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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1878
Page
2
A historical note compares the bill of fare for the Paris Jardin des Plantes and the London Zoo. It details each animal’s daily meat or plant diet, from elephants consuming up to 165 pounds of various foods to fish and birds used for the birds of prey, with anecdotes about feedings and keeper remarks.
Mary Collins aged sixteen from Veronaborough Pa died after falling into a vat of boiling water and vitriol at a paper mill on the Alleghany Valley railroad above Hulton. The vat lay beneath the floor with a square hole over it. she fell through and died instantly. Her death leaves a family in sorrow.
A report on Charles Christmann’s death after a gun misadventure near Land Island follows. The piece notes his age, his gunning hobby, and the manner of his fatal accident involving kerosene and fire. Also included are advertisements for Steck pianos, Dickens child volumes, Hostetter's Almanac 1878, and Gleason's publications with price cuts and order details.
A fragment notes the bilious remedy Quirk's Irish Tea offered by patentee Edadn Bros. The ad claims the product costs only 25 cents per package and mentions advertising by Dragoists.
The well known treatment for consumption boasts over forty years’ experience and rapid relief for coughs colds croup bronchitis influenza whooping cough hoarseness chest pains and lung bleeding. Beware counterfeit imitations. genuine bottles show T Butts signature and Seth W Fowle & Co Boston on the wrapper. 50 cents and 1 dollar bottle sold by dealers.
An ad lists Burnett's Cologne as high quality in elegant bottles with popular sizes and prices and notes it uses pure materials. It promotes Dooley's Yeast Powder for making good bread and claims purity and healthiness. An offer for a Genuine Microscope is advertised as well.
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