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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1897
Page
2
The article explains the evolution of lighthouses from beacon towers built by merchants to guide ships by day and night. It notes early dangers from wreckers who extinguished fires to lure vessels onto reefs for robbery.
The Atlantic notes early business limits slow trade in 1800. Merchants kept private books and letters were sealed with wax. No stamps or street letter boxes. postage from Boston to New York or Philadelphia cost 18 1/2 cents, to Washington 25 cents. Return mail took 12 to 18 days seasonally.
In a quizzical local exchange Martha explains her husband’s ailment as exclamatory rheumatism while Miss Mobile corrects her, noting the term inflammatory rheumatism. Martha asserts the phrase expresses crying out and confirms her explanation.
Educational institutions gain value from complete equipment and favorable surroundings. The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston is praised for thorough instruction from beginner to advanced levels. The school’s strong reputation and graduates’ records abroad and at home underscore the quality of its curriculum.
An Indian man had a tooth filled and another pulled in Waterville Maine marking the first known instance of a Native American patronizing a dentist in the city, noted by a practitioner with thirty years of experience.
Allen's Foot-Ease powder eases painful swollen feet and bunions and makes tight shoes feel soft. It cures sweating and callouses and is sold by druggists and shoe stores with 25 cent mail orders and a free trial package from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy New York.
A New York Life snippet notes Miss Smitherson deemed homely yet thoughtful. The comment recalls a bonnet to the theatre versus a Gainsborough to church, illustrating social taste and appearance.
Magnetic remedy claimed to stop all tobacco habits and make users strong. Sterling Remedy Co advertises No-To-Bac as a guaranteed cure with booklet and sample offered free. Available from Chicago or New York druggists.
In Stamp Creek Georgia a suit over six geese ended when costs reached about 70 dollars. The parties compromised and divided the geese to settle the matter.
An old tobacco habit cure ad touts No To Bac for fifty cents and promises to make weak men strong and blood pure, noting it is available at all druggists. The copy adds a discouraged line about life being a waste of time.
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