Prohibition Fights Urged Across Ohio and Nation
A broad campaign to end the saloon era is urged with the argument that regulation fails and prohibition is the only remedy. Speakers declare the drink traffic corrupts society and must be banished, citing the influence of saloonkeepers and the need to protect homes and morals. References to Ohio, statewide sentiment, and wartime style rhetoric appear alongside moral appeals from newspapers and public notices.
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Ohio
Wayne County
Underground Wires and Prohibitionist Voter Call
The piece argues for prohibition clubs to mobilize voters on election day and describes underground telegraph wires, noting UK use, costs, and modernization. It discusses insulation materials like gutta percha, submarine cables, and a vast global network with 80,000 miles of cable and £30,000,000 invested.
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Pel
United Kingdom
England
Henee
Guene Pera
Est
The Deadly Rapids Elephant Swim Mystery
A police historian recalls the elephant that swam the St Lawrence rapids near Cornwall during a circus event fifty years ago. The old elephant vanished after a dangerous pull of the whirlpools as onlookers watched, while alternative river legends and a rebellion era steamer tragedy are touched on in a winding reminiscence.
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Captain Webb
St. Lawrence
City of
Cornwall
eAbout Giirty
Dies
Foehoder Democrat and Chronicle
Cholera Theory and Global Spread Cited by Scientists
Scientific Practitioner G Jenkins writes that cholera is not tied to one origin but Arabia and Indian streams interact with global routes. He notes eleven year cycles, seven atmospheric sources, and attacks across Mexico India and across Europe, with historical outbreaks in 1831 and widespread deaths.
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G. Jenkins
F. A
Matt Gezett
England
Russia
Germany
Ganges
Mexico
Orden—Ztateo Nichigen
Calhoun
Eraanes Ata
Éni Ggunty
Belid
Ally O Arshally
George Ingerantt
Tadge
Probat
Ellae A. Stuart
Frank Stuart
Marehill
Marshall Statesman
Lorstrounsett
Michizan
Mereball
George Ingersull
Azor Howley
Guise B. Rowley
Vaid
Marshill
Marshall
Fragmentary Arkansas Traveler excerpt on reform school claim
An Arkansaw Traveler fragment depicts a colonel speaking about his son and reform school conduct. The quoted dialogue questions the son's truthfulness and whether to acknowledge an accusation or move to another neighborhood. It reflects a traveler’s satirical or odd speech style.
Plaster That Healed Pat’s Chest Sparked Medical Hope
An Orange County physician recalls urging home remedies for chest pain. Benson's Capcine Porous Plaster, praised for rapid action and effectiveness, entered the market about ten years ago and began replacing older plasters. Seabury & Johnson, New York, advertise it at 26 cents with Capcine stamped in the middle.
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Pat
Orange Co
Benson
Seabury & Johnson
Chemists
New York
Prohibition in Hanau and Local Remedy Notices
A scattered rural Gilded Age snippet covers Prohibition in Hanau with a note urging readers to learn more via the Weekly Capital of Topeka Kansas, endorsing prohibition. It also advertises Buchien's Arnice Salve for skin issues with guaranteed satisfaction and a money refund, sold by F G Seaman in a local outlet.
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Prohibition
Hanau
Kanaus
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Portage
J. K. Hinson
Buchien
F. G. Seaman & Ca.lyliaug
Crcalor
J.c.ayer
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