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Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13
cENTLEMEN.

Evenings will be devoted to the treatment
OF the ailments OF men. Have you lame
back, Aching of the bones of the legs, Yer
tigo, Weakness of Memory, Lauguor, II SO.
come and see us and we promise you sure
cure.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13
VI Ion ey

EHeadquarters, Great Money
wanted sale.
Misses Curacao kid button shoes
81. SO, and we still assert that our prices
cannot be equalled.
200 Downey Block.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13

Many persons, especially parents, OBJ
ject to many quack nostrums as likely
to engender or encourage a love for
strong drink. They are right. Better
to die of disease than drunkenness. The
use of Parker's Tonic does not involve
this danger. 1t not only builds up the
system, curing all ailments Of the stom-
ach. liver and kidneys, but it stimulates
without Intoxicating ard absolutely
cures the appetite for liquor.
FOR DYSPEPSIA aud Liver Complain
you have a printed guarantee on every bot
lie of Shiloh's Vitalizer. 1t never fails to
cure. Sold by O. +. Heinzeman, 122 Y. Main
rcet
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13

Imagine millions of these tiny, tickling
bngs In the nose, and attached to all the
mucus membranes OF the head throat lungs,
and In some cases the eyes, and the eustach
ian tubes leading to the middle ear, aud
you win readily understand the irritation
they can produce.
Our treatment. which destroys these par.
asites. will arrest the worst cases of nasal
catsrrh and pharyngstIs in from few days
to few weeks. Bronchitis is nothing more
than eafarrh of the air tubes leading to the
lungs. This disease Is frequently mistaken
for consumption of which the symptoms are
very similar. The large majority OF cases
can be cured by aid of our new Inhalation
treatment
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13
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BORN.

FUHRBERG-In this city, February 18th.
1886. TO the wife Of Andrew Fuhrberg. a
daughter.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13

A Treatise upon catarrh and Lung Dis
eases Will be sent free upon application.
Medicines can be sent by mail or express
10 any address upon receiving descrip-
tion Of your case.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13

DR.. w. N. DAVIS: / have been troubled
with catarrh of the dry variety for about
five years, since three years before l came
to California. and in one month / feel that
| have been entirely cured by your RENE
dies. -
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13

The following testimonials will show the
rapidity with which We can cure diseases
of our specially. Hundreds of these can
be seen at office.
This is to certify that am a regularly
qualified physician, but not prscticing. and
have always believed catarrh OF chronic
but hearing of DR.. w. N. Davis New Treat
ment," and his success, applied to him for
medicine and determined to try 1t in the
case of one OF my friends. and did so with
ment was immediate, and one prescription
effected cure. The case was of years
standing and OF very severe type. | can
recommend DR.. Davis to thoRe similarly af-
fected. s, HALEY, NJ. d.
Los Angeles. Aug, LIST. 1885.
January ID, 1886, Doctor Haley testifes
that the case he treated FIVE months ago Is
still cure. Doctor Haley is now practic-
ing law at 45lS N. Spring street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13
ADAMS Bros,
DENTISTS.

NO. 90 SOUTH SPRING STREET,
Between First and Second.
Rooms and 8, over Moserove's Cloak
House.
Gold hllines. q; Amalgam and Platina, 81.
Painless extraction of teeth by Va.
tallzed air or nitrous oxide gas. Teeth ex.
lrAcfnd for SOC. Hest sets Of Teeth
from - to -. We guarantee : perect
nt Ohloe hourN from 4. y. tob r y. sun
days 10 A. y. to NM
E8~ None bpl regular graduates EN-.
ploycd 10 this oiii1e' jams
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13
CAT ARRH |
A NEW TREATMENT.
Consumption and Bronchitis
CURED BY INHALATION.
Blood Diseases of Ali Kinds,
Diseases Of Women. as well as all
Chronic Complaints. Treated Spe-
cially and Successfully by
v. N. DAVIS, NJ. D..
M O. P. s. o.,
Graduate of Chicago Homeopathic Col
lege, Chicago. and College of Ply
siciaps and Surgeons of Ontario,
Toronto. Canada.
DIPLOMAS HANG IN OFFICE.
cATARRH

Treated upon new princippl, founded
upon the fact now geherally acknowledged
by the most scientific men, that the disease
Is caused by the presence of living parasites
In the tissues The parasites can be dem
onstrated by aid OF the microscope and will
present the appearance given below:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13

