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Newspaper
Warren Ledger
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1884
Page
7
A historical note on unfermented grape wine from Portugal used in principal churches for communion. Describes its acceptance as suitable for females and weakly persons, reflecting period religious and social usage.
Speer's Port Grape Wine age four is the pure juice of ripe Oporto grapes from Speer's vineyards. Marketed under Mr Speer supervision, it bears hospital health board endorsement and is suitable for all ages and invalids. Also offered are Speer's unfermented juice Burgundy clarets and P J Surrey Branpy tincture with medicinal claims.
A collection of testimonials extols Dr Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup Mandrake Pills and Seaweed Tonic for consumption and lung ailments. Ex Lieutenant Governor Benjamin Douglas and Sisters of Charity praise benefits. Jeremiah Winn and Fred F Trull recount complete recoveries after extended illness and misdiagnosis, urging others to seek treatment and the doctor’s remedies.
The account outlines large Salt Lake City houses with multiple wives and separate households. A wealthy church dignitary reportedly presided over seven wives, each tending gardens and bees. He acted as manager, renting hives and selling crops, while rotating days with each wife. The first wife owned a distant farm for retirement.
A study of bibliomaniacs and the role of booksellers in forming libraries. It notes how knowledge, patience, and persistence aid collectors, the limits of scarce copies, the rise of large public libraries, and the competitive bids that provoke derision among those without collector sympathy.
Germany uses bricks made from refuse and cement for light durable building and boiler insulation. Turin’s grissini bread is a yard long and eighth of an inch thick, named after a physician for hygienic reasons. Mrs. Mackay gives $50,000 a year to charity, prompting Parisians to appeal for old diamonds. John Cox built America’s first bicycle over sixty years ago, with a single large front wheel and a small rear wheel.
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