13 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1879
Page
1
A partial OCR text mentions a location and several names and initials. The readable items include references to a street likely in a city and scattered personal initials, making a definite event hard to determine. The fragment suggests a local notice or note rather than a full article.
In St Louis a massive mass meeting urged aid for Ireland and denounced English rule. Speakers included Foy Col Morton and Father O Reilly as Irish civic groups attended in regalia with music and banners. Resolutions called for sympathy to the Irish people and condemned Irish governance by England.
Dispatches report uranium discovery in the Sacramento mining district with 9 taiggral found, and notes in Bohemia. The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company declares a quarterly dividend. U.S. cabinet actions discuss funds and land matters. Reports from Washington, Denver, and New York cover Native American tensions, army movement, and proposed constitutional bills and mint establishment.
Selpwreck reports the Roscommon from Liverpool sinks with six drowned. Kohistanis surrender in Dec. 9 dispatch. Rebels mass. two brigades under Baker and Mac Pherson target Maidan. Mexico City reports arrest of General Gonzales for conspiracy and Governor Charles of Coahuila resigns. Diaz vows to uphold constitutional rights amid elections. Jenacko Mariscal named Minister of Justice.
Major Bonta extols Leadville mines as vast untapped treasure fields with 5 000 to 6 000 mines, including Scooper Chieftain and Baltimore on Yankee Hill. He cites ore values, potential royalties, and rapid expansion plans as proof the wealth could transform the region and attract rail links and investors.
The vice president spoke on a petition from the general assembly of the Presbyterian church United States representing 5,000 churches and over half a million communicants. They seek a commission of inquiry into the alcoholic liquor traffic. Also presented was a memorial from soldiers about depreciation in currency and a request for payment of the difference between greenbacks and gold plus six percent interest compounded annually.
Fashion notes describe velvet trimming commanding high price while new plaid fabrics are set diagonally for coats and dresses. Quilted hemlines and palmoral accents promise thin winter wear, with reception attire featuring long yard trains for dinners and events.
In Canton Mississippi country, Weyland Prichard, husband of Eliza Pinkston, dies suddenly after a two week dispute over their infant. Coroner's inquest finds no clear cause, Eliza is released, and further investigations are planned amid suspicions of foul play by some locals.
A London composer Alfred Collier is linked with Sullivan and Cellier as a possible writer of Pinafore. Claims say Collier financed and helped, with Cellier writing many choruses and parts while Sullivan altered and integrated the score. The piece alleges Collier’s bohemian influence and returns on pocket money.
A damaged obituary fragment laments the death of W G Saunders. It notes six orphan children left behind and asks for divine help to sustain them, while a mourner pleads for a father’s return in bleak family tragedy. The scrawled lines reference a brother Lorenzo and a hospital or home context.
The correspondent notes Republicans favor Grant as first or second choice with Blaine next, Democrats may unite around a less prominent figure, and Dakota and Washington Territories seek admission steps. A National Mining Bureau is debated, southern miners influence grows, Louisiana radicals support Kellogg, and South Carolina reports lower expenses, more public school attendance, and treasury funds. General Grant plans a winter visit. efforts seek a congressional reception.
A tangled, humorous sketch of village stories and oddities from a Reston Travesty column. An old woman guards a coffin ready to improve it, Juliet’s garden sarcophagus is used for lettuce washing, and a widowed matron comments on refreshments with a wry, comforting line.
A vintage advert promotes Dr. Boscheo's German Syrup for lung disease coughs colds and consumption, claiming astonishing cures. Sample bottles cost 10 cents and regular sizes 75 cents, urging readers to ask their druggist for a sample.
The passage lists numerous symptoms including neuralgia in the head and neck, pain in the shoulder, cough, dizziness, sour stomach, heart palpitations, kidney region pain, and prostate-like discomfort, attributing them to dyspepsia as the causal condition. It presents an old medical catalog tone with many misspellings.
An advertisement extols Helmbold's Buchu as a tonic for the torpil liver bowels and kidneys cleansing the blood of impurities and restoring vigor. It claims a brief trial will prove its remedial qualities and persuade even the most hesitant readers.
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