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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1893
Page
4
A historical note recounts medical cautions about eating nuts at night and the recommended use of salt. An English visitor reportedly observed a woman who became ill after nightly nut consumption. Doctor Abernethy allegedly advised salt to dissolve a nut mass in the stomach, though the account remains anecdotal.
The article notes early eclipse accounts help settle chronology. It cites a Chinese record around 770 Li, a Nineveh tablet thirteen years later, and Herodotus describing a Median vs. Ladian battle eclipse likely dated 650 B.C. by modern study.
A description notes that devout Mohammedans show reverence when naming the prophet by kissing their thumbs, touching the forehead, and uttering a blessing, "The prophet of God, to whom be all glory."
Oscar Browning, Provost of King's College Cambridge, becomes the first Englishman to traverse the Alps on a tricycle. The excerpt also advertises various tonics and medicines for kidneys, liver, and bowels with testimonials available.
An old promotional line touts SPRING MEDICINE as essential for cleansing winter impurities and boosting body condition for summer. It stresses universal appeal and satisfaction with the remedy.
Reverend Dr. Talmage reflects on forty years of Brooklyn pulpit culture and his twenty four year pastorate. He praises sympathy for the afflicted and youth while urging renewed dedication, warning that time cannot be recalled and urging stronger church work.
An article discusses practical eye protection for cows on the plains to prevent snow blindness and notes recent work in opticianry for animals. It mentions short sighted horses and dogs wearing spectacles and recalls a near sighted horse that adapts to wearing them, showing reluctance to graze without glasses and whinnying when removed.
Auburn observer Casriel E Hayden reports on three Frank brothers Allie Elihu and Eldad said to be the tallest men in Aroostook County. From Castle Hill to woodsman life the Frank family exemplifies the hardy Maine temperament as Father Old Mr Frank stands taller than his sons.
A collage of aphorisms on virtue and vice, plus brief notes on tonics, medicines, and odds and ends. Mentions Brown's Iron Riters, Beechams Pills, Ritters tonics, Dir Isaac Thompson Eye-water, and a Methodist Orphanage donation of 339719.15 with over 39000 added to endowment.
A housekeeper extolls Royal Baking Powder for making finer, more wholesome food at lower costs. It argues against old soda and sour milk methods and homemade cream of tartar and soda mixes, urging exclusive use of the powder.
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