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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1880
Page
3
A call to beware fake medicines echoes as Johnson's Extract of Sarsaparilla is promoted despite public skepticism. In Philadelphia a young woman with copper nailed stockings died after a toe injury led to inflammation, with doctors unsure if poisoning came from stocking copper or the nail.
The piece describes a dairy owner seeking profit through season long butter color using Wells Richardson Co color to boost value. It also recounts Tom Boyd, who risked a 125 foot Green River bridge dive to earn money after newspaper ads. crowds supported him and he survived unharmed.
An article touts a dry vegetable compound Kidney-Wort promising cures for kidney liver and digestion along with a tonic claim and then reports Mrs. Scott-Siddons at Columbia S C halting her reading during King John after a disturbance by young men. It notes Hop Bitters as a curing remedy and mentions a Greensburg Indiana toll gate guarded by ten armed men at a weekly cost far exceeding revenue.
The article extols Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a universal cure for many ailments from kidney weakness to nervous debility. It urges readers to obtain it from their druggist and promises remarkable restoration of health with a single bottle. A second item notes a locomotive under construction for the Reading railroad aiming for ninety miles in ninety minutes between New York and Philadelphia.
Claiming to cure consumption asthma bronchitis and other lung diseases the advertisement markets Wistars Spalsam of Wild Cherry as unexcelled general tonic. It promises quick relief of throat and lung soreness and a few doses cure ordinary coughs or colds with a large pint bottle priced at $1.
The piece debates Napoleon's stature as he is critiqued in Mme de Remusat's Memoirs, noting Josephine's sadness over the Duke d Enghien’s fate and Napoleon's stark remark that women should not interfere. It contrasts humor with dignity through anecdotes about Lincoln Webster and Clay and suggests laughter can coexist with nobility in literature and history.
A reflective discussion on youth and romance contrasts with a list of railcar prices and notes that Japan’s population is some thirty five million, nearly matching the United States. The voice laments aging and the loss of romantic opportunities while providing precise car cost figures.
A correspondent asks how much food a person needs. The article catalogues U S military rations and civilian needs, noting that active work increases required intake. It compares Eskimo feeding extremes and historic cases of very small daily intakes, including Cornaro and another man who lived on minimal flour.
A fragment from the Providence Journal captures a speaker chiding a clock and lamp with humorous metaphors. The narrator notes the red face of the clock at night, laments Father Time, and imagines celestial sights like the Great Dipper and two moons, ending with a farewell good night.
In Perth an Irish laborer tried to purchase a shilling hat, cleverly swapping hats with his wife after a shopkeeper refused a loan. A North End firm’s 35 female workers gave $22 to their employers as a Thanksgiving gift, then each lost half an hour’s pay as punishment. Chicago shavings blown through a pipe fuel a distillery fire.
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