21 Nov 1884
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1884
Page
1
A satirical siege on medical pretensions unfolds as a cadaverous patient seeks treatment for a red nose from a Chicago physician. The scene shifts from office to saloon as the patient ends up gambling for drinks, highlighting a bemused critique of medical theatrics and social folly.
The article argues a looming hard winter will raise unemployment and distress. Benevolent groups prepare to aid the needy, with rail towns like Harris and Frederick Branch areas expected to receive appeals. The piece warns against indiscriminate almsgiving and stresses targeted charity.
The text notes Pennsylvania losing its deciding vote for the first time and cites a shift in presidential candidate fortunes tied to names starting with C. It reflects on the Republican party’s Chicago origins and later reversals, referencing Lincoln’s 1861 presidency and his son’s departure in 1885.
A Buffalo Sun Express reader sends quotations from Shakespeare attributed to figures like Blaine Cleveland and Beecher, noting the lines suit the recent political climate. The piece comments on republican leanings and uses the readings to mock or illuminate current events. It then reports the Greely Expedition relic: the will of David C. Ralston, dated 1884 from Cambridge Bay, with bequests to siblings and medals, and naming Major A. W. Greely as executor.
John B. Alden’s Literary Revolution shows improved book quality and a growing list of standard works. Prices drop on Guizot’s History of France from 56.00 to 7.00 in eight volumes, and Rawlinson’s Seven Great Monarchies falls from 13.00 to 2.75. A 100-page catalogue of titles is offered free, with the publisher’s address at 93 Peach Street, New York.
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