Abolish the board of pardons and other notices
Nevada's governor dies of typhoid fever. New York to execute another murderer by electricity. A Kansas farmer tills 750 acres of wheat. California town ships carloads of raisins east. Over 4,000 Philadelphia children lack school accommodations. A new Kentucky paper The Daily Girl airs. California taxes exceed Pennsylvania. Political debate and reform dominate weekly notes.
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New York
Kansas
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Kemp's Balsam Promoted As Cough Cure
An advertisement urges letting a cough run its course but promotes Kemp's Balsam as an effective remedy. It claims quick relief after a first dose with a positive guarantee, priced 50 cents and 1 dollar, trial size free, available at all druggists.
Mackinaw Officer Recovers Brass Thief Tale
Sunday night Officer D C Farmer nabbed a man in the yards for stealing brass from an engine. He ordered the thief to stay, went inside for help, and the culprit fled as he opened the shop door.
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D.C
Castoria Ad Jingle Echoes Through Generations
An old castoria advertisement traces its use from infancy to motherhood and beyond. The catchy jingle highlights a familiar product trusted across stages of a family milestone.
Chicago Man Seeks Site for Patent Bed Spring Plant
A Chicago gentleman visited Saturday seeking a site for a factory to produce a patent bed spring. The plant would hire about sixty workers, but timber availability, especially maple, led local timber men to doubt sufficient supply, causing the project to move to another location.
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Chicago
Ford Layton Appeals To County Voters In Early Campaign
The article notes Ford Layton’s first appearance before county voters since his Democratic nomination bid. It describes his youth, familiarity with Democratic doctrine, and the district’s expected lively politics with a Greenback Labor convention proposed for Lima on October 4.
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Ford Layton
Congress
Mr. Layton
Layton
Greenback, Farmer and Labor
Lima
Woolford's Lotion Cures Scratches in 80 Minutes
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion from Hines & Son Druggist Van Wert claims to cure mange and scratches on humans or animals in 80 minutes with a asserted never-fail formula. No further details provided.
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Hoaglin Township
van Wert County
Ohio
Woolford
Hines & Son
van Wert
New Wield for Prison Labor in Ice Making
The county work house uses surplus convict labor to manufacture artificial ice. The experiment, praised by the Pittsburg Dispatch, expands ice supply without depressing wages for other ice workers. If it lowers consumer bills, public endorsement would follow.
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Pittsburg
Praising Bird Safety Over Vandalistic Bird Shooting
A coruscating critique laments two suburban boys who shot forty song birds for a dollar, arguing the act robs nature of daily beauty and harms dawn and twilight melodies. The piece condemns such cruelty as vandalism against the living world and urges better home training.
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Blue Lake
Chicago Herald
Born Without Legs Clerk Bonnafield Dies in Tucker County
Mr. Bonnafield, clerk of the Tucker County Court in West Virginia, died recently. Born without legs over fifty years earlier, he played a prominent role in local politics and civil life. A Civil War veteran, he served as a private in a cavalry regiment and later became county clerk, serving until illness.
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Bonnafield
Tucker County
W. Va
Fourth Texas Cavalry
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Craze for Mountain Railways Gains Prominence
A London World report notes a Swiss craze for mountain railways with bold lines and skilled construction. Railways climb Pilatus Burgenstock Salvatore Generoso and an upcoming Saleve project near Geneva. The Jungfrau line remains in theory.
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London
Genial Customer and Waiter Exchange in Cheap Eatery
In a street scene a polite customer asks if the mutton broth is good today. The high toned waiter replies he does not eat there, noting personal distance from the establishment. Street & Smith's Good News caption and characterization appear amid the dialogue.
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Street & Smith's
Horace Greeley and a Heap of Autographs
AGreeley anecdote describes him working late at night with many autograph requests. His friend urges sleep, but Greeley insists he must reply to every letter because they send return stamps, and he cannot steal three cents. The tale, from Youth's Companion, highlights his eccentric dedication.
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Greeley
Horace Greeley
Soldiers Farewell Welcome Home in Van Wert Reunion
A Van Wert crowd greeted soldiers and civilians with songs and a city hall reception. Mayor Balyeat praised the visitors while Comrade Malin of Iowa thanked the town, and officers were elected for the next year. Several deaths from the regiment were noted and plans made for a Detroit reunion.
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van Wert
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Iowa
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Wetsel
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Henry Miller
Shanes Crossing
J. F. Wert
Washington Street
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Initilal
M. B. E. Malin
That Furniture Factory Emerges in St. L Merepith Debate
Local businessmen weigh Cavett's furniture plant proposal as a vital town investment. Reactions from W H Grapes Henry Davies T B Gittitano and J S Brompack praise home ownership, management by Cavett, and district canvassing to raise 2500. Citizens urge the factory, predicting success and regional benefit.
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W. H. Grapes
Henry Davies
Gittitano
J SS. Brompack
Cavett
Funeral of John Wilson Draws Large Crowd
The funeral for John Wilson drew a largely attended crowd Monday afternoon with many old soldiers paying respects to their late comrade.
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John Wilson
Canton Paving Bricks Sold as Superior Street Material
Mr Holloway of Canton promotes brick pavement at the reunion, citing durability and cost. Samples show bricks with high shale iron content, weighing seven pounds, laid edge up on limestone to yield a lasting surface. He says Canton could pave at 1.80 dollars per square yard with less repair.
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Holloway
Canton
How to Cure All Skin Diseases with Swayne's Ointment
An advertisement claims Swayne's Ointment cures all skin diseases without internal medicine. It promises to heal tetter eczema and various eruptions on the face hands and nose and make the skin clear and healthy. It urges readers to ask their druggist for Swaxnx's OINTMENT.
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Swayne
Swaxnx
Lima Moves Toward Blue Law Reform
Lima plans to enforce a Blue Law similar to Connecticut. On Sunday shops including cigar stores bakeries fruit houses and ice cream parlors were closed. Next Sunday trains will be halted at city limits and church collection returns will be barred.
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Lima
Connecticut
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