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The Harrison News

Location

Harrison, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1885

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Ur Druggist Recommends Confidence to Spring Customer

A Ur Druggist notes a customer seeking BSST springfin advice. The pharmacist asserts confidence in guidance and product suitability, emphasizing trust and care in routine pharmaceutical service.

Nashua Druggist Endorses Sarsaparilla for Satisfaction

B 8 Russell, Nashua New Hampshire druggist with forty years in practice endorses Wyer s Sarsaparilla. He recommends it to customers, claiming it gives satisfaction and notes no complaints in his experience as a physician of medicines.

Russell Nashua N. H F.&e. Bailey & Co Lowell Mase Ing Ayer

The News of the World 1880s Curiosities and Early Technology

A miscellany of notes mentions fashion notions, hat fittings, theater and music figures, and a variety of social tidbits. It covers cremation advocates, a pianist rival, a Danish armaments prohibition, and a plan for a permanent Washington Exposition, with brief mentions of rail rates, the Niagara park proposal, and a fatal accident at a railway station.

Calamities Reported Across Cashmere Vale and Valencia

June 7 dispatches describe ongoing earthquake shocks in Serinagar and the Cashmere Vale with villages swallowed by chasms and famine fears rising as grain stores vanish. Valencia records cholera deaths doubling while Madrid denies outbreak and authorities push sanitation and free food analysis to curb spread.

Londown Serinagar Cashmere Maprio Valencia Madrid

Government limits on naval band outside work

Secretary Whitney declares no special law restricts musicians from outside employment, but rules discourage naval and military bands from competing with private musicians. He notes universal practice of enlistment pay and private earnings supplement, and urges follow locally fair competition standards.

Washington Whitney Naval Band U.S. S. New Hampshire Newport Theater Secretary of War

Steele Fights Big Bear at Two Lakes With Seventy Scouts

Fort Prrr reports Captain Steele with seventy mounted scouts engaged Big Bear’s band of about two hundred fifty at Two Lakes fifty miles southeast. After a flank, Steele forced a retreat across a creek but could not pursue due to small force. Three of Steele’s men were wounded as he exchanged shots and sought a surrender via McKee.

Fort Prrr Steele Big Bear Two Lakes Here McKee

Lightning splits top of Washington Monument in six-foot crack

It was disclosed that the Washington Monument capstone and the stone beneath on the northeast corner were cracked for over four feet after a storm Friday. The fracture is under an inch wide and will likely require removal and rebuilding of the top. An examiner from Baltimore will assess further protection needs.

Washington Washington Monument Baltimore

A Meteor the Size of a Barrel

A meteor about the size of a flour barrel lit the Sherman night sky moving southwest. A loud explosion followed its disappearance with a shock and rumbling thunder. Sightings extended to McKinney thirty five miles away where a hissing sound alarmed returning worshippers and caused a panic.

Sherman Tex McKinney

Tragedy in BaRRIE as family perishes in fire

In BaRRIE Ontario at about midnight a fire claimed the lives of J Wonch's wife and four children who died in their bed. Wonch escaped through a window, his shirt burned, and he collapses in grief, reporting the room suddenly engulfed in flames. He suspects the blaze began in a back shed and recalls no prior signs.

Barrie Ont J. Wonch Mr. Wonch

Confederate Memorial Day Observed in Winchester

Confederate Memorial Day drew about ten thousand people from Winchester and nearby counties. A parade of city bands military units and Confederate camps moved to Stonewall Cemetery where four to five thousand Confederate dead lie buried. Graves were profusely decorated after a short service.

Winchester Stonewall Cemetery

Prize Fight for a Lady's Hand in Pittsburgh Barn

A bare knuckle prize fight between J. Donnelly and J. Murphy occurred tonight in a barn on Thirty-third street. Sixteen rounds were fought before Murphy was knocked out. Both pugilists were badly punished as the prize was the hand of a young lady who witnessed the bout.

Prittsburgh J. Donnelly J. Murphy Thirty-third Street Murphy

Russia declines privateer fleet bid against England

Paris June 7 The Gaulois reports Russia refuses offers of American and Irish sailors sent via the Russian Minister in Washington to outfit a privateer fleet against England.

