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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1888
Page
3
Detroit dialect vignette from ARL DUNDER describes petty legal irritants and everyday frictions. A talky monologue covers snow removal fines tax bills noisy horn blasts and a rickety horse drawn life as the man tries to decipher laws and local authority while quarreling with police and officials.
An 19th century Boston seance report relays a message from Bright Star through a medium via the Banner of Light. The spirit promises encouragement to skeptics and speaks of humbug in spiritualism, urging perseverance and faith as light follows dark. Also notes social chatter and a stray tip about teething fever remedies and a quip about a single eyeglass worn by a figure described as a dude.
A periodical editorial extols Warner’s Log Cabin Sarsaparilla as a superior blood purifier and life prolonger. It cites testimonials from readers in Kentucky and Pennsylvania, claims dramatic health benefits, and urges readers to buy it from druggists for the family.
A cartoon depicts a high toned New York club’s Board of Managers trying a member for alleged misconduct. A whispering friend reveals charges against the accuser, pressing expulsion to keep club standards. The probe is halted by the prosecutor’s sudden illness, and Texas Siftings notes a new club sensation the next day.
Advice from Good Housekeeping on feeding the ill and convalescents, noting early morning feeding for very ill patients and readiness of meals during sleep. Endorses Kostetter's Stomach Hitters for digestion, biliousness, constipation, and various ailments, claiming broad relief with regular use.
A New Yorker farmer notes his cow's milk drop from twenty four quarts to five daily despite frequent milking. Ellen Terry, turning forty, expresses desire to aid Mr. Irving's work. Wheat outvalues screenings for nutrition, and light humor pieces touch on social observations and a Yonkers Gazette query about girls in gingham.
New York in 1888 features Lucie Werner praising Dr. Greene's Nervura Nerve Tonic as a miracle cure for nervous disorders. The ad-like piece lists numerous cured cases across cities and urges readers that the remedy heals nervousness weakness and debility, with all druggists selling it for $1 per bottle.
Archaeologists uncovered fourteen submerged pillar stumps under the Rhine crossing near Maguntia now Mainz. The oak woodwork survived only shallowly but proved unusually hard after drying, with removal costs around 15000 dollars. A second note cites Edward Hine advocating tartar solution for smallpox cure in three days.
A fragmentary 19th century collage cites a woman’s near suicide tale and quick self cure via Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It lists various patent medicines and testimonials, including Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and Scott's Emulsion, with assorted anecdotes about aches, consumption cures, and household remedies.
In the Texas Siftings excerpt, Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets are pitched as preventive and curative, claiming quick relief with little cost and effort. The ad notes benefits like liver regulation, purification of food, and fever resistance, appealing to travelers and those changing diet or climate. A separate line touts Leaurelle Oil to look younger, promising a youthful complexion for $1 through Jersey City druggists.
An editor is urged to inform readers of a claimed positive remedy for consumption with promises of curing thousands. The notice offers sending two bottles of REE to readers who provide their Express and P O address. Also promotes ROUGH ON ITCH Ointment and Eyes Water by various vendors and a Richmond firm offering work inducements.
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