Aquatic Experiment Nearly Fatal for Student
John W. Foreman of Washington Kentucky and George W. Benton of Albia New York, college chums, were boating near Sperry dam when Foreman’s craft went over the dam. Benton pulled him from the water and revived him with help from Dr Ensminger. Foreman, bruised but recovering, slept well and expected to be active again in a few days. The incident occurred near Mrs Hadley’s property. The watch stopped at 4 25.
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John W. Foreman
Washington,Ky
George W. Benton
Albia
N. Y
Sperry
Benton
Foreman
Ensminger
The Bravest Man in Roseville Barroom Feat
In Roseville a painter named J Berry proved bravery by stepping into the street and allowing a shot at his hat from forty feet away by J Blair. The crowd moved on after the shot, debating nothing more on bravery.
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Roseville
J. Berry
J. Blair
Berry
Blair
Patented Tar Syrup Claim Promises Cure for Asthma
Pity Dellars for one bottle of medicine at Tomah Wisconsin in 1877 reports that his wife suffered asthma for years and physicians predicted consumption. He claims Dr Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup gave immediate relief and cured her after two bottles. Ferris of Monroe County Wisconsin endorses and notes price 50 cents per bottle sold by W W Jones.
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Carter
Carter Medicine CO
Erie
Gil
Sanforv
Tania
Tomah
Wis
Wilton
Monroe
WY. W. Jones
Make Room for Dakota State Big and Fertile with Rail Linkage
The Dakota territory offers vast farmland open to purchase under homestead laws with no railroad grants. The eastern half could outproduce Minnesota in bread stuffs and goods, aided by six railways including Milwaukee St Paul and Chicago Northwestern reaching the Dakota River. The James Dakota River runs north to south into the Missouri, shaping a future with rapid settlement and a six-railway grid.
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Dakota
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Minnesota
Missouri River
James
New State
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago & Northwestern
Dakota River
Hastings & Dakota
St. Paul
Sioux City
Southern Minnesota
Northern Pacific
Cniva
London Public Schools Struggle Over Salaries and Policy
The London Board of Education operates under three year elections, hindering long term policy. Despite expansion since 1870, salaries for teachers remain low, attracting talent elsewhere. Critics say funds are wasted on nonessential items, such as a $125,000 welcome for the Prince of Wales, robbing children of educational value.
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Toledo Blade
London Public Schools
United States
Prince of Wales
India
Board of Education of
New York City
Gen. Grant
Pres. Hayes
Peculiar Theatrical Superstitions and Luck Rites
A survey of stage habits and beliefs among 19th century actors. John McCullough’s luck path, Forrest’s sword, and various azaleas of superstition are described. named actors including Booth Sothern and Clara Morris appear with their ritual quirks and charms.
Stagehand dies after pistol misfire at theatre scene
An onstage pistol misfired at the National Theatre in Philadelphia injuring stage manager W H Jones who died from lockjaw. In Columbus a mother left her baby in a gallery while she stepped away and has not returned. A German minister praises St Jacob's Oil for rheumatism and a bachelor seeks a wife after a prisoner history surfaces in a DeWitt Missouri inquiry.
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National Theatre
Philadelphia
W. H. Jones
Jones
Columbus
Ohio
Grateful Women Endorse Hop Bitters in Health Claims
Women report strong benefits from Hop Bitters for chills fever digestion and headaches. The advertisement cites Courant 2150 Bernard Macauley who built a major Louisville theatre, arguing future theatres should favor plain auditoria over ornate front designs to enhance stage effects.
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Courant
Bernard Macauley
Louisville
Curative Ads and Remedies in Greencastle Trade Sheet
Various local promotions offer Hill's Buchu and Cabebs extract for urinary and bladder issues, Kid Gloves at the Trade Emporium, Frank A Hay hat and cap line, Ruckien's Arnica Salve promising satisfaction or refund, and Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs and lung ailments with trials at ten cents and full bottles for four dollars. Jerome Allen promotes these products in Greencastle.
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Ruckien
Jerome Allen
Dr. Kings
Dr. King
Jerome Allen Greencastle
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