Pianist Alfred H. Pease Identified in Missouri Death
A dead man found on a St Louis street was identified as Alfred H Pease the well known pianist who had been missing since May 8. He had used the name Doehn at a cheap hotel near police headquarters and died of congestion of the brain caused by intemperance after heavy drinking amid an extended absence from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O. Doehn
St. Louis
Zne
Alfred H. Pease
Pease
Chicago
Doehn
Marguel Oy & Reporter
Prage
New York
Een
Accompan Nilsson
Woman's True Friend Electric Bitters Promoted
A promotional notice claims Electric Bitters are a woman's true friend, restoring health when other remedies fail. The text touts relief from common female complaints and soreness, noting a pleasant palate and a price of fifty cents per bottle, sold by Rachael’s & Son at a local store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachaels & Sohrbeck
West Point Abolished as Army Post in 1882 Order
An 1882 order directs the military department at West Point to be discontinued on August 20 and places supervision under the General of the Army. Col Wesley Merritt of the Fifth Cavalry is appointed Superintendent at West Point, reporting to the General of the Army. Gen Crook moves to command the Department of the Platte, with Wilcox assigned to the same department.
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Military Department
West Point
United States
Army
War Department
Wesley Merritt
Fifth Cavalry
Crook
Department of the Platte
Crook Wasved
Arizona
Andren Wilcox
Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic Promised Relief
An advertisement urges advising a man distressed by misfortune to visit Richards & Silbeck's drug store for Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic. It claims the tonic cures dyspepsia pimples and blisters, priced at 50 cents a bottle, with confident assurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards & Sqlbeck
Dr. Jones
Pest control item clears out pests for 15 cents
A brief advertisement notes pest control service removing flies roaches ants bed bugs rats mice and gophers labeled rough onts available for 15 cents.
Report on Guiteau Antopy by Sowers and Hartigan
The official report on Guiteau antiopy by doctors Sowers and Hartigan will be released to the press tomorrow. It is understood to differ materially from Lamb's report and to take a strong stance on the sanity issue in the controversy.
Wells' Health Renewer advertised cure claim
A brief advertising item touts Wells' Health Renewer as a remedy for nervous weakness dispersia impotence and sexual debility promising cure. The short fragment reflects period patent medicine promotion common in early newspapers.
Tehuacano Rockers Club at Trinity University
At Tehuacano the seat of Trinity University in the Texas Exploration Society the group numbers forty members. Its object is to collect rocks minerals animals birds reptiles insects and flowers peculiar to the great State of Texas.
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Tehuacano
Trinity University
Texas Exploration Rociary
Pain and Irritation Relief with Buchu Paiba
Advertises a remedy called Buchu paiba claiming to cure pain irritation retention incontinence deposits gravel and related urinary issues for $1. The brief emphasizes the medicine’s supposed effectiveness and price.
Brackett Postmaster Struggles with English
A Brackett Texas postmaster cannot speak or understand English and says he has no interpreter. The note suggests he is either of Mexican descent or has forgotten his native tongue, leaving the office without language guidance.
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Tie
Brackett
Texas
Allen’s Brain Four cures nervousness and weakness
Patent medicine notice proclaims Allen’s Brain Four to positively cure nervousness nervous debility and all weakness of generative organs. Sold in Moline by W. G. Morris & Co with distribution through Allen’s Pharmacy New York city and mail circulars available.
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ALLEN
Allen's Pharmacy
Fieet Avenue
N. Y
Moline
W. G. Morris & Co
Toledo lawyer awarded damages against defaming publisher
The Hon N M Howards of Toledo Ohio won two thousand dollars in damages from AJ A Rebout former proprietors of the Northern Ohio Democrat for publishing an article reflecting on his character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.M. Howards
Toledo
Ohio
AJ &A . Rebout
The
Northern Ohio Democrat
The Nation's Characteristics and Reverses
The piece notes American shrewdness and incredulity shaping opinions. It recalls Dr Swayne's ointment for piles drew physician laughter yet gained public endorsement. It observes alo pathic and homeopathic laughter shifting as reverses unfold in a national context.
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Swayne
Cary and Kettons Amid Talk of Marriage Plans
Clara Kettons rambled about her beau, Annie Cary remained quiet as a boy near a melon patch. Cary is married. Kellogg remains distant from matrimony, likened to a bed bug from glory.
