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Newspaper
The Harrison News
Location
Harrison, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1894
Page
4
A fragment from Dr. Robert N. Keely notes the Mosquito country as sparsely clothed yet rich in potential. It describes climate, native groups, and abundant resources including cattle pasture, wild crops, fruit, rivers, and gold-bearing sands, suggesting future prosperity.
Queen Mariamne of Georgia was put to death after resisting forced conversion to Islam during a political union backed by Abbas of Persia who imprisoned her and reportedly fell in love. The account notes torture intended to coerce consent and her steadfast stance.
A reflective line celebrates morning as a familiar, renewing force, awakening thought and memory as a daily new birth. The speaker names Daniel Webster in a cadence of reverence for morning’s clarity and freshness.
Washington June 13 to 19 records a volatile Senate tarff fight with wool schedules under fire. Key figures include Sherman Dubois Shoup Hansborough Mitchell Peffer and Reed. House actions focus on Indian appropriations and education policy for Native children amid hot chamber conditions and procedural clashes.
Madison Ind June 19 The steamer City of Madison struck the dyke amidships in front of the city at 16 o clock Monday morning tearing a seventy five foot hold. About seventy five wheelmen aboard returning from Owensboro. All are safe. It is thought the boat may be raised.
A thunderstorm hit Moore's Hill Indiana on Sunday afternoon as lightning struck the Delaware Methodist church during service causing a panic and injuring three people.
Reports from Ohio mining districts show a quiet day as Governor McKinley orders fourteenth regiment units Circleville Ports mouth Mt Sterling and Marion companies to return home. The move follows a Sunday night directive issued by the governor.
A June rumor from Pokrtano Maine claims an attempted wholesale poisoning near Farmland. Lena Healy a school teacher and twenty six pupils were allegedly affected with one person thought to have placed poison in a well.
Ohio Governor McKinley defends militia deployment under general statute and says he will protect state property and cover expenses. He doubts an extra legislative session will be needed to fund the costs.
The Ohio Society of the Sons of the Revolution requests records of soldiers who came to Ohio and died there. They seek burial locations, grave conditions, and brief life sketches to publish with related material. Send information to A. H. Pugh, secretary, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Miners fired on Barclay Dobbs pickets of Logan Rifles stationed one mile below Beach City. The fire was returned, a patrol under Lieut Perkins searched the area but no one captured. Attacks occurred midnight and 3 a.m. on Company A of the Fourteenth regiment. An attempt to burn the railroad bridge failed due to vigilant pickets. militia suffered no hits.
Columbus June 16 At the concluding session of the board of university trustees President Scott was elected to the chair of philosophy to begin duties at the fall term He will also serve as president until his successor is elected Judge Hunter was elected dean of the law school and H L Wilgus secretary An appropriation of 2500 was approved for equipment of a dairy school opening September 1
In Newark Ohio, a coal vein was found on a farm south of town, thirty three inches deep at discovery and likely to extend deeper. With local mines ten miles away, the find spurs further development amid strike linked shortages. In Columbus, a convict suffered non fatal burns from a gas explosion in his Ross county tied cell at the state penitentiary.
A carriage accident near Canton Ohio left Mrs Millwood dead from a broken back after a horse fell a fifteen foot embankment into a stream. Mr Millwood suffered three broken ribs and serious injuries but is expected to recover.
In Delaware on June 16 Mrs Obadia Leak wife of a county farmer died from injuries after attempting to rescue her child from a burning building. A falling timber crushed and burned her. the child was not in the structure at the time.
Marton June 13 Abe Mack the one armed bicycle rider from this city remains in poor condition after a fall at the Santusky Portsmouth relay start. He has been unconscious since the injury and shows only slight improvement.
The Salem district miners and operators from Salem Washingtonville New Lisbon and Rogers will meet in New Lisbon on Saturday to establish a new wage scale. If agreement is reached work may resume next Tuesday.
Springfield Ohio June 15 The forty ninth annual commencement of Wittenberg college featured a keynote by Maurice Thompson of Crawfordsville Ind who attacked old fogyism in church and college. Twenty one graduates were part of the ceremony. An Old Soldier Stabs a Comrade in Sanpusky Ohio June 16 In the Ohio soldiers Home Victor Perry slashed John Con ey with a knife Friday evening Conley is critical.
Meigs county June 16 report that the Lady em ployes of the Meigs county Children's Home struck Friday morning over a threatened discharge. They left the fifty inmates in care of the matron and cook. It is the first strike of its kind in the county's history.
A two story frame house owned by August Zen vel on Pearl Street was wrecked by a gasoline explosion. The blast tore out the east and south ends, completely destroying the structure.