This Is to certify that was troubled for
six years with what seemed to be an neura-
BILE disease that had resisted the abilities of
dino, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
then determined to try Homeopathy amt
consulted DIR. w. N. Davis, 451z N. Spring
street, Los Angeles, and within two months
was entirely cured. 8. 8. BALL.
Anaheim California
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13

Headquarters, Great Money
wanted sale.
Not on paper. but 10 dozen Of ladies'
Curacoa kid button shoes to be sold
at $500.
200 Downey Block.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13

DIR. DAVIS: II Il were not for you am
satisfied that ] would now be dead with
Two years. as az the time l commenced
treatment last summer was so low that
could not Continue my trip East after START
ing, and was obliged to return from Mojave.
wish to testify that was entirely cured iu
three months. and found your charges very
reasonable.
MRS II. p. MESEREAU,
~ Bernard street
Los Angeles, Feb. Sd, 1885.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13

459k North Spring Street.
over Peoples store. Los Angeles. Gal.
febIs In
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13

Heaaquarters, Great money
wanted sale.
Mems Congress CATERS, very dura-
BILE. sl.75.
200 Downey Block.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13
w. G. HUGHES,
10 COMMERCIAL STREET,
LOS ANGELES.

Parties desiring to purchase will be shown
the tract on application to L. O, winston,
living an the land, near to and south OF the
hotel; or to o. R. Dougherty, Real Estate
Agent, corner Mission street and Sylvan
avenue, near r. r. Station, South Pasadena
dec04tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13
Los Angeles Dancing Academy,
Msrced Hall. next door to Pico
House.
nOwNDTaEE q BoHmE, Props.
opnun mAso,,eeAoE

Ladies' and Gents Clsss lfor beglnners)
Wednesday Evening and Saturday After
noon Of each week. Soiree every saturday
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13

sieg els Bankrupt sale
OF hats, shirts and underwear regardless
of cost.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13
Los Angeles, July 4, 1856. ?. 8. 8 Box s'sS sa5


Los ANGELES, Sept. Ii, 1885.
DIR. w. N, DAVIS DEAR SfR-I beg 10
acknowledge the benefit | have received
from your Homeopathic remedies, which
consider almost miraculous.
was troubled for three years with com
plication Of diseases which had baffied the
skill OF ten Allopathic physicians. Some
said that | had "Bright's disease" others
spinal disease" and others :. heart dis
Twas troubled with pains all over my
most paral zed. Now, after treating with
YOU for little more than month, am free
from pain and can walk half a mile with
out difficulty. GO to church and SIT through
service with no Inconvenience, (which
am still improving in strength and
think in few weeks more win be well
woman.
Thanking you for what you have done for
me. am yours truly;
422 south Los Angeles street.
October 20th. 1885 Mrs. Louthan testihes
that she is entirely cured.
This Is to certify that have been troubled
for four years with Bronchitis, and in six
weeks have been almost entirely cured by
DR.. W. N. Davis. and have had no suffoca-
tive attacks since commenced treatment.
can recommend DR.. Davis to any who
are troubled with the lungs or throat.
MRS. al. i. STEVENS,
Ninth street. near Pearl.
Los Angeles. Jan, 9th. 1886.
This is TO certify that have employed DR..
Davis with very satisfactory results, and
@-' u - 10y MRS NJ. J. BUTLER,
Washington street, near Rosedale Cemetery.
Los Angeles, Feb I'd, 1856.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-13

M. Hilton Williams, M. D.,
275 North Main Street. Los Angeles. Cal.
ONCE hours-From 10 A. N. to4f. NJ.
ian28tf
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-24

