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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1897
Page
8
A traveler's account describes Abyssinia where the law requires handing a murderer to the dead boy's relatives who may execute him by exposing him to the same fatal fall from a tree that killed the child. The district chief allowed this form of retribution after council deliberation.
An author argues that facial wrinkles from neuralgia and aging show on younger and older faces alike. The advertisement touts St James Oi as a prompt cure for neuralgia that soothes pain, smooths furrows, and restores health and a fair complexion, implying better mood with relief from torment.
The article explains the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill as an allegory about a pitcher and a gill. It suggests the verses humorously personify vessels, possibly created by a craftsman with a broken crown after a mishap, and notes ancient English terms for the pitcher and measure.
A correspondent details a long history of drunkenness and recovery after his wife administered a miraculous remedy Antidag or Antifaz from Renova Chemical Co. New York. The piece also covers a claim that snakes never bite, explaining jaw mechanics and fangs with a comparison to hooks and cotton.
The readable text offers a 10 cent box of Gas avets and mentions canny catharine and a liver and bowel regulator. It comments on excessive laughter in small children and asserts training leads to proper mature behavior, noting a small girl becoming a poised woman through refinement.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Hails Catarrh Care internal use, price 7a cents, color prominence of scarlet flowers in sunny climates, reference to Glenn's Sulphur Hair and Whisker Dye in black or brown, and a stray note about Samburg leading German electric streetcar service with 319 motors.
President Alvin P. Barnaby of Hartsville College in Hartsville Indiana recounts his illness and recovery aided by Dr. Williams and Pink Pills for Pale People. He describes past health decline from indigestion after a career in theology and ministry with the United Brethren Church in Kent County Michigan.
Prof Alvin P Barnaby details long illness from nervous trouble to full recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits climate change and multiple doctors but says six boxes cured him, restoring strength and health. Bowman urged trial. notary J Scudder witnessed. Pills sold by mail or dealers at 50 cents per box.
In the Bermudas region the sea is clear enough for lobsters to show horns through rock crevices, prompting fishermen to dangle snails in front of them to lure catches. Also: warning against tight hats, promote Halls Hair Renewer, note a microscopic claim about wood pores guiding moisture, and a simple children's dessert of fried fruit mixed with cereals served with cream.
A domestic advisory urges husbands to avoid courts over marital strife and seek medical help for a wife with uterine disorders. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and letter to Mrs Pinkham for guidance, citing Mrs Rovros of Camby Indiana claiming cure and improved disposition after use.
A new vegetable fork features a handle arrangement to prevent burning or scalding when lifting potatoes onions and other vegetables from boiling water. It includes a perpendicular back portion that prevents the fork from sliding up the handle and aids handling of hot lard borghants and butter making kitchen tasks safer and easier.
A jumble of recipes and home tips covers beef preservation with spiced beer, wall paper cleaning using canton flannel bags, potato fritters, banana cream, baked hominy, and general kitchen hints. The article offers practical steps and cautions for domestic cooks and housewives.
Use a shallow dish filled with sharp sand kept damp at all times. Insert slips ensuring sand stays wet, choose strong large slips, and give sun. Transplant once well rooted, starting in small pots with poor soil and drainage, then move to larger pots with richer soil as needed.
A historic notice touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for seasickness during Atlantic transit. It claims the drink steadies nerves and restores comfort once the vessel resumes sailing, urging yachtsmen tourists and travelers to prepare.
Jean Baptiste Verre, a laborer, appears in the IS22 Preach Academy records with ears that projected above his head. The ears, noted for their motion and causing him mortification, were trimmed to resemble ordinary ears and tied beneath his long hair to reduce visibility.
The Tennessee Centennial Exposition boasts the lowest rates yet offered to a national exposition. Located on the Louisville and Nashville main line, it promises vast buildings and diverse exhibits both foreign and domestic. Mail C P Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky., for details.
The fragmentary text blends a Dublin Castle party anecdote about an archbishop and a joke on differences between a youth and a monk with notes on Athens theater tickets and Lycurgus era inscriptions. Archaeologist Svoronos links metal theater tickets to admission around Lycurgus’s time, while stray lines discuss ancient remedies and obscure legends.
Fragmentary OCR text yields unclear names and places. No coherent event or entities clearly identifiable from the unreadable source segment.
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