Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Female Ailments
A Buffalo medical advertisement touts Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe vegetable tonic for “womb and appendages” ailments. It claims wide testing, overwork and nervous symptoms ease, and suggests combined use with Dr. Pierce’s Medical Discovery and pellets to cure liver kidney and bladder issues. Available from Buffalo Dispensary Medical Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Invalids' Gical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Manuyeen
Sgtas Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Farrago of 1891 oddities and world notes in Omro
A collage of quirky items and brief notices from Omro and beyond. Topics include Arbor Day spread, Yale English prize, German pomp, Baltic and Brazilian news, inventions, politics, and social trends. Prominent names surface such as Buffalo Bill, Osman Digna, Jay Gould, and Daniel Webster in a mosaic of 19th century observations.
Officeholders Who Pilfer from Uncle Sam
Washington May 9. The Public Printer inspected baskets of printing office workers before they left. Petty pilfering is widespread in government departments. Small items, papers, pencils, rubber bands, ink, and blotters add up. If 15,000 employees each took a penny daily, it totals about 150 dollars per day. Children of officials also benefit, with school supplies shared among peers, normalizing theft from the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinetox
Massa
Washington
Uncle Sam
Bessie Blank
Fire Devastates Hungarian Towns Amid Sirocco Heat
A scorching sirocco swept Hungary burning Toroczko 300 houses and causing four deaths. The two day blaze destroyed Eperics churches public buildings and the cemetery. Losses are estimated above 2.5 million dollars, drawing both Hungarian and Austrian insurers into the disaster.
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Vienna
Hungary
Toroczko
Meregyo
Eperics
He Wouldn't Trust the Banks
In Parker Township Clark County the home of Levinnd Robinson was robbed of nearly 36000 in cash while the family was away. Robinson, reputed the county’s wealthiest farmer, lies near death in a Marshall hotel after weeks of illness, having distrusted banks and kept cash hidden on the property. No robber crew has been identified yet.
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Marshal
Ill
Levinnd Robinson
Parker Township
Clark County
Robinson
Marshall
Tioga Sets Fast Buffalo to Caicaco Run Record
The propeller Tioga arrived from Buffalo in sixty three and a half hours establishing the fastest voyage between the two ports. The previous record was Jewett at sixty five hours and forty five minutes. Tioga consumed about eighty tons of coal on the trip.
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Caicaco
Tioga
Buffalo
Jewett
Edison predicts wireless telegraphy across water
New York May 9 reports Thomas A. Edison returning from Florida asserts experiments in the South show telegraphing through water without wires will eventually be possible. He cites ships several miles apart at sea communicating as a potential outcome and advance in communication technology.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Florida
South
Methodist minister poisoned with lemonade at pulpit
Louisville May 9 Reverend W. Maxwell of the Holiness Band Church is seriously ill from arsenic in a lemonade found on the pulpit Friday night. He says four attempts have been made on his life and has assigned the case to detectives.
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Louisville
W. Maxwell
Holiness Band Church
Smuggling Buy Seizure Aboard Rebecca R. Nickerson
Boston customs inspectors seized six thousand cigars and Jamaica rum wine from the schooner Rebecca R. Nickerson of Boothbay arriving from Baracoa. Captain A W Tatner was arrested as master in the smuggling case.
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Boston
Jamaica
Rebecca R. Nickerson
Boothbay
Baracoa
A. W. Tatner
Woman Dies After Beating in Louisville
Jennie Bowman, the young woman brutally beaten by Turner and Patterson in Louisville a few days ago, died tonight marking the latest development in the case.
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Loovisvville
Jennie Bowman
Turner and Patterson
Old man Hen Leaves Estate To Bookkeeper's Wife
New York on May 9 reports the death of a miserly elderly man who left an estate of about one hundred thousand dollars to the wife of his book-keeper, a curious bequest arising from his frugal life.
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New York
Arizona earthquake expedition finds no volcanic eruption
A.T. Bexson reports from May 9 that the exploring party sent to study earthquake phenomena in Arizona found no volcanic eruptions.
