Large Wope but Little Actual Business in 1880s Review
Dun's Commercial Review notes a large shape but little real business activity in February. Prices vary, with boots and shoes in demand yet concessions in many sectors. Insurance shows stronger business and investments. cotton and wool trends diverge. wheat weak, corn firmer, and a Nansen controversy shadows polar exploration plans. New Hampshire bank commission reports Granite State Provident deficit and calls for a receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Yor
R.G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Concord
N. H
New Hampshire Bank
Busiel
Granite State
Provident Association of
Manchester
Disgraceful Scene at Indianapolis Oratorical Contest
During a late night oratorical contest in Indianapolis Butler students displayed a canvas with a woman caricature and the caption Earlham Humiliation. Earlham students shouted and a melee broke out as fifty students fought after an umbrella fell. Ex-President Harrison was entangled but deserted the scene as police intervened.
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Opera House
Earlham
Harrison
Tragic Centre Point wreck injures several miners and officials
A mixed train wreck on the Vandalia Centre Point branch near Brazil Indiana injures conductor Wm Kennedy and Sheriff Payne among others. Miners led by Wm May and Louis Gumm suffer multiple injuries as passengers are taken to the city for care.
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Brazil
Ind
Centre Point
Vandalia Road
Here
Wm. Kennedy
Sheriff Payne
Wm. May
Samuel Yonkanstry
Louis Gumm
Harley Henderson
Guard shoots inmate over barber chair request
In Indianapolis, March 14, Charles Adams, a workhouse prisoner, was shot by guard Edward Graham while manacled for refusing to sit for a shave. The guard struck him and fired, the bullet lodging in Adams's leg, provoking strong indignation as the unarmed prisoner was in irons.
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Inpia Napolis
Ind
Charles Adams
Edward Graham
Adoms
Graham
Adams
Anglo Egyptian expedition debate over Kassala plan
March 14 report from Loypoxn notes MPs discussing a proposed Anglo Egyptian display toward Berber and Wady Halfa to aid Italians at Kassala. Sir Charles Dilke criticizes government choice to join the expedition, warning a defeat could force large scale intervention and risk another Soudan war.
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Kassala
House of Commons
Charles Dilke
M. P
Great Britain
Abandoned Attempt to Prove Goulds Residency
New York officials announced the abandonment of a three year effort to prove that George J Edwin Howard and Helen Gould were residents of the city. The move also vacated the Gould estate and individual property taxation assessments. Jay Gould's estate had been assessed at 10 million dollars with George J Gould at 400 thousand and Edwin Helen and Howard Gould at unknown amounts.
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New York
Goulds
John F. Wood
George J
Edwin, Howard
Helen Gould
Gould
Jay Gould
George
J.gould
Edwin
Helen
Howard Gould
Whole Family Poisoned Near Craig Points to Mystery
In Craig, Delaware Valley, March 14, Dill Taylor, his son Robert, wife, another son, and daughter were poisoned after drinking coffee. Dill Taylor died, others critically ill. two younger children drank milk and stayed well. Coffee grounds were dumped into slop and seven hogs died after eating it. Police seek source of poison.
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Xil ‘ Mornnn
Crry, DL
Dill Taylor
Robert Taylor
Craig
The Drug Clerk's Story
Henry Maier of Newark tells how Dr Williams Pink Pills cured his headaches and nervousness after months of illness. He recounts using the pills under doctor guidance and praises their effect on health and stamina. The pills are sold by druggists or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
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Evening News
Newark
N. J
Henry Maier
Aqueduct Street
Andrew F. Burkhardt
Orange Street
Tyy
Dr. Williams
Dr. Burkhardt
Aladdin
Mr. Maier
Biggest Tree in the World Petrified Trunk Found in Nevada
A petrified giant reportedly 666 feet long was found near the Nevada Oregon line. Described as perfectly preserved with concentric growth rings and amber pitch, the trunk stood about sixty feet in diameter at the butt and attracted disbelief yet contains supporting testimony from local explorers.
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Nevada
Mariposa Grove
Dad” Lynn
Fresno
Red Bluff
Honeylake
Surprise Valley
Baker County
Ore
Wea
San Fransisco Examiner
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises $100 Reward for Cure
A period ad breaks the page offering Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that heals by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It pledges $100 to any case that the cure cannot reach, invites testimonials, and notes Druggists sell the product. Also includes assorted ads for coffee, seeds, and light comic exchanges.
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Hall
F. J. Countey & Co
Toledo
Th. Hall
Spring Trip South Excursion Ticket Offer
On April 7 21 and May 5 tickets sell from north towns to all points on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Florida and part of Kentucky for a single round trip fare. Tickets good to return within twenty one days with 3 dollars to agent at destination and allow stop overs on the southbound trip. May I take this seat asks traveling man. No I have kept it for a gentleman Yonkers Statesman.
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Louisville & Nashville
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Kentucky
C. P. Atmore
Louisville, Ky
Geo. B. Horner
St. Louis
Unkindest Cut and Nervousness Myth Debunked
The piece argues that nervousness from imperfect digestion is real and common, causing sleep loss. It cites Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy that eases nervousness and related ailments, promising vigor and relief for stomach, kidney, bilious, and rheumatic issues.
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Shakespeare
Hostetter
Fragmented historic quotes and ads cross scatter
A collage of era text items includes Shakespearean lines, patronizing health product ads for Brown's Bronchial Troches and Beecham's Pills, a joke about a typewriter aiding check signing, and old quotes on mind and labor. Numerous misprints and dated references hint at a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
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Dun's Commercial Review
Nansen
North Pole
South Pole
Washhington
Carsten Egberg Borchgrevink
Siberia
Tani
Borchgrevink
England
Granite State Provident Association
Vandalia
New York City
Meredith
Goldle
Turre
Irving
Ladies’ Aid Society of Our Church
Rio
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Lustige Blaetter
Yonkers
Jeyvy
Chicago Times-Herald
Fatnin
Beecham
Pigo
W.R. Williams
Antioch, T
Ag ‘Tre
Johnson
Batan
Fuller
Walker
G. R
F. H. Lon
Quincy
Chicago
Naturx
Varielyy Churchill
Pees
Hood
C. J. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Bishardeen
Dotang Brow
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New Yorks
ST. Louis, MO
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