The Star Editor Frank A Arnold
The Star notes Frank A. Arnold serves as editor and proprietor, guiding publication operations and editorial direction.
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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1881
Page
7
The Star notes Frank A. Arnold serves as editor and proprietor, guiding publication operations and editorial direction.
Reports detail Treasury decisions on land sale proceeds refunds and clerks pay. Updates cover Garfield assassination aftermath, pension rules, heat waves and deaths, Greenback conventions, a 45 day water fast, and governors urged to set a day of thanksgiving for the President's recovery.
Messy OCR notes a fierce competition for the discovery prize of a great comet. Messages pour in to Warner's Observatory founder in Rochester as new competitors rush forward. The piece also reports Senate votes, caucus disputes in New York, a death of Colonel Bridgman’s wife, and sun stroke incidents in Chicago Indianapolis and Pittsburgh.
The 11th reports banishment for Abdul Aziz murderers, a U S senator’s son captive then found murdered near Carreras, and ex President Guillamo of San Domingo selling war supplies in St Thomas. Yellow fever and small pox deaths rise in Havana. Belfast Orange mob violence at Presbyterian Hall. Pope Pius IX buried at San Lorenzo. Toronto Orangemen condemn Garfield attack and pray for his recovery.
The President remains resting at one o'clock in the morning with favorable signs reported by attending physicians. Fever eased overnight and body temperature rose slightly then fell, Dr Reyburn and Dr Frank H Hamilton both deem the condition favorable though recovery will take time after the injury. Major Swaim indicated danger would pass with the day’s bulletin and no adverse signs were present.
Reports from New York say President Garfield shows improvement with fever declining and pulse under 100, while surgeons express hope for a steady recovery. Vice President Arthur travels from Washington. Ohio and New York political notes accompany health updates and a Civil Service reform platform.
A circular touts Cuticura Remedies as cures for ringworm, eczema, scald head, alopecia, and milk crust with numerous testimonials from individuals across the United States. It promotes internal Resolvent and external Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and lists prices and the Boston depot Weeks Potter in Massachusetts for mail orders.
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