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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1887
Page
4
In a Maine tale a bachelor narrator courts a sharp widow with two boisterous twins. Politics wedges them, but the Fourth of July chaos brings a comic near-miss kiss when bees and a clash of families collide, ending with an awkward embrace and a faded quarrel.
A narrator recalls Independence Day as the nation’s birthday and notes the family celebration at the house. The father, mother, and ten lively children all have birthdays, illustrating the day’s significance and a sense of familial continuity.
A narrator recalls enduring Civil War hardships twenty three years ago while celebrating Independence Day. He describes fleeing invaders on dirt roads, riding trains with civilians, and sharing a crowded car with a flirtatious stranger as shells fall nearby. The piece blends family memories, war humor, and reflections on panic and resilience.
The narrator describes fleeing a besieged city, facing shells and panic as people rush for transport. Amid chaos a widow pleads, a Black man notes fear, and a doctor sets a grim scene with a skeletal figure. the crowd moves toward an uncertain escape as fear and debris fill the streets.
A sturdy formulation of salt, alum, soluble glass and soda tungstate has proven effective in Austria and Switzerland for fire extinction and is now used in Germany with the German navy yards adopting it on the admiralty's recommendation.
The New York Sun quotes Miss Breezy of Chicago and Miss Shawsgarden of St. Louis debating shoe sizes. Breezy agrees a No 5 can be desirable, then corrects the mispronunciation of the term melo drachma in a witty exchange.
In a periodical sketch the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island stands for liberty and progress while the text condemns oppression of women by ailments. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is advertised as a universal cure with a money back guarantee. Various snippets promote medicines, tonics, and beauty remedies with brief notes and endorsements.
The article argues that a woman who says she does not use Procter & Gamble Lenox Soap is behind the times. It asserts Lenox is preferred over ordinary soap and highlights consumer fashion in personal care.
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