26 May 1884
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1884
Page
1
Wart remedies and aid for piles ulcers and skin issues advertised as a general cure all. The notice claims rapid relief and offers a refund option with a price of 23 cents per box.
An advertisement touts Shulotes Vitalizpr as a cure for constipation and dyspepsia symptoms. The copy claims medical benefits and lists pricing per bottle, with vitamin content implied. The style resembles a period patent medicine promo with unnamed company references.
An old advert describes a home remedy mix labeled as a universal medicine. It lists prunes, dried fruits, crusted oranges, lemons, saccharin, powdered soda, sulfur, salts, aromatics, and a sugar conserve divided into twelve doses. Dose is one piece at bedtime or as needed, with children given a proportionate amount. Sold by Stemes we for 35 cents.
An old fragment notes a remedy with Dr Thorney’s Poethig Syrup priced at 25 cents, sold by Vickens Ason in Hoeerstonn Mab. The text is garbled but mentions children’s health, bowels, and relief from griping, suggesting a patent medicine advertisement from a bygone era.
Ilhamson & Co offers Shialohs plaster for back or side pain. price listed as 26 cents per unit.
A lengthy talk on telephonic subscriber issues contrasts with a brutal rural crime. Outlaws raided farmer Tol Carlos’s home near Litt le Maclous er, seized him, looted premises, and set the house ablaze. Carlos was found dead next morning. authorities suspect the same gang who killed Harley in Guayon last Saturday.
A four year old girl fatally injures a boy with a hatchet during a quarrel at 333 North Levtt Street. Authorities report the girl acted in a fit of rage and was not immediately arrested as the case unfolds.
General Jubal Early comments on a planned move in the South, criticizing attempts to align with a party dodge. He argues Confederate soldiers should not support a plan that would seize on the North, fearing reprisals and political manipulation by Longstreet. He warns against forming alliances with Bayard supporters and the old Democratic base.
Attorney Luther Pike of Washington filed a $10,000 smut suit against Phianon DC Chart The Plant idears. He claimed he was employed by Wichita and urged to render professional services. Pike traveled to Indian Territory to advise, but was ordered to leave by James N. Jones, chief of police under Hart, taken into custody 24 hours, then forced to depart with no food shelter or conveyance, wandering for seventeen days with terrible suffering.
A county Democratic convention met in the courthouse with Kk. Brown Trendeton as president and J. B. Enenhauer and Noah Cramer as secretaries. Delegates listed include Mayer Bartgis, Wm. H. Ga Pee, Livan Iobbs, and many others. The sentiment favored the old Tilden and Hendricks ticket. Nelson of Frederick City is viewed as likely to win the Sixth District congressional nomination.
The Nebraska Democratic convention yesterday nominated Tilden and Hendricks, calling for vigorous reform across government departments, a tariff reshaping to fund only necessary revenues, and policies to reduce luxury costs while protecting essential goods. The platform pledges to unite the party to bar the Republicans and re-elect Tilden and Hendricks.
In Bowling Green a 75 year old farmer, George Anderson, was beaten to death with a hickory cane by his 65 year old wife. She is described as powerful and has a history of insanity with prior confinement. The suspect is jailed as police investigate the fatal attack in ToLepo Ohio.
News from Cheyenne reports a homicide tied to Ex Judge Bean era teamsters. A caravan halted by rain left wagons aban doned with emaciated mules, and a decomposed body found beneath one wagon. Another teamster and several mules are missing, believed killed by starvation or violence during a chaotic retreat.
List of guests arriving at the principal hotels includes G. D. Longstreet C. W. Orem C. L. Mason uA. New Geo. A. Kratt Jacob Levy Geo W. Heller RS. Fegley Balto J. Lathrop Boston and many more from New York Philadelphia Maryland Ohio and other locations. The arrivals include families and individuals from the county and various cities.
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