02 Jul 1891
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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1891
Page
1
The fragment describes Pierce's Pleasant Way as a gentle laxative that acts as a cathartic to relieve stomach and bowel discomfort. It claims to regulate movement, ease constipation, indigestion, headaches, and bilious symptoms, with a small painless pellet design.
An advertisement from Sald Kennedy of Saldbury Massachusetts claims a medical discovery cures deep ulcers inward tumors and skin diseases, touting a 1.50 price and wide U.S. distribution through every ist in. of the country.
A partial OCR line appears to reference an appeal to advertisers. The readable fragment suggests an appeal or plea about advertising space or placements, but no clear names dates or organizations are legible.
A sunlit mosaic of curiosities and claims from many places. Items note Mrs Bones in South Dakota litigation, puffalo in Yellowstone, Damascus as oldest town, P T Barnum in England, Lancashire families, a watchmakers screw tally, a Wisconsin church shooting over snoring, and Pennsylvania troop costs during riots. Also mentions Guatemala’s Atlan, Moltke museum plan, Pittsburgh steamboat scarcity, Nicaragua at World’s Fair, farmer insanity rates, California wine volumes, and yellow ochre find near Gainesville Florida. Includes Ardmore Kansas teeth suit, godfather racket verdicts, Blackwell’s Island confinement, and other scattered notes.
Floods from the Floyd River swept Moville and Lemars area, with Sioux City hit early Thursday as river rose twelve feet. One hundred fifty houses partially submerged. many families moved to higher ground. Industries in nearby suburbs closed. no loss of life reported. Widespread damage feared across numerous northwestern Iowa counties as telegraph lines fail and details remain scarce.
A second experiment to produce rain by air explosions was attempted in Washington Thursday evening. A balloon in the northern suburbs was exploded violently amid the clouds. Whether the later rainfall was caused by the blast remains unsettled, as officials plan a larger test to gauge this method of breaking a summer drought.
German officials enforce strict controls to curb infectious disease spread as Siberian Jews pass through the country. Visitors are barred from Charlottenburg vaults where exiles rest and fugitives are rushed to departure ports for New York.
A Thursday afternoon fire in the basement of the five story Columbia College building started when a barrel of alcohol ignited from a match during removal. Janitor William Simpson, Thomas Tighe, and Dr. John Northrup suffered severe burns and were rushed to Bellevue hospital. Damages were estimated under $100.
Mr. Searles of the sugar trust explains the one third of a cent per pound rise in raw sugar reflects typical seasonal demand. He denies that the trust is pushing prices upward, noting it controls much of the Cuban crop while Cuban output is about one sixth of the world total.
The marriage of Mr Parnell and Mrs O'Shea occurred at 1 o'clock Thursday morning with only two servants as witnesses. The registrar was ordered to keep the union confidential, pledging utmost secrecy about the proceedings.
Five men Alfred Green John C Jacob B and George Walker and George Lewbaugh were arrested in St Louis on charges of passing counterfeit five cent ten cent twenty five cent fifty cent and one dollar silver pieces. Molds and metal were found at the scene.
About 2,900 immigrants landed in New York on Wednesday at the Large office. Measles illnesses were identified among several passengers and about twenty cases were removed from the steamer Alier to the hospital for treatment.
Report says Brazil facing labor disorganization has slashed coffee yields by several million bags, disrupting production. No details on dates or exporters given.
Authorities conducted a successful raid on illicit distilleries in the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia. Several notorious violators of the laws have been detained for questioning and potential charges.
According to the latest census data Alabama has surpassed Pennsylvania to become the leading producer of iron ore in the nation, ranking first in annual output and signaling a shift in the ore industry leadership.
Co op correspondents report to the secretary of state that the grain louse has appeared on growing wheat in Michigan in large numbers. The infestation is nearly as vast as two years ago when extensive damage occurred.
In Cochran, Tennessee, factions in a lawsuit clashed with rocks, knives, sticks and pistols. The fight ended only when exhausted. six men and one woman were injured, with three likely to die, but no fatalities recorded.
A cyclone destroyed the Batterson Coal Co. breaker at Natalie near Mt. Carmel Pennsylvania. Killed were J N Blossom Hawley Pa J Bentley Dodson Shicsing Pa Richard Roberts Luzerne Borough William Dodge Luzerne Borough. Two unknown men are still under debris. The 165 foot high 300 foot long structure collapsed after a lightning strike and wind gust. Capacity about 40000 tons monthly. Loss borne by Wilkes Barre Pittsburgh and Philadelphia capitalists.
Chesapeake region reports record cherry shipments with Westminster and Carrollton firms sending thousands of pounds to New York Baltimore and Philadelphia. Caroll county boasts best season in years as large plump fruit hang on trees despite wet weather with both early and late varieties abundant.
Kansas City hosts a new World’s fair feature with Company A, First Regiment, United Blue and Gray. Fifty ex-union and fifty ex-confederate veterans will compose the unit, uniformed in blue and gray, with W. E. Wilkins as captain, John T. Ebbs as first lieutenant, John Pigeon as second lieutenant, and Joseph M. Hascett as orderly sergeant.
A survey details Argentina's growth since 1861 with population rising from 1.35 million to 4 million and cultivated acres from 480000 to 7000000. Railroads expanded from 18 miles to over 5000 miles, while commerce and wealth surged fivefold. Public debt swelled from 17 million to 401 million in 1890, with currency and cedulas pushing it to about 613 million.
James A Simmons, convicted of aiding Gen. Peter J Clausen, head of Sixth National Bank of New York, in embezzling bank funds, was Friday sentenced to six years in the Erie County Penitentiary. An appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court.
