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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1878
Page
3
A folktale narrated with rural detail describes a Native American child recounting animal behavior. A dog finds a possum and feigns death to lure the creature, while the possum escapes and a frightened dog makes for home. A man with a pet possum and a chicken named Cleopatra misreads events as tricks, ending with the chicken peering from a tobacco pouch.
A Paris banker long past poverty kept an antique clock above his bed as a dying symbol of youth. As a boy he dreamed of a scene with a hamlet church, a moving train and sea ships, all animated by clockwork. The clock revived his happiest memories, though his family mocked the whim.
A correspondent notes that rats and mice enter traps more readily when a reflecting piece is placed inside the trap. He claims the glass attracts them as social creatures, since they seek others of their kind. After a week of ineffective baiting, introducing the looking glass yielded immediate catches, with one large and one small rat in a single night.
The tale centers on Cooke a decayed tradesman who sought free medical advice, paying a guinea for failed treatment to Mr Pigeon. He plots not to cure and later revels in the ruse as his wound worsens. On his deathbed Aldridge testimony provokes Cooke to denounce him, exposing the scam.
A Paris wedding tale describes guests at the meal where an unknown man named Monsieur Pique Assiette tries to dodge a $3 dinner. The bride pays the tab to spare a scandal, turning the incident into a merry memory and sparing prison.
Two children and a bystander were among those injured when an explosion occurred during an experiment. Four noblemen and several gentlemen out for an afternoon walk were seriously wounded, drawn to the scene by curiosity to witness the event.
A Berryville Missouri man died in convulsions before morning after being startled by two men who sprang from behind a cemetery monument at midnight. He fled home in terror and never slept, the shock presumed to have triggered the fatal seizure.
An old advertise claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup relieves teething pain and wind colic, regulates the bowels, and gives rest to mothers by providing health to the child. The copy urges mothers to procure the remedy as a well-tried product.
A humorous catalog of target groups and ailments endorses Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Pleasant Purgative Pellets and Catarrh Remedy Favorite Prescription. It mocks readers who ignore medical relief and highlights the Invalide Hotel in Buffalo offering spa comforts with health cures.
Boston Tea Bread recipe explains flour yeast salt butter milk eggs and baking in a quick oven cut into squares for serving. Advertisement promotes Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders claiming hog cholera prevention and weight gain with bulk discounts for large hog inventories.
An 19th century advertisement listing Johnsons Anodyne Liniment with warnings and purchase details. Includes Quirk's Irish Tea cure claim and Tobias Venetian Liniment claims for humans and horses with prices, usage, and dealer contact in New York.
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