Late News Items From A Fragmented Era
The Western Export Association cuts distillery capacity to thirty two percent. Fortland pioneer Peter De Witt Hardenbure dies aged, estate valued at 200000. A fire at Armant plantation Miss sugar mill destroys 150000 pounds sugar with no insurance. Three Redder children burned to death near Vassar Mich. River and railroad coal miners to convene in Pittsburgh on the 27th for arbitration and disputes. Editor L Lum Smith of Philadelphia arrested for malicious libel. bail set at five thousand dollars. Forest fires threaten Greensville County Va harming timber and fencing. Miss Fortescure settled breach of promise suit for fifty thousand pounds. Galveston focus on deep water project with Captain James B Eads aiding congressional committee. Lamar estate suit in New York ends in favor of defendant. Tsarist Poland petitions reach Craig during visit. American Congress of Charities planned for New Haven to discuss religious questions in May 1885. Hartford wind fall gifts include sixty five thousand dollars to cemetery and orphan asylum. Connecticut official vote tallies from November reported. Death notices include Daniel Torrance and inventor William Angon Wood. New Jersey tragedy: Elizabeth Schienach dies from kerosene fire injuries.
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Savannah
Supreme Court of New York
Hugh McCulloch
Candle superstitions and candle light in religious rites
The article traces candle use and belief from ancient times through early Christianity, noting how candles were used at birth, marriage, and death to ward off evil, attract good luck, and foretell events. It cites signs such as winding sheets of tallow, bright sparks indicating letters, and flame movements suggesting spirits, along with natural cues like candles failing to light signaling stormy weather.
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Martinge
Crimes of violence in India rise with 19th century expansion
The Superintendent of the Thuggee and Dacoity Department reports sharp growth in violence since 1850, with 140 cases in 1860 rising to 915 in 1892 and 363 last year. Dacoits number about 13,186 with property stolen valued at 5,080,140 rupees. many figures are underestimates. Tribes such as Baori in Rajpootana are noted for organized, disguising robberies. Convictions are few, police reforms urged.
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Thuggee and Dacoity Department
Central India
Hyderabad
Rajpootana
India
Scotch Whisky and Imagination
Allan Pinkerton, the Scottish American detective, hosted a party at his country seat near Chicago. After a cold tour indoors he offered whisky and led guests to a library with a gas stove. He then revealed candles on ice as the stove’s only warmth, proving imagination and whisky can conjure heat.
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Allan Pinkerton
Chicago
Mr. Pinkerton
Barnard Murphy of South Valley Dies at 90
Barnard Murphy of South Valley died Tuesday morning at age 90 from old age and infirmities. He had lived in South Valley for nearly forty years, moving there when few white men inhabited the area and the wilderness remained largely untamed.
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Barnard Murphy
South Valley
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
Early 20th century ad touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain and related stomach issues. Claims swift relief for crying infants, notes pleasant taste, and lists wide medical endorsements and universal availability with price details. Includes a brief mention of Dwight L Moody stepping from a Rochester train and his religious influence.
Cure for Piles and Niagara Falls Telegraph Power Shift
Cure for Piles claims to relieve weight sensations in back and loins with Dr Bosanko's Pile Remedy. It absorbs tumors and eases itching with a claimed permanent cure for blind, bleeding, and itching piles at a price of zero cents. The Buffalo Express notes Buffalo telephone exchange draws Niagara cataract power for electricity generation.
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Buffalo Express
Niagara
Electric Belt Trial Promises Health Return
Young Men Read This Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers a 30 day at home trial of the Electro Vol taic Belt and other electric devices for nervous debility vitality and manhood issues. It guarantees complete restoration with no risk. Also notes Mr Chas F Richmond son of Don H Richmond has been taken to Warren state hospital for the insane.
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Voltaic Belt Co
Marshall
Mich
Chas. F. Richmond
Don. H. Richmond
Meadville
State Hospital For the Insane
Warren
Local Advertisements and Notices from Erie Area
A collage of 19th century ads and notices including patent medicines like Dr Bosanko Cough and Lang Syrup Rough on Toothache and Health Renewer, insurance earnings for Chautauqua County Patron’s Fire Relief Association, local marriage news, and railroad and construction chatter. It notes returns of women’s beauty aims and a sixteenth elopement, with varied prices and local business listings in Erie. The piece highlights community commerce, public health remedies, and transportation rumors in a single pane.
Dr Fenner Blood Liver Remedy Nerve Panic Praise
An endorsement letter from H C Lake of the New York area extols Dr Fenner’s Blood Liver Remedy Nerve Panic as a safe, restorative treatment. The writer claims personal benefit after using the product and lauds the remedy as a public health gift and a landmark in medicine.
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Dalton
Mass
I. Kennedy
Fist
Pevere Lawler
CILAS
BROWN
Fenner's Remedies Advertised in Tribune
An 19th century ad claims Dr Fenner's Blood purifiers and Kidney and Back Ache Cure restore health from biliousness constipation headaches to skin diseases and nervous debility. It promotes a memorandum book and lists H P Monroe Dankirk as dealer, touting worldwide use.
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Rondout
N.Y
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