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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1883
Page
6
A narrative poem portrays a great state turned desert by floods and drought. Destruction follows logging and mining, erasing reservoirs and mills. Cities fade, springs die, and people starve, questioning Providence as floods and waste devastate the land.
John Parker, editor of a popular magazine, misplaces a striking story "John Colline's Quest" and hires Miss Elinor Ferguson to fill a vacant position. She later explains she wrote the tale six months earlier, having misplaced the manuscript, and returns it. The editor publishes the work anonymously, boosting readers worldwide and launching Ferguson’s literary career.
A Northwest youth woman runs away after being forced to practice piano four hours daily. The piece argues the girl faced justified exasperation and suggests understanding her motive while condemning the act, noting neighbors suffered and the piano felt the strain. It ends asking if forgiveness is possible.
Prentice Mulford reflects on life forty years ago in rural communities. He recalls grooming habits, military style beard norms, market days, rum in country stores, and elaborate militia pageantry. He contrasts past profligacy and weaponry with modern life and notes how society viewed general training and discipline.
Dr. Hanneeford argues in Western Plowman that ordinary plasters do not strengthen, but irritate by drawing waste to the surface. He favors mustard or cayenne on wet cloths for active irritation and notes porous plasters retain waste, hindering removal.
A collage of medical claims and product pitches including Swift's Specific for rheumatism, Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh, Durang's Remedy for rheumatism, Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for digestive relief, Golden Medical Discovery for blood and lung issues, Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer, and Brown's Bronchial Traches. Also mentions counterfeit money warning and a Georgia paper Tar Cracker.
Mrs E D Slack credits Hop Bitters with curing neuralgia and female troubles after doctors failed. She says one bottle nearly cured her, a second restored childhood strength, and seven bottles cured her husband’s kidney liver and urinary maladies deemed incurable by Boston physicians. She claims eight neighbors' lives were saved by the remedy and urges readers to stop wasting money on nostrums.
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