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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1880
Page
3
A collage of 18th and 19th century notes detailing Hobson’s choice origin, Delaware’s Blue Hen nickname, tennis’ paume roots, early steam navigation milestones, Beau Brummell’s era, pillow and hoof shoe guidance, and a London Live-Stock Journal fragment.
The Detroit Western Home Journal notes PorAcons Orn as an outstanding remedy for home use. It emphasizes its effectiveness and suitability for common household needs.
An inventor describes a three part horse shoe with metal bands or wires arranged at the rear of the shoe. The bands extend from points near the hind area and from each side, with their spacing adjusted by the number of bands used to fix the rear wires.
George Finney reports snakes of several species along the Bodie route becoming numerous and dangerous to stop the Virginia and Bodie stage. A seven to ten foot hoopsnake struck at the near wheel, drove its tail into the pole three inches, was dragged for yards, killed by a wheelers foot, and caused venom to ooze from the gear. The driver barely escaped with his team as the wagon pole swelled and poison leaked from the irons. Also promotes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup with a 25 cent price.
A voyage of the Algeria from Liverpool to New York shows how quick decisions avert disaster in fog. A sudden reverse saved the ship from a three masted schooner and a near collision with another large steamer. The incident underlines that eternal vigilance is the price of safety at sea.
A sentimental maiden asks her lover what autumn colors remind him of. He answers pancakes, revealing two hearts do not beat as one. The quip shifts the mood from romance to humorous self-awareness in a concise exchange.
A collage of notes includes an 1880 testimonial for Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, a Paris morgue mystery of a mummy-like body, Malt Bitters praised for nourishment, and New Zealand debt figures to England with per head interest notes. London financiers worry over land sales.
Providence resident E. R. Dawley testifies to miraculous kidney cure by Hunt's Remedy and urges others to obtain the medicine, noting a quick healing time and a trial size priced at 75 cents.
A man named Joseph Moorehouse died in Elizabethport New Jersey within a day of hydrophobia after a dog bite on May 29. Eight physicians concluded the diagnosis after a rapid onset of pain paralysis and hydrophobic symptoms including water fear and convulsions.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Marochists Uterine Cathicon as a remedy for female weakness including falling of the womb and other gynecological issues. It claims pamphlets and certificates from physicians, with a price of 1.50 per bottle and mentions Howarth & Ballard in Utica New York and Atlanta availability through druggists.
An advertisement touts Dr. Sanrorp’s Lryze Invigorator as a vegetable liver cathartic. It claims cures for bilious diseases and directs readers to Dr. San YoRD at 162 Broadway, New York.
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers Electro-Voltaic Belts on thirty days trial to the afflicted. Bee advertisement headlined On Thirty Days' Trial. Dr C Bee is a Reading Pennsylvania surgeon who offers to mail free of charge a small book on deafness ear diseases including running ear and catarrh with references and testimonials.
David Clark of Waxrare Mass writes March 7 1880 praising Vegetine for curing his long lasting erysipelas humor in limbs and body. He states he began use last August and now feels free of the condition and urges others to try the medicine as a blessing.
In Newmarket Ontario on February 9 a physician and buyer testify VEGETINE’s strong results. Dr J Bentley notes it has done more good than medical treatment and Mr H R Stevens from Boston confirms selling a large quantity with satisfactory outcomes including a seventeen year old girl who improved more than with prior care.
Loud advertisement from J. Wright & Co. in Toronto dated March 3 1880 extols VEGETINE as a blood purifier and liver remedy. It notes rapid customer praise and promotes the Cor Queen and Elizabeth Streets location for inquiries.
Philadelphia Times notes the Prince of Wales obstructs two marriages and hints at future kingship, praising his intellect while mocking his influence over personal choices. The piece contrasts British succession with American politics and ends with a tale of Ben Zercher, who kills his elderly father after an abortive inheritance scheme.
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