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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1896
Page
4
The piece promotes St Jacobs Oil as a universal remedy for aches and pains. It stresses the danger of ignoring minor pains and claims timely use can easily subdue and cure them. It advises households to keep a bottle for sudden pains, injuries, and wounds as a preventive measure.
Advertisements claim bowel relief through Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters while warning against mercury in catarrh remedies. Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Family Pills are promoted with testimonials and a free trial offer for fits and nerve restoration from Dr Kilne.
Elisha Lane of Denver plans a pine wagon journey to southern California to seek hidden forces in nature. Accompanied by his wife and three children, the self taught 31 year old craftsman will travel via mining camps stopping to mend watches and sell eyeglasses. He compares his quest to Luther and Schlatter and aims to touch a higher state like Tibetan adepts.
The Vermont community notes a growing family of Little Kiplings with new arrivals reported as the count rises. Local officials and residents celebrate this playful growth and the continued spread of Kipling names.
Judge J N Scott of PortTownsend Washington, brother in law to General Harrison, discovers he would become his own father and uncle through Harrison's upcoming marriage. The group plots the family-tree tangle, but the matter remains a humorous, baffling puzzle revealed to the press.
In December Frank Hamilton Cushing Wells M. Sawyer and Carl F. W. Bergman began an expedition to Florida to study Shell keys Charlotte harbor and Naples mounds near the Anclote river. They found numerous ancient burials, a large skull and skeleton collection, and remarkable features suggesting prehistoric affiliation and burial customs.
A vivid account of a Malay village picnic from dawn to dusk describes villagers crossing jungles on foot and elephants. They dress in colorful sarongs and kabain jackets with jeweled belts, fish dynamiting and cooking over fires, then rest with stories and betel. The piece ends with a tangential note on a historic court incident in Atchison.
A Chicago Tribune note recalls Captain Adolph French’s solo Atlantic crossing in a 40 foot boat and his plans for a new voyage via Mississippi and across oceans to Melbourne Sydney Bombay Aden and beyond. It also cites Pick Me Up on horses skulls in English church buildings and a solifier’s hope for peaceful international law.
Judge Steyn has been chosen as president of the Orange Free State after serving as chief justice. The election, backed by President Kruger, signals Boer position against British influence. The Dutch republic covers 48 520 square miles with about 207 503 people, including 80 000 whites. The government features a president, council, and volksraad.
Frederick Nicholas Crouch, author of Kathleen Mavourneen, is dying in Baltimore in poverty. His mind wanders through memories of the coronation, publishers, and past triumphs as his old age and illness unfold. The piece notes the song was first published in 1887 from an English magazine and became a world sensation.
A promotional piece extols Paine's celery compound as a cure for debility and nervous disorders. It cites improved appetite, sleep, digestion, and kidney function, claiming permanent relief and urging government compensation for its discoverer. A Columbus testimonial from E A Miller highlights relief from chronic headaches and asserts broader health benefits.
The Besjakow area near Smolensk is described as a women led community where wives and daughters vote and hold offices while men migrate for work. Women manage farm and household duties and public affairs, with men visiting only as observers. The piece notes stark employment contrasts in local professions and a unique savings bank record showing few editors or policemen among many tailors and laborers.
A court records a quarrel over domestic grievances with quotes from a husband claiming his wife is hard to please and has never shown evidence of it. The statement appears in a broader discussion on marital disputes and communication.
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