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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1899
Page
7
A historical snippet notes oil claimed to cure rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sciatica sprains bruises soreness stiffness backache muscular aches. It also remarks that Dickens wrote many novels and ranks him highly for writing quantity, noting Charles Dickens as the standard.
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable tonic for insomnia and fatigue. Claims millions endorse it and promises refreshing sleep. Warns against substitutes and urges purchase as the medicine money can buy.
An antique advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Remedy as a blood and mucous surface tonic. It claims internal action and widespread cures, with testimonials offered and Cheney & Co. as proprietors in Toledo Ohio. It mentions a physician’s prescription and a price of 75 cents.
Mrs Lucy Goodwin writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash cured her four years of womb trouble nervous prostration and faintness. She says she could not sit up and after three bottles she regained strength and weight and feels like a renewed woman.
Paderewski, urged by Leschetizky, abandoned his repertory for six months to focus on technique six hours daily. The Vienna master mentored him with nightly lessons and intense study, turning raw talent into a renowned pianist.
Notes and Queries lists leather workers and tradesmen by surname and craft with counts. It notes nineteen skynners forty barkars six saddlers three cordevenlers 107 souters eight glovers and various specialized wrights smyths arkwryghts ploughwryghts wheelwryghts shippewryghts and glazyers. It also mentions bakesters butchers fysshers and the so called scientific weather forecasting from 1854.
An assortment of patent medicines and medical claims fills ads and notices. Allen’s Foot-Ease promises relief for swollen feet and pain, while St Jacobs Oil touts rheumatism cures. Other items push cures for piles, syphilis, and male health, with bold testimonials and various prices.
A collage of curiosities and notices: a Paisley church billboard touts short sermons and music. London debates a true telephone monopoly. cowcatchers spread to English railways. French hearse by motor car. electric christening near Marseilles. a new spring hat pin for wheelmen. Diamond rushes in Western Australia spark health fears, with tonics advertised. medical cures and quack lines appear amid public notices. Westminster burial rights of the Northumberland dukes, and a quip on revenge quote and Sen Lindsay’s weight, closing with anecdotes of historic figures and a large Kentuckian statesman.
A short tale excerpt shows the king and prime minister confronting a remiss page. The page mocks with a jest about being bound, provoking a rare softening in the king as the old ruler marvels at a young man’s wit.
A Chinese hotel keeper reluctantly lowers his guest rate from one dollar per day to half a dollar per week to speed payment. The manager argues he will lose less by accepting the slower, smaller weekly settlement, highlighting a comic inversion of expectations.
Alabastine markets a durable wall coating unlike kalsomine preparations. Sold as a dry five pound powder that mixes with water to white or twelve tints, it adheres to plaster brick wood or canvas and enables re coating without washing away old coats. Ambastine is a rock base cement that hardens with age and is not a kalsomine. A caution warns against oversized light kalsomine packages sold to dealers as five pounds.
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