05 May 1880
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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1880
Page
1
In San Francisco on April 29 I M Balloch faced a preliminary examination for the killing of Charles De Young. Prosecution presented eyewitness testimony and medical witnesses. defense offered no testimony and Balloch was held without bail.
The report lists cabinet members and others named in April, including Chamberlain and John Georgis Dodson as ministers. Additional appointments outside the cabinet feature Henry Fawcett, Anthony Mundell, Grant Duff, Lord Cavendish, and others, with a note that the cabinet now has fourteen members. Other items mention Lastka's arrest, Nihilists leaving Russia, and various European political developments.
The session notes passage of Teller land titles bill and a joint sanitary conference resolution. Indian subsidies, retired NCO list, and two colored cadet appointments pass. A deficiency bill and leakage clause debate set, followed by a long verse on Frisco life and the 1840s tone.
A garbled notice offers watches for low price, listing Abyssinian Gold, Geneva, and other timepieces. It advertises bulk sale of gold watches, claims 2 to 3 buyers, and urges immediate orders to 220.0% profits. The Chicago agencies and addresses are named for sending orders.
Help wanted and ordering terms described by The Infentois Agency in Chicago. Details cover money orders COD limits, distance restrictions, refunds, and catalog items like watches novelties and jewelry, with agent recruitment and address for submission.
The statement argues that example is the strongest educator, guiding children to virtue or vice through observed conduct and example. It emphasizes moral formation through daily actions and attitudes, urging consistency in teachers and role models.
The undersigned will publish a country guide along the Utah and Northern railroad from Ogden to Helena. It will feature town directories, an elaborate map, and alternating reading matter and advertisements for ready reference. About 300 pages, bound, $1.50 per issue. advertisers offered special rates. agents active in Ogden.
An obscure figure once buried in obscurity gains attention after his son allegedly joined a young Philadelphia lady, prompting renewed public interest in his past and background.
The report notes England Liberal victory reactions in Berlin and Washington. It covers naval appropriations, May Teichstag closure, Hayes appointing Orange Ferriss, Brown murder rumors, Arkansas GOP delegation in Chicago, new Central American coaling stations, Texas storm damage, Vulcan steel reopens at prices, U.S. debt fall and silver purchases, Monroe doctrine talk, health of George Brown, postmaster General bid, Newmarket race won by Elizabeth, Battle Creek hotel fires, hangman William Marwood influence, fresh House oath affirmations, Long Island Sound storm, large London drug fire with fatalities, pardons board actions, Portuguese and Russian moves on Asia, Tennessee judgeship offer, Hyderabad engagement, 1200 tribal losses, and March–April immigration in New York.
A garbled note on Urown Liver Pits claims it cures head ache, prevents bummer sickness and chills, though text is unclear and lacks verifiable details.
A local listing advertises a large stock of goods at Weber Mills street from Hioainnottean and Co. It includes ladies and gents wear, dry goods, notions, hats, groceries, hardware, farming implements, bed rack items, and feed all offered at bargain prices.
The article surveys Tulare Lake as a vast plain area with water appearing higher than land and a bottom of clam shells, noting white gulls and findings of human skulls among mounds, suggesting submerged city traces. It discusses tooth decay by acids and fermentation, French winter damage to Paris trees, unusual plant infusions in western China, and Loomis on storm-centre progress frequencies across regions.
An old proverb style note cites anxiety as a life’s bane and bids a person mind his own business for steady work. It warns against flattering others and states men create more chances than they seize. It also notes an angry mouth can precede shut eyes as a sign.
The Inter Ocean notes the Mound Builders as an extinct, sedentary people with earth and gravel works. Evidence suggests copper and lead mining in Lake Superior and Kentucky, oil wells in Canada and Pennsylvania, and broad historic spread from New York to Texas. They thrived for centuries before vanishing long before Europeans arrived.
A collage of society notes describes electric lighting in ballrooms, wedding party bouquets with dates, a Massachusetts physician on school entry ages, and Empress Eugenie’s commissioned sculpture. It cites a bankrupt debtor leniency, a Mississippi River steamer disaster, a contested marriage and renewal, Linton’s smoke reducing boiler arches, and a Vermont robbery threat with a sharp retort.
A young pianist in a German town faced exposure for falsely claiming Liszt as her teacher. She confessed to his kindly mercy and was advised to credit her master on the program. Her concert proceeded successfully with the improvisational adjustment.
Commentary urges independent thinking balanced with sensitivity to others feelings. It compares slander to a lasting poison and extols self governance, mercy, discretion, and steadfast faith. The piece critiques smug hypocrisy and notes how trials forge better Christians and broader liberty.
An advertisement touts Dr Mintle's medicines as tested remedies rather than cures. It highlights Nephraticum for kidney bladder issues and dandelion pills for liver biliousness and dyspepsia, plus Mintle's tonic for nervous debility and male health. Endorsed by SIR ASTLEY COOKE and sold by multiple druggists including Ogdenport Mintio Co San Francisco.
The article traces how soft coal once seen only as fuel yielded a combustible gas and, through chemical and mechanical advances, produced valuable byproducts. It describes oils for lamps, a lighter solvent, naptha, paraffin candles, asphalt, and paraffin wax-like substances, all derived from soft coal.
A fragment touts a remedy claiming to cure dyspepsia and restore spirit. Details are sparse and no verifiable claims or sources are provided.
An old ad notes Tha Ydger King Sarsaparilla Dandelion and Iodida classium claimed to invigorate the liver and purify blood and to cure Sorafuta on rheumatism. Sold by Wm Driver & Son and J Wo McNute & Co in Ogden Utah.
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