ganization out OF the alliance
that sooner or later IL would be engulfed
in irretrievable ruin, unless wiser cGun-
sci should prevail and pull II out Of the
quagmire into which II was about 10 be
plunged; that an organization which adj
mitted men OF all political faith that had
for is object the advancement Of the
farmers interests, To- 20 into politics
would not only iDiure the Democratic
party, the party which has always been
the friend Of the farming classes, but
would also injure the government, by at
tempting TO Introduce secret politics into
governmental affairs. When the Farmers
alliance was about to unite with the
knights Of Labor, and thus nominate n
ticket for county Offices, etc, you
dared to show that the interests Of the
knights Of Labor were not Identical with
those Of the Farmers alliance; IN fac /,
that I, cir objects and interests were ex-
actly opposite, you also committed o
crime OF which the demagogues aud office
seekers OF the Dark-Lantern party can.
not forgive you
All of the above crimes you have COM
mitted. You have advocated your views
ably and well. DO not the Democrats OF
to-day advocate the same principles, the
same doctrinesY Your views we're views
the same that have often e1pTessedi the
same the Democratic speakers expressi
The same expressed by Mr.. Dawes, the
state lecturer Of the Farmers alliance, q
true Democrat, man who has done
more for the alliance than any man IN the
state, the same as expressed by Mr.. Dun
lap, the president OF the Farmers alli-
ance, the same Ms expressed by hundreds
OF the noble order, aud yet when TIE Ga
zETTR expresses those views sit lies, and
IA a viiiainous sheet.n II that be 50, we
All who express those Views are liars and
villains.
n this be true, then ask II the Demo-
cratic candidates do themselves justice In
not refnting the vile ISLANDERS that are
made against the paper, ADd all who ex-
press like views with the paper, The
| GAZETTE has always been on the side Of
the knights OF Labor when they were
right. and when they were wrong has al
WAYS been against them Its editorials
/ an the strike were considered by COM
petent criticS as not only well-timed, but
the abIest articles written Ia tne state
upon the subject.
II Il my understandings that the candi-
dates on the Democratic ticket, when q
farmer who has been misled BY these mis-
renresentations OF TIE demagoRuee,
abuses The GAzETrR, instead Of showing
them their wrong, they say 70 the
| farmer. ,sYou cannot blame me or the
Democratic party for what THE GAZETTE
does or says. - II ihey wonid 40 their
party Justice they would show the farmer
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JusTI1IA.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-24

and the sight Of the little thing ssrue
gnng up to the bar carrying 4 bie
schooner" Of beer, almost hall as large
~ herself, would be ludicrous were Il moi
disgusting. Day after day she ia com
peiiea 70 work In these dlngy quarters.
listening TO the profanity and ebscen,tv
which there prevail. Once in while q
drunken bum win amuse himself By tann,,
ing the child and asking her vile and N.
sultlng questions. The girl is remarka-
pie bright, pretty and Intelligent caild.
put she Is growing up amid circumstances
oil disgusting depavity. SometAInr
ought to be done for her.
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-24
rHELIOMA!
or SKIN CANCER.

a iears suffered with q cancer on
III the simple remedies were applied
q nc psin, but the place continued to
0.ly extending into my nose, from
To yellowish discharge very
4 tharacter. II was also inflamed,
Ia me great deal. About eight
rlwas IN Atlanta, at the house of a
Z. 20 strongly recommended the use
. Specific, that determined 10 make
'spFocure it. In this was success.
san It's use. The influence of the
M first was to somewhat aggravate
int soon the Inflammation was
81 began TO improve after the first
|s Ny general health has greatly I'm
am stronger, and able to do any
hi. The cancer on my face began to
had the ulcer 10 heal, until there IL
|r u It left-only little scar marks
where 1t had been. am ready to
qaestlons relative TO this cure.
Mrs. Jo1CE A. MCDONALD.
Ca, August l 1885.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-24
A lurenlls F.mals nartsaiaer.
Omaha Bee.

On the north east corner Of Thirteenth
ana Farnam, in damp, dark, dreary eel
lar under the Merchants National bank
building, is a saloon run by Frank Yea.
licka. II is the resort OF the lowest
classes, and vile obscenity and disgustihe
profanity are TO be heard on every mana
The head bartender Of the establishment
is twelve-year-ol girl, fedlcka'
daughter, who has been pressed into ser
vice by that worthy on motives OIL econ
omy The child is engaged there the bet
ter norton of the day, dealing out beer
whisky aud rum TO the men who irequen
ne place. She's rather small and slight
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-24

Ma a cancer on my face for some
lhaing from one check bone across
the other. 1t has given me great
81 a. times itching and burning to
Ulsnt that 1t was almost unbearable.
ged using Swifpe Specific in May,
lye used eight bottles. 1t has given
lTellef by removing the inflAmma-
'7Hioiing my general health.
n w. BARNES.
Iowa, Sept. s, 1885.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-24

Seed rye for sale At W. r, P4tteIson'si
Fort Worth, Tex.
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nA BOYD for
nominees.
4 polilicnla a|
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-24

