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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1880
Page
2
The piece discusses editors and readers, noting price hikes in Green Ind and St. Louis papers. It recounts a Wisconsin railroad suit where a fireman saved lives while an engineer stayed at his post, and the supreme court condemns the defense of cowardice in such emergencies.
The Philadelphia Record notes a meeting in St Louis where about seven hundred heirs or representatives press a claim that the ground of Wilmington belongs to them by heritage. Among claimants are Reuben J Springer and other prominent figures. The assembly plans decisive action and possible legal proceedings.
The article outlines a colonial founder who settled in Willmington Delaware after leasing land for 99 years. His heirs trace back to descendants in Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois and other states. The Springers claim ownership to Wilmington estate and a Stockholm Sweden property left by Baron. A large American prize fight is planned with potential transfer of proceedings offshore.
Brime American P Gorman was named by the im Democratic caucus in Annapolis to succeed William Pinckney Whyte as United States Senator from Maryland. The account describes his early life, education, and long political apprenticeship including time with Stephen A. Douglas.
A young Charlotte physician bet on a gamecock and, to train it, used a clipped Shanghai rooster that killed the gamecock in two minutes and crowed over the death. A clergyman delivered a sermon on vanity of hopes.
In Deaawank City Delaware on January 16 Richard G Alexander a young man known for his steady habits sinks toward death from hydrophobia after a dog bite suspected mad. He showed no clear rabies signs until five days ago and faintly blamed a torpid liver. He refused doctors until his wife called Dr Mitchell. the first symptom noted was an aversion to touching water.
Subscriptions prepaid with the Cincinnati Weekly Commercial club offer a free year of Tue Svar and the Cincinnati and a free prize book chosen from Harper editions. Ten books listed include Jane Eyre, The Last Days of Pompeii, John Halifax Gentlemen, Pickwick, The History of a Crime, Disraeli, Rothen, Journal of the Plague in London, Poems of Wordsworth, and A History of Our Own Times.
A terminal hydrophobia case described with escalating medical attempts. The patient endured violent spasms, begged for death, and was treated with liquor, chloroform, and later woorara, then chloroform again. Despite efforts, the patient died, causing community mourning and halted business. His death followed a close bond with his wife and children.
An old advertisement promotes Sulohs Consumption Cure as a remedy for coughs, bronchitis, croup, and consumption with claims of rapid relief and near universal cure. It also markets Shilohs Porous Plaster for chest and back pain, SUS Low VitalizeR for digestive issues, and Shilohs Catarrh Remedy with nasal injector, all sold by C. Cook with stated prices and guarantees.
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