Prohibition Debate Amid Independents and Democrats
Independent stance on retaining prohibition remains unsettled as Redfield state convention set for June 21. Sioux Falls paper notes possible Democrat coalition. Also features health ads toutting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for biliousness and liver issues, plus notices on horse shoing services, a 54th birthday gathering for Geo H Ball, and ads for Dr Traies Golden Specific and Kemp's Balsam with price points and sample offers.
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Redfield
Scotland
Sioux Falls
Miles Nerve and Liver Pills Offer New Principle
Dr Miles' Pills claim to regulate the liver stomach and bowels via the nerves. advertised as a speedy cure for biliousness bad taste torpid liver piles and constipation. Marketed as unequalled for all ages with 50 doses priced at 25 cents samples free at S H Scallin's drugstore.
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Miles
S. H. Scallin’s
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Endorsed for Teething Comfort
An old remedy praised for over fifty years by mothers for teething children. It soothes the child and eases gum pain and wind colic, marketed worldwide by druggists at twenty five cents a bottle. The note urges asking for Mrs Winslow’s Syrup and to favor De Witt’s Sarsaparilla for best results.
Fireproof Materials Highlight Berlin Exhibition Prizes
Berlin Letter reports prizes for fireproofing processes reducing combustibility of tissues curtain materials and theatrical scenery. Impregnation mix uses ammonium salts borax starch dextrine gelatine and water heated to 86 F to treat fabrics. Curtain materials require ammonium chloride chalk heat 125 to 150 F and brush application. cost about eight-tenths of a cent per pound covers five square rods.
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Berlin
Terrible Naval Gun Launched Against Ironclads Described
The House Committee on Naval Affairs reviews a bill adding a novel craft featuring a huge bow mounted submarine gun. A hydraulic buffer aids the 450 pound explosive shell to strike hulls at eight feet, aiming to blow bulkheads and wreck ship bottoms. The design, explained by General Berdan, imagines destroying ironclads. Also notice to travelers outlines June 1 1892 ticket limits and redemption rules for the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha system.
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House Committee On Naval Affairs
Berdan
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Odd Clemency Favor Lets Prisoner Seek Freedom
Governor Buchanan granted clemency in a case from Jackson where a man held for a $200 fine had languished over a year in jail. The county court urged forgiveness of the $20 balance so the man could work for a living, with trial officials and jurors signing the petition though no friends supported it.
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Buchanan
Jackson
Commonwealth
Nashville
Blount fights Norway and Sweden minister abolition plan
The article notes Blount of Georgia as chairing the foreign affairs committee reporting a provision to abolish American minister posts to Norway and Sweden. It argues Scandinavian immigrants tilt Northwest politics toward Republicans and homestead policy, and that the offices will not be abolished despite Blount’s stance. It also includes an ad for Dr. King's New Discovery with testimonials from Pa. residents and a free trial at a local drug store.
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Sioux Falls
Blount
Geores
Committee On Foreign Affairs
House
Norway
Sweden
America
Great
Northwest
Party of Progress
United States
Mr. Blount
J. B. Wilson
Clay St
Sharpsburg
Dr. King
Robert Barber
Cooksport
S. Hl. Scallin’s
Ave
Kemp's Balsam and Salve Advertised For Various Ailments
Antique ad touts Kemp's Balsam and a skin salve claiming cures for cuts sores ulcers and more. Offers 25 cents a box and refund if not satisfied. Sample bottles and larger sizes priced, with pharmacists authorized to provide free samples to prove merit. Bible usage noted to imply broad efficacy for throat and lung troubles.
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Scallin
Notice on Filthy Ponds and Open Ditch Drains
During the wet season ponds annoy Fourth ward residents. An open ditch on Edmunds to Fifth Street drains to Duff and into a sewer near the Milwaukee round house. Similar drainage concerns exist citywide. Iver son, GC. M. & St. P.R'y sells round trip tickets to Chicago for the Democratic National convention for one fare, June 11 to 21, 1892, with return by July 6.
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Fourth Ward
Edmunds
Fifth Street
Duff
Milwaukee Round House
GC. M
St. P.r’y
Chicago
De Witts Sarsaparilla Promoted by Local Druggist
A local druggist L. O. Gale advertises De Witt’s Sarsaparilla as the sure path to health through pure rich blood. The notice emphasizes blood quality as the route to sound health.
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Patton
Rockford
de Witt
L. O. Gale
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