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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1892
Page
4
Kitchen Economy tests declare Royal Baking Powder 27 percent stronger than rivals. Consumers should ensure fair pricing if another brand is pushed by grocers. A New York Journal report notes a Corsican designed repeating rifle for volley firing with rapid magazine loading and improved trajectory, claimed to reach about 4,500 meters.
Eyewitness notes a stamp dealer in New York buying millions of canceled stamps for resale across Europe with a wholesale price near 100 dollars per million. The piece also covers Dom Pedro II of Brazil traveling from Lisbon to Pau and Cannes, greeting crowds in the French valley, and anecdotes about his wit and lessons from Alphonse Karr.
A weary detective learns a deathbed confession of a New York murder upends a year and a half of work on a case. The exchange hints at the impact of the confession on an ongoing crew and the detective’s personal state.
A Massillon girl drank econiol and was saved by a doctor’s candlewick method. They inserted a yard of candlewick into the oil to treat her, and she recovered, seeing the room clearly before sleep.
A montage of customer endorsements for Elyv Croan Balm and Kiys Cream Balm purporting rapid cure of nasal catarrh and discharges. Letters from J Olmstead Arcola Illinois and A Cary Corving New York describe relief and market availability by mail.
The zoo has received several specimens of a bird half heron half stork not seen since 1884. It roams Africa and Madagascar, sacred to some natives, believed to wield witchcraft. It nests with debris and lays two eggs, unlike larger birds, yet exhibits a solemn, peculiar dance.
The piece laments the melancholy state of John Ruskin once the world’s leading art critic. It notes his isolation and irritability, describing decades spent finding flaws in others as a sign of a waning sanity and a taxing, envied vocation.
Captain William Gooding recounts the Portland bark Tewksbury Sweet lost in the South Pacific. The crew survived a wreck near Poscat Island after March 17 sail from New South Wales. They faced savage islanders, aided by Englishman Charles Irons, and, after days at sea and island hopping, reached Kuk mission station. From Honolulu they went to San Francisco and Portland.
In Plainfield New Jersey George Robinson a laborer employed by Charles Maltby died after dining on dried prunes and drinking water. He grew ill with excruciating pains within an hour and died despite medical help. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the incident. The New York Telegram reports a railroad car heating innovation with petroleum oil stoves placed under seats claiming safety and efficiency pending testing.
A European medical survey cites leaders from England to Vienna asserting Bright's disease can be curable or at least regulated. Doctors including Mackenzie and Robson endorse Warner's Safe Cure, while others warn the disease remains serious and kidney function is key. Also notes Louisiana Lottery Co plans and public statements about charter expiration and relocation rumors.
Fifty years of steady use and rising sales prove Braxypreta’s Prits are trusted as a safe purgative and blood purifier. Sold in drug stores in plain or sugar coated form. Also advertise Brown’s Bronchial Troches at 25 cents a box for chest unease and cough.
An old style medical advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a safe effective cure for rupture piles and digestive disorders. It promotes the pills as original Little Liver Pills, vegetable and harmless with a money back guarantee and pay only for the good you get policy.
Pace Tobacco Co of Richmond Virginia promotes Mastiff Plug Out as a mild slow burning pipe tobacco with a fragrant aroma and subtler charm, calling it a favorite among pipe smokers.
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