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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1891
Page
4
Traveling public relies on Hoetet fers Stomach Bitters to combat travel woes including cramps heartburn and biliousness while promising protection against malarial disorders and mal effects of heat cold and damp. Also notes Electric Soap sales and Bronchial Troches at 25 cents.
Advertisement promises cure for rupture and piles with no pay until cured. Claims include no detention from illness and urges readers to request a pamphlet from Porterfield & Laney at 648 Market Street San Francisco.
A promotion extolls Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as milder than harsh laxatives. It claims the tiny granules gently cleanse without overdoing, easing sick headache constipation indigestion bilious attacks and liver stomach and bowel disorders.
A New York World report captures street interviews about a castor oil trust driving prices higher. Boys and a schoolchild discuss shortages, pricing, and the public’s reaction, with one observer noting the trust will stay and likely cut consumption by raising costs.
The article notes ballots in Boston about selecting a national flower with options including trailing arbutus and goldenrod. It mentions other worthy contenders like Cornus florida dogwood azalea mountain laurel and tulip tree as possible national symbols, while expressing no intention to oppose the goldenrod.
A leading Honolulu capitalist arrived in San Francisco to promote forming a company to build a telegraph style cable between San Francisco and Honolulu. Estimated cost is 1.5 million dollars with the Hawaiian government offering 200,000 to 500,000, the rest to be raised in the United States by stock. The project aims to bind Pacific tropic islands more closely to the United States.
The Georgia Southern railroad based in Macon Georgia outlines a model farm on its line to promote the region’s agricultural resources. It aims to show soil and climate potential while guiding local farmers toward diversification and prosperity, according to the Boston Transcript.
The text references city statistics collected by Dr. Mars and mentions the Cenaha- Dopalar Scien News and a Pawtucket factory. It includes stray names and fragmented phrases about editors and poets with unclear context. The passage reads like a garbled note or OCR artifact without a coherent event.
A mixed string of 19th century items: Atlantic cable plans costing two million dollars, Maine caterpillars eating fences, Paris exposition ticket sales near five thousand four hundred eighty-two daily, railway signals timing up to twenty minutes, Placosia plant tremors observed, US rubber consumption six million pounds valued at fifteen million dollars, Greensboro crows being tamed, Vatican observatory planned costing one million francs, three electric cars in Paris, Countess Crosy directs a touring circus, South Australian engine driver award after two years without accident, a new gastronomic club in London, English heating workshop with torpedo-boat fleet named Vulcan at six thousand six hundred twenty tons and twelve thousand horsepower.
Figures from the French Statistical Society compare France in 1789 and 1889. Land per hectare rose from £20 to £68, population from 27 million to 38 million, Paris from 600,000 to 2,010,000. Paris to Marseilles travel dropped from thirteen days by diligence to fifteen hours by express train.
The new bridge over the Firth of Forth is nearly finished replacing a damaged span that caused a prior disaster. Twelve acres of iron surface require painting and a 100 man crew keeps the structure in repair. Rails run in iron troughs to prevent derailment and the summit soars 870 feet above the water.
A historical note describes a method to remove particles from the eye using a hoop and sleeve device. The process involves forming a loop, passing the eyelid into it, guiding the foreign particle to contact the loop, and withdrawing to draw out the particle.
Professor Richard D Willoughby, long known in Alaska, produced a remarkable mirage photograph in Glacier Bay on the longest day in June 1888. The 10 by 8 inch print shows a modern city skyline with towers, churches, and a public park, prompting debate on its reality and location.
The article notes a possible engagement between Prince Eugene of Sweden and Princess Kalakani of the Sandwich Islands. It mentions the prince resides in Paris to study painting and hints at a forthcoming announcement. The piece also describes a Life Paper door improvement and a novel two-board panel construction finished with waterproof coatings.
Judge Thayer of the U S Circuit Court in St Louis endorses Hostetter Co ownership of the name Hostetter for stomach bitters in all forms and prohibits competing use in bulk or imitation bottles. Decision asserts exclusive right to the nickname in manufacturing or selling the product.
Advertisement letter from Hall's Catarrh Cure touts its internal action on blood and tissues. Signatories Cheney & Co pledge reliability while druggists Clarence Klein, Walding Kinnan, and Marvin endorse the product. Also mentions hotel Esmond and regional ads for remedies and tonics.
An ad warns readers not to risk quality by choosing a cheap imitation over the genuine Seal of North Carolina Plug Out Tobacco. It emphasizes authenticity and brand trust to encourage selecting the real product.
Captain A G Pareis of Malden on Hudson New York writes that he has used August Flower for seven or eight years and calls it the best remedy for indigestion and constipation. He says his wife suffers from dyspepsia after meals but the remedy relieves it and he also finds relief by taking tea spoonfuls before eating.
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