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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1884
Page
4
A humorous verse sketches financial panic as bills from butcher shops grocers and plumbers flood everyday life. It riffs on cash flow, marriage costs, and rising expenses that chase people to desperation and finally trap them in debt. The playful critique widens from groceries to bills marching on, never-ending.
After years of poverty Nell joins cousin Jack on a Denver voyage to a Wyoming ranch. Jack rescues a bruised man from abuse and hides him in the wagon. Nell, moved by Jack and Mary, agrees he can stay, finding a new life among plains, children, and the rugged family. The story follows their unexpected mercy and the ranch’s rough but welcoming world.
A narrative recounts how Yik Kee, a Chinese servant, aids Mary and Ted during a perilous cattle thief plot led by Gil Mead. Jack Mead, Harry White, and a Denver sheriff confront the gang after a haystack fire set to trap Jack. Yik Kee’s loyalty, his daring bridge stand, and eventual family life with a wife and three children back in China are celebrated as enduring heroism.
Salt and Mustard are praised as universal remedies. Salt relieves heartburn and dyspepsia, cleanses and soothes throats, acts as an emetix, helps in poisoning, and aids bleeding after tooth extraction. Mustard provides prompt emesis, forms plasters, treats colic and headaches, and mustard leaves offer a long lasting alternative.
The Philadelphia Record notes Girard College will not lease any property for bar room use. In the current year eleven months yield receipts totaling $423,168.50. The institution educates 1,098 orphan boys.
The London Globe reports on Chinese training of long, barbed fish to hunt sea turtles. A fish is cast overboard, attaches to the turtle with a metal ring and cord, then hauls the prey aboard as the turtle remains immobilized. The piece notes Greeks and Spaniards despised turtle meat, unlike the Chinese practice.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a child’s questions after a baby’s death and funeral, exploring faith and heaven. A Denver Tribune note follows about a cowboys dance in American Falls Idaho ending with one killed and three wounded after shots disrupted the event.
A German physician states that diphtheria can move from one home to another via chickens. The claim highlights a possible vector for disease spread in households and communities, suggesting attention to poultry practices alongside public health measures.
Benj W Paton pharmacist at Globe Village Mars says St Jacobs Oil greatly aided his business and sales of the remedy doubled in one month. Army and Navy officers call it the greatest pain cure of the age. Payment on delivery is praised by the local note in N O Picayune.
A collection of early medical and promotional notices praising Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription for consumption and women’s ailments. Includes testimonials, price notes, and offer to send the treatment treatise for stamps, with other miscellaneous ads and aphorisms.
A promotional note invites those with kidney and liver complaints to try Kidney-Wort, claiming rapid action on kidneys, liver, and bowels. The piece cites cures in obstinate cases and encourages readers not to be discouraged. The entry also includes brief, unrelated jokes from Carl Pretze's Weekly and the New York Journal.
An advertisement touts Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer as a water clear vegetable remedy that restores color, promotes new growth, and avoids harms caused by other preparations. It invites consumers to ask druggists, notes municipal wholesale agents, and guarantees each bottle. The ad also markets Diamond Dyes and various patent medicines for coughs, digestion, and urinary issues, with prices and distributing firms listed.
The notice argues that only genuine German Hop Bitters carry the word German blown in the bottle, warning consumers to scrutinize branding to avoid counterfeit products. It emphasizes authenticity cues tied to the bottle’s inscription for identification.
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