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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1883
Page
4
A reflective poem by Harry J. Shellman in American Accountant recalls a life spent at a desk. It traces years of work with balance sheets and ledger marks, noting stains, losses, and joys, including a baby’s death, a son’s forgery, and a wife’s death, ending with faith that God will set all things right.
A child recalls a birthday, rings borrowed by Lena and later found, and suspicion cast on Lena and Lijar. Auntie patiently mediates, but misjudgments haunt Mary until the missing rings are recovered by a careful search. The tale ends with a softened view of neighbors and a moral about truth and restraint.
A St Louis Republican note on bold daytime robberies cites a Hoboken case where Thomas I. Smith lost 12 000 to three men in a crowded car. One robber, ex policeman Nugent, linked to a prior Manhattan Bank heist, is named. The piece links rising daylight robberies to Western bandit films and warns of increasing danger to bank messengers and clerks in transit.
Practical notes on farming from various sources. Advice includes using soot against cucumber pests, wood plates for picnics, salt on manure heaps to aid storage, thinning potato tops for larger tubers, repairing rubber umbrellas with damar varnish, and a look at egg counts across species. Also mentions fruit cake with chocolate accents and salt use for livestock digestion.
George H. Parks explains evergreen tree handling in Michigan Farmer with over twenty years of experience. Planting is best April to May 15, avoiding summer planting. proper lifting, watering, and soil are essential. autumn planting is possible when ground is wet. Trim for density in spring. pines require section management. regular shaping builds a thick, balanced form.
The Commercial Advertiser notes a shortage of suitable young men at summer resorts. Maidens are plentiful, but men are scarce and widowers are hard to obtain, leaving Cupid with little work this season.
Ranchman Miller reports spring influx of wild horses moving north along the Republican River. Herds from twenty five to two hundred pass the area, with many ranchers capturing twenty five to thirty horses each. Miller's group tamed a white stallion leader after a tough capture and days of resistance.
An old mountaineer recounts a near-fatal encounter with a deer at Lower Soda Springs, where a startled buck attacked. He wrestled the animal, stabbed its jugular with a knife, and killed it, later presenting the two year old buck to a neighbor.
A letter from A J Huyck of Deposit New York credits Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription with curing his wife of a long standing female weakness after two bottles, with initial sickness followed by marked improvement. The fragment also mentions Ely Cream Balm for hay fever and Brown's Iron Bitters praised by several readers.
Advertisement touts Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic as a cure for chills fever ague and weakness. It promotes Wells' Rough on Corns at 15 cents and Brown's Teething Syrup for babies. The copy urges seeking a complete permanent cure and saving the lives of children.
Advertised remedy claims to cure dyspepsia chills fever rheumatism nervous disorders kidney ailments debility and malarial headaches. It cites Baltimore Baltimore attorney Washington and Virginia patients including Mr Brashear Mr Mon tague Rev J Marshall West and others as examples of relief and restoration.
A 65 year old Manchester resident testifies to Hunt's Remedy easing kidney troubles and indigestion after trying the medicine from a local druggist. He declares he was cured by one bottle and urges public recommendation. May 7, 1583.
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