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Newspaper
Steubenville Weekly Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1871
Page
4
A fragment poem whispers of night and day blending as a solitary figure waits by a doorway. It hints at birth and longing with tangled lines and dreamlike imagery across a silver dark.
A garbled text excerpt notes cheeky lines about marriage and youth behavior. It includes misheard German diet jokes, an English paper ad about an oak casket with carved jewels, court crowd control, and a Tennessee notice offering reward for a lost sheep described as white with a black half body.
Reports detail the Spottswood Hotel blaze in Richmond on Sunday morning. Firemen battled extreme cold as flames spread rapidly through thin partitions, trapping many guests. Rescue attempts saved some lives, but victims include men, women, and children amid smoke and collapsing floors.
A miscellany of farming observations reports on wheat yields rising from ten to over thirty bushels per acre in England. It cites Russian apples supply and orchard notes. Reports from Michigan Vermont and Germantown discuss oats grapes corn and horse feed practices with experiments in manure use and detailed feed regimens.
Dr. Holland’s Scribner’s essay argues wine and women fuel disgrace and ruin for families. It decries drunken husbands and sons, urges women to stop hosting or enabling binge drinking, and calls for a social reform to end the temperance crisis.
A collage of ads from Steubenville vendors promotes remedies from Dr Keyser of Pittsburgh, hats and silk hats from Vierling, watch repairs by Stark & Forney, boots shoes and rubbers at McFeely and Floto, clothing at May and Davidson Furs repairs plus bindery and printing at the Herald Office. Local merchants tout bargains in winter wear and affordable goods for men women and children.
The 1871 Hostetter's United States Almanac will publish about January first in multiple languages. It offers medical treatise, health philosophy, sanitary notes, recipes, and general information for merchants, mechanics, farmers, and professionals. Proponents advertise Bitters as a universal tonic and urge ordering by stamp to mail copies.
An advertisement touts Paponco’s Golden Pills as a miracle cure for women with claims of relief in two days. The text warns against counterfeits and notes genuine boxes bear a private stamp and a Duranco imprint. Sold for $1 per box or six for a discounted price by local druggists and agents. mail orders available.
The fragments showcase Batchelors Hair Dye claiming superior quality and quick action with warnings against side effects. Also present are medical testimonials for MISHLER'S HERBS BITTERS praising its cure rates for dyspepsia, liver and kidney complaints. Additional items reference marriage etiquette essays and a sanitary guidance pamphlet.
BiTTERS, Herbes ND'S German Bitters is relyenti vegetable and contains no liquor. It is a compound of Fluid Extracts. Roots, Herbs and Barks are gathered in Germany and all virtues are extracted by a chemist. The extracts are sent to this country to be used for making the Bitters with no alcoholic substance involved.
Rev William Smith of Passyank Baptist Church Philadelphia endorses Hooflands German Bitters. He notes years of use with great benefit and recommends it to others to strengthen invigrate the system and relieve ailments. The letter is dated October 1st, 1866 from 1143 South Eleventh Street.
Fragmented OCR excerpt describes a patent medicine facing opposition thirty years ago and lists a long array of symptoms claimed to be cured. It mentions doctors, lawyers, city men and physicians as supporters, and suggests a focus on liver and digestive disorders and impure blood.
The advertisement promotes Hoofland German Tonic as a pleasant stimulant and tonic with Santa Class Ram and other ingredients. It asserts the tonic cures runny diseases and restores health, calling it the greatest of tonics and highlights the Blood Purifier as a cure for diseases from bad blood and liver health.
Joun D. Perine of Monmouth County testifies he recovered from severe illness after selflessly trying Hoofland's Bitters. He describes prolonged sickness, unsuccessful medical care, and renewed health after using the product, endorsing it as a just and benevolent remedy.
Mary Colgan of North Sixth Street Philadelphia writes of chronic water brash and bad digestion. After using Hoofland's German Bitters she reports improved health, restful nights, strong appetite, and steady weight gain, claiming full relief and renewed vigor.
A medical advertisement touts Dr Keyser’s Lung Cure as effective against consumption in early stages. It claims many witnesses cured, lists office hours, and offers to mail four bottles after payment. A testimonial from a former patient credits the remedy and doctor with restoring health and voice.
A historical note asserts that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania endorsed medicinal remedies and testimonials by a former chief justice, now a congressman, praising a digestive aid and its beneficial effects on the nervous system. The fragment names George W. Woodward and others in March 1967.
A historical legal notice dated April 26 references Justice James Thompson of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. It discusses Hoodind's Guracain, claimed as a valuable medicine for dyspepsia and related stomach attacks, signed by James Tilompson.
From Kutztown Berks County Pennsylvania Rev J S Herman of the German Reformed Church reports twenty years of dyspepsia and ague fever. After using HOUPLANDS BITTERS and five bottles he claims marked health improvement and signs with respect.
Honorable George Sharswood of the Supreme Court of Peninslvania endorses Hoodwid's German remedy for dyspepsia noting it relieves symptoms quickly and proves effective by experience. The unusual claim highlights a period belief in medicinal potions and public faith in court authority.
The article touts hundreds of certificates praising a tonic cure and urges perseverance in trying remedies. It states large numbers of people claimed cured since introduction in America and promotes the tonic as a fair trial for success.
William F. Rogers testifies to the mayoral office about using Hooillant's German bitters and Teac in his family. He reports the tonic as beneficial and productive for health and vigor in the system.
Ex mayor of Williamspirt Pa faces unclear charges in a partially legible court note. The readable fragments mention legal action and police involvement but do not clarify the exact case, names, dates, or outcomes.
Dr Hoofland s Greek Oil promises a universal cure for rheumatism neuralgia toothache chilblains sprains bites headaches and many stomach and digestive ailments. It claims a healing gum base with Grecian olive oil extract to rapidly affect pains and emergencies, traveling with you as a versatile remedy.
The local baseball club announced Washingtonas head coach, appointing a new manager amid season plans. Officials stated the appointment reflects strategic goals and long term development for the team.
An advertisement extols Dr Hoofland’s Podophyllin pills as quick acting liver purifiers easing jaundice and stomach disorders. It claims the formula combines mandrake extract with four other components to cleanse the liver and bowels without nausea. It also promotes Dr Hoofland’s German Bitters or Tonic to strengthen the system and purify blood.
The advertisement lists Pills at twenty five cents per box or five boxes for one dollar, Greib Oil at fifty cents to one dollar per bottle, Bitters at one dollar per bottle or six for five dollars, and Tonic at one fifty per bottle or six for seven fifty, noting quart bottles and Dr Hoofland's German Remedies with warnings about other claims. Remedies available by express from the principal office.
Fragmentary ad text references Charles M. Evans, proprietor, formerly C M Jackson & Co, with mentions of druggists, storekeepers, and medicine dealers across the United States Canada South America and the West Indies urging readers to examine the article before buying.
An advertisement promotes cures for syphilis gonorrhea and sexual infirmities linked to self abuse. It claims complete eradication of Mercury effects and lists symptoms such as impotency nocturnal emissions and memory loss. The doctor offers home visits and statements of case plus medicines by express and notes a private office at 350 Market Street Pittsburgh PA.
Notice of sale of several tracts and lots to pay taxes and penalties. The county treasurer will conduct the sale at the courthouse on a specified January day. Taxes and penalties must be paid before the time, otherwise the sale will continue and the tracts offered again.
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