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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1888
Page
4
A sermon condemns jealousy as a universal vice crossing all professions and ages. It cites rulers, artists, clergy, and citizens to illustrate envy’s destructive power from Cain to Napoleon, urging readers to replace jealousy with constructive emulation and charity.
A reflective piece praising steadfast faith through persecution and moral integrity. It references biblical figures and saints, contrasts perception of faults with virtue, and urges upright living, repentance, and readiness for divine call. It mentions Merlin and Timothy Poland as sources of wisdom and hymnody, urging a life of light and duty.
The late T. Bronson Alcott showed generous kindness when a man claimed poverty to reach his destination. Alcott offered a $20 gold piece, not five dollars, and the next day neighbors discovered they too had been duped for five dollars each, while Alcott bore a greater loss.
A scientific journal cites a woman who spoke harshly to her canary, causing the bird to die within minutes. The note urges care with words toward others, especially those weaker or less advantaged, and highlights the value of considerate speech. A reader thanks B F Johnson & Co. of Richmond for placing him in a faster earning position, as shown by multiple letters to the firm.
An ad touts Scott Emulsion as a cure for throat and lung diseases with cod liver oil and hypophosphites. It features a medical endorsement from Dr. W R S Connell of Manchester Ohio. The piece also notes a Cook County Grand Jury report linking murder cases to saloons, citing alcohol as a causal factor.
An ad describes Nasal Catarrh symptoms and claims Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy cures without failure. It also notes Michigan saloon owners fear Sunday and holiday closing law enforcement.
Thief arrested, community relief at the lapse of a terrorized town. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery advertised as a vegetable remedy to detect and cure hidden lung or blood disorders. Mrs. Laura E. Howey promotes W C T U outreach in Montana. Favorite Prescription touted for female ailments with a money back guarantee. Large bottles priced at 1 and six for 5.
A Camden Tenn physician testimonial backed advertisement asserts Warner's Safe Cure cures kidney disease and prevents related ailments. It cites global laboratories, guarantees, and numerous testimonials including Dr. J. M. Long and Herman Urban, urging readers to buy to avert fatal kidney poison.
The brass platters dishes and table tops from Cairo dominate recent Egyptian shop inventories. Workers crowd the front drawing patterns and engraving while backroom hammerers, mostly boys, work for food with no pay. Connoisseurs distinguish Persian from Arab brass work in the bustling bazaar.
John Half of Westbrook Georgia is described as a humorist. His family name pun yields names like First Half Second Half Other Half and Best Half. A cabin sign proclaims The whole family of John Malf lives within.
A remarked line reflects on the horrors of war spoken by the Duke of Wellington about battlefield experiences. The quote urges humility and prayer to avoid repeating such scenes.
A dental expert argues children must chew thoroughly to protect teeth. He urges banning drinks at meals, switching to drier solid foods, and extending meal time to twenty five to thirty minutes to improve mastication and stimulate tooth development. He links rapid tooth decay to reduced chewing resistance.
Atlanta Journal reports a mule dispute jury verdict where the plaintiff won $85. Initial ballots showed five votes for $1, three for five cents, one for $8.60, one for $8.55 and two for $125, illustrating the unpredictable, compromise nature of petit juries.
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