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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1891
Page
4
A wealthy man confesses poverty from consumption and tries Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery. The remedy is praised as curing consumption and various scrofulous and skin diseases, with the claim it reaches the disease in the blood and brings health.
The Hon. J. W. Fennimore, sheriff of Kent County, Delaware, testifies he has used August Flower for years and finds it relieves sick headache and dyspepsia. He notes relief from headaches after meals and stomach pressure, endorsing the remedy to others. G. G. Green, Woodbury New Jersey, is named as sole manufacturer.
Wolf von Schierbrand describes Persian girls in Rome wearing the pirabee, shalwar items, arkhak jackets, and indigo chadder with veils. Girls stay indoors from age ten, learn limited music and needlework, a rarity for literacy, then marry and remain confined under husbands’ control.
An 19th century broadside links diseased animal flesh to human illness with Jewish inspection data from London and Longmans. It then surveys Russian serf bondage under czars, citing brigands and the rise of Pugachev and central autocratic power before pivoting to a Bowery gum advertising oddity, featuring a chewing gum model in a dime museum.
The piece notes countless small celestial bodies orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter at about 250 million miles, varying in size from nose to unknown, described as planetohls meaning resembling wandering planets. It cites Professor Young’s view of a planet spoiled in the making and leaves the origin unresolved.
A piece discusses ideal site selection for a country house with hilltop and southwestern exposure favored for drainage and warmth. It argues for simple local materials, warns against overuse of uniform stonework, and recalls practical building wisdom from Donald G. Mitchell.
A sweeping combine of US harvesting machinery makers forms a major trust led by Cyr H. McCormick and Walter A. Wael with Williams Deering as treasurer. Most leading firms join except McHortie & Co. of Anbourn. The trust faces legal scrutiny amid ongoing sugar trust cases.
Articles discuss Paris defense planning and German countermeasures for provisioning the city in wartime. Estimates cover population, grain and animal supplies, coal shortages, transport needs, and possible naval disruptions affecting imports from Russia and Britain. A second item notes Chinese music studies and historians' misunderstandings of China’s musical practice.
A cryptic editorial from the era challenges the common view of the supposed hub of science. The piece alleges the so called iron bowl death dealer is a composite of dangerous chemicals rather than a genuine medical or scientific center.
A fragment describes an electric contribution box in a church where placing tin tithes triggers a bell that rings for the congregation. The item notes the system is in use by the group called Frew Presa and references a local church context.
A Seattle resident touts miraculous relief after five weeks of Histogenetic treatment by Dr Jordan for a lump and related illnesses. She and her baby improved quickly, crediting the therapy, with an offer to verify at her Orting address Ample ads and testimonials accompany the letter format in the page.
An old pamphlet style ad offers free cures for rectal diseases and other ailments. It claims no payment unless cured, lists a San Francisco address for Porterfield and Lesey at Soy Market Street, and mentions dubious references to North Carolina seals and foreign remedies.
The text extols Hot tetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for diabetes Bright's disease gravel and urinary complaints. It claims to stimulate the kidneys and bladder purify the blood and strengthen the stomach and bowels. It also mentions health benefits for aged individuals and a casual remark about a rich aunt and a twin.
An advertisement warns against mercury in cures and promotes Mall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio as mercury free and for internal use. It cautions buyers to ensure authenticity and notes a price of 75 cents per bottle.
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