Ministers push Franchise and Redistribution bills in Parliament
Reports from Loxpow and Paris on November 16 describe officials preparing to push the Franchise and Redistribution bills through Parliament. News also notes a London discovery of twenty four loaded shells in Stoke Newington fields and confirms various international updates including regional cholera decline and a dynamite blast in Steinberg Moravia with no injuries.
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Notas
Loxpow
Lowell
Bruce
Brookwood Lunatic Asylum
Benes
Gladstone
Lord Granville
Stoke Newington
London
Paris
Negrier
Kep
Dusters
Dungannon
Cuba
Porto Rico
North America
Yrexna
Steinberg
Moravia
Law Courts
Destructive Fires Hit Jacksonville and Rhode Island Towns
A major fire in Palatka Florida destroyed much of the business district including Deveraux Rogers & Son and adjacent buildings. Loss estimated at 800000 with prominent hotels churches and offices in ruins. Fire quelled by Sunday morning. In Cumberland Rhode Island a woods fire near Coppermine Hill burned about 100 acres of timber with losses around 5000.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Rhode Island
Deveraux Rogers & Son
Palatka
Palat
Coppermine Hill
Cumberland
Four Porgons Drowned in Iowa Boat Accident
Four people died when a small skiff on an artificial pond overturned near Burrtrxeron Mount Pleas ant. Professor Jones, superintendent of the city schools, Miss Elia sabenter, and students Etta Teter and Edith Branch drowned. A female companion and others barely escaped. The deaths cast a deep pall over a socially prominent community.
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Burrtrxeron
Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Jones
Elia Sabenter
Etta Teter
Edith Branch
Oth
Professor Jones
Trial verdict in Manchester case ends with manslaughter ruling
Burrago November 17 jury returns a verdict of manslaughter in the first degree for Albert Manchester in the West Falls murder case. Sentence deferred. Accomplice Randall to face a separate trial, claiming drunkenness and lack of knowledge of the crime.
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Burrago
Albert Manchester
West Falls
Manchester
Randall
Fulton and Ericsson The First Steam War Vessel Saga
A report from 1814 signed by Decatur and Perry endorses Fulton’s steamship model for naval use, predicting four miles per hour and strategic advantages. Ericsson faced rejection abroad, but his propeller eventually gained U.S. adoption after lobbying. He never received compensation from Congress for the monitor.
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Ericieson
Curtis
Inter Ocean
Navy Department
T Ie
Commodore Decatur
Commodore Perry
Robert Fulton
Navy
Fulton
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Ericsson
Sweden
Russia
Germany
France
England
America
Peor Ericsson
Congress
Banknote Paper from Dalton Mass Is Guarded Secret
A Dalton Massachusetts paper mill produces the banknote paper for American legal tender and government bonds. The process is highly secret, with sheets counted, packed, and stored in burglar proof vaults. From pulp to vault the paper travels to Treasury storerooms and may be used within a month.
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Lgeyer
Dalton
Mass
United States Treasury
Treasury
Washington
Adams Express Company
Manufacturer and Express Company
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Queen Victoria’s Plain Appearance in Public View
The New York World notes two sightings in England showing Queen Victoria as plain and ungainly. Her color, eyes, mouth, and figure lack regal grace, with large shoes and deep mourning, challenging notions of aristocratic bearing.
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Queen Victoria
New York World
England
Windsor Castle
Madagascar May Be An Unseen Geomagnetic Anomaly
A naval lieutenant stationed at M reports that the acid of that island contains iron and that approaching it causes strong compass variations. This leads to speculation that Madagascar may be an unknown geomagnetic anomaly affecting navigation.
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Gayeteas
Mons. Halley
M. 1
Madagascar
Soothing Syrup Ad for Teething Pain Relief
An old advertisement urges mothers to obtain Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to relieve crying and pain, cure dysentery and wind colic, regulate stomach and bowels, soften gums, and energize the system, selling at 25 cents per bottle. The product is attributed to a renowned nurse and physician and marketed by druggists worldwide.
Costume descriptions of striped woolen fabrics and galloon trims
The article notes costumes for the season using striped woolen material in combination with plain ditto. It mentions striped fabric for spring and dresses of self colored material trimmed with galloon in plain, brocaded, or open work patterns.
Cure for Piles Promises Quick Relief and Cure
A medical ad describes piles with back and abdominal weight along with indigestion symptoms and itching. Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy is claimed to absorb tumors and relieve itching for a permanent cure at 50 cents, with the Dr Bosanko Medicine Co. in Piqua as the maker and IL Monroe selling it. Canal beats will soon close for winter, and Binghamton girls may use many for slippers in Elmira Gazette.
