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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1891
Page
4
An elderly writer endorses Anook's Porous Plaster Remedies for chronic aches and pains after long trial. He asserts the plaster provides genuine relief and warns against other treatments, urging readers to trust his testimonial and the product's benefits.
The article recounts dramatic elopements and rescues from wells and ships. William Reno and Mary Ellen Reed wed after long pursuit across Utah California and Tacoma aided by Reno's aunt. Beatrice Harrig and William Trudeau eloped aboard a chartered locomotive to Jeffersonville. Mrs Christiance survived a fall into a farm well aided by a broom and stones.
Miss Rebocon Stoneroad of Meadville Pennsylvania becomes superintendent of physical culture for all 22 District of Columbia schools with three division superintendents. She is the first to introduce physical culture into U S public schools and will earn 1000 dollars per nine month school year.
A New York Herald report paints a convict named Thomas in Tombs court as he recounts a life of petty crime and national shame. He speaks of a Sing Sing sentence for burglary and failed attempts at steady work after release.
The passage surveys diverse views on hair coloring. It cites Watts Dictionary of Chemistry and doctors like Bichat and Draper placing pigment in the hair center, while Cuvier argues for peripheral color. Others such as Carpenter Todd Bowman Kolliker offer mixed positions on pigment location in the shaft.
The New York Epoch notes George W. Childs country home at Bryn Mawr as among the most costly in the U S with servants costing about 1000 dollars monthly and a new stable planned at an estimated 40000 dollars. A Kansas farm shaft yielded veins of mineral paint brick clay coal and marble after drilling to 100 feet.
The Minnesota senate passes a measure to regulate baking powder containing ammonia. The act makes selling unlabeled ammonia powder a misdemeanor with fines and possible jail time. The bill includes disclosure requirements and prima facie evidence of knowledge for unlabeled products.
The remains of composer Johann Christoph Gluck were moved from Matzleinsdorf cemetery to Vienna's Central cemetery near Beethoven and Schubert in the Musicians' corner. The grave was neglected with a fallen grass mound, vanished gravestone, and a marked obelisk. Workmen recovered bone fragments and parts of a coffin before placing the remains in a metal coffin as the Vienna Men's Amateur choir performed selections from Gluck's Vienna operas.
The Boston Transcript reports the annual potato raid in Aroostook Maine as starch factories begin their season. A record crop fuels a strong harvest with about forty plants across the county and neighboring areas paying premium prices. The large output exceeds two million bushels yearly, highlighting potato farming and starch making as major local industries.
A couple wed on a passing train near Pittsburgh as it paused for a brief ceremony. Mr Will E Robinson of Beallaville and Miss Lou Jeffrey of East Bethlehem were joined by Rev J T Riley on the Monongahela division platform with officials aiding the rushed nuptials. The ceremony lasted three minutes as the train moved on. A crowd at the station showered them with rice.
The Hostetter Company markets its Almanac alongside Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, noting long running production and multi language distribution. The almanac is offered free via druggists nationwide with testimonials and various health calculations. Sudden weather changes are linked to respiratory issues and Froma’s Bronchial Troches are promoted for immediate relief.
One hundred dollar reward offered for a cane of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonials praise P F J Cheney and local Toledo druggists West Truex Walling Kinown Marvin for business integrity. Advertisement mentions Star Mule tobacco scales and popularity of Star Mug chewing tobacco.
The ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine that strengthens the system and regulates functions for girls entering womanhood. It claims safe, alcohol free medicine that cures delicate female ailments and offers a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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