17 Sep 1881
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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1881
Page
1
Mrs Pratt and a group of passengers aboard a Sierra Valley stage experienced a bold robbery by a masked man armed with a shotgun, sword bayonet, revolver and hatchet. He opened the treasure box, took $272 in coin and papers, but left the passengers’ valuables untouched and allowed the convoy to continue.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports on Johan Sheppard an Infidel of Orion Neb that his daily sermons provoked local Christians who prayed for his silence. A Chicago foundry faced a powder filled mold plot by strikers with three men named as plotters, prompting multiple arrests.
An enormous first day sale of the revised New Testament nears two million volumes, rivaled only by the popularity of Swayne's Ointment for Itching Piles. Reports cite dramatic consumer interest and widespread use as a standard remedy.
Rochester Sentinel reports a local case where a young husband asks after his wife and baby, answered with Buckwheat Cakes and the measles. It notes J. Dawson, a druggist, confined by sciatic rheumatism for four weeks, aided by St Jacobs Oil. LB Roscoe of Norwalk, Conn., and his wife were struck by lightning, their wagon overturned but no injuries.
Baltimore resident recounts recovery of a daughter with consumption after taking Brown's Iron Bitters, noting a prior loss of three daughters under eminent physicians. A fifth daughter showed symptoms and a physician advised tonics. A separate incident reports a letter carrier struck by lightning at G. A. Eck erly residence in St. Louis.
A column extols Slop Bitters as a glorious and valuable remedy after noting the strong healthy people it has produced from sickness and near death in Philadelphia. The piece urges readers to view the product's benefits, referencing the Philadelphia Press column for support.
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