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Newspaper
Syracuse Register
Location
Syracuse, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1896
Page
3
Ignatio serves Senor Strickland while a mysterious quest unfolds. A visit to a high priest, a daughter, and a keeper of a buried heart leads to a bold search for a hidden truth guarded by danger and a smuggling gang.
A wanderer encounters Molas, his foster brother, who travels from Chiapas seeking him. Molas and the narrator discuss ritual halves, a heart opening ceremony, and a saying about uniting halves to restore the earth’s order and sea-to-sea native rule. PMID
In a ruined mine tunnel the narrator and Senor Ignatio discover a fallen rock trapping them while uncovering human remains and gold nuggets. A fresh collapse seals them in darkness as the mine’s dangers and a restless spirit linger.
A massive blaze at the Shores Lumber Company mill on Chequamegon Bay destroys the mill and timber wharves, with 19,000,000 feet of lumber lost. Three workers died, including Peter Engeman, as flames jumped from Durfee’s dock to nearby yards. Insurance losses exceed 350,000 with vast lumber stocks charred across multiple firms.
Pittsburgh on May 11 reports rising interest in the upcoming prohibitionists national convention the week of May 26. Delegates split between broad and narrow gauge lines with Pennsylvania seeking representation on the national committee and Homer L Castle of Pittsburgh named as candidate for vice president Joshua Levering of Baltimore seen as a leading narrow gauge contender.
Marion French son of B Fulton French, leader in the French Eversole feud, was killed in Hindman after a quarrel over whisky. John Roberts, who seized French’s pistol during a fistfight, shot him twice and surrendered. Warren excitement and talks of a renewed feud spread as friends head to Hindman.
The Bell Lewis Yates Coal Co sells its plant worth about 3 million dollars to a New York capital syndicate led by the New York Guaranty Trust Co. The sale covers all Reynoldsville region mines and includes 47 miles of railroad and related lines. The mines are described as among the best coal producers in the country.
Paul Gross of 624 South Third Street Quincy HL a watchman on the People ferryboat recounts lifelong heart disease palpitations and near death moments. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for curing and restoring health after initial relief with three boxes then a later relapse.
Advertises direct broad gauge service from Chicago and Kansas City to Cripple Creek with luxurious Pullmans and low rates. Includes offer of a free illustrated book on Cripple Creek from GT. Nicholson and mentions South Dakota farming lands along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line with settlement prospects and farm land details.
Reliable men to take agency for pianos and organs where not represented. Must have good habits and first class references. Apply Ester & Camr 233 State St Chicago. The Great Diamond Robbery limited engagement starts Monday. Weather note: heat expands and cold contracts but there are exceptions. Coal and gas bills higher in winter. Northwest newspaper.
The John Stapleton Co will present The Wife The Charity Ball and Aner! cans Abroad at Schiiler Theater as upcoming attractions. The page also notes a town range for sale on crop payments with 10 percent cash until paid and includes brief quotations from W BR Alger Gregory and Bishop Middleton.
The excerpt notes skin yellowness and abdominal discomfort as bilious signs. It endorses Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for chills fever constipation dyspepsia rheumatic and kidney issues and nervousness. A brief aside mentions Jack Parsons as a defaulter with a baseball misstep context from a New York Telegraph reference.
Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer advertised with free trial bottle and a claim of stopping fits after day one. Includes testimonials and address 93 Arch St Philadelphia Pa. Also mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption with a cured case from Bethany Missouri and a literary quote amid fragmented text.
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