Poisoned sugar kills two girls in Tharrton county
On Tuesday near Tharrton county Kiysa Charleston and Anna Jones ages 16 and 8 were fatally poisoned after Ella opened a mailed envelope with brown sugar and a poison note. Ella shared the sugar with her while drinking water. There is no clue to the perpetrator as the front porch occupation time approaches.
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Tharrton County
Kiysa Charleston
W. Vian
Dispatch
Iila
Anna Jones
Ella
Statue unveiling planned for May in Washington
Preparations for unveiling the Martin Luther statue in front of Memorial church on Thames Circle Washington proceed. The bronze statue from Germany will stand on a granite pedestal, with a large ceremony to include Senator Conger Rev Morris and Cabinet members. The cost and funding details are noted, with a planned event in May. A separate dispatch reports Gilman’s Depot near Port Jervis NY destroyed by fire. most of village wiped out, extensive losses to tannery and saw mills, two railroad bridges burned, estimated damages around 100000 dollars.
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G. Morris
Tuore
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Struk
New York
Uilman
Port Tervis
Monticello
N.d
Callman’s
Gilman
Dr King's New Discovery Stirs Thousands to Ecstatic Praise
Crowds praise Dr King s New Discovery for consumption as a cure all for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and related throat and lung issues. Free trial bottles promised at Garrett and Steele s Drug Store with a large 8 107 subscription for the Weekly News.
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Dr. King
Guarrett & Steele
Removal of the Court House Square Railings Urged by Community
A reader letter urges county commissioners to remove the iron railing surrounding the Frederick Court House square. The piece describes the railing as ugly and obstructive, calling for a neat yard and open space with proper bird-friendly grounds. It notes the removal would incur expenses and invites public support, while also listing advertised letters at the post office dated May 5, 1884.
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Court House Square
Arning
Paaltts
Frederick City
Electric Bitters Patent Cure Ad
A blessing to all mankind declares patent medicine ads. It promotes Electric Bitters as a quick cure for bilious blood issues, liver inactivity, and general debility, offered for fifty cents a bottle by Garrett & Steele.
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Garrett & Steele
The Tariff Bill and Democratic Split Deepens
The tariff bill faces no compromise as Democratic factions clash over wool. Morrison rejects restoring wool to pre law levels, offering only partial woolen duty cuts. Mor rison supporters gain Hill of Ohio Wise and Barbour of Virginia after voting against the bill, signaling renewed push to strike out the enacting clause or severe amendments.
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Tariff Democrats
Messrs
Maton
Geddes
Barbour
Hawley
Spriggs
Eaton
Henley
Mr. Morrison
Mr. Hill
Ohio
George D. Wise
Virginia
John S. Barbour
Star
Feast of St Joseph Celebrated in Churches Nationwide
Observances mark St Joseph day across the Catholic Church in the United States. The article details Solemn High Mass at John's Church East Second Street with Father Tisdall, organ music by Prof J C Engelbrecht, and a procession of seminarians. Vespers and May devotions followed, with benediction and ornate liturgical decorations. Includes advertisement for Crofts Senna Figs as a medicinal fruit laxative and a street-cleaning note.
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St. Joseph
United States
Mary
Nazareth
St. Jogeth
J. C. Engelbrecht
Jno. Wisenhauer
Haydon
Smiling May and the Peculiar Prose Parade
A jumble of wry quips and small notices skirts daily life from seasonal fair weather to jokes about organists and nose colds. It touches on fashion, food, humor, and local trivia, including a note on Brooklyn canaries and a market in faddish household lore.
Ohio farmer’s lye method revives orchards and fights borers
An Ohio farmer reports using a strong lye solution to wake apple trees each spring and fall. He says the potent mix will consume an egg and that since starting the practice he has not lost a tree, reversing losses he previously endured to borers.
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