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Newspaper
Friendship Weekly Register
Location
Friendship, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1889
Page
6
A Buffalo physician champions raw and baked onions for children’s health and worm prevention. The column then offers household hints on pickling cucumbers and nasturtiums, repairing garments, cleaning tricks, and garden anecdotes, concluding with a portrait of a vigorous elderly doctor.
A note on placing protective paper behind every picture frame to shield contents from dust. The practice prevents dust from reaching framed images and preserves their condition.
A New York Tribune opinion stresses keeping aged people warm and clean to prevent bronchitis. It urges wearing warm clothes and a mouth covering, maintaining 60 to 65 degrees indoors, and regular cleansing with friction to boost circulation and comfort.
A Boston Times report notes a French passenger en route to Tulsa from Pans aboard a horsecar train station ride. After a delay caused by a loaded team crossing the track, he uttered an insult and was confronted by a man and his wife who demanded an apology. The Frenchman offered a playful, broken apology citing language barriers.
A poetic meditation on life and duty contrasts vanity with happiness and urges living by daily duties. The text includes reflections on secrecy, labor, and the moral weight of marriage, interwoven with a verse about dawn in cornfields and a husking bee crowd.
The article profiles Mr. Cox and his 726 page work Three Decades of Federal Legislation tracing U S political history from the founding of the Republican party. It notes heavy use of dictation and a stenographer, a Washington workshop, and artifacts tied to Congress and Julia Quincy Adams.
The Chicago Tribune reports a theory about how a wolf spider, native to Europe, reached Morgan Park. M. Truan suggests Italians newly arrived in the country may have brought it to the area, sparking concern as the species is described as deadly and highly ferocious.
A Talitequah correspondent argues that "the States" view of the Cherokee Nation is often wrong. He urges seeing Cherokees as civilized people with churches and schools and cultural societies. He notes most Cherokees are not full-bloods, many women have light hair and blue eyes, and blond men are rare.
A collage of mischievous quips and snippets from various papers. Observations on manners, weather, and social foibles appear alongside brief humorous asides about hats, umbrellas, courtrooms, and editors. Phrases evoke a late 19th to early 20th century tone with scattered proper names and places.
A health column argues ripe fresh fruit is safe year round and can aid diarrhea colic cold fever when eaten in moderation and without fluids for an hour after. It warns that improper use leads to harmful beliefs and cites cautions on timing and content.
A Denver Republic correspondent writes from India about Himalayan tribes with polyandry among the Timalaya groups and treasures worn by women. He praises Bombay women as the prettiest in India with olive skin silk dress and graceful drapery, noting silk stockings and matching slippers.
A farmer reports a horse in LaPorte County Indiana that acts wildly odd, chewing hay for long pauses then dancing in place, running back and forth, and ignoring closed doors. The National Horse Breeder notes the case is unprecedented in the area and puzzling veterinarians.
In a brief moral note the American Larmmer argues that ignoring petty hard words protects domestic happiness. The piece suggests learning the art of not hearing as essential to maintain temper, simplicity, modesty, and true contentment amid noisy talk.
The piece extols marriage as the basis of nation and home life, cites women’s health as key to family sunshine, and mentions Dr. Pierce remedies for female disorders. It also notes many Smiths in the U S postal service, praises Scott’s Envision of Cod Liver Oil with Lime and Soda, and briefly advertises Oregon’s climate and farming prospects with a migration board reference.
An advertisement extols Swift's Specific as a universal remedy that "never fails" to cure and to build up the system, claiming mercury and potash can be removed by using the product. It contrasts with older tonics like sarsaparilla mixtures no longer preferred.
D M Grayson of Crowville Louisiana endorses Swift's Specific as the best blood remedy in the world and claims it has cured patients deemed incurable.
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