Oklahoma land boom open with Edmond gains and claims
A correspondent reports from Edmond Oklahoma in July 1889 describing open land after the April 22 settlement opening. He notes rich red soil, prairie lands, abundant springs, stock ranges, and new town government. Edmond rises as a potential territorial capital and Guthrie nearby hosts a growing land rush and future railroad links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Republican
Epwonn
Oklahoma
Illinois
Oklahoma Country
Santa Fe
Guthrie
Edmond
Bluff Creek
Deer Creek
Chisholm Creek
Cameron River
North Canadian
Cottonwood Creek
Deer Fork
Ewest
Io Minos
Famous Womanhood and Health Promises Heal by Pills
A diehard testimonial extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female weaknesses and nervous debility as essential for high achievement. It discusses Mrs W. R Owens's fatal train accident and praises Electric Bitters as a health restoration, urging readers to seek kidney, liver, or stomach relief and noting teachers use newspaper events to educate pupils.
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Pierce
Benalth
Dr Powell
World's Disprensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Widespread Flood Damage Across Central New York
Reports from Troy to Amsterdam detail cloud bursts washing away dams and bridges near Johnstown and Tribes Hill. Drownings occur as crowds watch floods from a broken bridge. Johnstown dark, electric lights out, several mills and bridges destroyed. Telegraphs down, rescue efforts hindered, and near Fonda the Cayadutta Creek runs wild with widespread destruction.
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New York
Johnstown
Troy
N. Y
Gloversville
Fonda
Rochester
New York Central
West Shore
Athens Junction
Fonda, Johnstown
Nowar Johnstown
Amsterdam
Fulton County
Bis State
Albany
South
Keaxon Ronport
Hudson Valley
Catekill's
Amaterdam Hanatooa
Amatredam
Afkon
Aiken
Johnstown, Fonda & Gloversville
Vienna
Rudolph Falk
California Syrup of Figs Promoted by Local Drugstore
Advertises Syrup of Figs as a healthy fruit remedy available at Dr Powell's Drug Store with a price claim of Gods and 100 bottles. Mentions a July 1 law making it criminal to sell less than 61 teas than 49 for a sack with fines of 10 for first offense 50 for second and imprisonment for third offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Dr Powell
Died in a Queer Way in Atlanta
City Janitor Jacob Morris was found dead in his room and the coroner ruled death from palpitation of the heart caused by immoderate laughter. Morris, a Masonic member, had shared a hat with Prof Otto Spohr earlier. He invested all earnings into insurance, leaving his two daughters $24,000.
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Atlanta
City
Jacob Morris
Morris
Masonic Lodge
Otto Spohr
Bold robbery blinds man in Minnesota woods
A dramatic daylight attack in Mouvvesarouis Minnesota left Henry Hage robbed of about 20000 in negotiable drafts and valuables. The assailants bound him to a tree and left him for three days in the woods before he escaped unconscious. No suspects are yet identified.
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Minneapolis
Keanon Gosse
Minn
Henry Hage
Rona Dyset
Hage
Kessler
Hugo
Milwaukee
New York
Tanner Is Liberal Policy for Disabled War Veterans
Commissioner James Tanner outlines a liberal pension policy within the law aimed at speeding rightful grants. He stresses fraud vigilance by division chiefs and notes opposition to universal service pensions due to cost, citing 350000 current pensioners and 3 million veterans with an $38 monthly drain.
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Curcaco
James Tanner
Grand Pacific Hotel
Iowan
Congress
Grand Army of the Republic
Lovering Dillas
Baseball Standings Across Major Leagues
The record shows standings by clubs in leading professional associations. Syracuse leads the International League with Detroit, Toledo, Toronto, Rochester, London, Hamilton and Buffalo following. Michigan League clubs follow Haginaow, Grand Rapida, Lansing Jackson, Kalamazoo and Ureonville.
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Syracuse
Detroit
Toledo
Toronto
Rochester
London
Hamilton
Buffalo
Haginaow
Grand Rapida
Lansing Jackson
Kalamazoo
Ureonville
Fourth town wiped out by fire in California
Bakersfield California suffered a devastating blaze that began in M. E. Kolssy’s kitchen and spread to the Southern Hotel and nearby wooden structures. The flames destroyed every business block and about forty homes, with losses totaling 1,250,000 and 300,000 insured. The fire department failed to control the spread as Bakersfield, a northern California town of 5,000, evacuated homless families and reinforced police to guard salvaged goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakerafield
California
Call to National Greenback Convention in Cincinnati
George O. Jones issues a call for a national convention to reorganize the Greenback party on Peter Cooper principles. Readers are urged to meet in their states and districts by September to appoint delegates for the Cincinnati convention set for September 12, 1880.
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Cincinnat
Waanington
George O. Jones
Greenback Party
Peter Cooper
Rentembert
Cincinnati
Deafness Cure Claim by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local treatments and must be treated constitutionally. It explains deafness as an inflamed Eustachian tube mucus lining, often due to catarrh, and promises a $100 reward for any case Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. Contact F. J. Cuengy & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cuengy & Co
Toledo
P. m
Peary Kesler Builds Long Local Carriage Trade
The Eureka Progress notes Peary Kesler has run a trusted Henry business for 18 years and now commands a large carriage trade across Woodford county. In the region, many carriages are in use, including a two seated surrey by D N Blood, a tireless mechanic whose work speaks for itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Progress
Peary Kesler
Henry
Eureka
Woodford County
Surry
D N Blood
Ian Tiret
The Moxie Nourishment Claim For Nerve Fatigue
An advertisement touts Moxie as the albuminoid nerve food that nourishes the stomach and nerves during exhaustion from overwork and worry. It claims to remove nervousness and tired feeling without tonics, sold by Dr Powell Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powell
Henry
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F M Pendleton
Magnolia
Fred
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Becond Street
Public Square
T. Q. Hildebrant
Attorney AT Law
Court of Claims
Supreme Court of the United States
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W. A. Swaith, D.V.S
Chicago Veterinary College
Sparland
Ill
O. J. Lanigan
Chicago Veterin
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H. A. White
D.V.I
Wyoming
Bradford
Ira Ong
Marshall Coots
Lacon
Venona
Geo. F. Worley
Marshall, Putnam
J. Ie
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Expres
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Renny Reynveau
Cherokee Outlet
Arkansas City
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Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma City
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Great Rock Island
Tiskilwa
Tanner
Commissioner of Pensions
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Athletic
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Philada
Moxie
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