3yyears was a sufferer with cancer
h AMI having been cured by the use
i feel constrained by sense of duty
Humanity to make this statement
Il With the fourteenth bottle the
ksnto heal rapidly and soon disap-
tdfor several m tnths there has been
6ahce of sore of any Kind on my
y, nsitheris my nose at all tender 10
+ lhave taken about two dozen oct
= s. and am soundly cured, an j
~. s. effected the cure after ev Jry
III was tried and failed.
II ROBERT SMEDLEY.
D., Ga, May /, 1885.
IA Of the wonderful cures Of Swift's
resolved TO try 1t. l commenced
April, 1884 My general health was
,Eed, yet the cancer which Was in
Dslinued to grow slowly but surely.
new and became quite heavy. l
INST either have II cut or die. But
Nd discharRing quantities of almost
bood. IL continued healing around
1lil February, when It was entirely
Nd well. BETSY WOOD.
Plymouth Co., Mass, July 3, 1885.
Secihc is entirely vegetable, and
1e cancers by forcing out the Inn
attic blood.
aBlood and Skin Diseases mailed
lnspEcIrIc CO., Drawer 3, Atlanta,
NW. Esd ST,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-24

a.na not for several days, as 10 when the
slaughter Of the distlllefy caI.ls w ss.,S
place. lie thought ne poata "v .s'..a
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-24

q, the mast tour years, las been transfer.
red 70 Texas aud leaves this al.ea J. ~,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-24

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..r.,u,ctlOus at Fort Worth for St. Louis,
An points North, East and West.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-20

The power to sleep when and wher,
one wills is gift of Providence quite a,
desirable as memory, beauty, or any Of
the other nice things which are presumed
to be heaven sent. Men Of the highesi
ability have been noted for the ease with
which they could take those cat naps
far more invigorating than Information.
which repair the nervous waste ant
allow them in waking hours to accom-
plish herculean tasks with their brains
That insomnia is totally unknown to al
these ready sleepers would be assuming
too much, for the disease il disease it is
falls alike on the cold blooded deliver ane
why, impulsive worker, raking then
fore and aft with beautiful impartialitv
Benjamin f. Butleris living example
of the power to doze at will, and anothe,
greater than he, the imperishable Leader
of the Liberals in England, mods lik,
Homer himself when political stress ane
strain are doing their worst for him aht
his party. Had Mr.. Gladstone, with tn,
fame of craftsmanship at stake, and til,
weight of English supremacy to uphold
been through all this nervous man
subject to broken rest. he never woul,
have celebrated his 10Th birthday ane
still be the virile exponent Of his part,
principles. Insomnia has tough fight
to conquer such hardy constitution and
unseat a brain that receives constan,
stimulus in swift and momentar,
oblivion. Boston Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-20
MARTINsBURG, W. VA. SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1856

A worthy country woman whose
daughter was about to visit the city
for the first time, felt called upon to
give timely admonition, and did so
in the following ambitious way !:
Sary Jane, don't act green. When
| went to the city they want no.
body that would 'spishion l hadn't
been born and raised in regular city
style. There'll be handkerchiefs at
every plate at the table, am bowl
O. water to wash your face an hands
i'll when you are done eatin.' Don't
eat thing with your knife. I've
read that time an again. It's slow
work eatin' soup with fork, but
when ones in Rome one must act
the Roman. It looks real smart an
purity to say ID little French once in
awhile, an if a lady calls on you,
you must foller to the door am say
'Bonjower, mesbsheer
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-20

A HOME LOST BY A MISTAKE.
In July, 1867, Mr.. Horace Binney,
an eminent lawyer of Philadelphia,
went to the Office of the recorder of
deeds of that city to enter satisfac-
ton of Il mortgage. By mistake a
mortgage for the same amount,
bearing the same date, against the
adjoining property, was entered sat.
isfied. Three years later Mr.. Bin
ney died. In 1872 Morris Brown, a
colored shoemaker, bought the prop
erty upon which the mortgage had
been enormously released, the re-
corder returning it clear of incum-
brance. The colored man paid ST..
500, the savings of lifetime, for the
property. He enjoyed it for nine
years, when the administrator of
the mortgagor demanded the arrears
of interest on the mortgage, and the
property was sold to satisfy the claim.
Judge Gordon decided on Saturday
last that Mr.. Binney's mistake
amounted to fraud in the eyes of
the law. The coIored man has no
redress.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-03-20

Frederick Douglas having resign
ed the position of recorder of deeds
for the District of Columbia, to take
effect March l, the President nom
mated to fill the vacancy James c.
Matthews, eolored lawyer OF
Albany, n. Y. The announcement
of this appointment caused great
commotion in Democratic circles in
the district and fierce denunciation
followed. So intense was the feel
ing that an Indignation meeting was
suggested to give expression to
Democratic horror and chagrin at
the appointment to a prominent pc
sition of a colored man by a Demo
cratic administration. The harmony
of the party is by no means promo
ted by the designation.