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Bosanko
Binghamton
Elmira Gazette
Ez Druggist
Young Men Read Thie Voltaic Belt Ad Offer
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers to send their Electro Voltaic Belt and other electric appliances on thirty days trial to men of all ages with nervous debility and related troubles. Also claims to help rheumatism neuralgia paralysis and more with complete restoration guaranteed and no risk during the trial. Southern Pennsylvania reports a second fruit crop due to late season.
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Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall
Mich
Unscrupulous Cough Syrup Claims Target Bosanko Product
Advertisers warn that some dealers push cough and colds remedies rivaling Dr Bosanko s Cough and Lung Syrup. Consumers urged to insist on the original drug priced 50 cents and 1.00, sold by N P Monroe. Olean men chase aquir rela while most hunt the latest.
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Bosanko
N. P. Monroe
Wild Advertising Rush in Salamanca Amid Election Buzz
A jumble of old time ads and notices fills Salamanca scenes after last Saturday’s election. References to Wells Health Renewer and Rough on Tooth Ache sit beside local business notices, barber shop services, Shiloh’s cures, and railroad train plans. A mix of names, places, and products paints a snapshot of daily commerce and public life.
Fenner Blood Sliver Remedy Nerve Fonic Claim
Dr Fenner of Fredonia Maine USA touted Blood Liver Remedy and Nerve Tone for biliousness nervous irratlions and dyspepsia. A testimonial says after two bottles a sufferer reports complete restoration and lauds the remedy as the greatest of the age praising the author as a public benefactor.
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Dr. Fenner
M. Fenner
Fredonia
Lake
New York
Dr Fenner’s Kidney and Back Ache Cure Adverts Trade Card
An 19th century medical advertisement urges readers to buy Dr Fenner’s remedies for blood cleansing liver and stomach health and kidney and back ache cures. The letter requests two more bottles for a wife’s ailments and cites various conditions treated including biliousness constipation headaches pimples and skin diseases. The notice touts worldwide use and lists H P Monroe Dunkirk as a seller.
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David Kennedy
Second Hand Store Moves to Elk Street Corner
Dr. W. W. White relocates from Lion street to Elk street corner opposite Dunkirk barrel factory. Offers to buy all kinds of second hand furniture and sell new and second-hand goods. Also available as auctioneer on short notice. Dr. W. W. Winter, Veterinary Surgeon licensed auctioneer. Seize deals on poultry oysters fresh meats and lard.
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W. W. White
Lion Street
Elk Street
Dunkirk
W. W. Winter
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Evening Observer
Hoop
Hioop
C. J. Hoop & Co
Ouly AL. Hinckley
Broadway
Hood
Pete Well
Nias
Foster, Milburn & CO
Prop
Buffalo
N.Y.U.S
Gray
Gray Medicine CO
John Harper
Roel
Ang Ab NZ
M. Vandevelde Agr
Haar Faivst Styent
Foreign Affairs
Easton
Hart
Lehigh Valley
Evergreen
Ala
Monroe County
Sacnaumento
Cal
Arthur D. January
Portianxo
Oregon
Harrington
Lincoln County
Pennsylvania
Salamanca
Cleveland
Uendricks
Olean
Lemont
Board of Supervisors
Ontario County
Sihlof
Ag Ona
Lion Tires
J. Harper
Rochester
Rochester & Pittsburg St. R
Bradford
Gale
Lyon Gros
J. Ehlarper
Wyoming County
Shiloh'a
Lyon Bros
J. Dharper
A. Wheeler
Third St
Lyon Tire
Wheelers
Third Street
Massachusetts
John Spencer
H. & A. Heie
Peter Lawler
Dalton Manes
Rondtout
N.Y
Lawler
Rondout
Dacron
Dr. Kennedy
Ager Teame
Kennedy
OL Berkslure Mills
Peter Lawler Hs
CIEAS
O. Bhows
Davrox
Kenneily
Kidmes
Jawwler
Brown
Wm. Stetner
N. Ww. Meraldalae
Excise
Ares Savages
THE
Pribune
New York Tribune
M. M. Fenner
Aditrees Tage & Co
Enitz Necker
Northeast
Hamilton
Eagle
Cor
T. O. Bones
Zetesian
Rio Dona, N.Y
Richard A. Proctor
H. P. Monros
West Shore
Bugale
Depot
Corner Exchange
Louisiana Street
New England
Pullman Buffett Carstrough
Ncoston
Pullman Buffet Cays
Niagara Fally
Suspectsion Bridge
Baat
Niagara Falls
Rorner Exchange
Louisiana Streets
Genesee House
Hmenty Monet
Slate Street
Edson J. Weiks
Gen
Korase
Merchant Tailoring and
Swanamaker & Brown
Oak Hall
Philadelphia
M. van DE Velde
N. Y
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