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Bexson
A.T
Arizona
Father of Stupid Boy in Golden Days Quotation
A brief quote from Golden Days shows a teacher confronting a controversial insult. The professor questions teaching German and French to expose a boy's blockhead status, arguing that English speakers should know first.
Nest of gold dust carries tale at the Mint roof
A bird built a nest on a Washington roof near the United States Mint and lined it with gold dust carried in its plumage. The parent bird shook the gleaming particles into its tiny home, creating a striking natural display.
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United States Mint
Washington
Chicago Times
Earthquake Disaster Reverberates Across Sonora Town
May 8 dispatch reports Bahispe in Moctezuma district Sonora struck by a 3 59 pm quake that killed 150. Simultaneous volcanic eruptions lit up distant summits and local scientists warn of a broader seismic convulsion across Mexico. Passengers on the Monterey train describe mountain fires along the line, uncertain if linked to recent Arizona New Mexico tremors.
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City of
Mexico
Bahispe
Moctezuma
Sonora
Monterey
Arizona
New Mexico
A Woman's Long Journey Across Six Hundred Miles
Mrs. Susan Sullivan and her five children walked from Pierce Missouri to Chattanooga Tennessee, a distance over six hundred miles, after her husband died in December left them penniless. They aimed to return to Knoxville, carried two small children for a week, and arrived exhausted but in good health. Central Station furnished lodgings, with possible onward transport arranged.
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Omro
Germany
Yale
Union
New Jersey
BufFalo
Maginnis
Critixg
Schnaebels
Papy Horticulturist
Sandford
Fila
Garai Tapema
London
Ie D. L. Moony
Chicago
Stockton
Kine Minan
Servia
Bismarck
Alsace-Lorraine
Lima
Russia
Roswerl P. Frowrer
Europe
Coleman
Milwaukee
Jasper
Fla
Brazil
Brooklyn Bridge
Odlum
Supreme Court of Kansas
Thomas Cox
Albany
New England
Woodhall Spa
Lincoln
England
Osman Digna
Soudanese
Osman Dignas
el Mahdis
St. Louis
Jay Gould
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
M. Lagneau
Boston Post
Daniel Webster
Chattanooga
Tennamay
Susan Sullivan
Pierce
The Mine Horror Appeal for Aid in Nano BC
A Nanimo May 6 report says about 170 men died in the mine disaster with 105 white and 65 Chinese. Many bodies burned near stations. fire damp and flames trapped workers who could not escape. Relief appeals urge aid from abundant neighbors as families are left destitute and orphans multiply.
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Nano
B. C
Chae ‘En
Electa the famed cow sold for fifty nine at Oil City
Departed Glory Harrispure Pa May 8. The famous cow Electa once valued at £10000 by A J Cowan of Venango County was sold to an Oil City butcher for 59 after being ruined by overfeeding. Once the top milk producer, her pedigree remained unknown as she arrived at Cowan's farm as an estray.
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Harrispure
Electa
A. Jd. Cowan
Venango County
Oil City
Cowan
Beauregard Reply to Davis on War Actions
General Beauregard fires back at Jefferson Davis in a New Orleans message dated May 5. The letter defends his wartime conduct and warns Davis to stop attacking his motives and performance or risk provoking further Southern backlash.
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New Orleans
General Beauregard
Jefferson Davis
Valuable Express Package Missing in Ottawa Bank Transfer
The Bank of Ottawa sent 10,000 dollars to its Carleton Place branch via Dominion Express. The money is missing after handover to the express company and a receipt was obtained. A thief is suspected to have taken the cash while en route from the express office to the car.
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Ottawa, Or
Bank of Ottawa
Carleton Place
Dominion Express
Jersey bull gore kills farm hand in Ohio barn
Weelllisville Ohio May 8 David Williams a young farm hand employed by Joseph Bowman entered the barn to secure a large Jersey bull. The enraged animal gored him in the stall and punctured his neck severing a l eader. Prompt help saved him from instant death.
