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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1882
Page
8
Mesers. Seabury Johnson Manufactur ing Chemists announce Benson's Gape the Porous Plaster as the preferred remedy. The firms claim physicians and the public favor this plaster over all others and designate Rabssheceisine Biase as a genuine pharmaceutical product.
A woman named Miss Lowing whipped Edward Orr in Gray's Falls Ontario after he chose another bride. Her brothers and her lover fled. Orr later flogged each of them separately, one confined to bed for a week. The woman feared further punishment and asked if she would be whipped. Orr denied plans to whip her but warned he might thrash her father and cousins if not treated with respect.
The best salve in the world for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all kinds of skin eruptions. This salve is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction in every case or money refunded. Price twenty five cents per box. For sale by Richards Sobrbeck.
Gov Suern AN of Towa told Des Moines audience the State Supreme Court will decide in December on two pending test cases challenging the Prohibition amendment. He said he ordered the Attorney General to join as counsel in prosecuting both actions. One case tests the amendment’s validity and the other questions any existing statute enforcing it.
Local notice promotes Griggs' Glycerine Salve as a cure for cuts burns bruises and sores with a money back guarantee. Claims to treat piles tetters and skin crup. Sold for 25 cents by Richards and Solrbeck.
A San Francisco public fountain square contract let an artist paint the fountain at no cost and build a protective fence. He then reportedly leased the fence surface to advertisers, leaving the completion time uncertain and the public curious about how long the project will last.
An sales ad touts Dr Jones a tonic named Red Clover Tonu claiming to cure blood disorders torpid liver sick headache constipation and urinary diseases. The product is advertised by Richards and Suhrbeck at fifty cents a bottle.
A little known fact claims the U S five cent piece serves as a key to metric measures. The coin is two centimetres in diameter and weighs four grams. Five laid in a row equal a decimetre and two weigh a decagramme. If a cubic metre is the key, the same coin also keys a measure of capacity.
A pitch for Dr Sigelow's Positive Cure promises longer life by curing coughs colds consumption and lung diseases with free bottle offered at Richards Sobt beck's drug store. The New York and Brooklyn Association of Congregational churches regrets Beecher's withdrawal and urges reconsideration noting doctrinal differences are not dire enough to resign.
Free of charge trial bottle advertised for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and throat and lung complaints. Richards and Holbeck's Drug Store invites all suffering persons to try the remedy to prove its value versus a regular bottle.
A juried trial in Muscatine County concluded Thursday with a verdict of first degree murder for Jus McMenemon, a young man from the western part of the county who killed his father last April to gain the home and farm. The defense had pleaded insanity.
An advertisement praises a remedy for stomach and liver complaints kidney diseases and urinary difficulties. It claims to cure and offers trials with payment and a fifty cent bottle price through Richards and Solrbeck.
An Italian organ grinder, angered by poor business, smashed his organ with an ax in Springfield Ohio and set the pieces ablaze in a bonfire amid the disturbance.
A Commerc iate advertisement touts Parker's Ginger Tonic as superior for boosting mind and body more than malt or milk. It claims the tonic purifies blood corrects kidneys and serves as a powerful invigorant, appealing to invalids seeking renewed strength.
A Washieton clergyman shouted brand names of champagne thinking they were Latin quotations. Three deacons grew indignant and exposed their knowledge of drinks.
Gen Terry argues that farming Northern Cheyenne Indians leads to self sufficiency education and civilizing progress. He contends that agricultural work makes men manly women chaste and children educated like whites and that cows rather than soldiers will advance assimilation.
A promotional pitch touts Floreston Cologne as a durable, refreshing fragrance option, urging readers to skip cheap extracts and invest in a quality perfume for real scent longevity and appeal.
An odd man in a New York restaurant ordered beefsteak and ice cream and ate the two together with evident relish. The elegant waiters were unsure whether to laugh or to call the police.
A Puritan era advertisement claims Parker's Ginger Tonic without intoxicants eases misery from weak stomach kidneys or bowels. It asserts the tonic cleanses poisonous matters from the system and restores rosy cheeks and good health.
Danie Camp a noted planter near Sheridan Arkansas died after ingesting a poisoned watermelon. He had earlier poisoned several melons to deter thieves and was accidentally poisoned by one of the fruit. Two or three of his children also ate poisoned fruit and are likely to die.
The advertisement proclaims that flies roaches ants bed bugs rats mice gophers and chipmunks are cleared out by Rough on Rata insecticide.
Rev Dn J P Newman of New York asserts three truths in praise of the Roman Catholic Church. He says it is not a barrier against science, but a protesting force against socialism and communism, and it stands against the rising frequency of divorce, which he claims has disgraced Protestant states including Massachusetts Connecticut Indiana and Minnesota.
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement touts Wells' Health Renewer as a remedy for decline of man nervous weakness dispersia impotence sexual derility. The ad claims a cure price of one dollar and targets male readers seeking vitality restoration.
