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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1892
Page
4
Excerpted fragments describe Caleb Cushing’s relentless work ethic and a personal anecdote of late-night study in Newburyport, illustrating his constant labor habits. It also cites growth in the beet sugar industry and regional production figures across 1887 and nearby years.
Fragmentary essay and notices from a historical page, including a poem about Helen and a local note on Thomas Holme and Philadelphia’s founder, plus brief items on German affairs, Indian life, athletic advice, and a Mobile slave community. The page blends poetry, civic history, and short summaries from various sources.
A Yukon style tale recalls Fred Upton and a prankster crew in a Pennsylvania wilderness camp. A rattlesnake trap and a staged deer hunt lead to a bear encounter and a brutal comeback from the bushwhacker, ending with Upton’s dramatic survival and a chastened prankster group. In the Sunflower Industry piece, readers learn how sunflower oil began in Russia with Hessian farmer efforts, now spanning 700,000 acres and two seed varieties.
A Chinese tale reports a miser with three sons in law a tailor a jeweler and a thief the tailor and jeweler skim profits while the third boasts of breaking into shops and stealing vast sums provoking the miser to rage in the old Boston Herakl item.
The text notes metal pins were introduced into England from France in a period marked by early machine production in Keyhand. It recalls that pins were initially filed to a point and the head soldered by hand, facing strong opposition before industrial methods proved superior. It also mentions the sewing needle arriving from India after a global route and contrasts with the shoemaker method then in use.
A line from a Greensburg piece advises readers who step on a loose brick to smile and calmly explain tedium to observers. It humorously suggests onlookers will admire such calm and wonder about future changes.
A letter defends Warner's Safe Cure citing Dr. J G Holland and prior belief ten years old. The writer argues proprietary medicines have value and should not be decried while noting patient recoveries. Also included are 1860s era array on pay for British Army nurses with ranks, wages, housing and pension details.
A reflection on noble labor, duty, and endurance. The passage honors sacrifice, self denial, and sincere, unselfish devotion to the welfare of others, arguing that true toil earns its own reward even without public acclaim.
An antiquated tale recalls St Swithin of Winchester who blessed broken eggs after a woman’s apron spilled them crossing a bridge. The anecdote appears in a period piece cited by All the Year Round.
An 1890s style medical advertisement promises cures for rupture and piles with no cure no pay. It lists Dr Porterfeld and Lawney at 55 Market Street San Francisco and mentions private deposits and pamphlets. A stray line references water and a “Frown's Bronchial Troches” for cold relief in a jokey, garbled tone.
The article extols Stomach Bitters as a popular remedy for liver trouble and purgative use. It cites public support and long usage, claiming relief from constipation and indigestion, with emphasis on experience over new remedies.
A dated testimonial from Mas. Henry Warber at 40 Opasog 81 Brooxius N Y dated Feb 11 endorses Atteocks Plasters and Alberns Plasters for relief of aches and pains based on personal use with cautions about endorsements. The excerpt notes continued patient remedies and warns about unauthorized use of her name.
A 19th century advertisement offers a $100 reward for any catarrh cure Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It features endorsements from F. J. Cheney & Co. and Toledo wholesalers Wet & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin, claiming the remedy affects the blood and mucous surfaces.
An old advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for weakness, menstrual disorders, and related ailments. It promises improved digestion, stronger blood, reduced pain, better sleep, and restored flesh, with a money back guarantee. The companion Pleasant Pellets claim to prevent and cure headaches, constipation, indigestion, bilious attacks, and liver and bowel derangements.
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