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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1883
Page
6
A comic tale shows Spoopendyke bringing home a tiny printing press. misorders and a thumb pinching mishap lead to cracked jokes, a smashed base-burner, and a hasty departure from printing plans as his wife jokes about Bennett and the press.
A narrator visits Robinson Crusoe Island, recalling Dampier's 1704 landing of Alexander Selkirk and Defoe’s Crusoe tale. The piece evokes the island’s wild, enchanted charm and the famed footprints of Friday, noting the island’s distance of about seven Spanish leagues.
A historical ad notes Peruna introduced to medical field and public by Dr. 8 B Wartman in 1877. It claims over 40 000 patients treated and credits herbal ingredients and careful manufacturing. Also references 8 cent per yard lawn at M Shear & Bro.
A rough Ulster County farmer recounts how his mother’s spinning wheel sparked a romance with his father, a former medical student turned farmer, over fifty years ago. The piece also promotes Parker's Tonic as a malaria remedy and digestive aid, praising its non alcoholic nature and claimed universal benefits.
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