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Weellisville
David Williams
Joseph Bowman
Barn loft collapse buries two boys in Danville
In Danville Missouri a barn loft stored about one hundred bushels of corn collapsed this evening. Claud Stutsman aged nine was struck by a joist and killed. The other boy escaped with minor bruises. The span of horses were injured but alive.
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DanviLl
Claud Stutsman
Mrs Gates Buried As Money Hidden On Her Person
Mrs. Gates an elderly resident who died here recently was found to have several thousand dollars sewed in her skirts. The hoard included 3300 in small change 200 in one dollar bills and the rest in various denominations. She distrusted banks and kept her cash close.
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E.knanrr
Wm. Gates
Fifteen Die as Wharf Railing Collapses During Baptism
In New Orleans on May 8 a crowd of about fifteen people, mostly women and children, drowned when the wharf railing failed and sent observers into the river during a colored baptism.
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New Orfhans
Express Messenger sues Adams Company for 100000 damages
In St. Louis on May 8 Express Messenger Fotheringham files a lawsuit seeking 100000 damages from the Adams Company and the detectives who arrested him for robbery.
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St. Louis
Express
Fotheringham
Adams Company
Arsenic Poisoning Hits Hoboken Children
In New York on May 8 a three year old John Jeck and five year old Annie Jeck of Hoboken N J fed highly colored candy and are now in a critical condition from arsenical poisoning A warrant is issued for the man who sold the candy seeking arrest and question in connection with the case.
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New York
John Jeck
Annie Jeck
Hoboken
N. J
Tragic Scalding Incident Wounds Grible Family
In Ferry Ts May 8 a large kettle of boiling water toppled in Ernest Grible’s house injuring his wife and two children. The youngest child died from the burns while the surviving child and Mrs Grible face a long recovery.
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Gorpox’s. Ferry
Ernest Grible
Montreal French press Denounces OBrien Visit to Canada
The Montreal French press is unanimous in denouncing William O Brien s visit to Canada to advocate the removal of Lord Lansdowne. This unity is surprising, unless they have church instructions behind it.
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Montreal
Wm. O’ Brien
Canada
Lord Lansdowne
Enforced Excise Law in New York Tightens Liquor Ban
In New York on May, authorities intensified excise enforcement. Liquor sales at hotels restaurants and saloons were shut down to comply with the stricter rules. Public compliance and enforcement presence increased as officials halted outlets.
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New York
Valuable Aluminum Invention From Dr Carroll
Dr C C Carroll of Miapvinie Pennsylvania after years of work has devised a method to cast solder and weld aluminum. The invention promises light strong non oxidizing metal useful for making dental plates and other applications. He also believes he has found a law governing iron stringer disintegration in railroad bridges.
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Miapvinie
C. C. Carroll
Carroll
Government loan plan for cigar makers union
New York on May 6 reports a proposal to the Government to loan the Cigar Makers International Union 75 million dollars for cooperative aims. The plan envisions five large factories in New York Chicago San Francisco Richmond and Seattle with a fifteen year term at ten percent interest.
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New York
Cigarmakers’ International Union
Cigar Makers’ International Union
Chicago
San Franz West
Cisco
Richmond
Accident at Hubbard Iron Company mill near Hubbard
A terrible accident occurred in Hubbard Iron Company’s rolling mill shortly after 2 AM. Engineer Griffith Philips, aged about years, was crushed by the rollers, mangled beyond recognition as he was drawn into the crusher.
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Younstown
Hubbard Iron Company
Hubbard
Griffith Philips
Woman Shot By Neighbor Amid Mine Village Incident
Mrs. Imens of Fontanet a mining village north west of the city was accidentally shot in the abdomen by a neighbor woman two weeks ago. She gave birth hours after the shooting to a child with a bullet hole through its head. The wound was deemed fatal, but the mother is living with favorable prospects of recovery.
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Brazil, Inc
Imens
Fontanet
Hungarians Return Home During Mount Pleasant Strike
About 100 Hungarians in the Mount Pleasant coke district left for Hungary yesterday. Many bought tickets here and say the strike will last five or six months. They expect to live cheaper there and return when the strike ends. No change in the situation today.
