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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1883
Page
3
The article discusses how sudden drunkenness can strike without warning, notes the varied effects of chronic drinking, and contrasts steady drinkers with intermittent cases. It then explains the body's self regulating defense systems reacting to irritants and overload, and ends with a curious note on oyster schools in France teaching oysters to withstand air exposure before transport.
The text argues oysters are not wholly foolish as they can learn by experience. Dicquemase notes oysters from unfamiliar depths open their shells and perish when water is lost. Oysters kept in reservoirs and briefly exposed later learn to stay closed and survive longer.
The article explains progressive and partial rheumatism or rheumatic fever, detailing joint involvement from fingers to spine, stages of swelling and bone changes, muscle contraction and permanent postures, and differing gender prevalence. It notes greater frequency in females for progressive forms and cites damp living conditions, poor diet, and scrofula as common causes.
A St Joseph Gazette item notes Hans confuses human races with trots in a street joke. An Alex teases Hans by saying races and trots, leading to laughs and beers on him. The tale contrasts Hans with humor not understood.
A Las Vegas correspondent recounts how the Fort Dodge city marshal, a rustler who abused locals, was killed by cowboys after attempting a predatory scheme. The coroner concluded he “went to glory” after being plugged. Gunfire remains common as cattle towns enforce rough justice.
A Wall Street News item recalls a debate over Jay Gould and his railroad influence. A Wisconsin man claims he built a 13 mile line to Square Turner’s sawmill and says Gould ignores his letters. A boy’s top mishap and a Savannah clerk’s banana mishap are touched with St Jacobs Oil advertisements.
A dramatic letter touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal health remedy. It extols the doctor, the Buffalo clinic, and the Worlds Dispensary, pledging cures for liver disease, blood disorders, bronchitis, consumption, and skin ailments, while defending against sensational claims and outlining the treatment's broad benefits.
The World's Dispensary Medical Association offers Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for chronic ailments, arguing it can lift gloom caused by disease not by changing life, with testimonials of rapid action when paired with Little Liver Pills. The doctor promotes his Common Sense Medical Adviser book for further guidance at a modest price, aiming to reach all income levels.
A visitor notes a Tangier classroom where boys study Koran passages by heart in a windowless stone room. The master wields a stick as punishment and the scene is described as the most enthusiastic school seen. The ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a valued blood purifier with cures vouched for by Hood & Co.
The Chinese are said to pay their bills yearly instead of weekly, a custom in this country among those who pay at all. When a bill is short, it is suggested to step in next year. The Hochester Post-Lapress notes the Chinese system with a humorous tone.
A collage of medical claims and quack remedies including eye twitching as a symptom of paralysis and warnings to take Orman Hop Hitters, Brown's Iron Bitters, and Hood's Sarsaparilla. The piece features testimonials from Dr J P Newman and Rev W H Chapman, plus quips about manners and a war anecdote.
A collection of short boastful notices for medical and patent remedies. Claims of Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor removing corns without pain, Brown's Iron Bitters for indigestion and malaria, Voltaic belts for nervous debility, Mansman's Beef Tonic for debility, and Carboline hair restorer with new refining process. Includes promotional lines and merchant names such as Lord, Stoutenburgh & Co. and Caswell Hazard & Co.
In measles and other childhood diseases, ulcers in the ears and mouth may linger after the illness. Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to speed recovery, with seven Janes Borgess children in Middleboro, Massachusetts, all surviving after diphtheria and five bottles curing them. A Chicago boy scarlet fever left a foul ear sore for five years, cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. Two Thompson children in West Warren, Massachusetts, developed severe sores after vaccination, which were completely cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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