24 Dec 1879
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1879
Page
1
A Utica interview quoted Seymour declining a Democratic presidential nomination, citing lack of support and personal unfitness. The report also notes Grant’s stance on the U S presidency and canal plans amid political maneuvering.
A Vienna correspondent notes the Emperor’s address stresses intimate understanding with Germany as a peace guarantee. A Reichsrath committee proposes ten year limit on the army bill, with one dissent. In India, Gen. Gough advances from Jagdalak, while Roberts at Shirpur holds. Telegraph lines to Temera still open as convoys run from Gandamak. San Francisco notes describe a juvenile street life and reform efforts amid a weekend crime scene.
William C. Gilman, a Pine Street insurance broker jailed for forgery in 1877, was paroled by Governor Robinson and left Auburn prison for Norwich. His wife’s funeral, postponed by her worsening illness, raged through Hartford and Albany as she sought clemency and waited for his return.
A medieval style essay urges careful study of language and disciplined speech. It argues that practical success depends on refined expression, warns against slovenly usage from newspapers, and urges lifelong attention to how to say things clearly and well.
An Alexandria report notes Gordon Pasha’s expected return to Massowal to discuss peace terms with Abyssinia. In Cabul Sir Louis Cavagnari’s death leads to £500 annual pensions for his widow and £100 for his mother. Other dispatches cover Spanish diplomacy, Irish agitation, and a Royal Geographical Society telex on Nordenekjold’s Vega reaching Point de Galle.
A nitroglycerin explosion on the Canada Pacific railway near Portage injures five and kills four men. A brutal murder led to a hanging in Virginia yesterday. A political speech in Augusta sparked protests against the state electors. Kelly, a Manhattan banker, was sentenced to ten years in state prison.
The item cites various cure claims for throat and chest ailments. It mentions tar lozenges and other remedies, along with advertisements by Brown and a list of possible suppliers. The text reads as an early 20th century medical ad fragment warning against opiate-based preparations.
The Senate failed to obtain a quorum after reading the journal and adjourned. A committee including Wood, Vance, Pendleton, Winston and Blair was named to investigate the alleged sale of liquor at Geo I.E. Tribe’s store and emigration patterns from the South to the North.
A dated market item from New London promotes a holiday fruit assortment including Valencia and Muscat raisins, currants, lemons, citron peel, nuts, and candies. The ad notes a large stock and mentions various confections and fruit products for Christmas fruit baskets.
A neighborhood retailer on Fourth Street advertises an ample Christmas stock including parallels and varied goods. The notice urges shoppers to visit the shop for holiday presents and mentions a broad assortment available now.
Symptoms listed include headache shoulder pain cough dizziness sour stomach eruptions bad taste and heart palpitations. The text attributes many painful effects to dyspepsia, depicting a broad array of ailments as its offspring.
TELABOLDS BUCH and stimulates the toypid Liver, Bowels and Kidneys to healthy action in cleansing the blood of all impurities and imparting new life and vigor to the whole system. A single trial will be quite sufficient to convince the most hesitating of its valuable remedial qualities.
An 19th century ad from H. T. Helmbold's Philadelphia druggist shop invites patients to mail personal details and a one dollar consultation fee to Dispensatory 217 Dilbert Street. It promises medical opinions on diseases and cures after physicians review the correspondence.
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