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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1896
Page
9
Pearson’s Weekly notes a surge in correspondence to the Mikado amid the China Japan war. Secretaries are appointed to sort, open, and reply as many writers seek access to the Japanese market. Inventions of all kinds flood the desk of the Emperor.
Movingly positive letters from readers across the country praise Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound for relief from uterine displacement ulceration backache and bearing-down sensations. They credit the remedy with transforming suffering into happiness and usefulness.
Parker City boom and Montpelier oil strikes frame Indiana reports. A severe Aug 22 cyclone wrecked tents, cages, and horses at Huntington and damaged Monon homes. Officials change with Wright resigning and Robert A Brown succeeding him.
W di Leedy appointed acting Grand Secretary and Grand Scribe of the Indiana Grand Lodge and Grand Encampment FO O F due to B F Foster's illness. Leedy, long tied to the Indiana Newspaper Union and Logansport Journal, succeeds Foster while W D Pratt moves to Indianapolis to lead the Union. Mary Barnard of Valparaiso dies at eighty five. Irene V Van Tassell sues saloon keeper August Fausch for ten thousand dollars after her husband Richard Van Tassell was killed in a brawl following drinking.
Turmoil grips Constantinople as Great Powers may establish protectorates. British and American nationals face threats amid Armenian casualties reportedly over 2 060 with troops firing on unarmed crowds. Diplomatic notes urge rapid suppression of disorders while City crowds flee Galata shops closed.
A large force armed with revolvers and bombs stormed an Ottoman bank in Constantinople, killing gendarmes and shooting at police. The riot spread through markets as the Ninechakist Armenians reportedly plotted the upheaval, while reports from Paris note unrest in the city. Meanwhile Ontonagon Michigan endures a devastating fire driven by drunken hoodlums.
Prices for live stock hogs cattle and sheep bids listed in dollars per cwt with corn oats and wheat quotes from Chicago Baltimore St Louis and New York markets. Poultry and other produce include hens springs ducks geese and turkey prices. hides wax and wool quotes appear mixed with regional grain numbers. Mild fluctuations show standard market reporting style of the era with varied commodity rates.
A compact vintage ad prose describes stomach bitters boosting digestion and blood, claiming malaria resistance and renewed vigor. It lists testimonials and various products like Winslow’s Sprout Strut and Piso’s Cure for Consumption, interwoven with humorous lines and a Far West pioneer note.
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