23 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1879
Page
1
In the Lyons Engrama Court records Jerssorly Chief Suztle Engrema and Willdtams are mentioned in a case entry. Details are sparse but indicate formal court consideration of the two names.
The text markets a dubious medical adverting brochure claiming cures for many ailments and promising painless, non surgical remedies. It lists various conditions, device claims and a price for a 1009 page guide, urging readers to order.
From San Fraxtisoo to Beaufort and Morehead City reports describe a fierce storm damaging coastal towns with hotel destruction and loss of life at Beaufort. Separate dispatches cover Eureka Nev coal clashes, Conkling and Sprague political fallout, and Grant Blaine sentiment in the national scene.
The Times reports John Welsh, United States minister to England, leaves London with no major controversy aside from fisheries. Washington aims to present the American view clearly while negotiations continue on bi national limits and the 1876 treaty framework.
Authorities and the board of health plan complete isolation of infected districts after 31 cases reported today. Jno Johnson, quarantine head, under direction of S. Plunket, will send an inspector to Life Haven Tennessee to assist in isolating the Golf family. If needed, the neighborhood will be cere nuce. One death among the cases, thirteen are colored.
A wild rumor about a man who burns himself and appears as a moving light circulates in Sharp county. Reports recount strange sightings near Ward and Jag Prairie with a man named Hamlin blamed for self-ignition and a fire that destroys a meeting house. Nearby, Mrs Dunkin aids a frightened Horner who later dies by suicide after a knife attack.
A jumble of short items reports a trial in Vidalia Louisiana for child homicide by scalding, Fort Smith Arkansas judge arrest for not working, street life in a Black Hills area, census projections of 48 million, a brick shortage in Deadwood, Minnesota game law limits on dogs in grain fields, the death of Iowa’s oldest resident Aunt Janie Nelson at 116, and a quip about the music of Dinah Shore and an ancient harp motif.
Readable texts show two cars loaded with etal derailed in front of Funge's yesterday afternoon. The garbled OCR mentions substantial labor and costs, and a note about someone not receiving pay or DOLE assistance.
Fourteenth Street New York figures Good Joke John McCullough John T Ray mond and Wim Crane visit a billiard room after a day at Coney Island and Brighton Beach. A practical joke ends with Raymond shouting he is blind, heightening suspicion among the group.
The text enumerates a long list of symptoms including headache shoulder pain cough dizziness sour stomach flavor in mouth palpitations and kidney region pain as the offspring of dyspepsia. It presents a diagnostic view linking multiple ailments to digestive distress.
General Moore deplores widespread swearing among troops at West Point on July 20 1779. He urges officers to reprimand or punish offenders to curb a vice deemed unprofitable and wicked for religious decency and military order.
Town residents report a strange proposal promising rewards for time spent, with vendors urging donations and claiming massive hourly pay. The message hints at hidden figures and mentions local figures and groups, drawing attention from skeptical locals and officials.
An old advertisement touts Helnbold’s Dughy as a cure for sluggish liver and kidneys, claiming blood cleansing benefits and renewed vitality. It asserts a single trial suffices to prove its remedial value to skeptical buyers.
A Philadelphia druggist offers home delivery of bottles at one dollar each and promises medical consultation by mail. Readers are asked to provide personal details including age occupation and health history with a one dollar fee, to obtain a candid diagnosis and potential cure.
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