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Clara Louise Kettons
Annie Louise Cary
Cary
Kellogg
Change in earth’s equator theory gains support
Fort Wayne Indiana Gazette reports mathematician A M Blake of Cleveland presents correspondence from New Haven dated June 30 noting sun dial shadows and solstice dates diverge from old style to new style. Fort Wayne astronomer Clippinger confirms similar observations, strengthening Blake’s claim that the earth’s axial tilt and orbital plane may be changing its inclination.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Ganette
A. M. Blake
Cleveland
Conn
A. B. Chapman
Blake
Clippinger
Fort Wayne Methodist Episcopal College
Louisiana Consumes Liquor Bill Higher Than Crop Exports
The record notes that Louisiana's yearly liquor consumption costs exceed the selling price of its cotton sugar and rice crops, highlighting a fiscal strain on the state’s agriculture sector.
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Louisiana
Frenchman Invents Artificial Celery Stirring Sensation
A clever French inventor has created an artificial celery that has sparked strong interest. He refuses to disclose the secret of its manufacture, adding to the intrigue surrounding the novelty product.
Bill Seeks Repeal of Army Retirement Provisions
Mr. Anthony introduces a bill to repeal parts of the Army Appropriation Act that provide for the retirement of General Sherman and Lieutenant General Sheridan.
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Anthony
Sherman
Sheridan
Courtland Editor Offers Year’s Paper Sub for Watermelon
The editor of the Courtland Sentinel invites a reader to bring in the largest watermelon to his office sanctuary and wins a year’s subscription as the prize.
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Tok
Courtland
Ala
Warned by a Spook A boiler near Glearfield branch danger
An engineer riding a locomotive was warned by a voice claiming to be his dead father. The voice advised checking the lower gauge, revealing no water in the boiler. He narrowly avoided a catastrophic explosion, thanks to the warning.
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Glearfield
Hia
Sears
Ace Hin
A Vexed Clergyman and the Crowd's Coughing Duel
A clergyman struggles to engage an audience amid incessant coughing as a patient narrator suggests using Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. Trial bottles offered at Richards and Suhrbeck's drug store.
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Inaklog
DR King
Richards & Suhrbecks Drug Store
A Woman in the Case in Alexandria Letter Writer Narrates Egyptian Question
A correspondence from Alexandria presents a woman's view of the Egyptian question. It recounts Arabi's early love for an Egyptian girl, the daughter of a fellah, and the rival Timail who took her to his harem without consent. Afubi vows vengeance on Ismail and his family after being denied by Bey.
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Alexandria
Arabi
Timail
Khedike
Bey
Afubi
Ismail
Backed by Dr Bigelows Positive Care success story
A man with a lingering cough follows trusted advice from a local drug store. Richards & Lohrbeck's advertises Dr Bigelows Positive Care, claiming immediate relief and a free trial bottle.
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Richards & Lohrbeck
Dr Bigelows
Mormon Girls Crossing Line Stirring Utah Nevada Bound
The Nevada bachelor proclaims Let them come as Mormon girls travel from Utah into Nevada and Lincoln County. The text notes Utah parents should keep their girls at home and portrays the enticement of cross-border romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre Begger Enterprise
Utah
Nevada
Lincoln Genet
Griggs' Glycerine Salve Advertises Health Cure
The ad markets Griggs' Glycerine Salve as a universal healer for cuts bruises scalds burns wounds and skin eruptions. It claims it cures piles tetter and related conditions with satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Sold for 25 cents by Richardal & Bohnbeck.
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Richardal & Bohnbeck
Circular for exchange of 4 per cent bonds to 3 per cent bonds
Wolger issues a circular offering to exchange 24¢ per cent bonds for 3 per cent bonds. Exchange starts August 1. Offers must be by letter with bonds enclosed and envelopes marked to show contents. For surrender of MA per cents, priority is based on the date and minute bonds came into the hands.
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Wolger
Fragmentary medical note hints at remedies and symptoms
Partial diary style text references pains in guts sores rheum and skin conditions. Mentions Arnina Salve and imperfect remedies with unclear purpose. No clear event, date, or identifiable organizations.
