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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1889
Page
1
Toledo receipts show 60 115 bushels in shipments while sty. at 73 4 23 700 bushels are selling at To age. The advisory recommends Rinehart's Syrup Blackberry with no opium to meet digestive bowl troubles. 250 at Hines and Son.
The piece muses on the 1892 world fair site with Chicago Washington and New York debating locations. It notes Logan House in Bellefontaine fined for local option violations and praises farmers, while a long feature on Cygnet oil tanks details vast storage capacity, acreage, and economic impact.
The Van Wert county Prohibition convention met with a small morning turnout and endorsed Indianapolis and Zanesville principles, urging cross party cooperation to battle liquor. A ticket was nominated by acclamation: J. Edwards for Representative, J. Palmer Clerk, J. L. Hileman Treasurer, D. Hornley Sheriff, Dr. Ross Coroner, F. Good Commissioner, D. McMichael Infirmary Director, plus a new central committee. The session included remarks by Horace Kohn and a heated debate over temperance strategy and election reform.
An ad offers Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as prescription by leading nurses and physicians in the United States for teething relief. It claims forty years of use with millions of mothers and says the product relieves pain, cures dysentery and diarrhea, and wind in the bowels. Price two cents per bottle.
The Bellefontaine local option ordinance prompts action as saloons close after Friday warrants. Prohibition violators plead guilty, fines posted, and several owners vow to quit. By Monday, all town saloons are closed following a turnout of penalties.
Bowanee declares a fierce stand against fraudulent patent medicines in Ohio, vowing to expose deception, appeal to newspapers, and push its宣 crusade across states. It promotes Bowanee Medicine Co. of Dayton, Ohio, as a legitimate remedy for stomach and digestive ailments, inviting public scrutiny and denouncement of all cure-all claims.
An advertisement touts Dickinsons Barx or Live inhaled as a cure for catarrh asthma sore throat bronchitis and consumption claiming a thorough trial will prove its value. It urges readers to ask their druggist and notes L I Gackenheimer of Van Wert Ohio sells it. It also promotes Zoa-Phora Woman's Friend for uterine derangements and a women’s health book from Zoa-Phora Medicine Co. Kalamazoo priced at 10 cents.
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