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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1880
Page
3
A letter from Benj Ryder, conductor for New Bedford and Taunton railroad, attests kidney-wort cured his twelve year kidney complaint described as diabetis after eight boxes. He praises the remedy and urges others to try it for relief.
A Newfoundland named Custer, owned by a New Jersey girl, could hold a halter, lead horses, carry eggs without breaking them, and turn a door knob. He would remove hats, fetch pennies for candy, bring milk to a lamb, and display unwavering loyalty without betraying trust.
A New Jersey wine named Speer's Port Grape Wine is praised in the Evening Post as effective for diarrhoea. Chemists say it helps check fermentation and adds tone to the system, aiding bowel strength amid the season. Allen's Drug Store stocks the remedy.
A Philadelphia jury panel favored reviving the whipping post arguing that brief imprisonment fails to deter professional thieves and con artists. Judge Biddle dismissed the idea as harmful, endorsing hard labor and solitary confinement as sufficient punishment for criminal deterrence.
An advertisement extols Dr Guysotl s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as the best cure for scrofula syphilitic disorders impure blood liver and urinary troubles. It also notes Tombstone Arizona s origin and mentions Dr Crumpton s Strawberry Balsam for bowel issues and a missionary touted youth cure with a free recipe offer via Rev Joseph T Inman New York City.
The article lists maxims from Hill's Manual of Social Conduct urging honesty, punctuality, courtesy, and restraint in social behavior. It contrasts these rules with a note on the climate impact of trees, citing forest care in New England and Nancy France studies.
In a London club Americans boast of US inventions including a live hog sausage machine. An Irishman retorts Ireland has a similar device that can return sausages to a live pig. A Chicago woman replies she will marry if the husband fulfills financial promises.
The excerpt rails at scientists who analyze tears and warn of Grimmer’s pamphlet predicting a global carnage from 1880 to 1887. It also notes Wagner and Roche at work on a libretto, a Boston duel over increasing family risk, and a practical note on water wells and oil prices.
A poetic reflection on a hillside grave of a little child. The scene finds daisies, birds, and seasons circling the moss covered stone while a mother longs for the lost youth. The piece praises the virtue of youthful innocence and hints that the grave may be an angel’s resting place.
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