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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1898
Page
4
The fragmentized OCR notes claim a patent remedy named Best Hood's Pills cures all liver til a. It references multiple brief lines and unclear claims but presents no verifiable medical evidence or timeline.
A Cornhill Magazine anecdote recalls Gladstone's habit of letting dinner wines mingle in his glass Then he rebukes mixing wine yet admits his own hazy method He explains mixing as filling half a champagne glass from the port decanter
Two operators will be placed inside the old Cincinnati Deposit and Trust vault. A carbon wire will be passed through a vent to fire across the steel walls, burning them in intersecting lines to test a method of destroying the vault.
Foot comfort powder rests and relaxes feet in shoes. Cures swelling, sweating, blisters, corns, and bunions with many testimonials. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free trial package. Address Allen Bratham, N Y.
Government mail and telegraph department will greatly popularize Paris telephone system with public stations across the city for non subscribers to call or engage, messages delivered from stations for six cents. Also notes a bottle of Jesse Moore Whiskey as a needed household staple, touted as pure and wholesome by physicians.
A Norwegian engineer at the Stockholm exhibition demonstrated seaweed based paper glue and soap making. The first plant for this manufacture is to be built in the Stavanger district.
At Burlingame the plan moves to a new home in Menlo Park California. A 1800s inventor Tra G Hoitt Ph D presents a screen door attachment with multiple brush rows on the exterior to scrape flies each time the door opens.
Letters from women across Ohio and Louisiana praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills as remedies for menstrual pain, difficult periods, and womb inflammation. Testimonies claim significant relief and improved well being after following the regimen and advice.
A historical slice of rural Christmas preparations describes hog killing finished, turkeys sent to town, husking and corn work, and anxious anticipation for a big Christmas Eve party. Neighbors, cousins, and siblings prepare outfits, polish shoes, and sing of Santa as sleighs and wagons carry youths to the festive gathering.
Ruth Ashmore urges Ladies' Home Journal readers to give with pure motives and love this Christmas. She links gift giving to faith hope and charity, recalling the first Christmas and the Child’s message, and urges sharing joy with those who grieve.
A nostalgic Christmas scene unfolds with children preparing raisins and apples, a sleigh race on snow lit by winter sun, and a party filled with music and laughter. Tom Hawkins rides Ole Sorrel, Uncle Ben provides tunes, and gifts like oranges and rassies fill stockings as a preacher recalls the Nativity and the gift of life from a woman.
The piece notes mistletoe’s irregular link to Christmas, amplified by literature and local customs. It cites evergreen habit and Druids’ reverence as reasons for its festive use, contrasting it with holly which remains more universally associated with Yuletide.
The Lamb of Misrule directed court amusements during Christmas weeks from Henry VIII onward. Wealthy nobles funded lavish games with substantial sums, as records show by Tudor times. The piece notes the Yolo dough baby image and the tradition of Yole cakes in Durham and Ragland.
A playful dialogue recalls a festive scene in Prospect with talks of a champion meal and a notable match. The exchange hints at local bragging rights and a humorous nod to Christmas celebrations.
A Puck caption satirizes the idea that Christmas brings broad peace and goodwill, noting the complicating habit of giving Christmas presents and how it might undermine the season's spirit.
A Nickel era collage notes Ruth White in San Francisco with a dime likeness, plus numerous ads on gold production, tonics, cures, machinery, and services. It mentions Lahore like items, a San Francisco printer’s union, and a multi-topic mix of medical claims and industrial notices.
Advertisement claims hard work or excessive exercise causes soreness and stiffness. It asserts St Jacobs Oil cures muscle pain after a few applications and makes muscles limber and strong.
The Australian Standard and Diggers' News report natives in Durban formed a scare about vaccination to stop them eating. As a result hundreds, up to 400, deserted to their kraals in a single day. The item also notes a patent cure claim for a cold and mentions Russia under Peter the Great.
Advertisement for Dr Darrin at 2 Morrison street Portland offering cure of gonorrhea stricture syphilis and sexual weakness. Claims treat bladder kidney skin and nervous disorders with confidential examination and free circulars. Lists hours 10 195 to 7 9 Sundays 10 to12 and requests patients mention this paper.
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