27 Dec 1884
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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1884
Page
1
A religious verse expressing gratitude for divine deeds and guidance. It asks for faithful praise, blessings on the coming century, and honor to God. The text blends exhortation with hopeful devotion and reverence for the divine.
A noisy political chant praises the man from Jersey and Cleveland as President. The crowd cheers for the Cleveland victory, urging support and unity while dismissing rival names and promises of better days.
The tale follows Huldbrand riding toward a capital city and meeting Bertalda the duke's ward at a tournament. A dangerous forest journey unfolds with a mysterious white figure and goblin gold, ending with a perilous escape to a coastal hut where Undine hints at future twists.
The passage promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as beneficial for rheumatism, urging sufferers to take it early to prevent severe pains and aches, citing many who have benefited as justification for trying the remedy.
Reports cover legal case Davis versus Davis, a spelling school by F M Kelly, hunts by Julius Johnny on Brush Creek, a C E train derailment cleanup east of Casper bridge, upcoming Christmas festivals, hometown visits, and economic activity including a timber tunnel concern and Wrights Run saw mill. Occasional travel to Portsmouth and Otway noted.
Mercury dips below zero as lumbermen swarm the area with timber and bark shipments. J G Freeman Co and buyer activity surge with several cars shipped and more planned while visitors and local residents report on lumber dealings and winter conditions. Senator Reed visits for timber interests. Burker of Union City tops buyers list.
A London letter to Hartford reports on early morning church weddings and expensive licenses, the banns process, and dissenters rights. It notes the Register's power, public objections at services, and a comic incident where an 82 year old man refused banns while a 45 year old asked for his consent to wed.
Ten miles south of the Sabine River offshore a curiously calm natural harbor, nicknamed Oil Spot, appears when northeast gales churn the sea. The shallow inlet hides soft soapy mud at its bottom, with a white foam belt marking the inland wave fury.
Joaquin Miller writes from the West mountains to the New York Star describing a striking scene on a packed car. He portrays a twelve year old girl in torn dress with long hair, beauty, and danger, noting her as a pitiful waif of war ruins and reflecting on fragile innocence amid national conflict.
General T. L. Clingman of North Carolina remains steadfast in his tobacco faith as a cure for the ills that flesh is heir. He reports several new cases in support of his view.
A hobbyist promotes a home remedy likened to Germanys grape cure and Californias pear cure, claiming health benefits though no formal medical endorsement exists. The side effects and efficacy remain unverified as word spreads among local readers.
A Brazilian monarch keeps to a local ritual, leaving his turnout with a gray-haired chamberlain and a guardsman to stroll a square or more to commend workers and establishments. He visits both foreign and native controlled mechanical and mercantile sites, offering encouragement and praise.
Captain W. F. Swasey attests to the severe rheumatism of Col. D. J. Williamson, once a U S consul, who endured years of pain and costly remedies before finding relief with St Jacobs Oil. Williamson endorses Swasey and urges others to try the remedy for relief from painful debility.
A Brighton physician, once walking to patients in back streets, now travels the King’s Road by carriage. His deep study of the effects of lacing led to a belief in its harmful effects and his cautious, benefit focused practice has made him a fashionable figure on the south coast.
Berlin, Germany, shows a stark contrast between religious buildings and active worship. Only fifty churches serve a city of about a million, with merely twenty thousand church-goers.
Advertisement urges readers to trust Dr. Wistar’s Bal sam of Wild Cherry for coughs and colds. Promotes as an excellent remedy and warns against other unproven cures for consumption.
A fragment discusses rheumatism management through Turkish baths and strict diet changes including tea and coffee avoidance, specific meals, and limited meat and pastries. It mentions a London writer proposing replacing cemeteries with agricultural land for burial, to avoid desecration and reuse the land after five years.
Clara Belle of the Cincinnati Inquirer recounts Lotta enduring a blunt costume mistress who judged dancers by looks. Lotta retorts she can build herself up quickly, recalling lines about effort and time as backstage cruelty and vanity collide.
A large salt bed about fifty miles long lies in the desert near Idaho. The Southern Pacific railroad has begun grading the line for twelve feet with blocks from the salt deposit, signaling major scale development and careful planning for shipment and extraction.
Sallard Smith recalls a note from Mr Bennett inviting a breakfast in Paris. The invitation is rescinded as events unfold, with Smith directed to meet at a cafe for breakfast before returning for dinner, though an unforeseen interruption leads to a missed departure.
A writer notes that differences in joke taste strain friendships and affections. They reflect on how a friend's story may seem witty to the teller yet lose value for the listener due to lack of sense or heart, lowering esteem.
The average US family size stood at 5.56 in 1850, shrinking to 5.4 by 1660 according to historical estimates. This notes a decline of about 0.16 persons per family across the period.
The Wise family of Virginia has a long dueling history but often rejects challenges. A minor politician, Finney, sent a challenge while Henry A. Wise was at his headboard, and Wise replied he would not fight, saying he would as soon shoot a poor blind girl.
The piece urges speed in settling dues as the simplest path to faster profits, emphasizing timely payments as a primary method to boost earnings and reduce friction in transactions.
Theron P. Keator of the Ft Wayne Gazette endorses Ly ing's New Discovery for all coughs and colds after five years of use. He calls it the only reliable cure and urges readers to visit Reed's Drug Store for a Free Trial Bottle, large size priced at $1.00.
An elderly lady asks her bachelor brother the best food for a parrot. He answers with a sharp, terse reply about feeding the bird. The exchange reflects a domestic tension and humor in a short vignette.
Mr Geo W Willing of Manchester Michigan claims his wife regained ability to move and work after years of illness using two bottles of esesenties. He asserts Electric Bitters perform all claimed cures and notes hundreds of testimonials. Reed sells bottles for fifty cents.
Gov. Crittenden appointed John W. Morton as a state commissioner to the New Orleans Exposition. His commission arrived Sunday at Richmond Missouri.
J. Cheney & Co. offer a $100 reward for any case of catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. Sold by Enos Reed.
A humorous obituary note recalls a gentleman who did not realize the pistol was loaded. The line A charge to keep I have references the self aware duty in death. The brief item mocks the misfortune with a literary allusion to a classic hymn.
Thousands are being cured of constipation by using Cheney's Stomach and Liver Regulator. Sold by Enos.
A reader notes an almanac as the finest yet seen with colored chrome on the title page and strong illustrations. It offers prose pieces, tales, biographies, sketches, and astronomical items. Price is 25 cents, post free by mail from Benziger vs. Fishers in Cincinnati.
The Thirty-first Annual State Fair in Sacramento Sept Sth to 2%h drew record crowds and large cash prizes for floral displays. Two top designs both spelled St Jac Oil in flowers, one in tube roses, the other as a bank tower, five to six feet tall, illustrating the widespread popularity of the Great German Re4 not only in industry but everyday life.
A reader quotes a claim about a medicine named Limilsey's Blu Searcher used by a wife, suggesting an improvement. The text cites G. H. Hubbard of Seament speaking about the product's effects.
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