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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1884
Page
15
A secret group of clerks in retail groceries planned to steal from their employers, taking 125 dollars a month each, with rewards for others. The piece condemns the betrayal of trust, warns of widespread theft in business, and urges employers to address wages and moral training to prevent such crimes.
A reflection on honesty and deceit in commerce and personal conduct. The speaker laments dishonest clerks and their employers, urges young men to learn from ancient proverbs, and warns that conspiracies and hidden sins are never safe. Conscience and repentance are urged as universal witnesses and guides. Treneus in N. Y. Observer.
A wealthy parlor oak table carries a strange past. A former convict, claiming a buried fifteen thousand dollars, offers a share but dies before revealing where the loot lies. The tale ends when the table and jewelry are delivered to the narrator's daughters with a note that reads Dug em all up.
A Chicago Times report outlines winter farming in warm climates and western regions. It argues winter is ideal for drainage digging post holes wells and silos while fences may use wire instead of boards to resist wind and soil movement.
A retrospective notes historic high earnings of opera singers Catalani Malibran and Sonntag with figures like 50 000 pounds for a season and 28 000 in ten weeks. It contrasts with actress Rachael’s wealth at death exceeding 1 200 000, while stray notes mention a Warrenton resident and a San Francisco slavery find among Chinese workers.
Cor. Pittsburgh graph recounts how M. Bartholdi visited the United States about fifteen years ago with letters from Laboulaye and friends of Franco American friendship. He met Miss Booth in Philadelphia and proposed a statue on Bedloe's Island. Plans resumed after Napoleon III era and the French public funded the statue while Americans were invited to subscribe for the pedestal.
A quirky exchange cites a maiden and mirror in Chicago and a Norristown Herald note on a mischievous man who gets his comeuppance. It mentions Mavesen Arnoto defining a cow as a coo in a humorous pronunciation style.
Mr S Carpenter of 463 Fourth Avenue New York claims eight years of rheumatism were cured by St Jacobs Oil with no recurrence. The note ends with garbled text about a drum and neighbors.
It claims to improve health by cleansing and stimulating the liver bowels and kidneys, purifying the blood and promoting overall well being. The ad states it cures disorders of these organs and is sold by all druggists. See advertisement.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote frames divorce as a path between marriage and independence. The remark reflects a cultural view of ending vows as a route to personal liberty rather than a mere legal separation.
Dairymen using Wells Richardson Co improved Butter Color report higher butter worth by several cents per pound. Product described as pure harmless odorless, convenient for instant use, yielding golden richness and not expensive. Demand rising across the United States. Also mentions others: Ely's Cream Balm relief for catarrh and a quip on diamonds.
Doctor J. A. Rogers of Kenton Ohio reports universal approval of Warner's White Wine Tar Syrup by his customers. He notes the product has sold for years with no complaints and mentions a missionary text phrase used among Indians.
Dr J W Hamilton of Merrillan Wisconsin praises Warner's White Wine Tar Syrup as best cough medicine and asthma remedy. An attorney from Atlanta endorses Swift's Specific for rheumatism and calls it top tonic and blood remedy. Also a wordplay question asks if a big barrel is a cask then is a keg a casket.
Mrs GENERAL SHERMAN praises Durang's Remedy as effective for rheumatism and urges free pamphlet requests to R K Helphenstine in Washington DC. Arch Thomas of Springfield TN reports Swift's Specific cured malarial rheumatism. An item notes wasteful time with Iracat, while a Glasgow Times reader jokes about late hours and a wooden shovel appears in a WH Journal notice.
A collection of old time patent medicine pitches and drugstore remedies. Walnut Leaf Hair Restorer promises rapid hair restoration with no health harm. Other items tout Sulphur and Nitrate based cures, Samaritan Nervine, Diamond Dyes, Buchu paiba, Brown's Bronchial Traches, Wells Health Renewer and Jamaica Ginger. Mentioned wholesalers Brenton Myers & Co and C N Caimenton with druggists selling these products.
A prominent scientist author describes hypochondria and its crippling impact. He recounts trial after trial with tonics and morphine, then credits Warner & Co.s lippecance after fifteen bottles with restoring health, sleep, appetite, and vigor. The account urges others to test the remedy, noting its superiority to common tonics.
A Methodist clergyman endorses hop bitters claiming they restore health for women, children, and the ill. Patients with rheumatism kidney trouble or weakness may become nearly new. The ad promises real sleep and relief from indigestion and gas, making nervous, elderly women calm and sprightly.
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