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Weekly Exponent

Location

Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1883

Page

8

News in Brief From Various States and Europe

The report notes S22625 000 income of the Church of England and Voltaire’s house being walled by the German Bible Society as a Bible repository. Howard, a colored Brooklyn man who died aged about ten, left nearly 100 000. Governor Hamilton bans Sunday military parades except funeral escorts. Minnesota described as vast uncharted territory by a state immigration pamphlet. Lee Childe, Robert E. Lee’s nephew, inherits Baroness de Triquety’s estate. he has lived in Paris. A Stevensville replevin suit costs exceed 500. A Greenfield man Adaron Stevenson US years old, dies. his 72-year-old half brother killed him with an axe. Two Bay St. Louis cattle dealers, Qdum and Borden, killed by lightning during a quarrel. Poultry value in the U S notes 400 million. eggs 1 80 billion. per-person egg rate about one every other day. Lourdes loses ground to Carravaggio as a popular shrine. a reporter cites daily noon visions of Mary and crowd scenes near the fountain. The Duke of Norfolk’s blind son attracts frequent letters asking for trips to Lourdes and Carravaggio.

Voltaire German Bible Society S. OH. Howard Brooklyn Tdo Adaron Stevenson Green Will Ind Bay St. Louis Qdum Borden United States Lourdes Carravaguio Duke of Norfolk Carravaggio

Atlanta Victory Culminates in New Georgia Capital

Special to Cincinnati Enquirer recounts Georgia voters approving a $1,000,000 capital in Atlanta amid Reconstruction era tensions. The move follows Milledgeville’s refusal to entertain colored members and military involvement, shaping a historic shift from old government leaders to a politically charged capital location debated since 1868.

Atlanta Georgia Cincinnati Enquirer House Milledgeville Adren Bullock Baldwin County

Garfield Family Summer Life at Mentor Homestead Described

The Cleveland Herald profiles the Garfield home in Mentor as a well kept Western Reserve estate. Mrs Garfield, the children Irwin Abram Rudolph brothers, and other relatives enjoy easy summers with visits to Cleveland Little Mountain and nearby sites. They swim, fish, and travel by moonlight carriage while maintaining a quiet, comfortable rural lifestyle.

Ceveland Herald de Iy Rockingdhaie Irwin Abram Rudolph Miss Mollie Garfield Harry James Saratoga Grandma Joseph Rudolph Little Mountain Rudolph Boys Kirtland Cleveland Mentor Rock’s Creek

Atlanta as Georgia’s permanent capital chosen

The long struggle over the state capital ends with Atlanta selected as the permanent capital after a bitter 1877 convention. A $1,000,000 capitol is approved to be built of Georgia granite, with initial appropriations of 100,000 in the first year and 180,000 annually thereafter, to be completed by 1889.

Milledgeville Macon Columbus Savannah Atlanta Bullock Old City Kimball City Hall Georgia

Household Tips From A Rural Kitchen

Practical kitchen hints cover flavoring gingerbread with nutmeg, cooking summer squash in salted water, and serving with butter and pepper. It recommends adding ham or bacon to peas, using flour or arrowroot to thicken soup, and pickling green tomato vines. An apple tart pudding with crackers and bread crumbs, sugar, butter, and a touch of sweet cream is described as well.

Indy telegraphs for drug aid as children fall ill

An Indianapolis wife reports her children are all sick with colds and asks her husband what to do. The response instructs her to visit the nearest drug store and buy Allen's Lung Balm.

Indy

Kentucky crops reported light by Buckhannon pair

Buckhannon West Virginia reports crops of blue grass seed in Kentucky are light. Dr. Nowton and Blair note Brown's Iron Bitters are yielding general relief.

Kentucky Buckhannon Cw. Va Dra. Nowton & Blair

Ely's Cream Balm Promoted For Hay Fever Relief

Advertisements tout Ely's Cream Balm as a sure cure for hay fever with testimonials from W I Haskina Marshfield and T S Guar Syracuse praising lasting relief. Also notes Tampa Florida selling turtle eggs for ten cents per dozen.

Ely Guar Syracuse N. Y Tampa Fla

Bravos At Work On Union Pacific Road Described

A vivid sketch depicts Winnebago workers as dark copper skinned with square jaws and dull eyes, wearing blue cavalry pants and black hats. The passage comments on their demeanor and attire while noting their steady industry.

Rough on Rats and Household Ailments Ad Offered

A vintage advertisement touts Rough on Rats for removing rats mice bed bugs and other pests. It also promotes Mensman's Peptonized Beef Tonic as a blood making life sustaining remedy claimed to aid indigestion nervous exhaustion and debility with Caswell Hazanp Co New York as the publishers and druggists selling the product.

Aden Ee Allen’s First Ave New York Mensman Caswkll, Hazanp & Co

Wells Rougillon Corns Patent Cure Ad

Ank for the complete permanent cure of corns warts and bunions. Marshall Mich offers Dr Dye’s Electro-Volto Belts on a thirty day trial for men and youths with nervous debility and vitality loss. No risk with the 30 day trial.

Rougilon Corns,” Inc Waly Tak Voltsic Marshall, Mich Wal Dye N. B

Health remedy and medicine advertisements mix of cures

A collage of old time ads touts cures for teething infants coughs colds croup and sore throat with Winnchells Teething Syrup Eilerts Extract of Arden and Wild Cherry Dr Jaques German Worm Cakes Day Light Liver Pills and Uncle Sam Nerve and Boar Liniment aimed at families farmers and harness keepers. It stresses stock health and household remedies with prices like 25 cents and mentions druggists and harness dealers.

Fretta Winchell

Ammonia Fire Suppression Proposed for Coal and Oil

A growing push favors using chemicals to halt fires. Mr. Schlumberger suggests placing a bottle of ammonia in every barrel of petroleum so ignition would release vapors to extinguish flames. M. Pietro Santo proposes ammonia-filled tanks in collieries to stop combustion in an ammoniacal atmosphere.

Schlumberger M. Pietro Santo

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