Forney Telegram Praises Hancock Nomination in Civil War Echoes
The Cincinnati nomination stirs praise from Pennsylvania leaders including John W. Forney who hails Hancock as the living Gettysburg hero and urges unity. Messages to Hancock from Maj. Gen. Schuyler Hamilton recount surgical wounds and enduring respect, while Grant’s blessing adds momentum. Omens of victory appear auspicious as soldiers and statesmen alike laud the ticket.
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Cincinnati
John W. Forney
Pennsylvania
Dan
Hancock
Gettysburg
Commonwealth
Grant
Chicago
Schuyler Hamilton
New York
Scott
Mira’ Flores
Mira Flores
Scuvuylerr Hamilton
Gen’l Grant
St. Louis
Gen. Grant
Judge’s Spanish onion ships seed to St Marys
Judge J M Arnow of St Marys Ga through J F Greer Son sells unusually large Spanish onions raised from seed carried by a Spanish vessel. Some onions weigh up to 3 pounds each and are sold in New York for 15 to 18 cents. The note hopes the judge profits from the venture as the seed spreads nationwide.
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J. M. Arnow
St. Mary's
Messers
J. F. Greer
Milwaukee Doctor Undertakes 40 Day Fast in New York
Dr R W Tanner of Milwaukee begins a $1009 wager to fast forty days and nights under medical supervision at the Clarendon hotel New York. Doctors including Dr Hammond doubt success, but Tanner claims past completion and confidence in repeating it as physicians and the public monitor the spectacle.
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R. W Tanner
Milwaukee
New York City
Hammond
New York
Tanner
Clarendon Hotel
Union
Petroleum kills borers and trees in California orchards
A California horticulturist after long experiments proved petroleum destroys the borers infesting state orchards. The discovery spread widely and many fruit-growers used it. Experiments showed petroleum not only kills the borer but harms the tree as well.
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California
Golden State
Good scholars crave more sleep than they will take
The passage notes that keen students often stay awake due to the lure of study and mental activity. It suggests that the more sleep they need, the harder it is for them to surrender to rest and enter the realms of slumber.
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Graham
Texas
U. S. Daily Mail Express
Weatherford
Christian
Keechi, Loving
Dillingham Valleys
James & Tate
Cooking Guide For Broil Steak Without Salt
Instructions advise broiling steak without initial salt to preserve juices. Cook over high heat, turn frequently for searing on both sides, then add salt and pepper to taste.
Preservation note on curing meat with brine
A brief instruction advises brining meat that will not keep through summer to keep it sweet and good in a strong brine. The guidance emphasizes using brine to preserve flavor and quality for longer storage.
Sweet oil and ink remedy for leather items in dressing
A recipe-style instruction suggests mixing one teaspoonful sweet oil with two teaspoonfuls ink and applying with a rag to black leather bags valises trunks gloves or shoes. A Fayette county note states 4200 children are of scholastic age with 1200 colored.
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Fayette County
Keep the head cool in heat and ward off sunstroke
The article advises sunstroke prevention by cooling the head with a ventilation hat and wet cloths, sweating minimal exertion during peak heat, and washing wrists in cold water for comfort. It also notes haying harvest heat and describes relief for corns with cardboard soles having a hole.
Simple home remedies for neuralgia and rheumatism
A very simple relief for neuralgia uses lobelia boiled in water, strained, with a teaspoon of fine salt. Hot cloths applied to the affected area, changed when cold until pain ends, then kept warm to prevent cold. Rheumatism relief comes from cloths soaked in a weak salt and water solution, joints treated with lukewarm wash if inflammation is present.
Remarkable Chicago Fire Boy Buries Box To Save Gems
A wealthy widow on Chicago’s north side entrusted valuables to a boy who disappeared during the fire. He returned after twenty four hours, having buried the box in the lake shore sand to shield it from the blaze. His steadfast care amid danger impressed Mrs Swishelm as a city saving virtue.
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Chicago Fire
Sugar Vinegar Cure Noted For Sudden Child Complaint
Dr. Grellety reports that giving children a lump of sugar saturated with table vinegar instantly halted the complaint. The same remedy produced immediate success when tried on adults, according to the observation.
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Grellety
Ts Support Platform Across Broad Policy Stances
The message endorses a candidate or party platform praising sound policy across tariffs home rule free schools public lands centralization and civil service reform. It also affirms support for stable money and civil administration and favorable views on Chinese immigration amid general steadfast backing for sound leadership.
Summer Pruning of Grapevines in Summer Cultivation
Summer pruning of grapevines, practiced mainly by professionals, curbs excess growth and boosts fruit quality. A sharp curved knife removes fruiting ends while leaving wood for growth, with one cluster per spur for fine fruit or two for abundance.
Roasted lemon cough remedy with sugar advised
A vintage remedy describes roasting a lemon until very hot then squeezing into a cup with three ounces of powdered sugar. Consume a spoonful whenever a cough troubles you, claimed to be both effective and pleasant to taste.
Alicca Cure for Colds Boil flaxseed drink with honey and lemon
A home remedy instructs boiling two ounces of flaxseed in a quart of water, straining, adding rock candy, honey, and lemon juice, then boiling and bottling. The dose is one cupful before bed and half a cup before meals, with the note that hotter is better.
Cleaning Engravings With Salt And Lemon Juice
A method from an English paper suggests placing the engraving on a smooth board, covering with finely ground salt, squeezing lemon juice over it, and tilting the board to 45 degrees. Boiling water washes away salt and lemon, leaving a clean engraving that should dry gradually on a smooth surface to avoid yellowing. The new Brazos crossing station will be named Garfield.
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Crossing of the Brazos
Garfield
Flood Devastates 70 Mile Span as Spy Levee Breaks
A Quincy dispatch reports the Spy levee breach flooding a 70 mile by 5 to 12 mile area. One third submerged, Cincinnati landing crevasse half a mile wide. People saved from drowning, many animals lost, fish ponds destroyed, and damages likely over 1 million dollars. Grant club shifts support to Hancock after Chicago nomination failure.
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Chicago
Quincy, Sr
Times
Cinccinnati Landing
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