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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1891
Page
3
An old Boston-area farmer tries to recoup losses at a county fair with Old Sledge, loses money, and feigns injury to leave with his winnings unpaid before winking at the others and declaring he did well. A companion notes the lack of settlement as the farmer drives away.
A humorous anecdote from the era features Colonel John P. Irish who defends a job applicant’s character with a witty caveat. He suggests the man would not commit petty larceny unless grand larceny presented itself, leaving the official amused and the moral question unsettled.
The article lists the highest permanently inhabited places led by the Buddhist Monastery Home in Thibet at about 16,000 feet. It notes Galera railway station in Peru at 15,6385 feet, with a nearby tunnel 2,847 feet long. Also mentioned are Potosi Bolivia 13,330 feet Cuzco 11,380 feet La Paz 10,883 feet and Leadville Colorado 10,200 feet.
A scattered ad page notes sea sickness relief with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters praised as a cure and preventive amid travel discomforts. It touts broad health benefits against brackish water, miasma, fatigue, and dyspepsia, plus claims of curing rheumatism kidney and bilious trouble, alongside other patent medicine pitches and household tips.
A vintage ad claims SA POLIO offers relief for epilepsy like symptoms with Dr Kline's device. It promises no fits after one day of use, touts marvelous cures, and offers a $2.90 trial bottle plus a free sample to fit cases. Send requests to Dr Eline at 91 Arch St Philadelphia.
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