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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1898
Page
4
A testimonial from L. J. Ferguson of Monroe credits Hood’s Sarsaparilla with curing stomach trouble and restoring daily strength to work. The ad touts Hood’s Pills for indigestion and cites a Japanese industrial shift toward westernization with electrical railways powered by Lake Biwa.
An account notes a Philippine insurgent leader described as a beautiful woman who charms enemies. She often rushes into gun and cannon fire yet remains unwounded, while others in the country are said to live long and strong, aided by Better’s Stomach Bitters. The piece mentions the historical use of hairbreadth as a unit, defined as 16 hairs laid side by side.
An old advertisement touts Schilling's Best baking powder with no lime or alum and promotes a $100 reward for catarrh cures by Hall’s Gebert Cure. It lists Toledo wholesalers and claims internal action for Satta Ostuerh Oure. Egyptian parchment and feather fans are also mentioned as relics.
A male physician examination challenges a cautious woman and fear of serious illness. Lydia E. Pinkham offers free confidential advice from Lyon Massachusetts, citing a testimonial from Mrs Joan Foreman of Baltimore who claims seven bottles of Vegetable Compound cured ovarian trouble. Thousands share similar stories.
An 1861 Chicago notice urges Irishmen to rally at North Market to form a regiment for the Union war effort. Enlistment began April 15 under Capt. Kellogg, five days before Gov. Yates called troops, amid strong patriotic fervor and local mobilization references.
A landsman visiting the stokehole of a warship witnesses the immense heat and roar of furnaces twenty feet below the surface, gaining a firsthand sense of what it means to toil in the bowels of a vessel and to face peril.
Looming Civil War notes recount James Mulligan leading a Chicago rally that recruited 625 men in 90 minutes for an Irish brigade. It covers Mulligan's defiance to surrender, the brigade's fierce fidelity, and the Kernstown casualty legacy, while detailing brutal stokehole conditions aboard a battleship in action.
The text recounts the 1777 voyage of Marquis de Lafayette sent by Washington and Congress to France to secure troops and funds for the American colonies. He sailed from Roxton aboard the frigate Alliance on January 11. The harbor froze, a passage was cut, and a violent tempest on the Newfoundland banks tested the voyage as Lafayette endured seasickness.
The account recalls Willem Barentsz the Dutch captain who in 1504 sailed from Holland aboard the Mercurius in search of a northeast passage around Nova Zembla. Barentsz probed the Arctic edge for a viable route to China, enduring long forays and great hardship as he chased a sea lane through ice barriers in pursuit of discovery.
A fragmentary report notes Antwerp's population figures and remarks a German merchant presence. An unnamed speaker asserts that locals reuse German goods and trade practices, reflecting economic ties in the port city.
A Greensburg Indiana report cites Ellen Colsom, 43, from Newpoint, who suffered four years of stomach trouble with gases pressing on the heart causing irregular action and choking spells. After doctors failed, deterioration and fear of death followed until digestion restoration offered hope by treating the stomach.
A patient with heart failure improves as abdominal digestion issues are treated. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People the appetite returns, choking spells fade, weight stabilizes, and blood becomes purer. The article notes the pill’s claimed life restoring ingredients. Also mentions a tomb encrusted with gems valued at 12.5 million dollars.
A collage of advertisements includes Allen’s Foot Ease promising cooling relief for swollen feet and blisters, at 25 cents, plus testimonials and mail order options. Other notices tout dental services by Dr. T H White in Portland, and medical claims for nerve remedies and cures, with Coast and militia tidbits and wagon catalogs.
A historical excerpt recounts the Spanish Armada’s harrowing voyage in the German Ocean. It details storms, starvation, mutinous discipline, ships battered by gales, and the crew’s struggle, with anecdotes of cargo loss, hasty rations, and doomed sailors.
The article lists monthly pay for U S Army personnel including officers and enlisted men across ranks from major general to private engineers and ordnance and describes differences between regulars and volunteers with five years of service. It preserves the old register language and includes scattered OCR oddities and stray jokes.
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