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Newspaper
Greencastle Star
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1880
Page
6
A collage of pithy maxims, jokes, and social notes from old papers. Observations range from philosophy and travel to odd anecdotes, editorials, and snippets about fashion, marriage, and schooling, with several named places and figures referenced.
A Brooklyn Union-Argus note hints at men willing to pay up to $10,000 for NYSE seats, contrasting with little concern for heavenly rewards. The remark frames the modern, money-driven pursuit of access to elite markets.
A voodoo doctor in Montgomery claims snakes and eggs in air cause illness and offers to destroy them for $100. Also notes on strawberry balsam remedies, a pauper burial scheme, Hop Bitters cures, and other brief items including a Cincinnati bride’s loss, Wistar’s Balsam claims, a St. Paul incident, grape wine use, Arnica Salve ad, and cheap hack fare discussions.
An optimistic ad touts Dr. Rixa’s New Discovery for consumption and throat lung ailments. It claims thousands cured and invites readers to visit Allen's Drug Store at 321f for proof and purchase.
A verse quarrel mocks harsh charity and the idea of giving a poor man a home and education. The speaker questions the motives of robbing a man of his beer while granting him comforts and literacy, calling it malice and spite and suggesting the heart is hard.
A well dressed woman asks about Mrs. Brown and learns they have not spoken in six weeks. The reason is that the two families have exchanged servants, ending their previous close terms.
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