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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1886
Page
4
Secretary Manning urges repeal of the silver purchase act and argues for stopping silver buys to fix international monetary dislocations. He also presses broad tax reductions, repeal of post redemption notes, and wholesale reform to lower tariffs on raw materials while boosting wages and American industry.
A major fire in Buffalo began at Sibley & Holmwood confectionery on Wells and Seneca, spreading to Brozel House Campbell Reynolds boot and shoe store and Michigan stove works. Sparks flew blocks away as walls collapsed and guests fled Brozel House in nightclothes. Loss now estimated at $500,000 with several firemen reportedly buried.
A Buffalo man Emil Penseyres was shot in his bed by his wife in Miller Block Borrago New York. Authorities report the killing occurred around six in the morning as the victim slept. The woman, described as highly excited, surrendered at the scene with a cloth nailed over the window. The murder appears deliberate and cold blooded based on initial accounts.
Watertown dispatch quotes Governor Mellette stating the South Dakota Legislature will pursue statehood at the December 15 session in Huron. He says the plan includes submitting a people’s referendum repealing a law restricting state officers, then ending territorial rule and inaugurating state government.
Richmond Va December 8 The Virginia governor will not intervene in the Cluverius case who is slated for execution next Friday for the murder of Fanny Lillian Madison.
The annual report by Attorney General Garland reviews the department's business, with 634 suits totaling 3.5 million dollars under Court of Claims jurisdiction, plus 1,140 cases pending totaling 30 million dollars. It covers the Bowman act, French Spoliation cases, civil and criminal suits, penalties, and urged reforms including jail and penitentiary needs, jury system changes, and broader judicial reforms. Switzer notes foreign trade shifts, with exports down but still exceeding imports by 44 million, gold exports up, silver movement steady, and signs of improved trade and prospects for growth.
In Portland Michigan on November 20 Mrs Myron Collins was found dead with a bullet in her heart. The coroner jury ruled death a self inflicted act. Her husband Myron Collins claimed he sat with his back to the bedroom when the shot rang out. The niece who stayed with them said a quarrel over money preceded the shooting and that the voice cried Oh Myron. Collins was arrested on a murder charge.
Physicians now use aniline oil as a local anesthetic for simple operations like opening a felon. The finger is dipped briefly in the oil and, though flesh may be cut to the bone, there is said to be absolutely no pain.
I C Gorsuch hauled a load of eels in a barrel from the Susquehanna and began carrying them up the bank when the barrel’s bottom gave way. The eels all wriggled back into the river as he struggled to save them, illustrating the New York Sun’s quip about their slipperiness.
The Egyptian obelisk in Central Park continues to decay despite hot paraffin treatment. Experts warn that enclosing the structure in a glass enclosure may be required to prevent total disintegration.
Joseph Hoffman of St Louis, a tailor, attempted a sword swallower act and let a case knife slip down his throat. Surgeons opened his stomach and removed the knife, averting a fatal injury in a dramatic medical emergency.
In 1886 a statue was raised in Walsall to Sister Dora Dorothy Pattison the first English statue to a woman apart from queens. She faced abuse from rough local laborers while nursing smallpox patients, yet won them over with tenderness and humor. Her memorial stands in the square where she was once stoned, funded by the poor. The tale from Youth's Companion recalls her devoted service and the city’s gratitude.
Industry helps, but not all can master shorthand. Time to proficiency varies with effort. The difference lies in following a speaker at a public meeting and producing a useful report. An all round journalist who can summarize events and, if needed, give verbatim notes, earns more than a one skill shorthand clerk.
A Palo Pinto resident is identified as the current chief chambermaid at Mr Gaines horse restaurant, indicating a notable employment role at the equestrian themed dining venue. The note highlights local staffing details within the community.
The Lemay institution in Buffalo New York boasts a full eighteen member medical staff and claims to cure chronic diseases by medical or surgical means. It advertises cures for nasal throat lung liver kidney digestive and women’s diseases, rheumatism and more with correspondence treatment and guarantees for ruptures piles and related conditions, inviting stamps for its 168 page Invalids' Guide-Book.
A Philadelphia Call motto notes that practical talks to girls have started in Boston, highlighting that the most practical discussion with girls is the proposal.
The Holiday Annual 1887, to be delivered about the 20th by the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway, is a gift to the road’s friends. Authored by A Man, it targets youth with clear colloquial science, includes diagrams and color engravings, and promises first class production. Enclose 10 cents in stamps and address E A Holbrook, Gen Ticket and Pass Agent, Chicago.
Wor riston Herald notes a Nebraska court hears a tax question described as a vital issue. The defense argues the meaning of a sausage is disputed, while the prosecutor cites tax definitions. observers expect the jury to disagree on the interpretation.
The article argues state legislatures must regulate poisons women use to obtain beauty, criticizing Dr Harter's tonic as offering a safe alternative that fails to endanger health or life, urging legislative action nationwide.
A LawN party starts cheerful but turns dreary as rain falls, dampening mood and spirits. Guests adapt with umbrellas and pensive conversation while outdoor plans melt away.
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce’s pellets for headaches and bilious stomach and bowels. It notes 25 cents a vial and warns against waste of virtues. It claims water can sicken. It invites readers to send 10 cents for a medical book from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, N Y. The piece also jokes that old style sugar is better than beet sugar.
A historic patent medicine claim touts a rapid cure for colds bronchitis and toothache using Hale's loneys of Horehound and Taroe ke's drops. The advertisement asserts relief within one minute and promotes the remedy as a universal fixer for common ailments.
A fragment lists Brown's Bronchial Traches for chest illnesses at 25 cents, Dr Isaac Thompson Eye Water at 25c, and Dr Geppert's OxrGeen Cure for throat and lung ailments. It notes Piso's Cure for Consumption at 25c and claims plains diseases are vanishing due to railroads. The tone mimics a 19th century newspaper dateline and advertorial pills.
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