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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1878
Page
2
A hungry, honest man returns a dead hen after neighbors’ boys jump the fence. He declines reward, is invited in for breakfast, but the hen is found to be freezing solid outside the door. The surprise ends with the man vanished as the lady discovers the mystery in Detroit Free Press retelling.
A verbose woman vexes Mr. Abernethy who finally tells her to keep her tongue in check. He later encounters an inn keeper with a scratched face and, after admonishing the quarrelsome wife, concedes he has been bested for once.
An odd string of aphorisms and a Burlington Hawkeye note on lecturers. It parodies pretentious sayings and derides a speaker whose watch drawing outrage prompts the audience to seek a safe moment to escape.
The text argues that people cling to fixed opinions even after disaster or new evidence. It cites reactions to volcanic destruction and criticizes reliance on Dr. Pierce remedies despite guarantees and testimonials. It suggests many prefer doctors, caustic cures, or surgical options over proven treatments.
A Beeton Mass resident reports her five year old daughter recovered from extreme emaciation and loss of appetite after one week on Peruvian Syrup. The letter praises the tonic as the sole cause of revival and notes regular school attendance resumed with plump cheeks and vibrant health. Also promotes Hos teter's Stomach Bitters as liver tonic and digestion aid. Ends with unverified claims about Johnson's Anodyne Liniment preventing diphtheria and curing various respiratory ailments.
The ad copy touts Dooley's Yeast Powder as pure and cheap for housekeeping use. It promotes Dr Tobias Venetian Siniment and Venetian Horse Liniment with cures for diarrhea dysentery colic cramps rheumatism sore throats bruises and more. Brown & Bro Calais Maine and Depot 10 Park Place New York are listed as sellers.
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