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Newspaper

Greencastle Star

Location

Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1881

Page

3

Review of sermon on judgment and resurrection debate

The correspondence page shares a lengthy theological review of W. W. Curry's sermon arguing that a conscious state after death and immediate judgment are not accepted by all. The piece cites scripture from Romans and Revelation to support the view that the body will be redeemed and that the final judgment awaits the resurrection, with further discussion of Christ's kingdom, heaven, and the timeline of prophetic events. It contrasts Currys interpretation with the author’s own understanding and notes related local news items.

W. W. Curry Mr. C Heaven Hell Brother Curry Paul Rom Christ Holy City New Jerusalem John Jerusalem Jesus Earth

Local Notes on Crops and Community Moves

Hathaway Weilts notes wheat looks well and prospects for a good crop Farmers have most corn planted Apple crop expected to be good many peach trees killed Mrs Tevis moved to Will Butcher farm Mrs N A Curtis to visit her father in Connersville next week Mrs Milford Sutherlin recovering from bilious attack Polly Sutherlin and sisters sold their interest in their father's estate to Hughes Wilson John Raglin welcomes a baby boy Nancy Raglin has fever Thomas Sutherlin bought Empire reaper and sulky hay rake Henry Grimes of Waveland moved near father in law Douglas Sutherlin works for Noah Lookabill this season

Tevis Will Butcher's N. A. Curtis Connersville Milford Sutherlin Polly Sutherlin Sallie America Hughes Wilson John Raglin Nancy Raglin Sutherlin Empire Reaper B. D. Carver Henry Grimes Waveland C. T. Hargrave Douglas Sutherlin Noah Lookabill

Vivalia Seeks Quality Seed Corn and Practical Physicians

Farmers in Vivalia urged to seek good seed corn for a securing crop and noted promising wheat. O M Irwin underwent tumor removal from his back in Greencastle by Dr Smythe. Readers urged to support a practical physician presence in Vivalia with a wide service area.

O. M. Irwin Greencastle Smythe Vivalia

St Jacob s Oil Cured Neuralgia Says Editor

Warren Mass florald editor W I Melvin reports neuralgia relief after using St Jacob s Oil. The claim appears in a testimonial attributed to Melvin, referencing Troy New York press origin.

Troy N. Y W. I Melvin Warren Mass

Port Grape Wine as Health Restorative

Advert says weak and sickly persons should use Speer's Port Grape Wine, promoted by doctors and clergy as a temperance friendly restorative. Speer, who grows grapes, spends four years in production. Allen's Drug Store offers it direct from vineyards.

Speer N. Y. Baptist Allen's Drug Store

Escape and wedding at Iowa asylum ends in separation plan

Two patients from an Iowa asylum escaped using a rope ladder, saddled horses, rode twenty miles to a clergyman, and were wed in the morning with no signs of mental illness. Later they rode on until afternoon when they each feared the other was demented and sought protection. Messrs. Bennett Co. tout St Jacob’s Oil as a top rheumatic remedy. A down East inventor proposes a movable track to keep horse racers in front of the grand stand.

Lowa Insane Asylum Messrs. J.R. Bennett & Co Muskegon, Mich St. Jacob's

Medicine and scams in a Boston society column

A Boston lady credits Hop Bitters for forty years of relief from headache and neuralgia and persuades twenty two families to adopt it as their family medicine. A Philadelphia boy earned 120 dollars in two days by passing forged checks on grocers. Sellers Liver Pills are advertised for constipation. A Springfield doctor claimed he had driven a disease into a woman’s toe, leading to an amputation.

Boston Philadelphia Springfield Thoorough Picayune R. KE Sellers & CO Prop'ts Pittsburgh Pever & Ague

Sentiments on Medicine Women and Quackery in 19th Century Columns

A fragmented newspaper column extols Hop Bitters for family health while deriding hostile sentiment toward women in medicine. It notes Mormon passages, hair loss remedies, a mining dream in Leba non, and Lydia E Pinkham remedies, closing with a child footwear protection ad.

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