Cambridge Herald brief notices page
Local Cambridge publication notes weekly Thursday issue cadence. The item appears as a terse community notice segment with date and place implied but text is incomplete.
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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1884
Page
4
Local Cambridge publication notes weekly Thursday issue cadence. The item appears as a terse community notice segment with date and place implied but text is incomplete.
An elderly man waited twenty eight hours at Woodward avenue hopeing to board a Lake Superior boat. The vessel left before noon and returned to the dock in heavy rain prompting his surprise. He feared missing the trip though he had no umbrella and worried about rheumatism from the downpour.
An old man in an uptown museum recalls moving west to Cattaraugus County with his wife Katie and their baby. A rattlesnake hidden on the bed nearly killed them, but their dog Leo leaped to danger, saving the family. they fled to Massachusetts, rebuilt fortunes, and valued life afterward.
In a rustic tale from Harper's Bazar a widow’s widower suitor, John Dobson, pursues Sally Burt the tailor. Sally recalls her late husband and her faults, confesses temper, drinking, and debt, and after a cautious meeting they plan to marry but Dobson declines once debt and Sally’s past failings come to light.
The complaint that there was gambling on an ocean steamer arriving in New York is dismissed as typical of transatlantic travel. Passengers ashore rarely gamble yet mid ocean amusements persist, though such activity may reveal indolent interests rather than real zeal.
The Toledo Blade argues for prompt purchase of warm undergarments and outer protection for children as seasons shift. It laments husbands’ inadequate contributing income and urges thrift, home sewing, and prioritizing warmth over fashion to prevent illness and misery.
The article explains brittle hoofs in horses result from low horn moisture, which is mostly water. Causes include fever, founder, urine of manure, filthy stables, mud, heat, or poor health. Remedies: keep feet clean, provide dry bedding or sawdust, wash with cold water, and apply glycerine and water, bran mash with flaxseed, or caution with varnish hoof dressings.
The Great Western Railway proposes a tunnel under the Severn to Milford Haven in southwest Wales. It claims steamers would reach Milford harbor several hours faster than Liverpool or Southampton, and a direct London line would shorten the New York to London voyage accordingly.
A collage of quotes and advertisements includes claims about German physicians’ training, a humorous exchange over Hippopotamus Axle Grease versus Frazer, and notes on Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and other products. Also mentions a Yonkers Gazette quotation and a Mennonite Publishing Co employment ad.
An OCR fragment lists patent medicine claims such as Rough on Coughs and Rough on Coins with cures for coughs, dyspepsia, and health revivers. It includes notes about pretended cures and advertisements urging readers to buy Piso’s Cure, with regional sources like Yonkers Gazette and Wells Health Renewer.
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