Local notices mix politics births and transport gains
Obituary notes George W Griffin dies at 80 in Evans township leaving a wife and three children. Vermont election results show Republicans carrying every county. Railway appointments shift with Johnson away on the main line and Leonard taking ticket duties. New butter laws tax makers and dealers. Congressional conventions set for Marshall and Pontiac districts with incumbents favored. Immigrant arrivals rise in July 1886, and Rev T C Willon seeks treatment in Milwaukee. Nationality debate appears in Chicago Journal. Bureau convention ballots favor Swindler while Putnam seeks parity. Canada pursues fugitives from U S crime law as financial circles worry. Chestnut bell and bolt trend as social gadget satire ends the column.
Enforcement of just laws guards workers and citizens
A lecture extols enforcing just laws to protect honest workers and ordinary citizens from thieves and violence. A painter on Second Street causes a rainbow mess when his ladder collapses, warning to stay on firm ground. The Century’s 1880s feature promises Lincoln biographies by Nicolay and Hay, with Civil War insights. A Fire Protection Contract proposal from B B Carothers & Son seeks a 25 year artesian water system for Henry, including 40 hydrants, pipes, valves, and city water rights, with city payments and free city water for public buildings.
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Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil Aids Malnourished Children
Scotts Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites is promoted as food and medicine for wasting diseases in children with weak digestion. The note warns to take no other remedy and links the product to improved flesh and palatability. Attorney Baptiin L. E. Clawson quits business due to eye strain and returns to Cherryvale, Kansas, after disobeying doctor’s advice.
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