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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1883
Page
4
Robertine Ferris, a pretty but dependent young woman, plans social life around Wilfred Wales a wealthy suitor with vague expectations while Dick Ethel, a hopeful writer, remains her more genuine interest. Her mother clashes over social expectations and money from her late husband.
Robertine frets over marriage as she schemes for a rich husband while her friend Dick Ethel mourns a quiet love. Mr. Wales enters the scene with cash and charm, and Mrs. Ferris pushes a match with Major Drummond as Robertine ends up wed in October.
In this reminiscence the death watch beetle is described as a small insect that taps inside wood, sounding like a ticking watch. The author explains the source of the sound and the superstition surrounding its omen, noting the coincidence of a death shortly after hearing it.
A New York World report warns that Harlem Road milk from cows fed beer brewery refuse is rank poison for infants and children. Cars unload the slurry daily at Forty-eighth Street and Fourth Avenue. vapors from the mash sour and maggots form as it sits in pits. Despite souring, the milk passes lactometer tests and sells in New York, but diseased particles in the milk cause cholera morbus and deadly diarrheal diseases in children.
A terrier owned by a woman spots an itinerant organ grinder’s monkey on a bank. The monkey sits in jacket and hat, greets with a bow, and the dog retreats in fear, insisting the polite guest has left the scene. The Chicago Tribune notes the uncanny air of the encounter.
A woman in Cass Avenue yard finds a tramp lounging in her hammock. She returns with a knife and cuts the rope, dropping him to the ground. He mutters a boast about a photograph as he leaves. Nearby, New York coin collectors over nickel cents react to new coin circulation figures.
A collage of 19th century health and housekeeping notices mentions Brown's Iron Bitters as a tonic with iron benefits, Swift's Specific praised, Dr Hill and Dr Smarr endorsing Brown's, and various product tips from ads and quips including egg tempera of remedies and a note on a maid of the mist question. The passage also cites a hunter injured by a gun kick and a local tease about a Maltese kitten, ending with shoe stiffeners and a cobbler remark.
A renowned science writer urges reform of medical authority and dogma. He cites widespread patient suffering from Bright's disease and endorses Warner's Safe Cure as a effective treatment after careful observation, urging physicians to trial new remedies where appropriate.
A Cleveland based broker touts Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer as a vegetable formula that clears dandruff, restores gray hair to its natural color, and promotes new growth without harmful effects associated with sulfur or silver products. Warranted bottles sold through Bunton, Myers & Co. in Cleveland and C Crrettenton in New York.
Advertises Glenns Sulphur Soap for ladies with fine complexions and Hill's Hair Dye in black or brown priced at 50 cents.
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