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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1884
Page
1
Local notice pages advertise one year term rates and ad details with terms for letters and submissions. The snippet lists pricing per seat and deadlines for legal notices and advertisers, urging timely handoffs and mentioning upscale county and city references.
A vivid sketch of Napoleon’s landmark Golden Mortar building with its three story brick block and Crystal Mortar façade. It highlights J. G. C. Baur the Little Dutchman, a vast showroom packed with drugs books cigars lamps trunks and a news depot, plus extensive shelves and a paper stock that made it a premier local source for literature and novelties.
The report notes Mrs Lockwood may shake hands during the canvass but should not kiss voters. It also mentions Dr Mary Walker vowing to kiss every man who votes for her ally Belva, tied to a prize package.
Two dynamite blasts wreck large sections of the new Parliament House in Quebec City. The city was thrown into alarm and the military was dispatched to guard the structure. No details on how the explosives were planted are available.
A military man laughed at a timid woman alarmed by a cannon salute and later married her. Six months later he removed his hat when returning late at night.
Mr H H Cummer of Newton Brook York County Ontario reports a painful sore on his right ankle following recovery from lymphoid fever. He says a few external applications of St Jacobs Oil made the lump soften and gradually disappear.
General Charles H. Roome of New York, head of the Manhattan Gas Co and a prominent Republican, declines to preside at a Blaine rally tonight. He and his two sons have decided to support Cleveland and work for his bid, a move seen as costing Blaine votes in Roome’s ward.
Strikes at Ohio Central mines cause fires at four mines including Straitsville and Carbon Hill. One fire engine sent from Pires in the C Mines area, Carbon Hill mine now extinguished, others expected to be out today. Overall damage heavy at Straitsville, with mines idle but not interrupting active work.
The text presents a scattered view of tariff talk across regions from farms to cities, noting workers' fears of unemployment and failed promises. It highlights how protection for labor is debated, with references to wages, cheap labor, and the impact of tariffs on industry and employment.
The Massachusetts independent Republican movement credits ex-Representative Erwin Nedell of Haverhill with a notable addition. Mr Hill, a younger Republican, had been proposed for the Republican State Committee but was stricken from the list and resigned as a public speaker.
A caustic editorial argues against backing Taine and Butler while praising Cleveland. It accuses Taine of bigotry and defamation, recalls past Orange speeches and sectarian tensions, and urges opposing Taine's political influence to thwart Cleveland's rivals.
The document alleges that Mr. Blaine subscribed 385 0 for a share in the Hope Furnace Tract in Ohio on December 4 1880 and received 60000 in bonds from Standard Coal and Iron Company by May 25 1882. It claims a prior denial of ownership was false and ties Blaine to Hocking Valley interests and related interests amid miners troubles.
Tarper's Weekly argues Blaine is aligned with anti reform interests and is insulated from reform, while Cleveland earns support for independence and proven reform as Governor. The piece suggests Cleveland would resist spoils pressure better than Blaine against Ro Roliteenliticians and favors reform minded governance.
Our blessings are not appreciated until we are deprived of them. A hacking cough or lung disease is troublesome, but all may be removed by Dr Blow's Positive Cure. Price 40 cents, trial bottles free. D J Humphrey sells it.
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