10 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1879
Page
1
Proprietors and publishers report a blaze at a junction building. Officials urge caution as crews battle flames and assess damages to property and nearby infrastructure. No injuries reported at this time.
The suit, filed by Carlotte Patti, seeks 225000 in damages for publishing an alleged libelous article from the Leavenworth Times claiming she was drunk at a concert. Other items note a fatal fall from a gallery in New York, mine-induced ground subsidence near Mahoney Plain, and various political and finance updates from Washington to California.
Reports from Cairo indicate Egypt plans a three army structure for potential war with Abyssinia. The offensive force of eight thousand and defensive force of twelve thousand would deploy from the Suez harbor toward Arhikot near Addis Ababa, with two main roads controlling crossings. Parallel dispatches note arrests in Ireland and Russia, plus a fatal elevator accident in Detroit.
A rapid digest of varied items reports famine distress in parts of Europe, unrest among railway workers in Moscow, and severe famine in Upper Silesia. Spain backs slavery abolition in Cuba. Afghan conflicts flare near Maidan. Danish royal visit note on Hanoverian funds. Court actions touch Davitt and Daly cases. Timber culture law allows cottonwood planting. Austrian Reichsrat rejects army cut while fixing war footing.
A Newton New Jersey man kept a snapping turtle at his roof and played music. the turtle swayed toward the sound and followed a whistle. Witnesses including lawyer Dawson Woodruff and Captain Lewis Van Blarcom reported turtles responding to piping, whistling, and singing, drawing crowds in Sussex County before market turtles in Fulton Market showed similar behavior. The tale spread, leading to broader public fascination and eventual attempts to entertain the creatures with organized tunes.
Visit Salt Lake City and call at the agency for home made goods. Examine stock of Flannel and plain and twisted flannels, shawls, waterproofs, blankets, linens, woolens, and brooms at very slow prices. Wholesale or retail.
A fragment advertises Brown's Vermarrast Liver Pills as a cure for headaches aching pain under the shoulder poor digestion and bad breath with voracious or absent appetite and gloomy mood. It claims the pills will cure these liver troubles and urges trial with sellers including Wu Driver & Son J W Mos Watt & Co Ogden.
French wrestler Christal faced English champion Bibey in New York and was thrown twice by Bibey, ending the contest for the night.
A Victorian advertisement touts Pinned Doveless German Syrup as a cure for lung disease coughs and consumption. It claims many sufferers would pay more than 75 cents for a bottle and urges readers to visit J. W. McNutt & Co. for a 10 cent sample and 75 cent regular size.
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