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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1891
Page
4
A jumble of patent medicine pitches and notices runs through the fragment, advertising Dr Pierce pills, rupture cures, kidney and bladder treatments, and a ton of health claims. Names include Dr Pierce, Drs Porterfield and Lesey, and Wallace Ely. addresses cite San Francisco and Han Francisco style spellings.
A reader reports using August Flower after two years of stomach trouble and failed medical care. He says the remedy restored strength and appetite, ending severe dyspepsia, while another note from W B Utsey praises the product for dyspepsia.
Mrs. Brownell of Bath, a noted angler, landed a nearly eight pound salmon trout on a light six ounce rod using Seth Green gear. She battled the fish for thirty minutes in deep water near Gibson's, then hauled it aboard herself and finished the day with several large bass.
A mysterious craft drifted offshore and caused a crowd to gather as dense fog hid its identity. It reached the bar buoy and was brought into the inlet on the flood tide where it was revealed as a magnificently appointed barge named Falcon. It rests on the lower floor with a steam launch inside, owned by Alexander Machinw, a Philadelphia bridge builder.
Two residents of Corbell near Paria were bitten by a local tabby deemed rabid by a veterinary surgeon. Town officials ordered mass destruction of cats, fearing a rabies outbreak and potential rodent plague. Victims await Mousteur’s Paris laboratory tests for confirmation.
The Irish scientific expedition completed a Atlantic trawling voyage, reporting a highly successful trip. Scientists used a bow gad and rifles to subdue a dead whale and kill two Uhgepteweks, including one linked to the steamer OAC WH. The team notes this expedition surpasses prior four trips and yielded rarer specimens.
Dr Burke of Walton county Florida aged six is described as the father of thirty nine children with five wives. One wife was an Indian and six children were born while married to her. The elderly humpbacked man claims to be fit for duty and ready to go for his country, living near De Fuolak springs, according to the Herald of Health.
The commissioner of internal revenue reports last year’s cigarette taxes totaling 2 151 515 400, up 289 780 260 from the prior year. Cigar taxed units reached 8 867 385 000, up 22 058 daily, signaling faster cigarette than cigar consumption.
The New York Mail and Express reports that electric tanning, once doubted, now shows practical results. Hides are processed in 24 to 96 hours, replacing 6 to 12 months with bark methods, cutting costs by over 50 percent and reducing workforce from about fifty to ten per tannery. Experts debate how electricity alters tannin, with theories ranging from opening hide pores to increasing tannin solubility. An English company plans large scale electric tanning and Paris exhibitions will feature leather samples.
Mr and Mrs Jesse S Butler of East Washington Street celebrated their 60th anniversary with daughter Mrs A C Luther. Married in Albion Orleans County on August 6 1820 they remain active at age 82. Butler’s parents and siblings are noted as long-lived in the family lineage.
The Chinese tailors of Hong Kong form an anti sewing machine guild after a Chinaman aligned with a liberal party refused to pay thirty taels to guild members for using the sewing machine. He was instantly assisted by a deputation and the police saved his life.
The Marchioness of Aristol, the Ladies Hervey, and friends toured Belgravia with guitars and mandolins to sing popular tunes as aristocrats join trade. They aimed to please all tastes with lively numbers to raise funds for the Hospital Sunday fund.
Mitchell recounts in court how two detectives abducted him in Evanston and a third man forced him to Chicago to wed a stranger. He says the ceremony occurred with protests and he has not seen his wife, fearing unknown bills or claims, and asks for relief. The Chicago Tribune notes the wider alarm for men facing such coerced matches.
The Paris exhibition reaping and other agricultural machines were tested on Mme Menier’s Noisiel farm. The Noisiel factory produces about 40 million pounds of chocolate yearly. A costly $100,000 annual wrapping paper funds cake wrapping and 600 women are employed. The Menier family runs a private railway, cocoa plantations in Nicaragua, and their own sugar. They employ 140 workers with free schooling for their children and 6 percent interest on savings. The house began in 1816.
A $20,000 1860 bequest by Jonathan Phillips to Boston funds statues of Josiah Quincy John Winthrop and Samuel Adams and other adornments for city streets and public places, with income annually expended to enhance the city.
A gigantic ox, claimed to be the largest in the world, stands eleven hands high with an eleven foot girth and weighs about 4000 pounds. He has appeared at fairs across the region in Louisville Kentucky.
A collection of letters from patients and supporters touts Histogenetic Medicine as curing or greatly aiding conditions from swelling and stomach issues to coughs and kidney pain. Names obscure but locations include Whatcom Washington and East Soesa Washington with references to Jordan De. Many testimonials praise rapid recovery and urge advertising.
A cluttered 19th century page blends advice on Stomach Bitters for rheumatism with claims about Atcock’s Placers Plaster and Hall’s Catarrh Cure. It urges systematic trials, notes medical testimonials, and advertises Dobbins’ Electric Soap amid an array of patent remedies and medical opinions.
Dr La Grange promotes a new eye cure for Colorado readers claiming to restore defective vision and reduce inflammation without operation or pain. The remedy supposedly strengthens eye muscles and removes pain almost instantly, described as a marvelous discovery. Addresses and stamped envelope requested for details at 215 Powell St, San Francisco, Cal. Office hours listed as 11.
An advertisement urges readers to request two free bottles of a remedy for consumptive disease, promising permanent cures for hopeless cases. It invites senders to include express and post office addresses for delivery. The piece also touts the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco as a model hotel, praised by the public.
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