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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text with unclear names dates and entities. The readable parts mention medals and a medical or testing context, but the overall meaning is obscured and no coherent event or person can be determined reliably. The passage appears replete with garbled terms and stray phrases lacking a clear narrative.
Fragmented local items report a mix of court cases with a Chicago connection, a mother giving paregoric and morphine to a baby, a serious knife assault in Bicknell, a snake found in a log during sawmilling, a veteran’s illness and a church absence, and a sales pitch for Chamber's Colic remedy amid community notices and ads.
Obituaries note the deaths of Prittck Reynolds seven miles north west of Mt Carmel and Mrs Jesse J Overton after 24 hours illness. Also mentions Stella Morer and Corporal Shirley of the 50th regiment in Loronа with Filipino cargoes. A Maud resident injury report details Wm Rige losing the end of a thumb on a pulley. A mother praises Chamberlain's Cotic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for her daughter's illness and a local sale listing appears with Sheridan.
A mirror shows a wretched sallow complexion with liver trouble. Dr. Kings New Life Pills regulate the liver purify the blood give clear skin rosy cheeks and rich complexion. Sold for 2 cents at Dale and Sheridan’s drugstore.
A farmer considers incubator and brooder costs and potential chick profits. Twelve hundred eyes or one hundred twenty dozen at twenty cents each equal twenty four dollars. The total potential sales and profits are outlined, with a note on seasonality and limited use. The piece includes a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and a sales line for Dale and Abheriden.
A sermon outlines sanctification as God’s act setting apart the regenerated soul, with the Holy Spirit, Father, and Son working together. It covers the divine and human sides, subjects of sanctification, and the church as a sanctified body, emphasizing present obedience and the possibility of breaking sanctification through backsliding. It ends urging personal conversion from wrath to life in Christ.
The text discusses French peasant use of wine in remedies for illnesses. It notes wine as a constant ingredient in prescriptions and claims various home remedies, including honey and pepper for children with measles, wine with brain fever, and a scarlet fever mixture with wine. The overall portrayal highlights unconventional medical practices and the reliance on wine in folk treatment.
A garbled OCR fragment references Prosperity and individuals with partial names and unclear roles. The readable bits mention Mr and events like a ceremony or measurement, but most specifics are unreadable, leaving only vague clues about a person or group and a possible European context.
A late 19th century note outlines improved cider preservation using subnitrates of bismuth and citric acid to keep cider clear and stable through winter. It contrasts traditional bottling with raisins and sugar to a cheaper French method that preserves brightness and prevents clouding by adding citric acid and subnitrate of bismuth, enabling long storage without fermentation.
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