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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1883
Page
3
An old man in a bustling town speaks of Happy Islands south of their voyage, claiming a nearer shore with music and flowers is near. He urges sailors to steer toward elusive lands as hope and patience wane, wondering if fate keeps them from the promised haven.
A young woman hires a lawyer to draft her will on the Penrose to Liverpool. After signing aboard with witnesses, the lawyer is drugged in a staged celebration by accomplices, forcing a long voyage to Liverpool while he lies incapacitated. His wedding to Ao Joyce hangs in the balance as the mystery unfolds.
The tale follows a man wrongfully accused in the Goldenjacket Bank affair. Bonds were found in his luggage after a voyage, revealing a plot by Jared Elmore and accomplices to frame him. Witnesses recount the scheme and his exoneration, leading to a wedding in Lucy Joyce’s home.
Newark physicians puzzle over John Wilkinson of Roseville who shows hydrophobia like symptoms but drinks water and bites a dipper. Doctors suspect insanity or a delusion influenced by reading about hydrophobia. He required restraint and was placed in a straight jacket. his father died insane.
An Indiana farmer recounts signing a note for fifty dollars tied to a charn sale. The lender sold the note to a bank four stories high with plate glass windows, triggering a demand to pay. He laments Sims family viewing them as scrubs and vows to tell them of the humiliation.
A Vicksburg engineer states the Mississippi River averages ten feet deep at low water and up to fifty feet during floods. He warns the river bottom consists of soft loam or sand that sinks about two hundred feet before reaching gravel, making levees prone to undermining by the freshet.
One of the Senate’s leaders is Dr. Mustard, noted for his drawing skill and considered a very smart man.
Harper's Bazar mocks dieting fads and dietary science myths that plague home cooks. It parodies the endless kitchen theories from oatmeal to water, beef, fish, and wine jelly, noting how cooks become chemists and danger lurks in every simple recipe.
A large group of young prisoners were brought to Sing Sing as relatives and friends watched in sorrow. A mother dressed in worn clothes identified her son as a five year highway robbery convict, while the crowd heard his reply and the scene ended with the woman clinging to the wall in distress.
A New Haven letter recalls a patient cured of rheumatism using St Jacobs Oil after three daily rubs. A town anecdote recounts a debtor negotiating discounts with creditors over small notes, highlighting pride and humiliation in settlement. A physician endorses Dr Guysett s Yellow Dock and Sarilla as a tonic and blood purifier with strength and female complaint benefits.
The piece reports a sharp rise in Bright's disease deaths in New York City, claiming more people died from kidney disease than diphtheria smallpox and typhoid combined in 1882. It urges doctors to find remedies, cites Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure as a proven treatment, and notes counterfeits.
A collage of patent medicine pitches and satirical lines from Chicago and Newton sources. Dr Pierce’s Pills and Dr Benson’s Celery and Chamomile Pills are promoted for headaches bile and nervousness while Mrs Ramsbotham recalls a quip from Punch and a Boston Transcript joke about pardons.
The Tae Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan will send Dr the Celebrated Electro Voltaic Belts and Appliances on a thirty day trial to men afflicted with nervous debility or lost vitality. The offer guarantees speedy restoration of health and vigor with no risk and a thirty day trial.
A list promotes Lyon’s heel stiffeners for boots or shoes and recommends buying new footwear. Mentions Aor as an axle injury and Wise’s Axle Grease as acid free. Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar supposedly cures asthmatic wheezing. Pike’s toothache drops claim one minute cures. Also references Ecine on a long trip with a team ise’s Grease and Spring Tobacco.
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