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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1891
Page
2
A Danbury tale follows a boy named Coville as he battles a heavy wood load, nearly toppled by the weight, and finally succeeds after a harrowing march to the woodbox. A second piece argues for an ornamental stove, praising beauty and utility, with comic Connecticut New England satire about a hammock incident in a Danbury grocery.
A Monroe man, bound by a winter agreement to wake his wife each morning for six months, fulfilled his part of the contract and died last week. The case is described as very sad. 7. M. Barer
An old Morgon county farmer clears brush when two hunters arrive. Judge Elliot and Senator Harrison help with the logs, then politely refuse payment. The anecdote mirrors political satire from Youth's Companion, while other pieces discuss education, hand crafted corks, a telegraph editor’s duties, theater ghosts, electric centipedes, and a Polk county family with three long-lived generations.
An old advertisement touts L G Noyes & Co dniggists Warren Pa selling English Spavin Liniment that promises to remove blemishes and lumps in horses. It claims dramatic cures for spavin and related ailments with a $50 saving and a warranty. The copy features overcolored phrasing and outdated medical claims.
An advertisement touts Dr Haines Golden Specific as the sole cure for drunkenness in the world. A fragment asks why a man behaves like a dog and suggests the cause is his bowing and vowing in a religious or ritual sense.
An advertisement promises free diagnosis for kidney liver bladder or heart diseases and chronic ailments with thirty years of experience and claims to never fail in curing epilepsy. It urges no examination needed and provides a Syracuse address. The note includes various products and notices from Siegfried's and other items like clam dishes and clothing, ending with a sensational line about life transportation.
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