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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1896
Page
4
A garbled OCR page features medical claims for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Piso's Cure for Consumption and Dr Benson's nerve restorers. It cites cures for stomach, digestive, rheumatic and kidney issues with patient quotes and free trial offers, including a Mrs Nichols and a Philadelphia address.
A Washington meeting of committees forming a network for a permanent US Britain arbitration treaty reports strong congressional support and plans for a national conference in April. Chicago New York Boston and Philadelphia committees join in pushing a broader, peaceful arbitration system among civilized nations led by expert voices from Foster Kasson and Chamberlin. The aim is a treaty defining arbitral subjects rules and evidence while preserving sovereignty and peace.
A female inventor has patented a coffin-lowering contrivance now trialed in New York. The device, designed after a fatal accident to a close friend, operates automatically and appeals to undertakers nationwide seeking safer grave lowering solutions.
A newly described device uses a six inch square woolen frame fitted to the grave edge. Hydraulic powered gears and straps lower a coffin into the earth in about twenty-five seconds while the frame remains enclosed. The system, made of steel and bronze, requires no refilling for years and can rearm for repeated use.
A London physician reports success in treating persistent nervous headaches with a simple haircut after patients share their long sleepless nights. The cure relies on severing a single hair tube to relieve brain congestion, a claim met with skeptical media commentary.
An election manager says a man voted in a different ward out of charity to a lonely poll keeper. The tale, quoted in several papers, notes the punchline that the voter started the ballot rolling by giving one vote to ease the officer’s day. A second item references a joke about Mrs Candies Curtain Lectures. Paper hangings for areca walls arrived in Europe from the east in 1673.
A British Guiana region called Roraima, with elevated isolated plateaus on the Schomburgk line, may house prehistoric flora and fauna. The article notes sheer rock faces, high cascades, and possible independent ecosystems atop Ka henhom and Roraima, suggesting an international park if borders shift.
Hartford reports describe a wind driven snow event where moist snow formed thousands of rolling balls along Trinity college slopes. Observers note similar colored snow in Chicago and a black dust storm amid a snow fall. The report includes meteorological explanations from the weather bureau and local observations from multiple states.
In a Times-Herald tribute Mr. W. W. Watson of Alpine Heights Chicago endorses Paine's celery compound for headaches indigestion sleep loss and general health. He credits it with restoring health and vigor and urges spring use to cleanse the blood soothe nerves and banish tiredness.
In India the common man saves vs food and clothing changes and rarely sells valuables. He hides rupees instead of spending, while those drawn to show buy gold or silver ornaments for his wife and children. Even in hardship ornaments are the last to be forfeited, sold only after all household brass and copper is exhausted.
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