Garfield Electors Dominate In Early State Returns
Indiana Maine and Illinois vote tallies show Garfield leading in multiple states. Garf ield plurality stands at 40 397 overall with Hancock and Weaver in limited margins. Governors races echo Garfield gains amid statewide tallies and statewide increases in total votes.
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Maine
Garfield
Hancock
Weaver
Dow
Scattering
Garfiela
Indiana
Garfind
COON
Chase
le Tia
Sss
Leprosy Scourge Reported Among Chinese in San Francisco
Dr James Murphy of St Marys Hospital reveals sixteen white residents sought relief from leprosy, many cases severe and incurable. Patients arrived from the Sandwich Islands aboard Honolulu San Francisco vessels and entered without restriction. More cases may exist though exact figures unclear.
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San Francisco
Chronicle
James Murphy
St. Mary's Hospital
Sandwich Islands
Honolulu
Murderous Rat Strikes Canary Birds in Carson Store
In Carson Nevada Messrs Cagwin and Allen reported four canaries valued at five dollars each were killed by a rat. The culprit crawled along a wire to reach the cages dragging birds through them leaving blood and feathers. The owners have placed poison and expect the rat to die.
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Carson
Nev
Messrs. Cagwin & Allen
Dangers to Iron Workers Reported and Remedy Praised
In the Pittsburgh Evening Chronicle an account cites R Esterbrook & Sons City Iron Foundry Boston asserting two or three workers were badly burnt yet cured promptly by St Jacobs Oil. They state all workers are pleased with the remedy and will recommend it to others suffering rheumatism or pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. R. Esterbrook & Sons
City Iron Foundry
Boston
Mass
St. Jacobs Oil
Defeat of David S. Terry in California Elector race
Baltimore American notes the defeat of Democratic elector David S. Terry for the 1860 ticket after his 1859 duel killing Senator Broderick. It calls the penalty a public rebuke for the famous murder and Terry's later Confederate service and failed political ambitions.
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David S. Terry
California
Hood
Broderick
Douglas
Democratic
Dreeke Rilge
Terry
Horrific Rituals of Araucano Chiefs After Death
A San Francisco Bulletin correspondent details brutal rites of the Araucano tribes in Chile. Chiefs die by assassination or battle. medicine women are tormented as the clan burns them alive during a ritual feast, with funerary customs including smoked mummies and riding displays.
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San Francisco Bulletin
Chili
Ritual Ceremony of Araucano Warriors Described
The text portrays a banquet with horse flesh and whisky followed by days of drunkenness. A warrior chants from a stone or stump while another answers, and the crowd joins in wild wails. Observers could not understand Araucano speech or obtain clear meanings from the Indians.
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Boto
Dreamed warning from Ada Russell saves Bodie miner
Ada Russell of San Francisco believed dreams foretold danger at the Goodshaw mine in Mono County. She warned husband B I Russell, who left the Goodshaw mine for Bechtel, and four men were later found suffocated at the 600 foot level after a fire in the hoisting works.
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Ada Russell
No. 715
Howard Street
B. I. Russell
St. David's House
Goodshaw
Mono County
Bodie
Mrs
Bechtel
A Lady's Poot at the Twelfth Street Bridge
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports the damage trial of Mrs. Clara Brady against the city ended with a verdict for $1,000. The dispute focused on a three by twelve inch hole she fell into while walking at night. Her attorney used a ruler to compare her foot size to the hole, arguing she could not sink into such a small opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Brady
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Twelfth Street
Opinion of Hon S H Yoder on St Jacobs Oil
Des Moines State Register notes a Globe Mills Pa representative’s endorsement of St Jacobs Oil as a universal remedy for rheumatic and inflammatory conditions. It quotes customers praising its effectiveness for both people and animals and mentions Sellers Liver Pills as well.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Register
H. Yoder
Globe Mills
St. Jacobs
Delayed Passenger Sparks Train Platform Incident
A Providence expressman failed to deliver a woman’s train on time, causing her to miss it and anger her. When the culprit appeared she doubled her fist and struck him, knocking him down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Day's Kidney Pad Sales Spark Imitation Claims
Contends merit of Day's Kidney Pad against imitators while noting other patent remedies and local anecdotes. References Dr William Sharswood founding a museum project Sewanee Tenn and notes widespread reliance on Dr Bull's Cough Syrup. Includes several short anecdotes on cures, incidents, and opinions from disparate readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sharswood
Philadelphia
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
Episcopal Church
Virginia
Kentucky
Mother finds relief with Hop Bitters in family tale
A worried woman recounts illness, alcohol and expense, then credits Hop Bitters for her recovery. The notice endorses Prickly Ash Bitters and Fellows hypophosphites, praising their palatability and alkaloid origins, and ends by claiming Sellers Liver Pills cure aching heads and clouded brains.
Speer's Grape Wine From Passaic Grape Vineyard
A. Speer of Passaic New Jersey showcases large grape yields for his Speer’s Grape Wine made from Oporto grapes without alcohol. The wine is promoted as safest for invalids and debilitated persons and is sold by druggists and Allen's Drug Store with church use noted for communion. Druggists also advertise Hill's Buchu as selling well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Speer
Passaic
N.J
Speer
Oporto
Allen's Drug Store
Noted Gambler Jonathy H Green Reforms and Charity Support
Jonathy H Green once famed as a mystery gambler in 4ica and later an artful gambler’s trickster is now an elderly, ailing figure in Philadelphia. He once won large sums from amateurs and professionals alike, including $36000 from card players in three days. He became known for skill with cards and devices used by fare dealers, then repented and repaid much of his funds through laws he helped pass in Pennsylvania Maryland and Ohio. He later spoke of his methods in lectures and books but turned to charity for support.
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Jonathy H. Green
Philadelphia
Fennsyle
Maryland
Ohio
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