23 Jun 1880
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1880
Page
1
An advertisement describes watches including Open Face Geneva Watch and Stero-Winding models, offering shipping by money order or draft from Chicago and New York. It notes delays, returns, and a stated catalog of watches and movelites, with terms for refunds and delivery to limited distances.
Reports from June 17 detail awards at an international fishery exhibit with Prof. Baird of the Smithsonian receiving a gold medal and dress. Other items note Buenos Aires fighting rumors, German elections favoring constitutionalists, parliamentary debates in London, and amnesty and secrecy themes across Europe.
B Pepmany Iranlan suffered a heavy defeat in yesterday's boat race near Providence. Aug Belmont and Wm Tramia of New York will work for Bayard. The Terolf Irish relief fund stands at 234336 dollars. Brooklyn's population is about 530000 per the census supervisor. NY received roughly 1500000 bushels of wheat in the past week.
Public notice condemns a quack medicine sold as German Elixir claiming to cure consumption and makat remedies. It warns parents in Vallejo Dixon Beaver Utah and other towns that the product is deadly and urges buyers to trust genuine German Elixir with Prince and Kaiser signatures.
The Republican state convention in Indianapolis opened at 10 a.m. chaired by John C. New. The platform backed the Chicago convention, praised Garfield, and endorsed free emigration and state economy. Albert G. Porter won the gubernatorial nomination on the third ballot with 6374 votes. Streight led on earlier ballots. Garfield was serenaded in Washington with remarks from Devens and Senator Logan praised Garfield and the GOP. Conover predicts Florida for Republicans with a wages bet offered.
A Times report from New York mocks ex Duke of Sonia for dodging questions about forgiveness for Cyrus Field. Samuel R. Smith edges Field in influence among delegates as Effinger favors Field while California leans Field. Thurman praised by workers and Field may gain 100 votes early. Prohibition convention in Creve Coeur nominates Neal Dow. Sherman targets Grant men. Hayne in Charleston loses post.
A column covers Henry G Vennor’s June and July storm forecasts, the rise in paper prices and its uses, a hydraulic power method in the Ionian Islands, M Pinari’s Pacific coast collections, U S science efforts, a new steam street sweeper, and eye nerve fiber estimates. It notes storm severity, frosts, and a cell wave between May 10 and 15.
The New York Herald describes Felix Meiers a German American clockmaker unveiling a 18-foot high intricate horological machine in Tammany Hall New York. The 4000 pound instrument runs on 700 pound weights with a mercury pendulum and 12 day winding. It features Washington Columbia statues Morse Bryant and other figures, planetary movements and time signals with quarterly and hourly tableaux. It is exhibited for three months with lectures and Sunday viewings and valued at about 50 dollars.
The Times Star reports William K Morrison has set up headquarters at the Lindell Hotel. Surrounded by a select circle, he aims to intercept southern and western delegates in his favor.
Tun Provo Woolen Mills turn out large quantities of cloths flannels jeans linseys and blankets and forward them to their agent John A. Cutler in Salt Lake City. Buyers should inspect goods before selling east as they use no cotton in their flannels or in their cloths.
An eyewitness recounts President Lincoln riding in a cart with Admiral Porter through Richmond as a vast, ecstatic crowd of colored people cheered his arrival. Tears, songs, and prayers filled the streets while Lincoln observed the scene and reflected on his life in Kentucky before accompanying him to the ship and bidding farewell prior to the assassin’s bullet.
An assortment of clipped dialogue and scenes, including a jab at Napoleonic sugar, a boy's blunt questions about blindness, and a string of misheard phrases. The excerpt drifts through quirky exchanges, a Westward remark, and a traumatic mishap with a man and a cat, all sketched with halting, humorous prose and period tone.
An old remedy prescribes a compound extract of Sarsaparilla and Dandelion with iodide of potassium. It claims to support blood and liver health through herbal and mineral ingredients.
From Castle Valley Em ery Co the letter notes good prospects for grain and fruit crops in the valley and county. It comments on mineral land reclamation needs and irrigation practices, observes land quality variations, and mentions the Manti Temple walls nearing twelve to fourteen feet high. Weather records show 85 degrees at 6 PM. Grain prices cited include wheat 9 cents to 100 dollars per sack and oats two cents per pound.
A historic trade note touts Green's August Flower as a universal remedy for dyspepsia and liver complaint. It claims widespread adoption since 1868, boasting two million bottles sold last year and pricing at 75 cents with samples at 10 cents.
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