood claims constitutional headaches and stomach ailments eased by Ayer s Sarsaparilla. Patients from Lowell Boston Brooklyn and beyond describe dramatic relief and renewed vitality after using the remedy as an alterative and blood purifier.
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