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Thursday ?I«rstiiig,reii. 12, ISM).O-vis Or At.ec's Jokes,—Alec, of tbo -Semper Idem. Cigar Store, always 1j:»,s one eye open lor business and the other for a good joke. The former jiever fails him. :a«l Hie latter neverGiiaves sells curtain goods, rot?; Csias. Dixon Co., jewelers, Bliss' i drugstore- 1'l-‘Sake ill all there is : 11 a chanceC1TV Ol'f JCiAL DnfKCTOiiV'............v/, :. Liv.'.oilii* wier“:::::'■.........'■ c. ?.*#®5Sr ri-'ijVirt «•! k.Vw!r.DEtI .J-'.Wi.'I MKKHAN. '../..I, SNOUPPEJ:.i .ions cates. '(1’. .Mi.TXAU.V.i A. VAX VL12QK, i P. (1. Cf.AliK.Mv.lOHX' UAI.E, ••■'I E.L.MANSKJ?.Ui [,. i:.ji-:N!cr:s,■ •••i.iAS. jinirion.i K. It. k.MM.M, _ lt;. ti. BOWMAN.W.uio... SecoSp ’V.iltlJ. Tin no W,l!U' . Koun'ri:V.'AIU: SiXTII W.'.Kl'Clli.'BCTIKS.!M I'lV-'lr, L, :i.:n IlirV. .h'lll' Hr,,ill,* llcv. II. Y«. Itcmifitt, lil-v. J:i[iL;t'o!d,Meliio'.li’-r -■!};:;■!i a - --l_r, r. tj. I . ........... • ..I::-. I'ilKCail.■:! L'. Ca11:'C:■, Ai!Itiiisiiinl Bror. alt;:ri-u!s........Itev. J. ll.Mtimek,L’l!!ier:iii .......... ‘iJcV. M, It. JtnirVtI1 tailor J'aslor I'aslcr Pastor J'aslurI j iireilili’ll rl’cr* .'.fi'LliiiitiJ!',.Oatlmiie- •,......Strc:.......African M.K.Cimi.. . . ,.v • . V. | ;;!V- J,. .Mi-MlirllJiua ite v. O.) /'!’■ ey.I';i.r:; Av. juiilMucrwr.'istiir I‘as! nrI’liSlorI’ASliir1‘aslnrAinca.i-n. r..'-.i.iiiv-.:.....AV. if. ttrnv.ii.Uiiiic jA':ir“.iii:iy.;aJ. lt;: raves iii.ukcor. VVavluii^eii'i M.anu -Own AvenJ'lLSUll’SLuJ'f-,LOCAL NEWS.liaw Auv'criiscmcnls.West ot Jiaflinan—KfjiiiWijit. jiala ,'cllilia -Dissolution. j;rocl::-.ui;t A (iay 1 orr.— 1 :sslt;jI ;iIi011 das. lt;. Voiui‘ax dix-d notice.f In A■ sells window papf-:. yilS'fOVJ'. '.rood cla'a|'i at II. lt;Ib'ick c. Co.'s.Lai’haM can make your watch keep ood time—and lt;b '/It yon forf/el it. ttJ’kl[Aiii.it Abstracts uf Title at «•/«' fn- Hie next three monthsf:;rJ'i;n. Iiis latest happened some-thin- after this fash ion. iie received an order lor a iirm uy the country as f-Silows: “Sand us one dollar’s worth of v.v.ste, C. O. IX” Xow Aik's ousiness eye, nut him on his guard. He limnght he smelled a mice. He suspected that some sharpers up the country, thinking he was in the tobacco manufacturing business, sent, him this order to catch hi id. as the internal revenue law does not permit the sale uf waste tobacco, stems, broken leaves, etc., in Ibis way. This settled, his other eye discovered a chance lor a good joke—and this is how be perpetrated iL: lie took a box that would hold about half a bushel, and he crammed it foil of old dirty socks, old paiilaloous, old slices, old paper collars, and all the old dirty cast off articles of wearing apparel be could gather up about the Shop, topping the box out will) one of Uudidcs old greasy huts, making in all about lifty pieces of -waste.’ This lie si lipped to the parties by express, accompanied by a letter stilting that the box contained all the “waste” he could iind about the establishment, but if they wanted anymore lie would try and get it for them or, if it was not the kind they wanted i to let him know, and to be more ex-| plicit in their next older. Tlie gen 11 e-iTien to whom (be wasti-,? was sent i tumbled to tbc: juke in r«'=» style, saw ! through :L ill and .H'knoWImbed i Ibe eerri. bill explained Ihnl it was 1 waste lur packing ms .-ugha; they : wanted. Ailt;e fur warded them the kind of wad (I they wauled, and lold them the next time they caiuu !u thn city he would allow them to revel in the luxuries of a Semper Idem, “Alec’s Choice,” or a “Clear Quill,” ten cents each or three for a quarter.CO lo Wdk-r':; for peiTiiiif-rv and toilet articles.Get theUexible-hip come; at lAvon-dorf Mil’s.J cst as good n shoe'far $SM as you cun buy for anywiiere else at the Post-ofiice Shoe Store.Pocket-books.