In San Francisco a policeman saved a man from an attempted suicide by drowning in the bay. The rescued man later died, and bystanders recall the officer faced curses and harsh taunts as life slipped away beneath the salty water.
Advertisement notes a remedy called Buchu paiba claimed to cure kidney disease pain irritation retention and incontinence including gravel symptoms for the price of one dollar. The message presents a patent medicine claim without medical endorsement.
The Cleveland Leader reports Democratic efforts in Ohio with 30 000 Brewers 15 000 saloonists 78 rod and 20 000 New York free traders involved in efforts to secure Republican voters. The piece frames these actions as worthy of the cause that triumphed in Ohio.
An old Caswell Hazard & Co advertisement promotes cod liver oil from select livers sold in New York. It claims purity and superiority, notes it for chapped hands rough skin and facial pimples, and mentions a “soup” made by the same company as a remedy.
Gheenbery Bo Lariteux, aged 72, longtime Bloomington resident and prominent McLean County political figure, died after a paralysis stroke suffered early Saturday while gazing at a comet. He served as the county's second sheriff and had lived in Bloomington for over four decades.
A disturbance occurred in a Gloucester church when Lite Jobo Dow brought a large revolver as a toy, unsettling the congregation during the worship hour.
James and Edward Baan two desperadoes who killed the Caldwell City Marshal in June and belonged to a gang that planned a Texas Pacific railroad train robbery near Dallas a month ago were overtaken by posse and Constable Harvey near Sunset Wednesday last. The former was instantly killed and the latter mortally wounded.
An agreeable dressing for the hair that will stop its falling has long been sought and Parker's Hair Balsam is distinguished for its purity and fully supplies this want.
In Alexander Texas Mason Peen the evangelist prayed for divine punishment on disruptors. A man collapsed and died. In Lampres Pennsylvania a similar prayer preceded a lamp topple burning a young woman. A Gospel tent then struck by a tornado flooded and panicked spectators, injuring many and drowning a young woman.
An ad touts AELEN'S Brain Food as a cure for nervous debility and weakness with price details and pharmacy contact. A political gathering in Carbondale sees Congressman Joan R. Thomas assailed on stage by a drunken attacker before being restrained by Kane Brush who jumped the stage. bystander injuries occur as the assailant falls.
A historical notice describes piles causing back and abdominal weight, urging sufferers to try Br. Hosanko's Pile Remedy. It claims absorption of tumors, relief from itching, and a lasting cure where others failed. Sold by O Bryant and Wm Clendenin for 50 cents.
Reports say Dan M Muiuver, cashier of the suspended Monroe County Bank, is arrested on forgery linked to a note for 700 dollars in the Bank of Monroe County. Depositors rely on collateral security as receivers warn of inflated assets and possible further forgeries. A guard named Danoy Beare is on duty tonight.
A large crowd gathered outside the Grand Opera House on a Saturday night to witness an electric display illuminated by Amoux and Hechhuu. Spectators described the open square as nearly as bright as day and declared the show the finest electric display they had seen.
Du Kurines Great Nerve Restorer advertised as a universal cure for nerve diseases with free samples promised. Mention of Albuquerque NM top three enterprises the bride the smelter and the water works. A man arrested in Dubuque for counterfeiting linked to YMCA and a praying accomplice. Advertisements for Glenns Sulphur Soap Hill s Hair Dye and Coldens Liquid Beef Tonic praised for female health.
A well dressed young man warned a stranger about theft then lost his pocketbook moments later and was left without his own wallet. The incident unfolded in New York as the pursuer became the pursued.
An article notes that intelligent minds quickly learn a verse by heart, praising Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a strong blood purifier. It also mentions a rule about recruiting bald-heads to avoid offending Indians, defining a non-scalpable soldier as unfit for an Indian.
Rev A N Fonp of Warsaw Ky reports using Dr Guysett’s Yellow Deck and Sarsaparilla with great benefit. He claims it strengthens the body purifies the blood and cures bad blood weak kidneys and poor digestion.
A card pinned to a hat on a Paris mendicant's chair reads pity for the poor blind man who has gone to breakfast. This small sight reflects street life and charity in the city.
In Durunn Iowa on March 2 1882 a resident reports eight years of insummatory rheumatism cured by Ayer's Sarsaparilla. The testimonial is attributed to WWW VORE.
Herbert Spencer uses a pillow like device to soothe sleep while traveling and carries it under his arm as he moves from place to place.
Dr. R V Pierce offers Golden Medical Discovery claimed to cure bilious disorders impure blood and consumption described as scrofulous lung disease. The advertisement asserts superiority over all other medicines and promotes the remedy as a universal health tonic.
The article explains a death penalty method in China where criminals are bent over a growing bamboo. The plant purportedly impales the offender as shoots advance two to four feet daily, with the shoots unable to be diverted.
Reports from near Secor Woodford county NJ describe a silver ore find assaying 75 percent, with ore mixed with copper and a pall of mystery as strangers are chased by lantern light. Police and locals recount men seen at night. crowds gather amid claims of nearly 1000 pounds already removed.
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