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Newspaper
Unionville Republican
Location
Unionville, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1889
Page
1
A broad survey of events marks Washingtons centennial observations, labor day legislation, and finance data. The report notes George Washingtons 100th anniversary celebrations, a labor holiday designation in Pennsylvania, and shifts in public debt alongside multiple local incidents and notable deaths.
A garbled historical clipping reports multiple incidents across western states. It cites deaths in duels and fights among cowboys and settlers in Oklahoma, a fatal festival sparring in San Francisco, a house fire near Hookerville, Missouri, a bridge collapse at Chelsea Park by Kansas City, and a large fire destroying over forty houses in Jonesboro Arkansas. Also noted are counterfeit notes in circulation in St Lewis, gold rumors near Saline County Missouri, a 79 year old woman burned in Kenia, snowfall in Michigan, an execution in Oregon City Oregon, and an aeronautical accident in Boonville Indiana. The piece mentions a Kansas City bridge incident, a Windsor Theater collapse, and a state election with a Republican plurality in Michigan.
A fragmented Missouri context covers politics and public affairs, including a failed assassination attempt on Howard Jennings, debates over women’s suffrage in school elections, and reflections on political figures like General Sigel. The piece also references medical ads for Warner’s Safe Cure and Ballard’s Snow Liniment, plus social scenes and editorials on national topics and fashion commentary by Mrs Hansen.
A long column surveys revived antique fashions and household cures, citing Warner’s specific remedies for coughs aches and colds. It notes a trend toward reproducing ancestral home items and offers consumer tips, including stain removal and iron care methods, with references to period advertisements and familiar goods.
The advertisement claims Hall’s Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. It states the remedy is taken internally and acts on blood and mucus surfaces to address the disease’s foundation. Proponents offer one hundred dollars if it fails and urge sending for testimonials from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. sold by druggists for 75 cents.
A West Side matron plans a secret tea party with friends. Her husband pretends to walk, returns home, and she discovers the bustle hidden under her cloak. Laughter erupts as the guests reveal the surprise.
A woman near death from consumption, weighed less than seventy pounds, reads about Di King's New Discovery on wrapping paper, uses a trial bottle then buys larger bottles, gains weight and health to 140 pounds. W H Cole, Dinpyist, Port Smith, offers free trial bottles at Monroe's Drug Store.
A cranky tirade urges residents to trash rival papers and merchants while praising outsiders. It scorns local press, banks, and merchants, calling for secrecy and petty profit motives, and advises strangers to distrust town prospects and publicly denounce town leaders.
The ad claims the remedy purifies and vitalizes the blood improving circulation and clearing sluggish thinking. It asserts it creates appetite and restores energy, delivering new strength and vigor to the whole body.
An old physician shows a German medical formula for a universal cure claimed to heal consumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma, and nerve disorders. He offers the remedy free of charge to all, urging readers to write for details and stating the German manuscript contains the fractions for preparation.
The Missouri General Assembly wraps up revisions to the Revised Statutes and related bills. Key actions include passage of committees on statutorily revised courts, judgments, and public safety. amendments to directorships in Public School Board elections. and failed measures on High License and street railways. Senate debates touch on boundary changes, binomial revisions, and the Arbor Day provision.
Miscellany reports praise for Stein and New York figures, Governor Francis, and Dr T G Bracking's arrest in Kansas City. It notes the death of Richard M Gentry, L E Webber’s fatal accident, a murder verdict for Henry Maser, and State Treasurer Noland’s April balance. Also covered are Rev Edward F and Mrs Berklby’s golden wedding, St Louis Centennial parade details, Dr Laws’s resignation, and local crimes and investments in Kansas City and Guthrie.
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