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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1883
Page
4
Poem fragment contemplates earthly wonders from flowers to stars and a cosmic view of human life as divine, citing a line about the Christian Pagan and pondering nihilism in relation to existence.
In a city hospital Dr. Philip Wharton and his colleague Dr. George Frazier debate careers amid doubt and disillusion. Wharton clings to medicine while Frazier predicts hardship and failure for new doctors. Wharton later wanders to a bookshop where Susy, a shop girl, reveals fears about marriage and prospects as he contemplates a tougher path ahead.
Dr Wharton stays by a dying pauper, resists a stock venture, and earns a chance at partnership and a future wife. His steadfast care wins the old patient’s respect and a partner’s offer, leading to his rise as Schell County’s leading physician. Susy, and Rebecca Harding Davis’s tale, mark his quiet triumph.
A Cuban sugar plantation requires long term cycles of renewal as cane fields yield poorly after years of growth. Fire risks loom large, with deliberate arson a threat and watchers guarding crops. Planters are hospitable yet improvident, often saddled with debt and heavy taxes, as capital and infrastructure costs rise. Hav Cor. N. Y. Post.
The report lists annual cremation costs in Bombay, rice farming across the Carolinas and Louisiana, large hay and sheep barns in Colorado, and extensive envelope production in Holyoke. It notes beef cattle inspections in Wyoming, rail losses, capital investments, shifting population figures, champagne consumption by country, and US Canada trade details for 1882.
Three leading Japanese figures Ito Itagaki and Goto are in Europe examining German and Prussian constitutional models. Ito guides the supreme council while Itagaki leads the liberal flank and Goto pursues business interests. They work independently to ensure careful adoption of a parliamentary system, with local elective government seen as a positive precedent.
The N Y Sun reports 1100 foundlings recovered in a New York City institution over two years. Most were left on wealthy residents’ doorsteps, prompting social concern and calls for reform.
The article discusses yapurt a milk based dish from Asia and parallels it to Devonshire junket. It cites stories about Bajazet and Tamerlane and mentions rennet curdling and varied fermentation methods. It also references Southey Commonplace Book Pouquebille jougourth and artichoke remedies.
A collection of quips and comic observations from newspapers. Notes on punctuality debts and embezzlement humor mix with playful asides about fashion carpenters and royal preserves. The tone imitates light editorial humor and social snippets from period print.
The piece warns against ignoring coughs and touts Dr Wa Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs as a remedy for Whooping Cough and Croup. It cites Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female ailments and notes other casual notices about fashion and weather. It includes brief satirical lines from various sources.
A collection of old ad copy and brief notices highlights the wisdom of preventive pills and stomach cleaners, mentions Dr Pierce’s pellets and Brown’s Teething Cordial, and notes a Madras festival procession for seven umbrellas to an idol god in Terrapaty.
A dialogue tracks a staged duel over satisfaction. The exchange moves through days of threats and counterproposals before both sides agree to defuse the matter with champagne. The piece preserves period voices and the humorous tension of a high stakes insult dispute.
An 1868 dyspepsia remedy is sold with a new wrapper by The Gastrine Manufacturing Co. The ad notes physician and druggist recognition. Also promoted are Glenn's Sulphur Soap for complexion and Hill's hair and whisker dye priced at 60 cents, with a Harvard Lampoon quote about kissing lifting spirits.
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