19 Jun 1884
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1884
Page
1
Classified ad rate details for four lines or fewer at 25 cents weekly with pro rating for longer ads. Notices mention product promotions including Dr Fahrney health restorer and Shilows Catarril Remedy. Also references Wackmetack perfume and various household items. Several lines list businesses and addresses in Baltimore area with promotions and sales.
Telegram from Partment Missouri notes a trial of towers at Moorestown on the eleventh with Buckeye Cham von Excelsior Johnston Easterly Veerinu Osborne and Wood among participants. The Champion ran through a choke and led to a victory over UW Lee and Bro as others choked or ran short.
An old time advertisement extols Free Vitors as a cure for biliousness liver and general debility. It claims quick relief and hails the product as a gift to mankind available for fifty oma buttle from Garrott & Steele.
Jo Blank an Independent defends moving from Democratic ties amid protests against sudden change. He cites voter registration, reform efforts, and internal party dynamics as drivers for independence. The note hints at anticipated apply for president and mentions Benjamin Franklin Butler as a potential Democratic nominee.
The piece notes Gen Butler’s letter supporting greenback currency as national prosperity and opposes private corporate fiat. It compares Butler to Andrew Jackson, cites Ermentrout’s remarks, and reports Democratic-leaning activities in New York, Maine, Louisiana, and Delaware, plus a Maine district nomination of Sprague and a memorial for Arthur Bratt. It also lists real estate transfers, hotel arrivals, and San Francisco Chinese smallpox incident.
Mrs Kate A Keller wife of Benj Kel w and daughter of the late Mrs M A Geasey had a large cancer removed from the top of her head. Dr Peters of Washington DC performed the operation without anesthesia. The Liberty Banner reports the heroism shown by the patient during the procedure. A Fight Among Boys near Woodford pond Ky June 18 a white boy Green Clay fought a negro boy James Glover. Clay was stabbed in the back and the blade broke off in Glovers body leaving him in intense pain and likely to die.
Farmers plan harvests this week near Sugar Loaf mountain where Solomon Harris keeps a cow whose three calves are alive and well. Lighting bugs and mosquitos are present. Last Friday and Saturday’s heavy rains caused washing in cornfields. Mr Richard Belt of Montgomery County died Monday after a long illness.
Frank Walker shot Albert Daggett last night during a serenade near Embden Maine. Daggett died this morning. Capt H C Naill reports county wheat prospects are excellent. Local Democrat Lewis Brown, born in Baden, Germany, was naturalized in Frederick County Circuit Court.
Buckien's Arnica Salve advertised as a medical wonder guaranteed to cure burns bruises ulcers salt rheum fever sores cankers cancers governor?chilblains corns tetter and chapped hands with refund if not cured Garrett & Steele distribute 26 cents per box in this period notice.
Hazleton Plain Speaker reports alarming incitement of arson in Danville with several recent fires traced to unknown perpetrators. Town on edge as 26 patrolmen guard nights, another barn burns Sunday, citizens vow punishment if culprits are found.
Samuel Folsom, 110, a War of 1812 pensioner, died in Lowell after a life of hard drinking and quarrels. Ten years earlier he had ordered a hard wood coffin built, but after a dispute with the carpenter the coffin was discounted and stored. He moved back to the coffin’s location before illness and burial.
Lospon June 18 Four whaler boats chased a whale school off Greenland. A dense fog and two days’ search left only one boat reaching Treland after six days at sea. The others with fifteen men are feared lost. Seven men remained aboard the Chieftain as anxiety over its fate grows.
In Vienna on June 18 two young sisters murdered their elderly father over a dowry dispute. They knocked him down, one sat on his chest, the other throttled him. They were tried, sentenced to death, and showed no remorse. They confessed never attending church or understanding prayer. Croft's White Oil advertised for rheumatic pain relief.
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