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Newspaper
Belleville Republic
Location
Belleville, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1876
Page
4
In a Newport cottage two years apart a rich bachelor and Miss Clifton reencounter. He confessed love once, she rejected him. years later she declares the same change of heart, ending an idyl by the seaside with their engagement implied.
The New York Herald explains horse power as a unit from horse work. It cites Mr Moots experiments showing average power to lift 33 000 pounds one foot per minute, or 100 pounds lifting 330 feet, used with a sweep. It notes tight rope walking at Niagara Falls will be prohibited to protect legitimate attractions.
Hominy faghters and a salt water neuralgia remedy are described. A quince preserves method with cider and orange rind is given, followed by a detailed discussion on pickle cucumbers, sizes, salting, freshening, and the superiority of high wine vinegar for long keeping, plus notes on imports from Holland and London market impact.
English papers recount Walter Wren rising to prominence in India civil service coaching after a serious injury from a bully. He rejected early help, studied at Cambridge, then became a leading private tutor wheeled between rooms, married with a large family, and owned a London home and Berkshire estate.
Prof Vander Weyde advocates moving bedrooms upstairs to improve health. He claims many families improved by sleeping with beds exposed to fresh air from open windows daily, with year round ventilation and sensible bedding for warmth.
In Preston Police Court testimony about canal life depicts coarse behavior among boaters and their families. A boatwoman attacked another, tore hair, and kicked the victim while men intervened. The victor was jailed a month with hard labor.
A patient with dull head pain dizziness bad taste sour stomach and other symptoms consults multiple doctors for liver kidney or stomach disease. The ad claims a single remedy that treats all organs at once, presenting SHAKER EXTRACT OF ROOTS as the solution and listing A J White 319 Pearl Street New York as seller with agent interest.
A colonial era health ad extols Schenck’s Sea Weed Tonic as restoring appetite and vigor during summer debility and aiding dyspepsia by mimicking gastric juice. Wilhoft’s Anti Periodic Tonic is touted as a universal chill cure with certificates of success. The notice ends with a brief anecdote about a Providence woman spelling 650 words without repeating a letter.
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