Areibe Indians of Arizona barricade and declare war on the government. Troops nearby request reinforcements and Hotchkiss guns to quell the threat.
The commercial treaty with America was signed at Madrid on Friday. It will be published August 1 and go into operation September 1.
State budgets for exhibits at the World’s Fair combine to 2,775,000 in appropriations. Officials itemize funds by department, with allocations supporting national pavilions, state displays, and research exhibits amid ongoing planning and procurement activities.
Francis Yourell, a young Irishman, recounts four months of brutal conditions after joining 14 men lured by posters promising free passage and farms to Brazil. On the Arcania they faced fever dens, beatings, starvation, and wrongful imprisonment. Yourell and three others escaped to sail to Baltimore aboard the Bancroy. He warns of deceptive immigration schemes aiding coffee planters.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Keadle and Marshals R. W. Saunders and J. H. Clay seized Mullens and his gang after a Virginia chase from McDowell and Wyoming counties. Mullens, about 20, allegedly led a mountain gang blamed for multiple murders. Captives to be held at Parkersburg for U.S. court proceedings.
Reports claim a secret East London club for German anarchists hub of dangerous doctrines urging action against governments if not yet proven. Russian nihilists also have London headquarters with conspiracies hatched, drawing sympathy. Kaiser leaves Prince Henry as regent. Grand Duke Frederick of Baden opposes Jesuits. Dresden police ordered to curb hostile rhetoric and disorder. Parliamentary congress in Brussels will not be blocked, but critics of the German imperial house face scrutiny.
The 2 figure hit for the forty third time at Mitchell's policy shop Lowell Massachusetts Saturday evening. Players staked large sums and won between 40000 and 50000 dollars on the result. A local storekeeper reportedly won 16000. The bank paid out until funds ran dry and told winners to wait for cash from Boston.
Sunday brought the hottest weather in seven years with the signal service tower at San Francisco registering ninety two degrees, street shade at 105, and Tulare in San Joaquin valley reaching 120. Experts say fruit ripening will benefit as prior cool conditions hindered maturation.
Authorities say ghouls must not take Sir John MacDonald's remains and have Newlands dig around the grave and fill the cavity with cement and cut wire to prevent theft. Two detectives remain near the cemetery.
The Central Labor Federation was formed Sunday by Colorado's trade assembly, noting thousands of men are unemployed in the state and advising workers not to go there at present.
Harvest prospects in Russia worsen amid fears of partial famine. Proposal to prohibit corn exports signals urgent economic strain and potential food shortages reverberating across regions.
Rev. William M. Ogden rector of the Church of the Holy Cross Warrensburg Warren County New York collapsed and died in the pulpit during Sunday morning services while delivering a sermon.
A plan outlines a transcontinental cable between the United States and Brazil. The proposed line aims to boost communications and trade, linking the two nations with enhanced telegraph or rapid data capabilities. Officials assess feasibility, costs, and regulatory steps ahead.
A portrait of Christopher Columbus by Chevalier Antonio Moro was purchased by Chicago curio collector Charles F. Gunther for $10,000. The sale concludes a major acquisition for Gunther.
Inventor J. Bott unveils a pneumatic gun said to launch fifty pounds of dynamite three miles and fire twice per minute, signaling a potential leap in explosive delivery capability.
Thirty skeletons were found beneath the floor of an old house in Chicago. The mystery is under investigation as authorities search for clues and possible causes behind the discovery.
London Telegraph dispatch from St Peters burg warns Russia faces its worst harvest on record with cereals price spikes, frost losses in South and East, and famine visible in Kostroma peasantry. Reports describe hunger in Rovnopol and Jewish colonies, with ad hoc meals and families sharing rooms for warmth amid govt measures and harsh tax penalties.
Miss Lizzie Cunningham, an Irish immigrant, fainted when her sister revealed a two month old infant with dusky skin at New York barge office. The mother explained the child’s heritage and introduced a colored man named McGraw, but Lizzie refused to acknowledge him.
The Ozama reports quiet ports on arrival in New York from Haiti and notes Hippolyte had quelled the May twenty eight insurrection. In the aftermath 280 people were killed.
In Washington an interview, Director Leech of the mint, told a reporter Monday that the circulating medium would rise by $114,000,000 in the coming months due to the current coinage policy.
In Chicago criminal court Judge Collins quashed all counts in the indictment against George J. Gibson of the whisky trust. The charges included conspiracy and possessing explosives. The count of attempt to blow up the Shufeldt distillery and destroy life and property was taken under advisement.
James Corcoran died in a Boston hospital Sunday night from the effects of swallowing his false teeth.
A collection of short items notes strange happenings from Montclair to Petersburg. Reports include Jack the Chicken Ripper in Montclair, a cave with blue fog near Clarion, a Bound Brook newspaper joke, a dog in Mahomet's paradise, a husband who won’t pay funeral expenses, Jewish institutions in New York, a Petersburg lawsuit over negatives, General Osborne’s Patagonia prophecy, a multilingual barber in Atchison, a chess legend’s wheat bounty, and the vast total of wheat required to pay the inventor with a doubling sequence.
A brief anecdote from Youth's Companion depicts an elderly woman asking a conductor how near the station a suburban car goes. The conductor humorously corrects her misused terms as they discuss railway, fire station, depot, and police station, ending with the conductor delivering a linguistic lesson.
In a Kentucky tale a long standing feud between Corkright and Hempton dissolves after Col Corkright cheerfully says he shot the last three Hemptons by luck. The dialogue hints a comic twist as peace arrives through an unlikely turn of events.
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