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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1883
Page
4
An editor weary of constant demands greets a visitor who claims to pay for a cheering view of Emanuel Jones. The host lavishes hospitality, offers lemonade and wine, cigars, and a melon as the visitor insists on paying a dollar for support. Parmenas Mix, Century Magazine.
In Colorado near Alamosa Gilbert and Charles Small build a temperance hotel on 320 acres, facing border killer Clare Walker and a gang. Their cousin West Point cadet Forney disarms Walker, aiding police, but the desperado is lynched by masked miners days later.
A wind storm from the east toppled a large corn field near Baton Rouge, then gusts from the north and east caused further leanings, finally a southward push left the crop prostrate and damaged. The rapid sequence occurred within about twenty eight minutes per the Detrett Post.
A Bee reporter uncovers a secluded family of nine living in a cottage on a hill, never leaving at any time except at night. They buy meat and fuel from a single grocer, pay monthly, and keep coffins for each member stored in the attic. The physician attends them but has never seen the family, yet pockets twenty five dollars per visit.
Reports from Sonora describe monumental ruins near Magdalena with a 4350 foot base pyramid rising 750 feet, a 23 mile winding approach, and white gypsum layers revealing multi story rooms cut from solid rock. Hieroglyphs, five fingered hands and six toed feet appear on walls amid charcoal floors and abundant stone tools.
A traveling drummer and a waiter spar over dinner in a Texas Siftings snippet. The drummer, in town a day without an order, asks for roast duck. The waiter questions if the duck was shot on the wing. The drummer declares he will take the whole of it and help the bird along the road.
A Chicago Herald report notes that Sitting Bull's battle club was purchased by a Seventh Cavalry sergeant at Fort Yates. The two foot long weapon resembles an axe handle, thick with brass nails, and carries two seven inch blades with mirrors on its edges for signaling sunlight. Sitting Bull allegedly received ten dollars.
A compilation of agricultural tips and household recipes from 19th century sources. It covers practical farming methods including sorghum patches for pig feed, Raspberry Vinegar instructions, lawn mowing costs, codfish cream sauce, soil rolling guidance, and a wood preservation method using boiled linseed oil and pulverized coal for fence-posts. The items reflect period farming and domestic science advice with named publications cited.
Massachusetts Sloughman explains haymaking options from hand to machine, detailing dew handling, field spreading, and turning. He warns that sun exposure must be managed to avoid smoky hay and under-dried clover, recommending sun opening for six to eight hours followed by heap turning and restacking for fragrant, well-colored clover hay.
The Michigan Farmer advises early cutting of wheat before berry hardens and heads bend. It argues early harvest yields bright plump grain, straw is more valuable, and fears of spoilage are unfounded. It notes curing requires a bit more time but overall benefits outweigh risks.
A domestic farce unfolds as Mr. and Mrs. Blunderberry quarrel over reading the Daily Startler. He accuses her of using it as a dress improver and insists on its exposure. She pleads with dramatic humor to avoid reading it, while the plot twists toward a mock betrothal to a deceased sister and mislaid family fortunes. A London Fun note adds a European factory anecdote about silk and a strong African spider.
An advertisement touts Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer as a unique vegetable tonic that clears dandruff, restores natural hair color, and promotes new growth without harming health unlike sulfur and nitrate preparations. It claims quick color change to glossy brown and offers warranty with Brenton, Myers & Co. and C. N. Crittenton as agents.
A letter from Thomas J. Meinvin of Hatcher's Station Georgia claims his wife recovered after two years of illness using Favorite Prescription. A niece also improved after doctors failed. Also notes on Brown's Teething Cordial for babies and Ely's Cream Balm curing hay fever for Albert A. Perry of Smithboro New York. Price 50 cents.
A Rochester Post Express quip notes Lieut Houses as a theatrical reference signaling upcoming obstacles or warnings, reflecting the paper's wry commentary on stage matters and public discourse.
A reader reports a four month breast lump as large as a walnut disappeared after using Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Favorites and Pellets. The letter is dated from Irvington Michigan and signed Mrs. R. R. Clark.
Oraxton Gaget, Norwich town clerk for forty two years, writes on May 5 1885 that kidney and bladder disease prompted his Hunts Remedy endorsement. He claims the remedy relieved pain and helped others, enabling him to continue duties in a fair state of health.
Cc K LORD Gen Passenger Agent and B DUNHAM General Manager Newark referenced in a concise business communication note noting railway authority roles and location.
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