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Newspaper
Democratic Northwest
Location
Napoleon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1891
Page
7
A detailed perspective describes a well organized rowing club facility on a lakeshore. It outlines boat types from single to eight oared shells, coxswain guidance, and a two story boathouse with viewing balcony, reception hall, dressing rooms, and docks. Construction uses timber with Swiss style, total cost about four thousand dollars, and aims to serve regatta spectators.
A brisk portrait of the era’s financiers and leaders, detailing their headwear habits. Jay Gould and son George J. Gould, Russell Sage, Cyrus W. Field, Collis P. Huntington, D. Mills, Dillon of Union Pacific, J Pierpont Morgan, Addison Cammack, and Deacon White are described by constant use of silk, derby, or straw hats and the fashion norms they reveal about character and status.
A New York Journal note describes a platinum heated steel wire electric saw that cuts hard wood quickly. By wiring the platinum with four Bunsen batteries the wire glows bright and powers the saw. The fragment also includes a stray line about a streak of luck and a broken Japan vase with a garbled subscription line.
The Kanwss experiment station reports on seed quality effects for potato varieties. Lot 3 produced stronger vines, earlier bloom, and higher marketable yield. Lot 2 offered larger, better sized tubers though not always greater weight. Second crop seed gave heavy, quality yields when planted July 23. An additional list shows per acre estimates for several varieties.
Advertisement asserts Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy permanently cures chronic catarrh of the head with relief of impaired taste and smell, offensive breath, and head symptoms. Claims an 8500 forfeiture penalty proved by the World's Dispensary Association of Buffalo, NY. Aimed as a bold buyer alert.
Neighbors hunt a large Maltese owned by Bernard Sogeam and his wife after a five month old child dies from suffocation. The Schrams on Vincennes road reported the baby’s cradle death, with the cat allegedly lying on the infant’s face. Dr Tallman confirmed suffocation as the cause.
An archaic health advertisement extols Swamp-root as a great kidney cure promising broad benefits. The fragment hints at insured health benefits and urges readers to take Swamp-root for health improvement.
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