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Newspaper
Washington Telegraph
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1859
Page
4
A wagoner and his son John attend a village Sabbath. John guards the team while the old man naps. A seated lady bursts into a loud scream startling all. the old man awakens and calms her, ending the meeting prematurely. A passerby quips about his boots.
A fragment from a 19th century paper includes a poem fragment about hearing ravens in a wood and a quip about lightning attracting hoops. It notes a printing office seeking a devout character and reports church conferences in Indiana with Bishops presiding. A Laporte union claims a buried lake appeared after an embankment collapsed near Battle Creek. A street fight between Greene C Chandler and Rev J J Daniel is briefly noted along with a humorous Eastern observation about a man eating shad and his wife using him as a tooth comb.
A modern writer reports a discovery that without a mouth a man cannot eat drink kiss girls or chew tobacco. The remark highlights how essential the mouth is to basic human actions and social habits.
First published notices reveal humorous lines about marriages and puns. Henry Wiser weds Lucretia Head, while Wa Bean marries Sarah Greenfield and Capt Graves weds Nancy Graves. Asaph Spades weds Angelina Bowers with playful verse about cards and marriage fate.
In a wide appeal, the ad promotes Dr Easterly of St Louis and his medicines. It claims rapid sales across western towns and cities, citing over one hundred thousand bottles sold of each product including iodine and sarsaparilla and fever and bile killer, with other remedies mentioned and urged for anyone with the listed ailments to try them.
The notice touts Scandinavian Vegetable Blood Pills as a universal remedy for many ailments and promises painless, permanent relief if taken before severe illness. It claims superiority and lower cost, lists prices, and directs readers to Dr Roback’s offices and agents in multiple towns for purchase and certificates.
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