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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1892
Page
3
An 19th century advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a liver and blood purifying remedy. It promises to treat dyspepsia indigestion biliousness scrofula skin and scalp diseases and early lung consumption. The product is described as alcohol free sugar free and suitable for adults and children with a guarantee to cure or money back.
In seventeenth century Isle of Man Bishop Wilson used vast power to aid the hungry and poor, a tyrant by force yet loved for charity. He refused preferment, supported the needy with his own funds, and inspired loyalty with kindness, as in a market day encounter with a 7 year old girl and a tailor named Danny who crafted his coat buttons.
A Civil War veteran recounts a raid on a farm house to steal a pig. The old woman forgives the troops after the man pays her a hundred dollars for the hog, but she calls it blood money. The narrator helps with chores and reflects on conscience. Also a Harlem grandmother sermon anecdote ends with a child asking about not receiving communion bread and wine. Source: New York Record.
A detailed account from decades ago describes a long fight between a rattlesnake and a king snake on a country road. The king snake eventually strangled the rattler and began swallowing it, leaving the victor exhausted yet alive after hours in a flour barrel. The tale ends with the king crawling away into hog weeds.
The piece mocks nervous hypochondria and urges Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for digestion and nervous debility while warning about grippe risks. It notes deafness from catarrh and promises $100 for an uncured case with Hall’s Catarrh Cure, signed by J Cheney & Co of Toledo.
A historical fragment recalls a failed campaign episode where a European officer named a Dunce Animate encounters a Kabyle in an African setting. The baron moans about status and wealth before noting the absurd irony of his wound and rank.
A brief ad notes a $-inch display space with unique word repetition and promises free samples and lithographs from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co. Readers are urged to guess the word to receive Book or Beautiful Lithographs.
Population of the part of the old Dakota Territory now South Dakota was 18,268 in 1880. The present state census reports 328,508, an increase of 230,540 people or 234.60 percent.
Advice on stopping severe nosebleeds by elevating the patient’s arms for five minutes and applying ice wrapped in muslin. Mentions Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant for bronchial and pulmonary issues and Beecham's Pills for constipation biliousness or headaches. Miscellaneous notes include a literary aside about apotheosis and a stray line on heart conditions.
Dr Ignaz Hoppe of Basel died leaving a large fortune and a 100000 dollar will to fund scholars living in his former professor’s house. The team must study the soul and publish results, living frugally while all writings avoid foreign terms and common philosophical labels. They must be Christians, Catholic or Protestant, and free from terms like subjective and objective.
A collage of patent medicine claims and testimonials. Syrup of Figs advertised as a cleansing laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co. Other ads tout Brown's Bronchian Troches HaLe's Honey of Horehound and Tar Pike's Toothache Doers and Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer promising rapid relief and free trial offers. The mix reflects early 20th century public health panics and consumer medicine culture.
A patient with salt rheum and leg sores reports severe disability for a year, using crutches until Hood's Barsaparilla worsened condition. After starting Hood's Sarsaparilla, condition improved significantly, three bottles completed, inflammation vanished, leg healed, and overall health greatly improved.
F Sleeper, a well known Appleton Me citizen, testifies that eight years ago dyspepsia made eating painful and led to vomiting. After using August Flower the stomach distress disappeared and he has had no sign of dyspepsia since. He urges others with the ailment to try the remedy.
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