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Newspaper
Evening Observer
Location
Dunkirk, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1884
Page
3
Sold by all druggists. Price 50 cents and one pound for Foster Milburn and Co. proprietors Buffalo A. Read as an old advertisement noting retail prices and supplier names.
Late dispatches recount quarantine of the Greek monarchs at Salamis for three days. Other items note gold shipments from London to New York, a canal worker killed by a passenger train, embezzlement arrest in Springfield, fog bell plans for Deer Island Maine, Belgian royal reception row, Yonkers elopement, a Danish-Swedish farm murder near Sterling Illinois, Tallapoosa crew pay issues, a Newport Ky shooting, Galveston storm wrecks, and various accidents and trials across the U S.
A reader describes cider preparation for medicinal use by reducing three barrels to one, using sweet apples with sugar, spices like cloves cinnamon and mace, and sealing after barreling. It notes boiling and skimming, and suggests making vinegar by aging in a warm upper room with diluted brown sugar, plus a recipe for sorghum vinegar using molasses and rain water and maintaining a “mother” culture.
Fall planting of raspberries blackberries gooseberries and related berries yields nearly double the first season growth compared with spring planting. Set plants six to eight inches deep and level with the surface in fall. water away from the plant to prevent frost heave. cut canes to six inches from the ground. train as they grow to form a strong bush and larger fruit. Trim old wood in winter or early spring per Small Fruit Catalogue.
An advertisement promotes Dr Rosanko's Pile Remedies for bleeding itching piles with claims of absorption and permanent relief. The Jamestown Journal notes Rev John Peate of Greenville being considered for the Jamestown ME church vacancy, pending Erie conference approval. Daniel Flynn of Elmira dies at 102. A Elmira fine of ten dollars is reported for foul language.
An advertisement warns against fake remedies claiming parity with Dr. Bosanko’s Cough and Lung Syrup. It cites prices and a local dealer H. P. Monroe, and notes various claims for toothache relief and health tonics. Also mentions Kate Smulsey fasting, and references Wells Health Renewal and Elmira smagelog.
A letter from Lowell Mass March 2 claims Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy cured paralysis and stomach pain after doctors failed. The writer credits a patent tonic with restoring strength and healing liver and digestion, noting wide relief and long life saved by the remedy amid medical doubt.
A letter from M. Mf. Fenner of Fyedonia extols Fenner's Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic. The writer claims two bottles restored health, praise the cure for biliousness, headaches, stomach issues, fevers, skin eruptions, and nervous fatigue. Endorses Kidney and Back Ache Cure and notes local dealer H. P. Monroe sells the memoranda book.
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