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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1885
Page
6
A reflective verse recalls old time songs and love’s faded dream. The speaker laments past joy and current heartbreak, claiming to remain a loser to memories of a shared romance. The tone is wistful and nostalgic for days gone by.
A grandson recalls a seafaring ancestor known as an "old salt" who spent a life at sea. A dramatic tale unfolds aboard a ship bound for Liverpool during the loyalist era as a mysterious stranger seeks passage, reveals a hidden past, and dies at sea after confessing long vanished loves, buried treasures, and a pirate lineage hinted by a will and a bank fortune.
The piece catalogs Iberian obelisks and others worldwide, noting Huglanud holding seven, America one or many, France two, Italy twelve including Rome, and Constantinople two. It lists varied sizes from Berlin’s two foot one inch to the unfinished Assonan obelisk over a million pounds, with weights and locations like the Vatican, Luxor pair, New York, and Paris obelisks, plus English examples at Corfe Castle and Alnwick.
Corrected letters from Anna Johnson Urbana Milton Knotts Moundsville and George Fisher praising Manatis Peruna remedies for constipation indigestion typhoid symptoms and general health. Calls to contact 24 Front street Columbus for doubt confirmations.
A pasted page advertises Wells' Health Renewer and Rough on Coughs and Rough on Pain products for coughs colds sore throat hoarseness and other ailments. It lists licenced remedies, prices like 15c 25c and 5c, touts quick relief for toothache neuralgia rheumatism and general debility, and urges mothers and women to try the tonics and plats. The copy imitates late 19th or early 20th century patent medicine language with repeated calls to ask for Wells' products.
An advertisement extols Parker's fair Balsam to revive hair color from brown to black, claiming a washed out pallor and discolored hair can be restored to its original shine. The copy emphasizes ease and lively appearance, urging readers to avoid moss on the head.
J K Weaver showcases the White Sewing Machine as the top entrant at the Warren county fair citing durability, quiet operation, broad range of work, and embroidery by a single silk thread. The machine features belt attachment, automatic bobbin winder, shuttle oiler, long lasting performance, and easy adjustment by a single screw.
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