Late News Items From The Era
Paris painter De Neuville dies in Paris. Hazen sues The Times for 100000. Dam funeral held at Astor House. Suakim doctors urge Wolseley to hurry departure. New sickness cases run about 500 weekly. Hugo’s condition unchanged and he welcomes death. Publisher Webster says Grant drafted his dedication to the two wars volumes. Bridgeport Aldermen challenge Connell to Memorial Day baseball for Bartholdi fund. Norman Harvard, once rich then ruined, dies by own hand. Chandler exam reveals steel cruiser paid in installments. possible Navy fraud.
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Victor Hugo
Boston Record
Wendell Phillpps
Phillipa
India
Pishin
Webster
General Grant
Mexico
Board of Aldermen
Bridgeport
Conn
Board of City
Connell
Barsman Grounds
Bartholdi
Bedy
Norman B. Harvard
St. Paul
Navy Department
Wales
Murder trial ends with hangings set for Sept three
In Crawtontpsville Judge Britton overruled a new trial motion in the Dennis and Coffee murder case and sentenced both to be hanged September 3, 1885. Coffee attempted escape at jail and was shot by Officer Cox. both men jailed amid excitement. Other brief items note a Memphis editor fined for assault, a Dakotan man fasting for forty days, and various court and crime short items.
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Crawtonpsville
Ind
Britton
Dennis
Coffee
Cox
Graines
Memphis
Tenn
Walker Kennedy
Sunday Times
G. P. M. Turner
The
Scimitar
Criminal Court
Kennedy
Turner
Baltimore postmaster era pushes on with limited appointments
In Baltimore on May 20 Parker Veazey announces no ladies will be appointed to the postoffice staff under the new administration. The existing three clerks will be treated kindly as they seek other jobs. Meanwhile five stores on Ocala Public Square burned Monday night, nearly destroying the town after seven arson attempts in weeks.
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Mo Ladees
Baltimore
Baltmann
Parker Veazey
Dong
Jacksonville
Fla
Ocala
New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railway
New York
Buffalo
Depot
Corner Exchange
Louisiana Street
NEW England Express
Pullman Buffett
Boston
Rochester
Atlantic Express
ST. Louis Express
Gara Falls
Suspension Bridge
Neagara Falls
Frank Muar
Lien St. Dunkirk
West Shore
Exchange Bt
Louisiana
Henry Monett
Edson J. Weeks
J. Bullalo
Markets in Flour Grains and Provisions Across Cities May 20
Multiple bid and price reports from Cleveland Cincinnati and other markets detail flour, grain, and meat futures and spot sales. Wheat, corn, oats prices shown alongside pork and beef values with varied grades and regional notes.
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Cincinnati
Bunk Mears
Bacon
Poultry and Meats Dealer Tops Spring Sales
SPECIAL NOTICES. T. C. Johtes Selly The beat and cheapest of anty.one that dealt in poultry, oysters, tread and oak meats, bam sausages of lard. Im ee B. B. Lord & Son, of Sluoctairville,sold, in two weeks this spring, 10,300 worth of Hatateins.
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T. C. Johtes
Imee B. B. Lord & Son
Sluoctairville
Teething Soothing Syrup Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children, claiming instant relief from crying and pain, plus cures for dysentery and diarrhea, with a pleasant taste and wide druggist distribution. It notes a bottle price and asserts a large insurance loss adjustment for Matthews, Northrup & Co.
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Mrs. Winelow
Winslow
United States
Piles Remedy Promises Quick Relief and Cure
An ad touts Dr Rosanko Pile Remedy claiming to absorb tumors and relieve itching, with a lasting cure. It alleges piles cause back and abdominal weight and indigestion, and notes a 50 cent price from The Dr Bosanko Medicine Co in Piqua, sold by H P Monroe. A county issue claims a growth arises from unpaid orders by the county treasurer.
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Rosanio
David Kennedy
D. Kennedy
Hood's Sarsaparilla touted for scrofula cures in 19th century ad
The ad claims scrofula is common and hereditary, but Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood and cures running sores, abscesses, and swollen joints. It urges readers to request a cures book from I Hood & Co. The piece also notes a reunion of the 116th Regiment N Y Vols at Park Meadows Duffalo on Tuesday June 16, 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOOD
C. Hood & CO
Lowell
Mass
I. Hood & Co
116Th Regiment
N. XY. Vols
Park Meadows
Duffalo
Voltaic Belt Co offers thirty day trial for health devices
Marshall Michigan based Voltaic Belt Co promotes ELxormic Vol Taio Belt and other Bixorkic appliances on a thirty day home trial for nervous debility vitality and manhood issues. They guarantee complete restoration with no risk and invite letters for illustrated pamphlet. Twenty Corry cell grant workers depart for Hartford.
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The
Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall
Mich
Dubeibe Markets Miscellaneous and Provisions
Market report shows varied listings for bulk and bagged cement and plaster products, lumber and wood posts, coal and fire bricks, and chemical goods. Grain and feed items include wheat, cornmeal, cracked corn, middlings, and bran. provisions cover beef, pork, fowl, and fish with prices noted in bulk and retail terms.
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Dubeibe
S. M. Haméiltons
Paris
Dushond F
St. Wood
Inva Scott
Lake
Enud
Plaster
AkroCemen' Eng
Free Distribution At Monroe Drug Store In Erie Area
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper notes free distribution of Dr Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup at H P Monroe's Drug Store. It lists illnesses treated and prices, mentions local events by the G A S post in Fredonia for Decoration Day, and includes various sensational health ads and product pitches. The clipped text also references wells health renewer and other household remedies with prices and local notices.
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H. P. Monroe
Dr. Bosanko
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Thompson
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