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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1883
Page
7
A sore throated mother-in-law, unable to speak, recovered after using St Jacobs Oil. The owner reports she spoke clearly for a week, delighting those who endured her.
A Seattle editor, badly cut in a recent combat, is reported to be recovering. The report details his renewed resolve and notes the rough treatment he endured while continuing his work. Jacobs Oil is mentioned in a brief aside about an unrelated product claim.
An elderly rheumatic man, Meeker, suffered a year of sickness in Topeka. He nearly died before using St Jacobs Oil, which reportedly restored him to health and sent him home to Oswego.
A Worcester farmer once unable to walk now walks with vigor after using St Jacobs Oil. The piece notes his transformation from pain to mobility, highlighting the product’s impact on his daily life.
A Kalamazoo man suffered a badly burned shin and used St Jacobs Oil to restore its natural color. The injury and treatment are described in a compact, period style daybook entry.
A school boy at Newell grabbed a muell tail and severely cut his cheek but recovered within a week. The tale notes St Jacobs Oil cured Master Buell.
A drowning man was cast ashore by the sea near Coney Island. The victim’s limbs were stiff and lifeless until 8t. Jacobs Oil reportedly revived him, restoring function to his limbs.
A man suffering from pains and aches limped through town until he discovered St Jacobs Oil, hailed as a great specific for relief. The account highlights a personal recovery after using the remedy.
A local resident claims relief from spinal pain after using Jacobs Oil. The message notes no pain after treatment and asks for continued care.
The text presents a boast from the North Carolina governor aimed at the South Carolina governor, asserting that through effort and endurance St Jacobs Oil is the finest cure in the world.
A cooper from Des Moines was struck on the hip by a hoop in a work accident. He received treatment and was advised to use St Jacobs Oil for relief of the pain and soreness.
A nordhoff street doctor extols St Jacobs Oil as a remedy for pains and aches. The verse-like fragment notes how even a small corn seeks relief, and a boy in Shasta who fell from a car is aided by St Jacobs Oil.
A St Paul resident, after a serious horse fall, endorses St Jacobs Oil claiming it simply beats all. He states the product cured his battered body and bruises after the mishap.
A sequence of verses recounts a lame old lady in Keyser and a fisherman near Seabright finding relief from pain after using St Jacobs Oil. A hotel man named Ransom allegedly suffers a battered jaw after a peep, with the oil described as delivering quick, dramatic relief.
A comic verse extols St Jacobs Oil curing a range of injuries and ailments from a Bellevue love tale to hornet stings, a Fort Snelling wound, a Denver goose hunt mishap, and a wood chopper’s splinter. The poem repeats the product as a universal remedy.
An old man proclaims Jacobs Oil by Charles A Vogeler Company as the best cure for backache after a single test. The fragment also references diamonds dyes, sleep, and a misquoted ad tone from 1883.
A brief medical claim notes catarrh of the bladder and urinary complaints relieved by a remedy named Buchupaiba. The ad-like text promotes the treatment as curing irritation and inflammation of kidney and urinary tract.
Prof David Swing reviews Rudolf Schmid’s Darwinian reading linking evolution to philosophy and religion. The piece notes the debate over natural selection, legacy of Lamarck, and the challenge of reconciling Darwinism with faith, urging calm, thoughtful judgment.
The piece surveys how speakers and writers, from a Yorkshire candidate to epitaphs, use exaggeration to shape perception. It cites a London Globe discussion on candid rhetoric, Jando’s tale of a self inflated ecclesiastic, a Hampshire inscription, Boswell’s praise of lavish hospitality, and a crowd’s corrective laughter revealing differing interpretations of the same claims.
An advertisement extols the medicine as a safe and efficacious means to preserve or restore health. It asserts years of experience prove its value and urges readers to use Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla for long life and well being.
A St Louis Teachers Association discussion urged teaching children to talk before writing. Observations on definitions and a Chicago eighth grader’s paraphrase of Scott reveal how misinterpretations arise without proper instruction. The suggestion is for teachers to guide dialogue using familiar objects.
A curious mixture of San Joaquin Valley irrigation and plowing notes contrasts with advertisements. The piece discusses soil, climate, and steam or locomotive plowing suitability, then shifts to health ads, patent medicines, and a Philadelphia movement against cigarette smoking among schoolchildren, finishing with local notices and quips.
A collage of old notices and ads discusses patent nostrums and remedies. Includes claims about Bitters and tonics, medical testimonials, a funeral notice for a Clergy minister, and references to lumber exports from Skagit forest. Also mentions Horace Greeley correspondence mystery and various local business references.
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan offers thirty day trials of Dr Dye's Celebrated Electro-Voltaic Belts to men with nervous debility lost vitality or dred troubles. The ad guarantees restoration of health and manly vigor with no risk due to the thirty day trial.
Deacon Surrm purchases Carboline deodorized petroleum hair renewer and restorer and praises its movement. He recommends it to friends as the perfection of hair preparations, showing his prudent judgment. Boots cannot wear out if Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffeners are used.
A Portsmouth publication recalls Gen. Mahone’s narrow escape when Union cavalry surprised him in a private home in Southampton. He fled to the garden, half dressed, and completed his toilet beneath a cabbage leaf.
Advertises Hop Bitters as a universal remedy from hops malt and herbs claiming blood purification liver regulation and life restoration. Appeals to workers and invalids promising vigor and appetite while warning not to delay treatment with a bold claim of cures and a $500 incentive for proven cures.
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