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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1883
Page
4
A poem rich in garden imagery contrasts beauty with decay. It laments a bleak plot of ground where even roses fail to thrive, haunted by smoke stained walls and dreary surroundings. The speaker urges meaningful life over mere blossoms, ending with Margaret Weley credited to Harper's Magazine.
Aunt Grace tells Rose a tale of Cara Hastings a fragile painter who endures poverty after Maud X s lessons bill goes unpaid Cara s struggle ends when she accepts independence and refuses charity illustrating the cost of delayed payments and the virtue of prompt bills to help others in need.
A fragment from the N. V. Observer portrays a woman leaving a room after asking for her aunt Grace’s story. She returns cloaked, thanks Aunt Grace, and contemplates paying a bill and attending Mrs. Lorimer’s reception, weighing her options about her bonnet and staying home.
The article outlines a detailed method for washing rinsing and starching shirts. It covers making hot starch cold starch finishing with wax for a smooth iron and suggests practicing on an old shirt to achieve a perfectly dry and shiny bosom.
The town of Damietta, four miles from the sea between the Nile and Lake Menzalah, with about thirty thousand inhabitants, shows signs of former prosperity now in decay. Shallow river channels and a shifting sand bar make entry dangerous, while rivalry from Alexandria and Port Said has cut trade. The cholera outbreak first appeared here.
A New England editor notes that the phrase has faded yet recalls, “most people don’t know what a terrible punishment tarring and feathering really is,” reflecting on past brutal justice and its societal impact.
A paternal admonition urges fathers to educate sons and daughters to work, save, and earn. The sermon argues riches misused to pamper children lead to dependency, while practical schooling and self-reliance build true happiness and resilience. It contrasts money with skills like swimming to cross life’s river. It cites a Philadelphia safe deposit loss case as a related note.
A hundred ton rock on Locust Mountain Pennsylvania shattered by lightning. The blast demolished nearby tenements and damaged others. One woman died two men were hurt and another was injured mentally after the bolt struck multiple houses in the area. The shock traveled for miles.
Twenty six new Protestant church edifices are being constructed across Florida, reflecting a statewide push to expand religious facilities. The project involves local congregations and regional contractors, with aims to serve growing communities and provide expanded worship spaces.
Mrs Cortes Peak wife of a fireman sustains serious and malignant blood poisoning after a minor cut on her left hand. While washing polka dot shirts new regulation, her hand swells dramatically. Dr Capener calls it dangerous blood poisoning. arm swollen to twice normal size. She remains ill but is considered out of danger. Cleveland Herald reports.
Milton Irwin of Athens Alabama faced the loss of five sons in succession as each sought death instead of life. The last son allegedly ended his life with morphine on Saturday week, according to a Detroit Post report.
Dr Horace R Hamilton argues tornadoes originate far from the wind, linking sunspot activity to atmospheric disturbance. He cites solar influence on weather and claims remedies targeting kidneys and liver, notably Warner's Safe Cure, can prevent many illnesses and even cyclone effects. He recounts his own recovery from years of malaise using the remedy.
A reader praises the locomotives as faithful conductors, then extols Golden Mepricat Discovery as a sovereign remedy for consumption and related throat and lung ailments. A testimonial claims Ely's Cream Balm cured hay fever with immediate relief. Roebling resigns as Brooklyn Bridge chief engineer, described as an engineer without a pier.
A fragmentary page lists multiple patent medicines and tonics with testimonial style blurbs. Dr. Pierce and Brown’s Iron Bitters are promoted alongside Ely’s Cream Balm and German Hop Bitters. Quotations reference cures for hay fever, skin conditions, and general health claims, with various promotional lines and minor notes about products and logos.
Mr. Thomas A. Howard of Fannin County Texas writes that after years of severe illness and failed treatments he found relief from kidney pain using Hunt's Remedy. He reports sleep improved, paroxysms diminished, and overall health markedly better after less than half a bottle and now takes a third. He urges others with urinary or kidney diseases to try it.
An advertising fragment extols hop bitters as safe for the weak and ill urging use by women children and the elderly. It claims relief from malaria ague biliousness kidney trouble paralysis neuralgia indigestion and sleeplessness and touts nightly dosing for restful sleep and general vigor.
A list of cosmetic and medicinal products is promoted with claims of hair restoration, color return, and health benefits. Brenton, Myers & Co and C. N. Crimrenton are named wholesalers and agents. Other items include cholera timing notes, Dr Isaac Thompson Eye Water, Rough on Rats, REDDING's Russia Salve, St Patrick's Salve, and Buchu-Paiba cures with various ailments.
A short item notes an accommodation related matter in court proceedings. Officials announce a decision or arrangement affecting a party, with emphasis on the scheduling and procedural steps. Names and locations are not clearly legible in the fragment.
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