07 Jan 1891
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1891
Page
1
Report outlines proposed rule affecting prequestion votes and limit on amendments. Senate factions, including silver senators, weigh impact while leaders foresee passage under the esoteric procedure. Cabinet members and international delegation attendance highlight a New Year reception at the White House amid light public turnout.
The New York Senate spent the morning debating Mr. Morgan's resolution to report on the election bill's contents. A census report resolution for population by districts and counties was also discussed. Mr. Gee opposed the bill and Mr. George reviewed Mississippi constitutional rights and state precedents on suffrage, pledging to finish the speech when the senate resumes Friday at noon.
The Kansas senatorial race shows Senator Ingalls with slim prospects for reelection while Dabbs or Diinbis faces questions. A Pennsylvania report notes 180 Republicans may withhold votes for Campion. Postmaster General Wanamaker has not candidated but would consider if offered, and administration circles view Wanamaker’s Senate election as favorable to the president.
Social and official Washington attended the New Year reception at the Executive Mansion despite drizzling rain. The first floor opened to guests with elaborate decorations, roses, ferns, and electric lighting as dignitaries moved through the blue room greens room and rice room.
Representative Butterworth of Ohio introduced a House resolution urging the president to invite states and territories to hold memorial services on October 12, 1892, for the 400th anniversary of Columbus's discovery and to display memorials at the Chicago World’s Fair.
December debt reduction shows a public balance of 11.0 million dollars with total debt and cash figures, including 619 million in interest bearing obligations. Surplus cash stands near 57.7 million, while bank deposits total about 24.2 million. Customs receipts for six months reach 124.24 million, but next half will fall short by 20 million, largely from sugar duties losses and tariff list effects. Internal revenue receipts total 750 thousand, while expenditures for six months run about 200 million. pension payments reach 69 million for the period.
A blaze began at 11:45 p.m. on the Fifth Avenue theatre stage destroying scenery from Fanny Davenport in Cleopatra. The fire spread to Hermann's theatre and nearby J J Brooks goods, with six powder explosions heard. Gilsey building and Sturtevant house caught fire as guests were evacuated and firefighting crews fought to save the area.
Readers report Hood's Sarsaparilla has benefited them with indigestion dyspepsia relief and sick headache reduction. Others claim cures for scrofula salt rheum and related ailments. Endorsements from loyal users form the best advertisement for the remedy.
The snippet appears to discuss the Farmers' Alliance with a claimed 2,600,000 members and promotes Ely's Cream Basin as a safe applicator for irritants. The text is garbled with Advertising style phrases about fever relief and theft, lacking coherent structure or verifiable facts.
Washington on New Year’s Day as thousands flock to the White House. The scene features dignitaries and the public, with gossip about Harrison’s costume and the season’s social bustle. Observers note rising fashion, servants, and preparations for a busy social season.
The column lists Edwin Booth celebrated on his birthday and mentions Mrs. Shaw the whistler in Europe. It notes Charles Alfred Byrne rewriting Sam’s of Posen for M B Curtis, a Boston Chinese theatre, and funny Babes in the Wood burlesque in Chicago. It also covers George Obnet's Derniere Amour at Gymnase Paris, Genevieve Willard Barton joining Hoyt, Barton leaving law for theater work, Sarah Bernhardt’s Cleopatra hair, and Canby denying The Merry Widow touring claims.
A wounded officer recalls fallen comrades on a brutal frontline, the toll of battle etched in broken memories. A widow’s gift from his dead wife and a distant Virginia home define the survivor’s quiet sorrow and a last, intimate exchange.
A druggist promotes Kemp Balsam as an immediate cure for throat and lung ailments with quick relief from coughs and cold symptoms. Sold in large and small bottles at druggists, the advert claims rapid action and broad effectiveness.
An assortment of distorted testimonials and quack cures appears. The lettered claims discuss misdiagnosis costs of 820000 and mortgage figures, while ads tout Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy and Job's Vitalizer as universal cures.
An item notes a remedy marketed as Simmons Liver Regulator for bowel ailments. The brief mentions its claimed efficacy and the product use as a general tonic in period medical advertising.
An advertisement touts Hib ard's Rheumatic Syrup by Charles Wright Medicine Company of this city as a purer family medicine for blood diseases. It claims rapid relief from a variety of ailments and promotes sale through local druggists. The text also mentions a related product Bhilohs's Cure and references local distributors Aubach & Born.
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