Paris The Gaulois Russia Washington England

Horrific Apache Raid Near Silver City

June 5 report from Silver City New Mexico describes a brutal Apache raid with many killed and mutilated near Bear Creek and Juniper Springs. Rescue parties recovered bodies including women raped and children harmed while a brave boy rode to town to warn settlers and Willie Carpenter saved his sister by fleeing the yard.

Silver City N. M Juniper Springs Little Walnut Creek William Ogden Willie Carpenter Gome Willie

Ohio crop report from Board of Agriculture June update

The June crop report from Ohio Board of Agriculture, based on nine hundred township reports, shows wheat at 20 million bushels below the five year average, rye 71 percent condition, barley area 81 with 72 percent, oats area 106 and 92 percent, clover 85 and 98 percent, corn area 195 and 94 percent, potatoes 96 area and 95 percent, pastures 90, meadows 85, apples 77, peaches 5, pears 80, grapes 69, spring lambs 80 with 92 percent, spring pigs 94 and 75 percent.

Columbus Ohio Board of Agriculture

Disease aboard Chicago hogs prompts Illinois inquiry

Springfield dispatch reports the New York State Board of Health alerts the Illinois Board to a Chicago to Fredonia hog shipment. Many hogs died from suspected cholera after being sold in small lots, with multiple barns affected when single hogs carried the disease. An investigation into the cause and nature of the illness will occur.

Springfield Ill New York State Board of Health State Board of Health Chicago Fredonia N. Y

Cholera Reports Rise in Madrid and Valencia

Maprio June 5 reports three suspected cholera cases in Madrid with one death and three new cases in Valencia yesterday. Forty five ten cent. of those attacked die as peasantry panic and decry the Sanitary Commissioners for hindering flight to other areas. Cholera appears in Madrid despite health officer assurances.

Maprio Dea Madrid Valencia

Wheat yields and conditions from Missouri crop report

Columbia report notes winter wheat yield at 9,000,000 bushels with 50 percent condition. Spring wheat 91 percent condition. Corn acreage 98.5 percent with 77.5 percent condition. Livestock in good shape. Harvested wheat not enough for home needs.

Columbia Sanborn State Board of Agriculture Esos

National business failures rise across United States and Canada

New York report shows 223 total failures for the last seven days, 197 in the United States and 26 in Canada, compared with 206 the prior week and 239 the week before. Failures stay light nationwide except the South where 67 failures exceed average levels.

New York R. G. Dun & Co United States Canada

Grasshoppers Covering the Land in Canon City

A Canon City special reports myriads of newly hatched grasshoppers along the south bank of the Arkansas River opposite Denver Comment likely about two hundred acres covered by the young insects creating a widespread infestation in the area on June 5.

Denver Con Canon City Arkansas River

Evictions Begin at Slade Mill Tenements

In River Massachusetts on June 5 a constable serves notices to evict tenants from Slade mill housing. Workers out of work for long periods cannot pay rent as the corporation issues twenty four hours to quit. Many residents carry belongings away on their backs due to lack of funds for transport.

Fatt River Mass Slade Mill

Sancho expedition member surrenders as bandits captured

Havana on June 5 reports Miguel Alvarez of the Sancho expedition surrendering at Sabana. Bandits Comesona and Matias Rivero have been captured, authorities announce.

Havana Miguel Alvarez Sancho Sabana Comesona Matias Rivero

Abroad dispatches and unrest mingle in early June reports

Reports from Constantinople Alexandria Madrid and Paris outline troop orders in Spain, possible alliance shifts with Russia and political moves in government. Cholera measures and quarantine actions surface as debates continue over the Ferry Ministry.

Constantinople Russia Alexandria Fne Madrid Ain Asia Valement Paris Motior Ferry Olera Nin Governon Mber Depu

New York Type Setting Match Shatters Records

In New York on June 4 Ira Somers of the Herald defeats McCann in a fast type setting contest. Somers typed 6 032 cms of solid type in three hours to win and claim American champion status. McCann produced 6 542 er s with 254 lines versus Somers 241 lines, and Somers’ corrections were sharper, making the match a remarkable display amid dozens of similar contests.

