Untitled local notices and varied tragedies prompt concern
The clipping lists a string of terse notices and anecdotes: a governor threatens mail delivery patterns. John Dayedale of Thayer, Fayette County, faces age-related details. a Washington quarrel ends in a woman's death, baby injury, and a suicide by a telegraph operator named Rios aged 27. George Pentz of Mechanicsburg loses $13 at poker and drinks carbolic acid. Western rail plans discuss double tracking Graf ton to Parkersburg, with route changes toward Harrisville to save fuel. County finances reveal borrowing from the evening fund and a bonding chain. West Virginia officials resign over expo appointments. An Odd Fellows home site is challenged for Elkins land woes. Appendicitis blamed on bowels and drastic purgatives. Dr King’s Life Ills promoted. A strange Amazon frog discovery, its breeding in tree depressions filled with rainwater. Product ads push DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel and Early Risers pills. A quip about marriage and attentions appears amid medical notes on kidney disease and Hill’s Pharmacy recommendations.
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Indian Population in America and Reservations
The article surveys historical estimates of the number of Indians at peak power, then cites contemporary figures: about 264000 in the United States, with 159000 wearing citizen dress, 70000 who can read and speak English, 23000 Indian families in modern homes, 890 church buildings, and around 40000 total church members across 18 states and 3 territories. It notes most tribes west of the Mississippi and 156 reservations, including about 5000 descendants in northwestern New York on eight reservations.
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