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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1885
Page
3
A Hartford Coun tus lecture series urges every shop to have ready remedies for accidents and to teach first aid for scalds burns and cuts. It argues machinists face high injury risk and urges authorized trainers to conduct lectures for foremen and workers to reduce fatalities and improve prompt treatment.
Professor Waller leads a health board inquiry into inferior quinine sold by unscrupulous druggists. The report details substitutions with cinchonine salts and dihydroquinine compounds, claiming reduced potency and harmful effects. Observers note weight, solubility, and color differences expose the fraud and declare deliberate adulteration a crime.
The passage compares a tale of a Chinese traveler in England noting how a wooden leg used by watermen influenced his interpretation. It argues the inference was wrong despite the observed fact. It also notes Gypsy superstition about portraits and reluctance to be photographed, preferring side profiles for protective fetishes.
Constantinople reports United States Minister Wallace resigns. Fires hit W Steith house Murfreesboro Tenn causing about 24000 loss. Fires ruin C F Wells white lead works Allegheny City Pa with losses around 10000. Williams Bros whisky house Louisville Ky damaged, 15000 loss insured. Ohio railroads chief Henry Apthorp begins duties. London bans Sardou Theodora. Canterbury Archbishop urges memorial services for General Gordon. Wyoming Colliery sale to Letugh Coal Co. for about 200000. St Petersburg police arrest nihilists from Dorpat papers. Canada seizes contraband prison-made goods in London Ont. Joliet Steel official Rothman dies of pneumonia. Pittsburgh spring trade hopes rise as plants resume. Weather prophet predicts March 18 quake storm affecting Europe and US. Maryden Boyd home burned. loss 50000 to 80000, partial insurance. Great German actor Sonnenthal arrives New York. Union Banking House M G Rockwell & Co assigns with 100000 liabilities. Sippo Valley Glass Co assigns in Massillon. Nominations: Fairchild to Treasury, Black to Pensions. Griswold College elects Robert C Matlock president. John Neil charged with manslaughter in Boston. Summers and Morris dispute in Youngstown ends with Summers jailed. Mary Stevens residence burned in Akron, loss 3500, no insurance.
New York and Cleveland report varied activity in flour, grain, and provisions with money easy at 8 1 2 percent and bonds quiet. Futures prices show red and white wheat, corn, oats, and pork details, while Cincinnati and Pittsburgh markets record mixed livestock and hog values amid firmer tone in wool and lard markets.
Special notices urge mothers to send for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming immediate relief of pain and a range of cures. The ad notes price of 25 cents and cites a famed U S nurse and physician endorsement with global sale by druggists. The sheriff closes the tannery owned by Tyler and Schuhr of Neath East, built long ago, shocking the community.
The ad touts Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy claiming it soothes and cures bleeding itching and other piles symptoms by acting on the affected parts. It lists price at 50 cents and notes the company location in Piqua Ohio. A stray wood theft anecdote follows about wood piles and gunpowder as a deterrent.
Inexperience and distrust haunt Hood s Sarsaparilla as Hood C I and Co defend reliability and demand proof from unsolicited testimonials. Read endorsements and test the medicine by 100 doses. A separate note reports Mrs John L Whiting of Ithaca poisoned her two children during her husband s absence. they are recovering.
Marshall Michigan firm advertises the Voltaic Belt and electric appliances on a thirty day trial for nervous debility vitality loss and manhood issues. Promises complete restoration with risk free trial and free illustrated pamphlet. Also notes W L David of Olean resumes business after difficulties in the Exchange Bank building.
An editorial collage of advertisements and brief notices: Dr. Monroe offers free trials of Dr. Bosanke's Cough and Lung Syrup for coughs colds consumption or lung affections. A Lyons farmer reports thirty-two turkeys sold for 109.29 and says poultry profits exceed wheat and barley. Other items tout Hop Porous Plasters Rough on Toothache Weil's Health Renewer and maple molasses in Clymer. Also notes Ilion artillery reunion and a Syracuse charter election Prohibitionist vote.
A striking city tale from Troy centers on a father’s report about the noted men of the town. The narrative, presented as a trusted account, emphasizes the reputation and influence of these men and promises to prove its claims to all readers.
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