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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1878
Page
4
A historical piece outlines common burglary implements including a window knife to lift sashes, a diamond glass cutter with a leather sucker, thick paper to muffle breaks, skeleton keys or “nips,” and a versatile “jimmy” for forced entry. It notes variations like new brass catches and warns about specific thieves’ methods.
The article recalls 19th century pranks and security tricks. It notes candle superstition of Root and Schacht, simple masks for terror, and inventive skeleton keys by a Sidney thief. It emphasizes a simple door bolt as best protection and describes ways thieves gain entry by drilling or sawing around locks.
A Californian botanist reports careful measurements of the famous big trees in California. He estimates the base age of the "Father of the Forest" at about 1,500 years and notes a 18 foot diameter at six feet above ground. He describes a large hollow passage used by visitors and mentions other giants in the South Park Grove and ore near Trapper Smith.
The article argues wrinkles reflect hard mental labor in men and coming age in women. It notes forehead lines and crow’s feet form from sleeping on sides and pillow pressure. It suggests back sleeping in youth could reduce crow’s feet and forehead furrows later in life.
The passage recounts how England adopted the red rose as its emblem since 1486 under Henry VII widow Elizabeth. It notes St Patrick using the shamrock to illustrate the Trinity leading to conversion in Ireland in 432. It also tells how Danes wore thistles to signal Scots victory and how King Cadwallo used leeks to distinguish Welsh soldiers after a Saxon victory.
In letters to the London Field, Mr L L Layard details savage New Hebrides islanders making poisoned spears from human leg bones. Points are carved from bones chosen by age, with up to 250 splinters attached. Fragments left in wounds are said to transmit decay and poison into the blood. Spears and arrows are barbed to ensure infection.
The Advocate, a Greenback Labor paper based in New York, began in Spring Valley New York in 1875 and moved to New York city in 1877. Its May 22 issue reached 136000 copies, with nine tons of white paper and $300 postage. The firm plans 2000000 circulation by 1880 and will spend 200000 on advertising while running a broadside campaign in June to September across 2500 papers urging business courage.
The paper notes Mason and Hamlin, makers of cabinet organs, who earned the first medal at the 1867 Exposition and have since won top honors at world exhibitions, compete with a strong slate of American organ makers, though few others may challenge them. It mentions Asa press and claims Sheridan's advertises strictly pure products as a contrast.
An 1890s ad copy extols Buckeye Mowers and their novelties that proved practical and affordable for farmers. It praises driving wheels folding gear and a leading wheel while noting the Buckeye line’s durability, low maintenance, and proven success. Adriance Platt & Co introduces the Adriance Single Row Reaper as a worthy Buckeye companion.
Instructions describe combining Dooley's Yeast with a quart of flour, rubbing in lard and salt, adding sweet milk to form a stiff dough, kneading five to six minutes, rolling into biscuits, and baking until delicately browned.
The chief clerk of the government diary asserts no medicine chest is complete without Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. He claims it has medical power for internal and external use and outshines other products.
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