Cider Drunkards and a Fatal Northbridge Tale
In New England cider drinkers prove dangers of heavy orchard-brewed liquor. A Northbridge family of four reportedly consumed forty to fifty barrels since fall, triggering deaths of the mother and younger son and delirium in the father. The piece contrasts temperance zeal with the grim outcome of excess. Included is a satirical aside about a Patagonian diplomat and a society guardian questioning temperance and wealth.
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Northbridge
Worcester County
Massachusetts
Southbridge
Philadelphia Times
Butter Color and Auction Oddities at Racine Fair
The notice urges use of Wells, Richardson & Co Perfected Butter Color to preserve quality in heat and boost prices. A mock auction at a Racine fair amused with women bid up by young men until an older sister is bought for twenty five cents, then leaves angrily. A newlywed jokes about her husband writing love letters, quipping she has a trunk full.
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Richardson & Co
Mack Averion
Trust in God and Keep Your Bowels Open
An old doctor recommends Kidney-Wort as a radical cure for habitual constipation and piles. The remedy is claimed to gently overcome costiveness without the distress and griping caused by other medicines, offering a lasting correction.
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