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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1898
Page
3
The piece argues extreme cold worsens rheumatic pain and promotes the belief that St. Jacobs Oil offers relief. It claims the remedy works regardless of weather and asserts the product has long been produced for those suffering from rheumatic conditions.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe the Commissioner of the General Land Office presenting a report to the Secretary. It mentions homestead entries, general health notes, and references to a state highway commission and road building nearby. The readability is low and specifics are unclear.
An advertisement extols Poot-Fase a foot powder to ease painful swollen feet corns and chilblains. It touts 10000 testimonials urges purchase from druggists or by mail for 25 cents.
A West Sumter man credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing a fibroid tumor in his womb after hospital treatment failed. He notes prior symptoms, misdiagnosis, and a lifelong health improvement after beginning the remedy, stating the tumor passed and pain ceased. The letter extols the product's efficacy.
Fragmentary verses recall Washington and the founding era. The text references thirteen stars and ideals tied to Washington, with scattered archaic spellings and jumbled phrases reflecting a damaged historical snippet. The piece invokes national memory and a Chicago context within an unclear poetic frame.
A monument marks the birthplace of George Washington with a 51foot shaft and a 40foot4inch rise above a square foundation. Barre Vermont marble furnishes the stone, and the site near Wakefield Va lies about seventeen miles from Fredericksburg. The Potomac river wharf is built to serve river steamers once grounds are beautified.
Workmen remodeling the old Senate chamber in the Court of Common Pleas building uncovered an interesting relic from early republic days. The discovery occurred beneath the court platform near Independence Hall as the site revealed a remarkable artifact.
A recounting of a Princeton dinner where a story about Washington’s reserve and stern demeanor drew humor from guests. It describes how a sequence of attempts by younger officers to elicit a reaction led Washington to rise, bow, and retire, ending the experiment. The tale notes Depew and Morris as central figures in the anecdote.
Description from Miss Whartons Martha Washington details Mrs Washington retiring early to her room with Nellie Curtis assisting. They read a chapter and a psalm, kneel in prayer, and the maid helps her undress and settle to sleep. Nellie sings a hymn and receives a blessing, shaping the granddaughter’s lifelong character.
Fragmentary verse describes early travel by stagecoach with imagery of axles, speed, wax ornaments, and tarnished luster, reflecting a bygone transport era and craftsmanship. The lines evoke the mechanical heart of old journeys and the fading shine of early travel.
An anecdote from Martha Glittetieht Phillips recounts a Washington visit recounted by a grandmother. During a formal interview Washington calmly copied a guest’s improvised coffee cup scrape, turning the moment into a humorous demonstration of hospitality that delighted the young onlookers.
In Durham County England the ancestral seat of George Washington was sold for 82,025 along with surrounding grounds. The early seventeenth century stone manor, built by William James, Bishop of Durham, features mullioned windows and projecting porches. The ruinous house served Washington forebears for five centuries before the hall, with witness Williams de Wessington on Bishop charters, is noted in ancestral tracing to the Wes -ington family of Durham.
A garbled reminiscence notes Washington’s steadfast spirit in adversity and the belief that Americans endured and stayed hopeful during conflict, with a casual remark about a birthday and no school.
A fragmentary verse voices doubt in a youth named Creare who cannot tell the truth, challenging a judge with a claim that he cannot speak honestly. The piece reads like a relic of moral conceit and rhetorical dispute.
A father recounts a legend of the Mother of His Country to his son and urges him to emulate the noble example. The next day a boy jokes about cutting apple trees after failing to find cherry trees. The text also mentions a description of the British crown with a precise gem count and weight.
Use only one heaping teaspoonful of Schillings Best Baking Powder per quart of flour. Use two teaspoonfuls of another baking powder.
A planned station on the Red Sea to Mount Sinai railway is set at the location believed to be where Moses received the two tablets of the law. The design ties the project to a biblical landmark and prompts interest in the route.
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Wyannis Massachusetts asserts exclusive right to CAISTORIA and PITCHER SCASTORIA as his mark claiming origin of PEPCHER'S CAS PORTA with Fletcher signature on wrappers. He states The Centaur Company led by Chas H Fi Fitcher is authorized and March 8 1897 is noted. Bombay report on dr Yersin anti plague serum follows.
An old advertisement extols internal remedies for catarrh claiming blood purification and a “wonderful” cure. It notes a nonquack prescription by a country physician, praises two ingredients, and invites testimonials. A German fan conceals a tiny ear trumpet as a curious present.
An assortment of outdated notices tout All Eastern Syrup as light colored and heavy bodied, made from glucose and cane sugar, sold by first class grocers in wine. Pacific Coast Syrup Co claims purity with can labels bearing the manufacturer. Also mentions Mulligan in Kent and a remark about Morocco etiquette regarding asking a man about his wife.
A dairy bate ter substitute called peanut bate ter is praised for purity and suitability in gravies and shortening. An expected strong demand is noted. A New Zealand premier cites a homing pigeon flying 1000 miles from Victoria in three days, averaging about 16 miles per hour.
An advertisement touts an “electric life giver” that allegedly strengthens muscles nerves and brain, claiming happiness and vigor for the weak. It invites readers to send for a free, closely sealed book titled Three Classes of Men and provides an address to request it.
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