New York Ira Somers McCann The Herald Somers

Child narrowly escapes serious injury on East Merrimac street

A young man walking to work on East Merrimac street looked up and saved a child from a serious fall by instinctive action. If the timing had shifted by a minute, the outcome could have been grave. The incident highlights quick reflexes and luck in an urban street moment.

Lowell East Merrimac Street

Richmond Jury Finds Cluverius Guilty of First Degree Murder

In Richmond Virginia on June 4, after a month long trial, Thomas Jefferson Cluverius was found guilty of murder in the first degree for the death of his cousin Fanny Lillian Madison. The case drew wide attention due to Madison’s lineal descent from President Madison and her March death, with her body found in a water reservoir after the water was drawn off. Conviction relied entirely on circumstantial evidence.

Richmond Val Thomas Jefferson Cluverius Fanny Lillian Madison Cat Society Iss Madison Madison Cluverius Convicthe

Horribly Fatal Runaway Accident in Pennsylvania

In Erik Pennsylvania on June 4 a runaway driven by Denman Orton hit a telegraph pole. Three of five injured are expected to die. Lad Kuhn was crushed beneath the horses. Andrew Hinton and Mrs Elizabeth Warden were struck. Hinton’s ribs and Warden’s injuries are critical. William Aumer suffered a back fracture. All were taken to hospital with Hinton in critical condition.

Erik Denman Orton Orton Kuhn Andrew Hinton Elizabeth Warden Hinton William Aumer

Outlaw Abe Buzzard Surrenders at Lancaster Prison

Abe Buzzard the noted outlaw walked into Lancaster County prison at midnight with his brothers Matt and John and surrendered. He secured a pledge from them and the warden Burkholder not to claim the $1000 reward. Prominent eastern county citizens urged commutation of his nine year sentence, which many believe was unjust.

Lancaster Abe Buzzard Lancaster County Matt John Burkholder Buzzard

Rainsbarger brothers seized from Eldora jail by mob

In Eldora Hardin County at 1 am a mob of about seventy five masked men took Fin and Mans Rainsbarger from the jail and killed them with bullets leaving their bodies unrecognizable. They were brothers of two Rainsbargers jailed in Marshalltown for Johnson murder and were later arrested yesterday for an alleged attack on Dr Underwood, a key figure in the Rainsbarger case.

Marshaltown Fin Mans Rainsbarger Eldora Hardin County Marshal County Enoch Johnson Underwood

Senate passes civil rights bill in Illinois

Springfield reports the Senate approved the House Civil Rights bill granting colored people equal access in hotels restaurants theaters and other public places. Violators face fines from twenty five to five hundred dollars and possible misdemeanor conviction with fines up to five hundred dollars or up to one year in jail or both.

Springfield Ill Senate House

Mob Hangs Suspect After Jail Break in Hearne

A mob entered the Hearne jail at midnight and seized Henry Lumpkin, a Black man accused of killing a colored man. They hanged him at a stock yard gate beam. his body was found the next morning.

Galveston Texas Hearne Henry Lumpkin Lumpkin

Peach growers worry as wet weather halves fruit yield

Wilmington Delaware June 4. Peach growers grow uneasy over a heavy fall of young fruit caused by wet weather. They fear the crop will be greatly curtailed and market prospects dim for this season.

Wilmington Del

Eastern Virginia Lunatic Asylum Fire Destroys Center

A blaze at the Eastern Lunatic Asylum in Virginia destroyed the center wing housing about 200 female patients, with all but Miss Smith of Spotsylvania burned to death. Mrs. Jeffries drowned after escaping. Roughly 300 male patients were relocated as the fire, blamed on electrical wiring, raged from twilight through the night. Total losses estimated at 120000 to 140000 with 40000 insured.

Eastern Lunatic Asylum Miss Smith Spottsylvania County William and Mary College Richmond

Water spout wrecks town near Lagos Mexico

A water spout burst in the mountains eight leagues east of Lagos near Guanajuato and Jalisco, sweeping toward populated plains. Desolation followed with reports of up to a hundred lives lost and many homes destroyed. Efforts to aid survivors are under way by Lagos merchants and manufacturers.