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Connellsville
Mount Pleasant Coke District
Ohio wheat crop outlook for 1887
From 700 correspondents it is shown there will be a fall in the Ohio wheat crop. The 1886 crop was 40,566,563 bushels, about average. The 1887 prospect is 25,400,000 bushels, a 30 percent shortage. favorable weather could raise this estimate.
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ColumsBus
Ohio
Light Sentence for Embezzlement in Chicago Post Office
Curiaco May 6 Colonel W H Bolton former superintendent of second class matter at Chicago post office was convicted of embezzling about 25000 dollars and yesterday sentenced by Judge Blodgett to four years in the penitentiary Bolton has been in the county hospital since conviction due to reported poor health
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Curiaco
W. H. Bolton
Chicago
Blodgett
Bolton
Thunderstorm Burns Randolph Buildings In Jamestown
A terrific storm struck Randolph this morning causing four buildings to burn after being hit by lightning. Several horses and other livestock were killed. Fruit and forest trees suffered considerable damage in the incident reported from Jamestown, N. Dak.
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Jamestown
Randolph
The Danger of Being Polite
Joseph Baer a farmer in Minersville was riding in a wagon when he turned to bow to a lady and fell head first to the ground. He lay apparently dead for about thirty minutes before regaining consciousness and returning home after treatment by two doctors.
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Pomeroy
Joseph Baer
Minersville
France Forms Defensive Alliance for Paris Defense
Le Paris reports France has concluded a defensive alliance with several powers, ensuring France will not face aggression alone. The arrangement strengthens Paris in case of external threat.
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France
Paris
le Paris
Treasury Statement Shows April Circulation Rise and Cash Gain
Wasnixeton May 6 A Treasury Department statement reports a net increase in circulation of 4 934 179 dollars and a cash increase in the treasury of 8 181 869 dollars for April.
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Treasury
Wasnixeton
Treasury Department
Gas Strike Destroys Morrisville Drill, Mont Madison County
Utica dispatch reports a natural gas strike near Morrisville Madison County at 409 feet. The jet reached a height of several feet and wrecked buildings and the drill equipment.
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Utica
N. Y
Morrisville
Madison County
Canadians Alarmed By Possible Non-Intercourse Proclamation
New York World dispatch from Montreal notes unease among United States business links with Canada. A lumber merchant fears a Cleveland non-intercourse proclamation could bankrupt Canada within six months, harming railways steamboats and hotels reliant on American traffic.
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New York
New York World
Montreal
United States
Cleveland
Canada
Richlieu Navigation Company
St. Lawrence
Thunderstorm with hail tears through Somerset Bedford hills
A violent storm swept the Allegheny range in eastern Somerset and western Bedford Counties last evening between seven and eight. Heavy hail and hurricane like winds caused massive damage with trees twisted and uprooted along a two mile width. Large trees were hurled hundreds of feet into the air and damaged everything in the storm path.
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Pittsecrep
Allegheny
Somerset
Bedford Counties
Clark University Incorporators Meet in Worcester
Worcester May 5 The incor porators of the new Clark University met at Mr Jones G Clark s residence He announced plans to further gifts to the college including a collection of works of art valued at 500000 dollars He wishes the college modeled on the German University system and funded by his philanthropy.
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Worcester
Mass
Clark University
Jones G. Clark
Veterinary surgeon extracts hundreds of teeth from horse
Dr. A H Logan in Bellefontaine removed a cavity filling bony matter in a horse owned by Wm Johnston revealing 320 teeth of varying size from pin-head to silver thimble. The teeth were exhibited after removal and the tumor site extended into the superior maxillary sinus.
Chicago post-office robber held in Grand Rapids case
Post-office Inspector A. M. James of Chicago arrested carrier James L. Harry at the Grand Rapids office for robbing the mails. Two decoy letters with money found on him. Two months of depredations totaling six thousand dollars in cash and drafts. He remains jailed for trial in the U S Court.
