19 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1879
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes name individuals Williams and Dupreme Scott with sparse address data on Fourth Street. No clear event or action is documented to form a full summary.
A Murfreesboro special reports townsfolk upset by the secret transfer of Smith and Hall to Nashville on appeal after being sentenced for Major Pugh's murder. The men faced possible lynching if the appeal failed, and affrays near Nashville are also noted.
The Sportsman reports Elliott cannot fund his stake causing the Elliott Boyd rowing match to collapse. Elliott plans retirement from rowing in England but may compete in the Americas.
July reports discuss De Lesseps belief in a France United States friendship aiding canal work and a 5 to 6 year completion forecast. Critics suggest a preparatory firm could better study viability and note Nicaragua route may later compete. Also memorial plans for Prince Imperial statue funds. Weather and crops updates follow.
The Orleans family gathering in Geneva is noted amid a report that Robert Udall and Son, Manchester merchants, have failed liabilities. The French council of state is described as the last stronghold of reactionaries after 20 new members were appointed.
An American traveler notes many know Shakespeare's name but not why he is famous. Daniel Webster tells how neighbors misjudge fame and upbringing, concluding that a person must pursue their work without waiting for encouragement.
An OCR ads section presents a patent remedy claim for dyspepsia liver complaint and indigestion. It touts Gaeen'a Acaust Frowen ia as a positive cure with trial bottles at ten cents and regular size at five?ty cents, noting millions of bottles given away by druggists in the United States.
Miss Matilda Robbins aged 22 was shot and killed by her brother Leo Robbins at Boltingham farm near Edginton after defiance of parental warnings about her engagement to Tom Richards. Leo then shot himself and died. Richards was a drinking, rough suitor at the center of the tragedy. In Lanesboro, a mass poisoning party sickened nineteen at a grove picnic, likely from tainted consumables. Boston reports forged notes by Captain James F. Edmunds totaling about 51,000 with additional private debts, triggering a broader inquiry into his finances.
A collage of quips on currency, politics, fashion, science, and social topics. It muses on fractions of wealth, presidential references, mountain views, suspender fashion, infant beauty, scientific limits, communism, surf bathing, lung area, and a chaplain praising prudence in measures.
A fragmented newspaper snippet notes how a small wall alters an afternoon rest, contrasting indoor wall obstruction with outdoor racket and a single phrase about a “wil lo more.” The odd wording hints at a humorous regional typo-filled observation.
A mother bargains with her son over castor oil to earn a circus trip and treats in the exchange include sugar and a kite marbles a goat and a pony are discussed while the boy resists as he pretends to swallow the oil and staff the dialogue shows a playful domestic bargain with a stubborn refusal to swallow the oil.
The article outlines various symptoms including headaches, shoulder pain, cough, dizziness, sour stomach, eruptions, bad mouth taste, heart palpitations, kidney region pain, and many others as offspring of dyspepsia, indicating a broad array of distress linked to digestive issues.
Advertisement from H.T. Helmbold Philadelphia offering medical inquiry by letter for one dollar. Readers provide full personal details including name age occupation and health history to receive diagnosis and cure opinions from competent physicians at 1217 Filbert Street.
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