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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1888
Page
4
Poetic reflections ask if living beings and simple joys will endure in a far celestial realm. The verses imagine birds violets children and human happiness existing beyond earthly bounds in the depths of the sky.
In Lucknow, two officers observe King Oade's bodyguard and a Goorkha soldier in a staged duel. The tiny, nimble fighter defeats a Bengal tiger with a single swift knife stroke, confirming the Goorkha's fearsome reputation and leaving Captain De Vautean speechless.
An observing survey details diverse forms of money used worldwide from shells to flannel shirts. It notes Burmese and Karens trade with bullion, Iceland uses fish as legal tender, Carthage minted leather coins, and in Scotland nails once paid for bread and ale. A shipwrecked sailor’s red flannel becomes island currency, illustrating money’s varied nature. Mount Tacoma summit reach reports 14,444 feet with craters changing since earlier eruptions.
A frustrated customer berates a clerk over a seventy five cent purchase and delivery mix up. She specifies address details East 172nd Street and 1720 with insistence on accuracy to avoid delays in dress completion. The scene ends with the shopper hurriedly leaving.
An Indiana doctor highlights a common weed with unseen medicinal value for bowel disorders. The piece extols log cabin healing, grandma remedies, and the simplicity of their preparation, praising fresh herbs and home formulas once practiced by frugal families. It notes Warner log cabin products and references historic figures Ethan Allen and Seth Warner.
In Albany on April 16 1586 a local user praises ALLCock's Porous Plasters for coughs colds and pains in the side and back. The user recalls relief after a wagon accident and two severe colds with pulmonary risk, plus his son’s two year rheumatism cure. The Merchant Traveler notes the phrase about apples in a measure.
The text exposes W Jennings Demorest claiming to give away patterns with magazine purchases rather than selling them. It notes vast editions and free pattern orders inside Demorest's Monthly, urging readers to doubt the business and its trade impact. It also mentions other curio items like aging remedies and business opportunities.
A dense listing from New York trading shows prices for corn oats pork and wheat along with butter cheese eggs flour and various regional market items. City entries from Cincinnati Cleveland Philadelphia Pittsburgh and other hubs supplement the pricing sheet with commodity notes and regional availability.
Daily train services operate with multiple connections between Sandusky Columbus Newark Zanesville Cambridge Wheeling Pittsburgh and Mansfield Mount Vernon and Columbus. Sleepers and dining cars are available on all through trains. Trains run with numerous daily departures and signal-based stops, led by General Manager WM Thornburg.
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