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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1892
Page
4
A U S government report asserts that one cubic inch of this baking powder yields one hundred cubic inches of leavening gas and produces biscuits that are one third lighter and sweeter than the same amount of any other baking powder.
A Hartford reader praises Cream Balm for catarrh relief after ten years of suffering. The ad claims rapid relief with easy application into the nostrils and offers the product for 50 cents plus mail options from King Brothers in New York.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio claiming deafness caused by catarrh due to blocked Eustachian tubes can be cured. Promises $100 for any case not cured and offers free circulars.
C H Dear reports his wife suffered years with indigestion and dyspepsia. After using August Flower from a book, she found immediate relief and was cured after the first dose. She now weighs 165 pounds and can eat anything without ill effects. Washington House, Washington, Va.
A comic exchange features FitzAltamoot Tubbs the celebrated young author and C Clovero Leafo as they tout Dr Grant's Syrup of Wild Grape as a blood purifier. Tubbs exits to seek a drug store amid boastful claims.
An American gunboat captain visiting a Japanese port enjoys polite bows as he tours the town. He misunderstands the custom and believes locals greet strangers with a single greeting word Ohaye that means How do you do. A townsman’s louder speech reveals the native greeting and his own mistaken inference.
The first protective footwear was the sandal with a skin or wooden sole held by straps. Ancient peoples from Greece to Egypt used thong fastenings, while Egyptians employed papyrus strips. Roman shoes ranged from ornately decorated boots to knee high capital models.
A 19th century account lists varied wages for servants such as butlers cooks and maids with monthly figures ranging from 1 to 15 dollars and notes on payments and washing expenses. A thunder storm in Salon Virginia causes a silver teapot to reveal an infant skull and inscription dated 1822 found in a Masonic graveyard.
Detroit Free Press reports a crowded Woodward avenue rapid transit car with seventy three riders. A woman in distress called for more space as the conductor replied that there were seventy four aboard. The tense moment highlights crowding aboard the city transit line.
A department clerk quips about Latin inscriptions on tombstones and Willie Wishington adds a pun about Latin being a language. The dialogue shifts to a humorous exchange on preferences for jokes and a lamp year joke about four years to come around again.
A Colorado frontiersman lends ten dollars to a crippled cowboy, later repays with twelve percent interest after years apart, leading to a touching bank deposit for the narrator’s son. A separate Chicago Tribune note describes a wife and husband reunited at Dunning Insane Asylum due to an erroneous bailiff reunion.
The exchange shows an information editor seeking the correct answer to how late girls should be courted, the obituary editor replying with a contrary view about short girls, and the star humorist exploiting the gag by selling it to the editor in chief for a dollar.
A girl on Case Avenue sobbed to her father that her mother whipped her for a trifling offense. The report notes her eyes filled with tears and her feelings darkened as she described the incident.
A Brooklyn narrator recounts urged self defense with a revolver, a Utah marshal’s fatal misfire on a hidden threat, and a alarming near-s shootout that ends with a brother’s cry and a vow never to carry again. The piece, from the New York Tribune, frames gun use as a hazard of nervous impulse and a path to danger rather than safety.
A compilation notes cloud heights from cirrus at about 30 000 feet to cumulus with bases around 4 000 5 008 feet and peaks up to 16 000 feet. It cites observations by Professor Moller and contrasts cloud classes with mountain visibility and ravine lighting.
In Fayette County Ida a peculiar mineral poison exudes from the ground contaminating grass. A herd of cattle fed on the grass suffered great losses to stockmen who initially believed the poison had been administered by evil people.
The text notes questions about whether Supreme Court judges wear robes while moving through the streets, suggesting they keep garments folded in areas around Justin and New York Sun.
An editor defends Warner's Safe Cure amid a clash between medical professionals and ethics advocates. Dr. Ginn endorses the remedy after years of use, while critics condemn proprietary medicines and question sources. The piece notes controversy within the North German Medical Association and European support for the product.
A Kansas resident faces dangerous weather as floods and cyclones threaten his area. He weighs choices between sheltering near a pillar or attempting to limb a tree to escape rising water and wind dangers.
A garbled excerpt hints at a feat involving riding bicycles and a nacelike device. The text is unclear but suggests a record of a performance or demonstration with unusual gear.
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