War notes and scandals stir Ohio and nationwide talk
Local items report Army camp plans at Wapakoneta and Columbus. News of the Northwestern Ohio Knights Templar officers and multiple commands across towns. A sensational Pennsylvania Abduction case linked to Boyd Peters circus follows. The letter from Nasby mocks Hancock and Johnson era politics, urging Congress to back Hancock.
Local Social and Community Notes from Lima Area
Mrs. Dr. C. B. Stemen of Fort Wayne visits town. Judge Mozier travels to Lake Side with family. Capt John Q Adams and wife of Findlay Ohio visit friends here last week. Miss Minnetta Brady of Dayton visits her aunt Mrs C F Bickford. Mrs Dunlap of Fort Wayne visits. Col I N Alexander speaks at Paulding railroad meeting. Mrs W R Collet returns from Kokomo after sister’s death. Miss Lois Gardner of Ada visits. Perry Zimmerman of Van Wert overcome by heat. Eva Clark and Leila Zimmerman leave for Joliette Illinois then lake trip to Duluth. Lizzie Elcock resigns to teach in Blair Nebraska schools. Ed Miller travels to Van Wert. train delay leads to risky jump. he loses cane and gains lumps on head.
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General Hancock
New Orleans
Sheridan
Hancock
Nasby
Neo Orleans
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Boregard
Loosiana
Amerikan
Texas
Emansionshen
Congriss
Washington
Congress
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Seward
Wood
Skorn
Hez A. Johnson
Haint
Petroleum V. Nassy
P. M
C. B. Stemen
Fort Wayne
Judge Mozier
Lake Side
John Q. Adams
Findlay
Ohio
Minnetta Brady
Dayton
C. F. Bickford
Dunlap
Ft. Wayne
George H. Marsh
I. N. Alexander
Paulding
W. R. Collet
Kokomo
Indiana
Lois Gardner
Ada, O
J. W. Clark
Perry Zimmerman
van Wert
Columbus Grove
Lima
Eva Clark
Leila Zimmerman
Jolliette
Illinois
DuLuth
Lizzie Elcock
Union School
Blair
Nebraska
Ed. Miller
Lima Gazette
Plucky ten year old loses legs in Dubuque train crash
A ten year old boy in Dubuque Iowa had both legs cut off by a train of cars. He remained brave and quiet as doctors treated his wounds. Before dying he forgave his mother and family and asked for forgiveness for not minding the pain.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Convoy Prices and Local News Highlight Harvests and Politics
Farmers report strong harvest progress and threshing in Convoy. Convoy warehouse pays top cash for grain while merchants offer low prices on other goods. Major I D Clark and H G Richie visited for legal business. Infirmary Director Geise and A Max checked Democratic supporters. Blackberries, politics, and a wood contract notice fill the week.
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I. D. Clark
H.G., Richie, Esq
van Wert
Agricultural notes from the Own Correspondent on crops and health
Heavy rainfall improves unmatured crops while oats suffer from drought. Hay crops prove good and well preserved. Late berries shrink in quality and quantity. Health remains fair with some sunstroke cases. Sabbath School picnic at Wert's Grove and a noted misbehaviour at Van Wert Junction dance. Wells are being dug. wheat acreage stands at three to two versus last year with similar yield. Organ and Hendershott of McKee build houses. telegraph poles line the T R&B line. Rev Leathers delivers final sermon for the year on August 8 with Sacrament.
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Delphos
Joseph W. Hunt
P. W. Morton
Ottoville
Middlepoint
Ft. Jennings
Elida
Alva Ivans
Marion
Ind
Joseph Boehmer
First National Bank
Boehmer
van Wert
Frankie Krutsch
Benj. Krutsch
Frankie
Herald
M. E
Lindsey
Gheruslam
Jakey
Saratoga
St. Charles
Henry Louth
Messrs
Organ
Harvest and threshing wrap up as rains boost farmers
Farmers report most harvesting done and threshing underway. Wheat yields fall short of last year while heavy rains boost farm income. Eleven carloads of lumber shipped locally signal strong activity for Jonestown as roads grow muddier. Local health is weak with Mr and Mrs James Thomas on the sick list. SHILOHS CATARRH REMEDY promotes a quick cure for diphtheria catarrh and headache with a nasal injector included in each bottle priced at 50 cents sold by L F GACKENHEIMER.
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Jonestown
James Thomas
Shiloh
L. F. Gackenheimer
Electric Bitters Offered as Cure for Many Ailments
A local advertisement touts SHILOH'S VITALIZER and Electric Bitters as universal cures. It claims benefits for liver and stomach complaints, indigestion, constipation, debility, and bilious diseases, with Hill & Wilson selling bottles at fifty cents. The copy emphasizes rapid improvement, restored vitality, and renewed happiness.
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Hill & Wilson
Remarkable Kidney Cure Promoted by French Doctor
A French physician Prof Guilmette claims a kidney disease treatment worn over the kidneys cures the ailment without disturbing the body. Scientific men in the country endorse it and a firm has acquired it for sale by druggists including L. F. Gackenheimer.
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Rsal Yankee
Guilmette
L. F. Gackenheimer
West's Vegetable Liver Pills Advertises 9500 Reward
A 1880 advertisement touts West's Vegetable Liver Pills for liver complaints and indigestion with a 9500 reward offer. It lists pills at 25 cents per 30, warns of counterfeits, and notes John Co. West & Co. as makers in Chicago with a free trial on receipt of a 3 cent stamp.
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West
Hill & Wilson
John Co. West & Co
Madison Street
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