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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1885
Page
3
A Russian naval detachment tours a New York frigate with 74 guns, while tension with Britain grows. The Strelok and Garnet cruisers sail near shore as reporters note American hosts and mixed reactions among locals to the visiting vessels and their crews.
The fragmentary article describes Niagara Falls and Goat Island in historical terms, noting ownership transfers and park plans. It references General Irvin McDowell, his career, West Point, and deployments, set against a drifting narrative with misheard phrases and scattered historical notes.
A literary sketch praises a northern woman author who unveils a new vein in fiction. It highlights southern mountaineer life as vivid, comical, and moving, awakening timeless rural figures to life with an enchantress's touch and modern vigor. The piece anticipates strong future works.
The piece profiles Mim Murfree Craddock, born in Nashville around 27 years ago, who grew to write vivid sketches for The Atlantic Monthly. It notes her mountaineer observations, rapid mental imagination, and early publication at seventeen. It recounts stories like The Dancin Party at Harrison s Cove and Where the Battle was Fought, the acceptance by The Atlantic, and her eventual revelation as a woman writing under initials M N Murfree.
A stream of letters from users in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and beyond praise Pe as a powerful remedy. Patients report relief from back pain, neuralgia, headaches, stomach upset and liver issues after taking multiple bottles. Buyers note improved health and sustained use until cured.
A collection of short quips and anecdotes from across the era cites al fresco slang, tea trade data, a Portsmouth self-made man, a waxlike statue incident at a Feedur store, and a Atlantic voyage remark, all offered in brisk observational humor.
The New York World notes that on June 15 it will be exactly fifty years since Allen G Thurman was certified as admitted to the bar proving legal knowledge ability and moral character. A Sunday school scene frames a joke about the Queen of Sheba travel with a student guessing steam cars via a biblical verse.
A vintage note promotes Mustang Liniment as a cooling lotion for many aches and injuries in both people and animals, highlighting its use as a remedy across varied conditions.
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