Paso Texas Lagos Mexico Guanajuato Jalisco

Rascal Marsalius Edison Arrested After Bigamy Scan

Detroit July 6 Marsalius Edison claims kin to the famous inventor and a cattle ranch in Intepeodenes Mo. He became engaged to widow Mrs Mary Burn and sought $1,000 after losing $50,000. Suspicion rose, revealing another fiancée in Simcoe Ontario. Letters and a photo from Ontario showed a wife with eight town children. Edison fled to Windsor, was arrested, then released and disappeared. Mrs Burton loses $1,000.

Detroit Marsalius Edison Intepeodenes Mary Burn Edison Kansas City Trenton Ill Lou Edison Windsor Burton

Severe Sunday tornado hits DulvaQve Iowa town

A Sunday tornado struck from the west causing heavy rain and hail. The St Paul Company warehouse with fifteen bushels of grain was blown over the railroad track. Several barns and dwellings were demolished including Ludke and Coreny homes. Two Ludke children were injured. About twenty barns destroyed.

DulvaQve St. Paul Company McMichael Bros Ffteen Rickson & Sartt Charles Windt Ludke Coreny

Delirious patient escapes hospital then recaptured

In Cabcasco on June 8 Charles Bradford a 20 year old colored man escaped from County Hospital at night while delirious from typhoid fever. He ran along Robey to Van Buren boarded a street car caused panic, rode six blocks, then fled from an officer at Western Avenue. He was recaptured near Mr Elkins house and returned to the hospital.

Cabcasco Charles Bradford Robey Street van Buren Western Avenue Dayton General Grant Verne Bryan Alliance Jonas Lane Quaker City Bill Tate Mike Clark Epp Hogan Anderson Bellaire Izoraa Brown Sonora D. H. Epear Dunkirk Catherine Pandorf Cincinnati David Jones Gordon Washington House Zanesville Mansfield Murphy Newark Springfield

A Remarkable Pig

Bucrrves O June 8 report describes Emanuel Al bright bringing a two legged pig to town. The creature stands on its forelegs due to the absence of hind legs and draws much attention as a real curiosity.

Bucrrves Emanuel Albright

Doctor Dewees Captured in Wilkesbarre En Route to Canada

Dr W B Dewees of Myerstown Pa charged with forgery of bonds totaling 60000 was captured in Wilkesbarre while traveling in disguise toward Canada. The item also cites historical Russia and England annexations and notes Tucson Ariz population figures and local newspaper counts.

Wilkesbarre W. B. Dewees Myerstown Canada

Numerous Ohio incidents dot 1885 state scenes

A mass of brief items reports a woman's body found in the river near Portsmouth, a portable saw mill boiler explosion at Davis Station killing Lewis Gillenwater and injuring James Davis, and Cyrus Carney. Other notes describe a toddler's death from lye, a fatal machine accident at Arnold's works, long-lived local centenarians, and Patrick Harrnet’s awaiting execution. Dust-like cosmic phenomena spark Belmont County debate, plus political and civic notes including the Buckeye Greenbackers, forestry work, and school/safety matters.

John Goens Barnesville Joan Kine Arnold Canal Dover New Philadelphia David Gray South Mentor Lake County Mary Gallagher Patrick Harrnet Cincinnati Columbus Joseph Wessel Duckworth’s Bellaire Belmont County Bridgeport Belmont Lloydsville Flushing Buckeye Greenbackers J. W. Northrop Columbiana County Sugaro W. Nerr Copany Western Insurance Toronto Canada Henry Bu J. J. Sullivan Sandusky State Bureau of Forestry Horace Wilson Franklin Leo Weltz Wilmington Adolph Leve Bureau Akron Amapd Springfield Ezekiel Lance

Feeding mix boosts daily milk yield per dairy cow

A Dairy World correspondent notes that in milk production from sixteen to twenty pounds daily is best achieved with a feed of bran, wheat meal, buckwheat shorts, and corn chop. An Agricultural Gazette writer advises against one person always milking the same cow to avoid bonding and potential scenes if the milker is away.

Dairy World Agricultural Gazette England

Choice Butter From Home Dairy How to improve butter quality

Rural Canadian guide outlines cattle feeding water access and stable hygiene to boost butter quality. It details milking, skimming, cream handling, and churning methods, stresses clean utensils, controlled temperatures, and reducing losses. Names Sorelle and Ontario Agricultural College cited as context.

Ontario Agricultural College

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