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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1893
Page
3
A quirky ad cites Mrs. Winstow’s Sooratya Syevur for teething and Dr Kline’s Creat Restorer to soothe discomfort. It mentions free samples after initial days and a sales offer tied to a Philadelphia address, with references to work value and prices in cents and dollars.
An advertisement extolls Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the system and relieves headaches and fevers. It praises its pleasant taste, health benefits, and safety for kidney, liver, and bowels, noting widespread medical approval and availability in $1 bottles from the California Fig Syrup Co.
Mrs. Sarah J Cox of Defiance Ohio recounts years of heart and rheumatic suffering with no relief from eight doctors. After taking Green's August Flower she reports renewed health and vigor, claiming the remedy saved her life.
A historical overview describes free city delivery growth in New York and nationwide. It details costs and jobs, from letter carriers to the Dead Letter Office, and notes on postmasters such as Roswell Beardsley of North Lansing who has served sixty four years since 1828 and remains a trusted local figure.
The piece notes that women earn nearly as much as men and perform skilled tasks but are rarely given command positions. Many appointing officers still prefer men for clerical work and after hours duties, with Civil Service Commission records showing far fewer women than men in postmaster roles.
Gen Martin Thomas McMahon, a veteran Democrat and former U S Marshal for New York's southern district, is mentioned as a candidate for Secretary of the United States Senate. Born 1838 in Canada, he served as aide-de-camp to McClellan and rose to major general of volunteers, later holding multiple public offices.
Mrs Zeralda Wallace, a steadfast temperance advocate, later embraced women’s suffrage, recounting her 1875 Indiana legislature petition and her awakening to voting rights as essential to reform. Her stance grew from humiliation at being denied representation and now proclaims equal political rights as part of her faith.
An article praises elephants for disciplined courage in front of keepers and peril as they comply with orders. It also notes the Children’s Aid Society of Pennsylvania succeeding with its farm colonies for pauper and incorrigible children and a bill before the Legislature to grant official custody to the society.
A vivid account of Caicedo the tight wire performer from Colombia. He executes dazzling feats on a hair thin rope ten feet above stage in high boots and spurs, then repeats in a military uniform with bolder leaps and a somersault that lands him on the thread. Born in Popayan, Colombia, he trained four hours daily for nine years and now earns 200 a week as his reputation grows.
A shopping conversation compares two ladies clock choices Mrs De Fad and Mrs De Rich. Mrs De Fad wonders if her clock is genuine while Mrs De Rich’s clock is confirmed to be authentic. The exchange ends with a brisk assent about De Rich’s timepiece.
A youth hired at a Manitowoc farm reveals he is one of the missing Medford children from Wisconsin. Fluent in Indian speech, he claims he and his sister were stored by Indians and that he knows her whereabouts, predicting her imminent rescue.
A man named Bossman departed Valparaiso Chile in a 20 foot boat aiming for the World’s Fair. He abandoned the perilous Cape Horn route and now plans to cross the isthmus by rail, sail the Gulf and up the Atlantic coast to the St Lawrence. If he reaches Chicago alive he will be a notable curiosity among exhibits at the fair.
A teamster along a Nevada trail heard a metallic sound from a stone in Silver Gulch Canyon, uncovering a nearly pure silver nugget. He staked a claim and found rich ore, later offered 250000 dollars for his property.
Martin Roome a 70 year old New York City bartender fell ill with a cold. After seeing a doctor he locked himself in his room where his landlady heard groans. Roome claimed the physician said pneumonia would kill him in a week and that he took Rough on Rats which proved lethal.
A horse in Oil City Pennsylvania was brought in lame. While a liniment was rubbed on the leg the next day it broke away and ran into a blacksmith shop. It lifted its lame foot to the horseshoer who found an improperly driven nail had pierced the quick. The shoe was reset and the horse returned to the stable.
A Boston woman creates a novel breakfast set with cups saucers and plates bearing family member portraits to guide the servant in placing the china. A Western man in Egypt dismisses pyramids as mere stone piles noting the Sphinx though lacking its nose remains impressive and praises American girls studying the land.
A armless woman marries in Christchurch with a ring on her left foot toe. A similar 1832 ceremony in Barry St Edmunds used a toe ring and the bride signed the register with her toe. A 22 ton Armstrong gun in the British navy fires twelve miles with a 17,000 foot arc, inaudible at impact. Orange and lemon reportedly kill cholera bacteria after contact. Florence Nightingale, turning 73 next month, lives at Leathurst Derbyshire, famed in England. Fish bite on Sundays, so people go fishing.
A Chicago brideto be secured $5000 life insurance after correspondence with E B Clarke of Indianapolis. Clarke died in a train accident before marriage. the bride collected the policy. Clarke's next of kin challenge her entitlement and sue to recover the funds.
Ernest Jasperson, a New York laborer, died several days after contracting hydrophobia from a mad dog he wrestled to protect Miss Anderson in February. He entered the store, grabbed the dog by the throat, suffered a minor wound, and later developed hydrophobia and died despite Pasteur treatment for Miss Anderson.
In Vienna an American acrobat wagered that an athlete could endure water drops on his hand from three feet. About 420 drops were poured as spectators watched. the athlete endured until the skin broke and raw flesh appeared, his hand swollen and inflamed before he quit.
In southwestern Russia mice infested fields towns and villages for years but disappeared by the end of spring 1892. The 1891 plague terrified locals and endangered crops, yet by late spring 1892 the rodents had departed leaving only numerous holes in fields and gardens as evidence.
A young man in Maine had never ridden a train before. He mounted a Maine Central car at a rural station and knocked on the door to be admitted. He, like other Maine men, eventually gained entry.
A London firm manufactures seamless steel boats from just two plates riveted on a bulge keel bar forming stem and stern posts. The design promises lower cost and tighter, more seaworthy condition than wooden or ordinary metal boats, with local applicat on ears for deafness and various medical ad pitches interleaved in the text.
The U S Government Chemical Division reports analyses of baking powders with Royal leading in leavening strength. Other tested powders show varying strengths and contain lime and sulfuric acid. Royal Baking Powder is described as absolutely pure and more potent than any other powder.
The text notes extreme knife making labor spreads to seventy artisans from forging to finish. It then promotes various medicines including Hontetter's Stomach Bitters, Lane's Medicine for bowel health, Hed-Ake headaches cure, and Brow's Iron Bitters as tonics. It includes general moral maxims and employment advice.
A clipped notice offers a watercolor portfolio of the Exposition’s buildings and grounds. Send stamped rec. by mail to Charles A. Batimore, Baltimore, MO, with payment to receive the copy.
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