Local Man Faces Suspected Dismissal In Cistern Tragedy
In Deaurah lows the man Oup Hotxson feared foul air while inspecting a cistern. He sent his daughter to verify conditions and she suffocated, prompting a homicide inquiry into the incident.
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Oup Hotxson
Deaurah
Lows
Worth Remembering and a Custom Car for Mrs
Worth remembering that good health is valued and many suffer from stomach liver or kidney issues solved by Parker's Ginger Tonic. A palace car is being built in Sacramento California for Mrs Jand Stanford, finished to her taste and costing $25 000 or $30 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packer
Sacramento
Cal
Jand Stanford
Parker's Hair Balsam Popular In Williamsport Ward
In Williamsport Pennsylvania Parker's Hair Balsam is praised as a scalp beneficial dressing that restores color and lustre to hair. A family named Wheeland claims to be the state's heaviest, weighing 1 205 pounds. Dr Kurne's Great Nerve Restorer is advertised for nerve diseases with free relief for fits. Henace Carter, once a bell ringing promoter for the Berger family, now markets microscopes in Cleveland.
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Rose
Wheeland
Williamsport
Penn
Henace Carter
Berger
Cleveland
Personal to Men Only Electro-Voltaic Belts Trial Offer
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshal Michigan offers Dr Dye’s Electro-Voltaic belts and electric appliances on a thirty day trial for men with nervous debility and related issues. No risk as thirty days trial allowed. Also notes 31 murders in a Virginia county since 1875 and one gang during the same period.
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Voltaic Belt Co
Marshal Mich
Pennsylvania County
Virginia
Alexander Might Have Done and the Swayne’s Ointment
The piece praises the late Czar for freeing serfs and credits Dr. Bwayny with curing skin diseases using Swayne's Ointment. It boasts the product as economical, effective, reliable, and pure, urging readers to try it for a cure.
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Czar
Russia
Alexander
Bwayny
Swayne
Saloon license fees raised at Macomb to 800 dollars
The Macomb saloon license fee increased from 500 dollars to 800 dollars, reflecting a higher local regulatory charge on beverage establishments.
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Macomb
Florestan Cologne Delights Ladies In New Novelty
A Delightful novelty appeals to women who favor Florestan Cologne. The mix of exquisite perfumes is described as a delightful novelty. A 24,000 weight anvil in Pollatown Pennsylvania is noted as a coast ing event in local chatter.
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Benson
Seabury & Johnson
Manufacturing Chemista
Price Sota, Mead
Man Om
Goreen
the Golden Star
Bismark Ranges
Grand Active Wrought Iron
Seltzer
Tarwant
Gould Band
Itchbare, Mass
Li Myo Paunenme Hane
Tanreville, WI
Ani
Amek
Wayneasbaro, Ta
Om Oi
E, He Hazen, M, D
Prolalte
Forrest's Block
Oor. Brady
Davenport
Ofheo Ptella. m
Ste Pr
Infirmary
Hunter & Lee
Ava de Carne
Ae Ake
Thomas Yates
CAS and Steam
Eetad
B. Gordon
Richards & Sobrbeck
Timate
Harwood & Crate
IVERY
City Express
Oscar
Bryant
Leeda
Imap
Browning & Entrikin
LAW Notaries
First Naopal Bank
Main Street
Illinois
B. Davison
Husi Oian
Burgeon
Ill
Morris’ Drug Store
Main
Judd & Hill
I Arrests
Lynde
Palmer & Dorsey
S.W Wheelock
Geo
Stevens L. BE. Hemmenway
Gunnell’s
Inne
Val
Roctor P. Walter-Connaughton
Brady Sr
Iowa
EpwArp
Ee Cca
Rodman Avenue
Manufactur
Ion Tre Elde
Vox
Liustre
Fries
Sppucatun
Moline, Illinois
Dimoge, Gould & Co
Menefactvarers of
Illinnois
Molise
Shecing Shep
Moline Light Guard
Cas. Oupen
A. Renoeksom Bouth
Wells
Mwodors Enat
Bass Xb Intelligence Office
A. A. Fuelender
Henry Street
Ygacob
John C. Moore & Co
Cerpetery Road
E. L. Cook
ITY Express
Sweddeotissence
Bel Svat Oro Benita Cigar
Rock Island
Russell H. Curtis
Atention
W. Stark
Entist
Rook
Hadden
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