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Grand Barros
Micn
A. M. James
Chicago
Grand Rapids
James L. Harry
U. S
Surrogate Coffin Rules Estate Not Appraisable for Tax
New York May 5 Surrogate Coffin of Westchester County ruled that a deceased person s estate is not appraisable for state tax purposes. The ruling could save about 250000 to the state fund if upheld, as the estate to the Lil den estate and trust fund is said to be worth 5 million with a five percent tax.
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New York
Coffin
Westchester County
Committee to confer on monument at Pickett's Charge site
Gettyspure Pennsylvania May 5 a committee representing Pickett's Division C A is here to confer with the Battlefield Memorial Association regarding a monument on the site of Pickett's charge The committee includes Colonel R L Maury Captain E P Reeve and Captain W J Clagston The Wisconsin and Maine Commissioners left for their homes today
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Gettyspure
Pickett
Battlefield Memorial Association
R. L. Maury
E. P. Reeve
Wisconsin
Maine
Indiana Gas Fields Proclaimed Vast by State Geologist
Prof. Orton, state geologist of Ohio, states the Indiana gas fields span over two thousand square miles and at all central areas gas is found in abundant quantities, indicating a wide and productive region for exploration.
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Columpus
Prof
Orton
Ohio
Indiana
Chicago Water Supply Endangered Crib Threatens City
Chicago authorities report the Lake Michigan crib is in dangerous condition and may collapse at any moment, risking an abrupt cut of the city's water supply. The May 5 dispatch notes structural instability and potential shutdown pending repairs.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Peter Smith Hanged for 1855 Murder at Tombs
Legally Strangled reports that Peter Smith was hanged in Tombs prison this morning for the murder of John Hannon, a private watchman, committed on April 7, 1855.
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New York
Peter Smith
Tombs Prison
John Hannon
Women Eligible for District School Boards Passed
Hartrom Ct May 5 The house approved a bill allowing women to be elected to district school boards. It marks a shift in local governance enabling female participation in school oversight and policy decisions.
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Hartrom
Eight Men Struck by Lightning on Wis Log Drive
At Jump River Wisconsin Duncan McKinnon died instantly while nine men were struck by lightning. John McGregor was probably fatally injured. The remaining eight workers were stunned but recovered.
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Milwapukee
Duncan McKinnon
Jump River
Wis
McKinnon
John ‘McGregor
Explosion at Dawson coal mine maims minister and sons
Rev. Robert Smith and three sons suffered serious injuries from a powder blast at the Dawson coal mine near here. The incident occurred in May as the family were present at the facility. Authorities investigated the blast and potential causes as local residents offered assistance.
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Inuierpris
Int
Robert Smith
Dawson
Here
The Yankeries and Oddities From Far Lands
A scattered collage notes misbelievers in Catholic Church called miscreants two centuries on, mentions London exhibition nicknamed Yankeries, a New York organ with 4424 pipes, a Georgia man finding 1190 in five dollar gold pieces, and various curiosities from London to Chicago. It covers quirky items, odd facts, and brief anecdotes about people, places, and inventions with a period newspaper voice.
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London
Temple Emanuel
New York
Atlanta
China
Burlington Hawkeye
Alaska
Raven
South Pacific
Philadelphia
Christian
Lasell
Mass
Paris
Cincinnati Times
James Gordon Bennett
Namouna
England
Europe
Chicago Times
Bangor
Los Angeles
Cal
South Kensington Aquarium
N. Y
Boston
Popular Science Monthly
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Dr.harter Medicine Company
St.Louis
Acheron
Sheron
Arraions Sheur
puPase CO
Congress
A. Hazeltine
ALN. K.—E
Edison
Nanimo
Beauregard
Jeff Davis
O’brien
Gotham
Cheme
York State
Gettysburg
Queen Victoria
Lady Dufferin
America
India
Christine Nilsson
Sig. Merelli
Longfellow
Duke of Argyle
Marquis of Lorne
Colin Campbell
Gladstone
New York City
Odessa
Apollo
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Musta bin Tasep
Harper's Bazar
Pardington
University of
Comfort
Lukie
Miss L
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