The Hon Jo Clark of Louisa Kentucky, a longtime circuit judge, suffers rheumatism and liver disease for years. After failed treatments he finds relief following Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, credited with restoring his liver function and strength. The advertisement promotes Pink Pills as a cure and lists price and seller details.
The article contrasts cash pricing with credit charges in England and Europe, arguing cash customers should receive a price advantage to cover delivery, booking, and bookkeeping costs. It notes American retailers often burden cash buyers to subsidize credit customers while outlining various related economic and historical tidbits.
A New York clergyman recounts a wedding interruption as the groom calmly winds a Waterbury watch during the service. The event, described as mortifying to the dignity of the moment, unfolds with the watch’s steady click ticking through the formal charge.
A rumor or anecdote links a male playwright to a female spouse eight years his senior, hinting at hidden potential generations of achievement if life had followed a different path. The tale cites figures like Puck in a playful, speculative tone.
A young husband on his honeymoon trip hands the conductor two cigars to keep other passengers out of his coupe. At the next station the conductor opens the door and proclaims he must admit others since he tried one of those cigars. The tale appears in Fliegende Blaetter.
The snippet captures dialect laden quotes from Uncle Eben praising industry and perseverance and a remark on a deaf and dumb asylum. It also notes Mrs. Jason praising domestic affection while warning excess, and Bragg’s dog anecdote from the Chicago Inter Ocean about a watchful, quiet hound.
Reduced rates are now on sale through The North Western Line to St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Deadwood Dakota Hot Springs Denver Colorado Springs Manitou Lake City Yellowstone National Park and all lake and mountain resorts of the West and Northwest. For rates and full information apply to agents of connecting lines. Illustrated pamphlets giving full particulars will be mailed free by W A Thrall General Passenger and Ticket Agent Chicago and North Western Ry Chicago.
A teacher asks whether a jackass is a biped or quadruped and Johnnie replies that it depends on the jackass, reflecting a humorous student counterpoint in a Scranton Truth item.
The ad praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a preventive against rheumatism in youth and urges early use to avoid heart damage and long agony. It claims the tonic is potent against malaria, constipation, nervousness, and kidney complaints, portraying the Bitters as a universal remedy.
Chicago morning column cites Mrs Macheoin debating a maid’s abilities while noting the aide speaks with a broken French accent. The item captures a domestic service exchange and public tone of humor.
The Dropsy Specialists of Atlanta H. H. Green & Sons advertise their successful treatment and offer pamphlets with full information on the disease and its cure. They urge those affected to write for details and seek guidance from their offices.
Fractured lines echo a fragment of verse with rhythmic six feet and a cryptic signoff.
An old classified item touts hair treatments and products. It claims hair eruptions will return and urges eradi cation with Glenn's Sulphur Soap. Also advertised is Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye priced at 50 cents.
An odd remark frames a political or social downfall as caused by a trivial indulgence. The note suggests a single insignificant factor undermines previously powerful figures, reflecting a satirical or cautionary stance within the era's discourse.
Amelia questions love being blind while George suggests no need to keep the gas burning. The exchange resembles a playful, period style quip from the Harvard Lampoon."
Under the Trunk lines, no Niagara Falls cheap trips will run until early August. Cincinnati & Dayton Railroad plans its usual low‑rate excursions to Niagara Falls in the first or second week of August. Last year these excursions were canceled due to the War Fair, but this year they are expected to be larger. details to follow in this paper.
An exchange in the Chicago Inter features Jaumir and RobbieHumph arguing playfully about moral rules, with references to a sister and a set of twenty commandments as a boast or joke within a casual dialogue.
A historical notice promotes Syrup of Figs as a cure for biliousness and impure blood, claiming it cleanses the system gently, quiets headaches and fevers, and restores liver and digestive health without irritation. It presents the product as a permanent remedy for habitual ailments and general wellness.
In a fragment from Fliegende Blaetter, a cryptic dialogue shows a man referred to as Meyer being urged by an unnamed speaker to believe he cannot live without him. The exchange hints at a private or satirical publication context and preserves limited dialogue without clear narrative context.
A promotional notice offers a travel guide titled Two to Fifteen Days' Pleasure with forty eight pages six maps fifty tours priced from three to thirty lars. Copies sent free postage on receipt of two stamps to any address in Grand Cen New York.
A Courier note questions a landscape by Gera Sping, implying the work may not be a kerosene depiction. The line reflects editorial or typographical ambiguity about the medium or subject. No further context provided.
A clipped ad noting a medicine for catarrh praised as a constitutional cure with price listed as TSe. Also references a lost race pockets book and a Boston Commercial Bulletin blurb.
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