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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1897
Page
7
A 19th century letter extols Mood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for chronic leg sores and skin eruptions, citing a Lowell Massachusetts firm testimonial. The text also contains stray linguistic and lexical fragments about languages and dialects, appearing as digressions within the page.
The text argues that charity is best when it funds essential needs for the sick, aged, and needy in emergencies. It condemns continual alms as a pitiful spectacle and urges that funds be managed by interested persons to ensure judicious distribution.
Advice urges husbands to seek medical aid for wives showing irritability and loss of temper caused by uterine disorders. Recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and consulting Mia Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for guidance. Includes testimonial from Mrs. Mcura Howtes praising the treatment's effect on health and disposition.
A reflective, period-voice meditation on human folly and mercy. The speaker laments widespread misreading of noble aims, urges charity over fault-finding, and notes the need for mercy aligned with a sinless exemplar. The tone blends moral exhortation with humility, warning against scorn and urging compassionate action.
Fragmentary ad text promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for rheumatic pains and indigestion. It claims early rheumatism starts with joint twinges and neglect leads to heart trouble, fever, and dyspepsia, urging quick use of the tonic.
The brain and heart are usually last to succumb to aging. Many famous men and women retain mental power after their bodies fail. The explanation lies in nutrition of the brain being specially provided by nature.
A scrambled advertisement fragment touts Grain-O as a drink replacing coffee for all ages. It mentions rich pear brown Mocha and Java flavors, claims low price per package, and promotes wide grocer availability. The text also references tobacco cessation products and a medical stance on health, implying varied sixteenth century promotional copy.
Illinois university officials recap a massive crisis tied to ex-treasurer Charles W Spalding of Globe Savings Bank. He pledged university bonds as collateral while the bank faced calls to close. Banks holding the collateral resist reversal. state funds may restore operations if a loan isn’t negotiated.
The youngest couple shown in the country reportedly wed in a hasty elopement. Ada Bird, 14, daughter of a wealthy Atlanta publisher, and John P Atkin, 10, son of Gos. W. Atkinson of Georgina, reportedly received parental blessings though details are scant. The groom serves as private secretary to the father.
Father earns 1200 salary. An elopement between hymn and Shaw Baird triggered family protests. A second religious ceremony followed after efforts to stop it failed. In Hampton Arkansas a youth name Harrison died in a glove contest when Tobin struck him. Mass at Castres, France, roof collapse kills seven women and one man with thirty injured. James Jose Carbelo, jailed in Coibo on conspiracy charges, is released.
Miss Bertha Ivane of Greensburg recounts years of pleurisy pain and weakness eased by Dr Williams Pink Pills. After weak health, family physicians offered little help until a neighbor’s tip led to the New Era remedy, which reportedly restored strength, appetite, and color.
An old catalog style ad markets a hair renewal product claiming to soften the scalp and prevent follicle aging. It touts wholesale druggists and a physician named Lyall as endorsers and hints at dramatic restorative claims for the scalp and hair.
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease sore feet and loosen tight shoes, with trial free and 25 cent stamps. It also touts Piso's Cure for consumption citing a testimonial from Williamsport, Pa., dated November 12, 1895.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a local brief or notice with unclear names and details. The readable bits mention a box or item titled 0c and a reference to Taarhreis and Vineet, but no coherent event or attribution emerges for a meaningful summary.
In May the Nretel Plate Road will inaugurate an improved passenger service with three daily through trains using sleeping cars between Chicago and Buffalo via connections with East Shore, West Shore, and Fitchburg Railroads. New York steamer routes via D and W lines will be placed in service, linking Chicago, Buffalo, and nearby points.
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