West Virginia official praises Peruna in testimonial
Ex Senator W H Hakelbaugh of West Virginia writes that Peruna cured his stubborn cold and strengthened him, urging its use as an unequaled medicine and tonic. He names his Washington DC address and supports the product with his endorsement. Mrs Clara Litterst of Senfield Indiana also testifies to recovering from a severe cold after using Peruna.
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Peruna
Clara Litterst
Senfield
Ind
Philosophical points and paradoxes on belief and virtue
A compact meditation on belief and folly. It contrasts the fatted calf with the prodigal son and questions truth, originality, and morality. The text playfully laments fools thriving, urges decisive justice when goodness appears, and muses on human motives and sanity.
Uncle Tom's Cabin operetta debuted at Lynn Music Hall
The operetta Uncle Tom's Cabin was presented at the Music Hall in Lynn Massachusetts on October 6 1886 marking its first local performance and drawing attendees to the venue for a period entertainment event.
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Music Hall
Lynn
Mass
9D Uses for Onions
A southern housekeeper extols onions for eight or more uses from aiding sleep to soothing burns and easing croup. Directions include onion juice on bread, onion poultices for burns, and sugar onions to flavor macaroni. Also notes raw onion must be chewed or juiced before ingestion. French cooks add onions to salad for a subtle flavor.
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New York World
THINGS TO KNOW FOR HOUSEHOLD CARE NOTES
Practical tips from the Chicago Tribune on household tasks. Brighten copper with borax on soaped cloth, wash silk stockings with bran water, and clear treacle from the scale by flouring it. Ammonia on brown boots after two applications, then brown polish. A glass cement is made from glass dissolved in spirits of wine with water.
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Chicago Tribune
Man Receives Pig Believing Body Prize Mixup
A Cromwell Indiana man, William Archer, went to the express office to claim a prize pig he bought but refused the coffin delivery. Investigations show labels on the pig box and coffin had been swapped. Archer retrieved his pig on the next train and officials presume the corpse was delivered to the correct address.
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Willam Archer
Cromwell
Ind
Archer
Labouchere on Society and Its Fashion Excesses
Henry Labouchere criticizes society as a group of overdressed men and women who burden tradesmen to ostentatiously display wealth at the expense of their friends in a provocative reflection from In Truth.
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Labouchere
Henry Labouchere
Cosmopolitan New York Mixes Global Flavors in City Life
The city blends influences from Paris and Peking to Moscow and Sicily creating a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Recent revelations hint at diverse cultural strands including references to Sodom and Gomorrah within the urban mosaic.
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Cosmopolitan
New York
Paris
Peking
Moscow
Sicily
Sodom
Gomorrah
Beginning Early Bridegroom Touches Early Wedding Quip
A brief item notes a humorous exchange where a bridegroom asks to see the minister for payment of the wedding fee, while the father in law quips that the groom has begun early and should have returned from his honeymoon. The exchange reflects lighthearted social commentary typical of a Tit-Bits style snippet.
Tufts Earns Distinction By Not Granting Honoraries
The New Bedford Standard notes Tufts University is small and avoids the distinction of awarding honorary degrees, thereby steering clear of the demerits tied to granting such honors.
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Tufts
New Bedford Standard
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