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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1890
Page
4
Poem urging readers to protect children’s happiness and kindness. Advises against scolding birds or dampening morning light and stresses compassion to strangers. Cites George B. E. Powell quoted in Inter Ocean.
Miss Maroon travels to Infield on the Hudson to answer a matrimonial advertisement. A stout man arranges a match with a “businessman” who handles the deal and warns of few holidays, while Miss Maroon questions the arrangement and seeks to meet the principal.
Infield on the Hudson pageant over a caretaker reveals a mistaken ad for a “terribly worthy attendant” to a gentleman of lazy mind. Miss Maroon, misled by papers and a carriage sighting, realizes the ruse and returns to New York in disappointment.
The piece traces corporal punishment practices in England, noting public whipping of women for offenses and madness or smallpox, the late abolition in 1817, and mentions incidents and figures such as Hannah Snell and public records from 1817 including whippings in market areas. It references Navy and Army methods and colonial-era records.
A critic scolds a wealthy man for daily use of his ash barrel, saying a man of his means should not burden others. The exchange reveals tension between wealth and domestic duties, highlighting perceived stinginess and social expectations.
The text portrays 17th or 18th century fashion as a social affair. It contrasts country rusticity with urban wit and silk finery. It details male attire including wigs hats stock, lace neckcloths, and silk stockings, and female dress with laced bodices hoops petticoats and ornate sleeves. It notes changing headdress height.
The essay argues knowledge underpins culture and order, citing gunpowder as a historical shift that curbed private warfare and elevated public welfare. It contends the educated, disciplined populace suffers less fear and disease than the ignorant, with examples contrasting Scotland and Fiji to illustrate how knowledge, not culture alone, sustains freedom and progress.
Berlin officials launched a city mail initiative using ten motorized wagons with sorting tables and stampers on ten routes to curb delays in mail collection. Each wagon carries a letter box for pedestrian deposits and aims to cut mail prep time to trains to about one hour, claiming the quickest city mail service in the world.
Advertisement-era claim touts Great Sierra Kidney and Liver Cure as a gentle bowel purifying remedy that cleanses kidneys and liver, improves sleep, and supposedly cures female ailments. It urges reliance on a vegetable formula sold by druggists with a bold warranty claim. An unrelated line notes a $5,000,000 rise in New York real estate values.
A Boston reader reports near total deafness cured by Dr. Darrin's electricity and medicine method. He thanks the Portland address 108 Third Street and notes daily consultations in Portland and Tacoma. Advert shows broad claims of treating chronic diseases and private issues with free exams and pay-what-you-can charges.
An old plea describes nervousness as a common ailment shadowing life and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for nervous fatigue and related ills. It claims the bitters strengthen nerves and relieve ailments like malaria and biliousness amid a note on 1884 European settlement in Argentina.
A 10 year old boy battles consumptition and weakness, saved by Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery restoring health. Various patent medicines advertised including Sage’s Catarrh Remedy and Dobbin’s Bread, with testimonials and product claims.
The article argues Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites strengthens the body and nerves, while other formulas aid digestion and overall vigor. It claims Scott’s Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites is palatable, digested easily, and benefits those intolerant of plain cod liver oil. It ends with a social jab about hobbyists harming others’ comfort.
A vintage ad claims Dr Kirk's German Pile Ointment cures long standing piles and soothes itching. It asserts quick relief after ten minutes, acts as a poultice, and can be mailed for a dollar to J J Mack & Co as wholesale agents in San Francisco.
A testimonial style advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilia safely strengthens the body and treats a variety of ailments. The letter from a resident of Stockton, California, asserts personal relief after consuming Hood's product, touting its 100 doses for one dollar and urging others to try it.
A reader reports their daughter's recovery from Bright's disease after using Dr Kennedy's Favorite Remedy from Rondout New York with swelling reduction and regained strength. The notice promotes various remedies including McLane's Liver Pills Fleming Bros Portland Oregon Tansy Wafers and an appeal to purchase and mail ordering details.
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