—A large line of pocket-books for gentlemen, specie purses, etc., juat received at Graves' book-store.The weather has been spring-like during the past few days. Tim ground is rapidly t.h;i\vitig out und the ice last disappearing.If any of our readers desire tu buy a very desirable lot on Ibc west side, cheap for cash, call at tlie TiMliS job rooms and be ;iccotnuioUalwl- t£A Tiiixo of Beauty—That combine) aquarium and bird cage at Bailey’s. It is so arranged that it looks 1:5 if the birds and fishes are all in the water and both equally happy. Look at it.Lev. War. Tayi.ok, the celebrated California street preacher, will preach Sunday morning and evening in the Methodist Church. Hr- Taylor has traveled more miles and founded more churches llian the Ai.'UStic .Van). lie is ;i:i uxinmrdincti'y man. nnd it willbe a great ti e:'. : iK-* Plii'n fI cl.,,.,.IIisnNEy's i.'laekscii th shop is lt;mu-trally lucatwl, just a short distance! be-bwthuBrtiit Avenue bridge; he is a workman who can be relied upon for thoroughness and promptness, and as a liorse sheer lie lias no superior east or west. His prices are reasonable and his work the best. Those haying wood to exchange for blacksmith work willTRicnisosis-—This terrible affliction made its appearance in the fauii- ’ ly of Peter fiose, of Otter Creek township, a few wc-eks since. All ti;** iam- : jjy, escept two, wo eaillicted, and one j died afier lingering four weeks. The : remain!ng paliaals h ive all recovered i except two. and ihere is ft probability ! of their recovery. Dr. d. W. Holmes ; was in altemlauce and held a post- ; mortein examinuticii on the child ; which died, and :0c results proved be- ; yonda doubt the nature of tho mala- . dy. The microscope revealed trJchina;; in great numbers. We had tho privi- . lege (we cannot call it a pleasure) of j examining a portion of the biceps j muscle,—the large rausele of the urtn, i —of the child which died, and the Inumber of these worms re wide. I »vassim:ily nstonndinrWrfre-quenliy examined the ileali f personswho died of trie!lincsis, but never le-fore saw such immense numbers of ! the.se worms. An idea of the nmuber : may be h2d in the fact that a number ] of yearn since, in lSOC we believe. Dr- i Holmes sent portions of the flesh of ;t! patient, which had died of this disease J to Prof. Dalton, of Chicago, who esli- ■ mated the number of worms in u cu j bic inch to be JSO.OOOi It is sate to say j that in the flesh examined of the Hose j child there was at least ten times; more trichina.* than in that sent to ■ Prof. Dalton. The fact is, there j seemed to be as much worms us mtis- [ cie. The family had eaten pickled ' pork, in which the microscnp.: revealed trie!limu, but none of ilietii. except cue child, wiil ncknowlfrlGe ! hat they ii!o ii r iv. . Tb1') pol k. «lt;■ ln'iiuve, \V;W lt;:ii!»!lt;**«! l'V 'o-.l np-: hi:' I'olT-' loycould uni hiA-. : ...... i’evyiini-OUglily. MS e: p^i'i'iiftjrs !..:% ■ i h.iny demoi'.stnd.i -.i: nut an ordinary ilegn-e of cooking. ■ itber by .mi ling or frying, renders ihesc pinusiU's harmless. These cases are exceedingly -d;nerest-iug to the profession, and of importance to the general public in teaching this lesson: Don’t eat raw nor partially-cooked pork.
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Cedar Rapids Times
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Thu, Feb 12, 1880
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