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Newspaper
Jackson Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1896
Page
3
At a Dublin convention of the Irish race last month two US speakers offered remarks about their personal histories. One speaker recalled leaving Ireland fifty three years earlier with “a naked little boy, without a dollar in my pocket.” The other stated that until last week he had never set foot in the land of his birth.
An old advertisement extols Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as a sure preventive and remedy against malaria and various ailments including dyspepsia constipation and rheumatism. It promotes Dobbins Floating-Borax Soap as superior yet affordable and notes a dramatic rise in Scotch Innation figures from 524 to 14 093 by 1896. It ends with Cascaret candy cathartic claims of cure guarantees.
Readers learn that catarrh is claimed curable at all stages by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Ads tout internal ingestion to affect blood and mucous surfaces, offer rewards for cures, and promote various remedies for fits teething eye pains coughs and liver regulation with testimonials and trial offers from multiple brands and doctors.
A Pittsburg Chronicle quote mocks a woman named Du kane as brainy and tonguey, highlighting the clash over clever talk. An Atlanta Constitution telegram joke about a fire incendiary and a sketchy reply from Georgia suggests a misidentification and humor at official chatter.
A Victorian moral poem by Fanny L. Fancher from the New York Observer urges enduring virtue. It counsels against envy and petty projects, insisting that helping others now yields lasting meaning a century hence.
Louis La Chance, a famed wanderer and jovial misfit, aids a Cree camp amid smallpox. After a buffalo hunt disaster and harsh punishment, he saves a Cree woman and foreshadows warning to a hunter brigade. In a final trek to warn others, he collapses but is saved by Pere Lachaise and Marie Massey.
A correspondent from Ostend reports heavy gambling among women at the Kursaal. English and German players push high stakes at roulette and trente et quarante with large credit, while ladies dominate most gambling activity and a scandal is urged to end.
At a New York public meeting the speaker Rev. Mr. R. fell flat trying to sit and drew subdued laughter. The presiding officer introduced him with the line The Rev. Mr. R. will again take the floor prompting an enthusiastic reception.
A new Parisian institution, the alibi office, plans to post letters for customers worldwide and provide small services to indicate the client’s presence at a given place while they are engaged elsewhere. This novelty is described as likely to be copied in other civilized countries.
A Detroit Free Press snippet depicts a cafe chat where a senior woman boasts her decade with no repair costs for her watch. She credits care and avoiding winding it, sparking astonishment and a lighthearted end as companions praise her cleverness.
The 124 biggest cities report a steady, near uniform drop in average family size, reflecting broader demographic shifts across metropolitan areas. The trend spans multiple regions and persists over recent years, suggesting lasting impacts on housing, schooling, and consumer markets.
The Chicago Record quotes a remark about a bicycle rider and the disparity between physical effort and intellect. The line, “It always depresses me greatly to meet a bicycle scorcher,” followed by a critic’s jab, highlights a dated urban quip on athletic prowess versus brains.
The Rome Tribune reports Pope Leo plans to appoint another English cardinal, signaling a strategic reshuffle in the church leadership. The move may affect Anglo Catholic relations and ecclesiastical influence across Britain and Europe.
Advertising claim for No-To-Bac as a cure for tobacco addiction. Promotes rapid, dramatic life improvements and increased vigor with promises of 400000 cures and ten rounds in ten days. Encourages buying from local druggists with a guarantee and free book samples. Sterling Remedy Co. contact details in Chicago or New York.
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