31 Aug 1880
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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1880
Page
1
Mr McWilliams recounts a stormy night at home where lightning fears, protective gear mishaps, and comic bungling escalate as he and his wife Evangeline improvise safety measures. Neighbors arrive to witness a mistaken danger, and a Garfield nomination twist ends the tale.
Chicago physicians and temperance advocates tout a remedy by Dr. Robert d Unger claiming to cure intemperance and instill aversion to liquor. The method uses red Peruvian bark boiled with alcohol and administered in spoonful doses over five to thirty days.
The public is told of Dr. J C Ayer and Co offering standard medicines and Hair Vigor claimed to enhance appearances, contributing to the town's better look and health.
An advertisement touts Dr. Fenner's Improved Cough Honey as a businesslike remedy to clear the head and relieve a cough in one hour, urging readers to try a sample bottle.
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Mrs P Mead visits in the West and Mrs Wilson of Detroit stays with her father D Chipman. Mrs Geo Currie of Pittsfield visits J G McKee. Miss McQuay of Youngstown visits Miss Hoffins. Hen W H Shortt returns from Fair Point. Aug 23 1880. Yankeebush. Miss Lena Houser stays at Mr Weiler's. Charles Porter travels to Baltimore for winter. The singing school prospers as Miss Berta Thomas closes her school and will attend Warren school. Mrs Seigrist and children visit Wisconsin. Loree ill. Sunday school picnic discussed. Aug 21 1880. ig.
Friends of Rev. P Butterfield surprised him and his wife at Chandler s Valley by secretly gathering at the parsonage and sharing tea. They left with the pastor in possession and twelve dollars in hand and provisions valued at dollars. Aug 24 1880. Wipsr Awake
Reflective sketches mark the end of the 1880 Chautauqua with the fringe suburbs thinning and boats quieting. The season saw no major incidents, celebrated illuminated displays, and praise for speakers like Case Sherwin Cook and the Fiske Jubilee Singers. August 21, 1880.
In a Garfield anecdote, Congress lowered a heavy coal oil tax to aid consumers during wartime debt. Oil dealers offered a $10,000 gift to Garfield, which he declined, saying he acted for the public good and had no claim on them. The piece notes his refusal and the purse was not accepted by Mrs. Garfield. Also mentions Charleston races with Simmons' Liver Regulator Powder fed to horses and chickens.
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